Farmers have been urged to take part in a new farmland bird survey as figures show numbers have declined by more than 60% over the past 53 years.
The annual Big Farmland Bird Count, organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), began in 2014.
Officials launched the 2024 survey, which runs until 18 February, at Lodge Farm, in Westhorpe, Suffolk.
The trust said farmland birds “desperately” needed help,
Farmers’ union the NFU said the best part of 20,000 farmers took part in the 2023 count.
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Farmers have been urged to take part in a new farmland bird survey as figures show numbers have declined by more than 60% over the past 53 years.
The annual Big Farmland Bird Count, organised by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), began in 2014.
Officials launched the 2024 survey, which runs until 18 February, at Lodge Farm, in Westhorpe, Suffolk.
NFU president Minette Batters said farmers and growers were the"custodians of the great British countryside".
“I would encourage as many farmers and growers as possible to participate in the 2024 count, record how many farmland bird species you spot on farms and, importantly, submit your results to GWCT,” she said.
GWCT advisor Dr Roger Draycott said farmers were key to reversing a wildlife decline.
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