Gethin Jenkins-Jones from the BTO is running two free Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) training events in Carmarthenshire this spring at the following locations:

National Botanic Gardens of Wales (15/02 9:00 – 11:30)

WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre (08/03 9:30-12:00)

Although only taking a few hours of your time a year, BBS is an incredibly valuable survey. It tells us much about the state of our commoner birds and the condition of our landscapes more widely. In Wales, Carmarthen is the most under-recorded region, so new volunteers joining the local BBS team would be especially appreciated. Below is a map of vacant 1 km² to survey. Could you give your time to monitor one this spring?

In this session we’ll first go through the basics of the survey with some refreshments before practising outside. Please note however, this isn’t a bird ID session, and is aimed for those relatively confident in bird ID by sight, song and call for the commoner bird of Wales.

If you’d like to learn more and attend one of the sessions, please sign up here.