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Suffolk Bird Group have supplied Mike Turton with Starling and Spotted Flycatcher nest boxes for All Saints’ churchyard in Laxfield. The boxes are up and waiting for prospective homeowners to arrive.   Starlings in the UK generally begin their nesting season in  March and April. Whereas Spotted flycatchers are late spring migrants that arrive in the UK from their African wintering grounds between late April and early May, with some arriving as late as June .   Mike will be ke

Listen to Sarah Lilley chat to Chris Keeling (SBG Projects Office) and Alex Moore da Luz (National Landscapes Nature Networks Officer) about protecting Ringed Plover at Shotley Marina. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rpch Listen from 1 hour 21 minutes Available until 31 March.

We are absolutely delighted to share that BOSS has been awarded a mitigation grant from East Suffolk Council in connection with the works at Sizewell.   This funding will enable us to install additional barn owl boxes as part of the mitigation measures linked to the ongoing development. With habitat under increasing pressure, it is vital that we do everything we can to provide safe nesting opportunities in the right places — and this grant allows us to do just that.   What ma

If you’re lucky enough to host a Barn Owl box, we’re coming up to the perfect time of year to give it a winter clean and a quick health check. December and January are ideal months.  A little attention now can make all the difference for the Owls when the breeding season returns.   When to do it:   Choose a calm, dry day. If you can, aim for late afternoon — by then the resident owl will usually be waking up and preparing to head out to hunt, which helps minimise disturbance.

Suffolk Bird Group have the first car load of National Landscapes funded nest boxes in stock ready for distribution; Spotted Flycatcher,...

Each year brings its own rhythm to the world of Barn Owl monitoring, and 2025 is shaping up to be a year of quiet resilience. While we...

BOSS was delighted to be invited by BTO Suffolk to join them on their stand at the Suffolk School Farm and Country Fair, held at the...

Suffolk Wildlife Trust farm advisory team and the Suffolk Bird Group ’Barn Owl Support Suffolk’ project (BOSS), have teamed together to...

This will be an exciting survey to participate in, distinctive birds in special, wonderful habitat. The BTO needs your help to survey...

Barn Owl Support Suffolk (BOSS) is an initiative of the Suffolk Bird Group (SBG) and is designed to assist the breeding efforts and...

When Steve Piotrowski passed away peacefully and in the company of loved ones at his home in Bungay on June 17, at the age of 72, the...

BOSS Update Summer 2024 BOSS (Barn Owl Support Suffolk) has been busy with recent box installations, nearing the completion of 20 new...

The House Martin Support Suffolk group of SBG is doing a House Martin Survey this year. We are hoping to get a lot more data sent in than...

SBG Rook Survey With a review of records received to date it has been decided to do one final year in order to cover as much of the...

The Suffolk and Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape supported by the Suffolk Bird Group and Natural England are trialling portable...

Suffolk Wildlife Trust (SWT) Farm Advice Team are looking for SBG volunteers who are confident at identifying farmland birds, to...

The members of the Suffolk Ornithological Records Committee (SORC) met three times during the year to review and assess county rarity...