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As cold weather finally bites this winter, spare a thought for your garden birds. Many will be arriving in search of food, and the Garden Ecology Team has provided some top feeding tips. Help your garden birds further by recording them through our year-round Garden BirdWatch survey.

If you've been wondering what the final Bird Atlas 2007-11 book might look like and how much it will cost, you should read the latest Atlas newsletter. Its packed full of information, preliminary results, a sneak peak at some possible page layouts and information on the price of the book. 

Don't delay, read it today!  (PDF 5mb)

Within weeks of being launched, the BTO Abnormal Plumage Survey has topped 1000 records. Stunning images keep coming in, including this striking melanistic Woodpigeon, photographed in Wrexham. If you have ever seen an unusual-looking bird in your garden, please let us know.

Britain’s estuaries support internationally important populations of wading birds due to our mild climate and key position on the East Atlantic flyway. New research has used WeBS data to study our wader communities, and found variation in space and time over almost three decades.