One
of the best ways that you can help to protect
British birds is by reporting bird sightings to
your local recording agencies. These agencies
can then monitor rises and falls in bird
populations and can help to protect important
breeding and feeding habitats.
You can report sightings of all wildlife species
to the Ecological Record Officer at the
Staffordshire Ecological Record. www.staffs-ecology.org.uk
The West Midland Bird Club would be particularly
interested to hear about any bird sightings in
the West Midlands. They are the lead partner for
a number of Staffordshire Biodiversity Action
Plan (SBAP) species and are currently running
recording schemes for skylark, lapwing,
nightjar, snipe and woodlark. www.westmidlandbirdclub.com
The British Trust for
Ornithology also run a 'Migration Watch' website
(as part of their main website) through which
you can report sightings of migrating birds and
track their progress across the country. Visit
their website for more information. www.bto.org
