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As a participant in the Breeding Bird Survey I received a copy of the analysed data for 2008 in the post this week. It makes fascinating reading - as always. I'll pick out a few of the highlights, but first some history. The UK, but particularly England...

Buzzards are a common sight over The Lodge these days and on a sunny lunch time I would now expect to see one or probably more. This bird's amazing recovery over the last few decades is well documented for Bedfordshire on the excellent website of...

As a scientist by training (lapsed, now, my scientist colleagues would say!), I find patterns fascinating. The latest regional breakdown of English results (from 2007) of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey show a strong North-South divide in the population...