Farmers urged to get behind bird count

THE Farmers’ Union of Wales is encouraging farmers to get behind the Big Farmland Bird Count 2021 by spending 30 minutes recording the farmland birds they see on their land.

The annual Uk-wide count, run by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), is scheduled for February 5-14.

To help farmers understand what’s involved, the union is hosting a joint webinar with the GWCT on Monday at 7pm via Zoom.

The webinar open to all and will hear from FUW president Glyn Roberts, FUW member John Yeomans, and Matthew Goodall and Lee Oliver from the GWCT.

Glyn Roberts said: “I’m looking forward to the webinar, which will help us to understand the importance of recording what birds are present and identify what effects Glastir has on bird numbers.”