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A fantastic effort from farmers across the UK has helped secure a best-ever year for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (GWCT) Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC).

NFU President Minette Batters and GWCT’s long-serving biodiversity advisor Pete Thompson braved StormErik to go bird-spotting on the first day of the 2019 Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC).

This is the week for our Big Farmland Bird Count across the UK and we have had another good build up to the event. GWCT Scotland ran an informative and fun Big Farmland Bird ID Day at GWSDF Auchnerran and one again in Northern Ireland.

With a chilly and snow-covered start to the day, this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count on our Game & Wildlife Scottish Demonstration Farm at Auchnerran reaped some encouraging results.

Count organiser Jim Egan reports on a busy start to this year's Big Farmland Bird Count.

Today marks the start of our Big Farmland Bird Count and what a build-up we have had this year for this very special event. GWCT Scotland ran three very successful Big Farmland Bird ID Days across the country and even across the water in Northern Ireland.

GWCT Head of Advisory Roger Draycott reports from Austria where he has just run a successful farmland bird ID Day.

Graham Hartwell, Environmental Stewardship Manager at BASF, discusses his enthusiasm for the Big Farmland Bird Count.

Kirsty Brannan, RSPB Senior Conservation Officer, discusses the benefits enjoyed by local farmers working together.

Find out how you can do your best to get birds through the winter hungry gap.