BTO BBS, WBBS, WeBS & Woodcock Surveys - Help required

BTO BBS, WBBS, WeBS & Woodcock Surveys - Help required

Are there any birders who would be willing to do some survey work for the BTO.  Most of the surveys don’t take a lot of time so if you could spare a few hours please do think about getting involved.

Please contact Chris Gunn BTO Regional Rep for Lincolnshire North donandchris@hotmail.co.uk

Breeding Bird Survey - BBS

To take part

  • You need to be able to identify birds by sight and sound (and to get up early!)
  • To do 2 visits ideally starting between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. (no later than 9 a.m.)
  • Be prepared to do the visits at the same time in subsequent year.
  • Visit www.bto.org/bbs  pick your site and register

Available sites are:

SE7403 Near Wroot 
SK8098 East Ferry
TA2406 W of Scartho
SE8118 N of Eastoft  
TA0817 N of Ulceby   
TA3996 N of Ludney
SE8402 Near Scatterthorpe 
 TA0912 Croxton 
TA4295 Churchend

SE8412 N of Gunness  
TA1319 East Halton
SE8605 W of Messingham 
TA1403 N of Cabourne
SE8705 Near M180 W of Messingham   
TA1619 Immingham
SE9123 E of Whitton     
TA2012 Sallingborough

Waterways Breeding Bird Survey WBBS

To take part:

Similar to BBS but along rivers/canals

Available sites are:

  • SE7404 River Torne near Wroot                                
  • SE9620 S of Ferriby

Wetlands Bird Survey WeBS

To take part:

    • To be able to identify waterbirds (Gulls and terns Optional)
    • A visit every month on or around the count dates
    • Visit www.bto.org/webs and pick your site
    • If there is a site near you but not on the list, contact me and I can register it.

Available sites

  • There are a number of sites throughout the area.

Woodcock Survey

To take part

  • To be able to recognise Woodcock
  • Four evening visits
  • I visit in April to find a place to stand
  • May to June 3 visits 1 week apart (if no woodcock in the first 2 visits, the 3rd is not necessary)
  • Visits 15 minutes before sunset and one hour after
  • Visit bto.org/our-science/projects/woodcock-survey

Available sites

  • See web page TA 0111 North of Wrawby
  • SE9510 Broughton
  • Scunthorpe area three sites
  • Owston Ferry 2 sites

If you have any queries, please email me at donandchris@hotmail.co.uk

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We are the Lincolnshire Bird Club. Our aims are to encourage and further the interest in the birdlife of the historic County of Lincolnshire; to participate in organised fieldwork activities; to collect and publish information on bird movements, behaviour, distribution and populations; to encourage conservation of the wildlife of the County and to provide sound information on which conservation policies can be based.

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