British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) in Down. The BTO is the UK’s leading bird research organisation. Regional rep: @alethionaut
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Welcome to the @_BTO in County Down, a resource for volunteers, surveys and events, run by regional rep Kez Armstrong.
Looking forward to talking about birds and monitoring, as well as the organisations and clubs in Co.Down.
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At @_BTO we support and grow an army of citizen scientists to evaluate success & failure towards #NaturePositive. Enabling learning by doing from long term national monitoring of the state of our nature
We've set out how the UK can become #NaturePositive by 2030.
This means reversing declines in biodiversity, so that species and ecosystems can recover.
Read the Nature Positive 2030 report here: jncc.gov.uk/nature-positive-…
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September may be my favourite month of the year. It’s merely days until #WeBS surveys start again!
Interested in gaining experience in survey & seeing what’s in your local area? Have a look at our available in-land & coastal sites for a patch near you! bto.org/our-science/projects…
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.@BTO_NIreland .@ANDborough .@NationalTrustNI .@sebcoe .@officialShaky when Manx shearwater EJ13537 was ringed in Aug 1981 Maggie T was PM, Shakin’ Stevens was charting with Green Door, and Coe & Ovett breaking world mile record. Re-trapped on CBO on 24th July- almost 40 yrs on!
Fantastic day birding and ringing at NI’s only bird observatory @CopelandBirdObs in Co.Down.
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In case you missed it, don’t forget to catch up on tonight’s @BBCSpringwatch to see the important work on #ManxShearwaters from NI’s only Bird Observatory in Co.Down!
The CBO Manx Shearwaters will feature on @BBCSpringwatch tonight. Tune in to @BBCTwo at 8pm to see if Gillian Burke will follow in the footsteps of @ChrisGPackham and sniff a Copeland Manxie, as he did back in 2010!
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Lovely day for black Guillemots
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#BirdsSeenIn2021 – at Annalong, Northern Ireland
Took a day trip to our only bird observatory today which happens to be in Co.Down, @CopelandBirdObs
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BBS is in full swing! This is a great survey if you have a good knowledge of the sight and sound of our birds, so do get in touch via our website if you would like to take part and maybe be greeted with wonderful views like this!
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Great opportunity to get out and count this amazing birds, if you get in touch with @KatBoothJones @BTO_NIreland to join the NI Seabird Network!
Lots of pairing up at Annalong harbour
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Down has a number of vacant BBS squares - a BBS square is the perfect way to get out and about this spring. Get in touch to request one and enjoy this survey! @BTO_NIreland @BTO_Antrim @BTO_Down @BTO_Armagh @BBS_birds @RSPBNI @UlsterWildlife @nibirds @NIOC1965
Record numbers of Scoters being reported by Andy off the Co.Down Coast stretching from Murlough and Ballykinlar Bay - a whopping 2738! These amazing birds breed in the Arctic and are usually seen in dense flocks through winter. @BTO_NIreland
The South Down coast is teeming with amazing birdlife and there are several patches on this beautiful stretch of coastline still available for Autumn #WeBS counts. Thanks to one of our wonderful WeBS counters Patricia for these fantastic shots.
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Kestrels are starting to return to their nesting sites and will be more visible as the month goes on before settling down into incubation mode. Using #Birdtrack to track your sightings allows research to continue on their distribution. Filmed in Co.Down by @BTO_Antrim
Always looking for new recruits for this fantastic survey. About an hour, once a month, through Autumn/ Winter and you never know what might turn up on your patch!
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It’s the @WeBS_UK Core Count weekend! Good luck to the new Down counters heading out for their first count, looking forward to hearing how it goes. Heading out to my own patch later this morning, best part of the Autumn!
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It’s great to be back at Strangford Lough for the first WeBS count of the season. Still a bit terrifying that Autumn is here already!
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A sometimes wet & often windy weekend @CopelandBirdObs produced 56 new birds inc. 2 Fulmar pulli & a couple of Shags. A Few Swifts, Swallows, House Martins, Goldcrests, Redpolls moving through + some waders Common Sand, Dunlin, Snipe etc. Year list up to 82. Lots of Red Admirals
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Under licence from NIEA, & under guidance on social distancing from @_BTO, a small group of trainees and licenced ringers were able to catch & ring 24 #sandmartin today on the Co.Down coast. 13 A, 11 J and 1 #linnet. @BTO_NIreland @BTO_Down #birdringing
It’s August already 😱 which means it’s merely days before the first @brentgoosechase sighting & only a few weeks before I’m back at Strangford Lough for @WeBS_UK
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