Healthy bird populations can indicate that the environment is healthy. We know lots about endangered native birds in the bush, but we don’t always know what’s happening in the populations of all the birds around us, particularly in urban and garden environments.

That's why we need you to help us count them.

What we learn from information about the birds in your garden collected by you and your fellow citizen scientists helps our researchers make decisions to protect our environment. It also tells us if what we are doing in areas such as predator control is working.

Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research has led this nationwide initiative since 2007.

For more details, identifications tools and competitions click the link https://gardenbirdsurvey.landcareresearch.co.nz/