We’d like to find out about your experience of wild native birds where you live and whether there have been any changes over time.
Do you notice the same number of birds or less? What type of birds do you come into contact with? How has the soundscape changed? Do you ever use apps like Merlin to identify birds?
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Let us know what your local wild birds mean to you and please share your photos in the form below.
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Do you have interactions with the birds near where you live?
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What type of birds are they? (if you know) Do you ever use apps like Merlin. to identify birds? Optional
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Have you noticed any changes in what types/numbers of birds you now see compared with the past? Optional
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