Garden Bird Survey 2024

Blue tits on suet block © Nicholas Watts, Vine House Farm Bird Food

GCER

The Garden Bird Survey has been running since 1993 and is an important long-term study on how bird populations and habits have changed over time in Gloucestershire.

The survey runs for the first 9 weeks of the New Year, this year it will begin week commencing 31 December, and will finish on Saturday 2 March. Gloucestershire Centre for Environmental Records (GCER), hosted by Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, has taken over the running of the survey and will be able to use the data to contribute to the body of knowledge available for wildlife conservation, research, advising our partners in the public sector as well as ecological consultants working throughout the county. GCER will also publish the results of the survey here later in the year.

Robin bird perching and eating off of bird feeder

Anyone can take part from birdwatching novices to experienced birders, you just need a garden or residential communal space and are confident in your identification. If you are not sure use a bird watching book or use our species explorer to help.

It is simple to take part, either click the link to fill in an online form:

Fill in the form online

or download the form, complete it, then either email or post it back to GCER. All details can be found on the form.