Blackbird numbers are plummeting in southern England – help to find out why

You can help the British Trust for Ornithology to find out how Blackbirds are doing in your garden in Sussex.

The Blackbirds in Gardens project will help to understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in the UK.

If you have access to a garden, have an interest in garden birds, can identify a Blackbird, and can collect data for 15 minutes a week, you could help our much-loved garden bird. The survey runs until October 2024, then from May to October 2025.

Read about the background to the survey including the spread of the Usutu virus: www.bto.org/our-science/projects/blackbirds-gardens

Find out how to take part in the project at: www.bto.org/our-science/projects/blackbirds-gardens/taking-part, including how to sign up, register the details of your garden and submit your data.