The Garden Nesting Survey (GNS)

The Garden Nesting Survey is one of a suite of projects which was carried out in summer 2010, under the BTO Nesting Neighbours banner. We ran the survey in an attempt to find out which birds were nesting in gardens across Britain and Ireland.

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View the results of the survey on the Garden Nesting Survey Results Page.

The survey has demonstrated the importance of gardens as a nesting habitat for a wide range of different species and revealed some interesting patterns in species’ nesting habits.

Acknowledgements

We are very grateful to the John Spedan Lewis Foundation and Gardenature (who helped to fund the set-up of this survey).

Current nest monitoring projects

If you enjoyed taking part in the survey, or are interesting in getting involved with looking for nesting birds in your garden or further afield, consider becoming a Nest Record Scheme or Nesting Neighbours volunteer. Taking part in these BTO projects contributes to our understanding of the breeding behaviour and success of our birds

Find out more

Nest Record Scheme

Find out about one of BTO's current nest monitoring projects.

LifeCycle

The biannual magazine for nest monitoring volunteers and ringers.

A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests

Develop your nest monitoring skills with this comprehensive field guide.

Birds and pollution

Increasing human activity brings more pollution into the environment. This can take many forms and can affect birds in a number of ways, as Nina O'Hanlon explains.