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MAKE YOUR BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH EVEN BIGGER As I write this article, I’m taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch. This is an annual survey, run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), which relies on families and individuals counting the birds they see in their garden for one hour. It takes place on the last weekend of January and you can choose to watch your birds at a time to suit you. Over half a million people currently take part in this survey making it the most successful citizen science project in the UK. The survey has been running since 1979 and, over that time, numbers of common garden birds such as starling, greenfinch and song thrush have been shown to have dropped dramatically. Taking part in this survey is a great introduction to the systematic methods used by birdwatchers to record the populations and movements of birds, but did you know that you can take your contribution a step further? If you have time to watch your garden once every week, you can provide researchers with more valuable, standardised data than a one-off, random count. The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is a conservation organisation that is responsible for recording all other bird related data, mainly through a volunteer community. The BTO offers a chance to watch and record birds and other wildlife in your garden in a more robust and meaningful way. This survey is called, simply, Garden BirdWatch (GBW) and was launched in 1995. Up until then, garden bird data was only taken on a more regular basis during specially funded projects. The main obstacle for running longer surveys is the high administration cost generated when collating and processing large amounts of data. To overcome this obstacle, the BTO made a decision to ask participants for a voluntary contribution to take part in the survey. In return, participants receive an introductory book, a quarterly magazine and on-line resources. In addition, participants have the knowledge that they are providing more valuable, standardised data for researchers. Training courses are also provided. So why haven’t you heard of the BTO survey? 8 | SUBURBAN MAGAZINE
Well the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch gets a lot of publicity. This is a charity with more than one million members so it can afford to employ a talented marketing team to raise awareness of the campaign. The campaign itself also engenders a lot of publicity for RSPB and its work. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with that and, if it gets more and more people interested in birds and conservation, then I fully support it and promote it to my birdwatching groups. The BTO, in contrast, is a much smaller organisation. It has very few staff and relies on thousands of volunteers to collect and record important data about birds and other wildlife. It receives most of its regular revenue from participating volunteers and academics pay for specific data sets for research projects. You’re only likely to hear about the BTO when you’ve become more interested in birds. So, if you want to make your Big Garden Birdwatch even bigger, visit the BTO Garden BirdWatch website and get involved. http:// www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/gbw/about Where was Part 3? If you were one of the unlucky few to miss Part 3 of my Feeding Garden Birds series then you can catch up by reading my blog, Duckwoman’s Diary (July 2015, Top tips for choosing bird feeders) Linda Jenkinson teaches people about birds in and around Leeds. For details of classes email linda.startbirding@gmail.com or call 07778 768719. Visit www.startbirding.co.uk or Start Birding on Facebook and Twitter
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Vegetarian dish: Baked Aubergine Provençale Style Ingredients: 2-3 (600/700g) Aubergines (depending on size, washed & sliced) Salt Olive oil as needed 1 Medium Onion (peeled and chopped fine) 1 Clove of garlic (peeled and chopped) 2 Large Tomatoes (peeled & deseeded see chef’s notes) 100g Pitted Black Olives 1 tbsp. Flat leaf parsley Fresh ground pepper A sprig of thyme/basil or a pinch of Provençale style herbs or mixed 1 Egg White breadcrumbs (not the yellow kind), if not just a small grating of Parmesan or Pecorino Method: Vegetarian preparation: Serves 4 - (Pre- Heat Oven, 425°f / 215°c / gas mark 7) 1. Wash and dry aubergines, top and tail, cut in half length-wise. Using a small knife cut around each aubergine half leaving a (1/4inch/6mm) edge, then score flesh in a criss cross fashion
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13. This dish should be moist and tender (Moisture for the dish will come from the gravy/stock) Vegetables Preparation: Roasted Carrots/Parsnips, wash, peel, cut in half, drizzle with oil, season & place in to a roasting tray. Cook the carrots for approx 1015 minutes, add parsnips to carrots cook until parsnips are soft and both have some colour, once cooked keep warm until needed
Buttered Cabbage, remove outer leaves with a large knife, cut into quarters, remove stalk base of cabbage, lay on flat side & shred finely. Place in to a colander, wash, drain and heat up a large frying pan, add a little oil, add cabbage moving rapidly, add a little water, season with salt, pepper & grated nutmeg, add butter if you wish & cook for approx 4-5 minutes keep quite firm. When cooked serve with rest of the meal
2. Peel and wash onions and chop fine, peel and chop garlic 3. Place a large frying pan on the heat add a little oil (approx 5-6mm depth in the pan, fry the aubergine halves flesh side down first turn regular to get an even colour, cook for approx 10 - 15 minutes, when flesh is tender remove from the pan & place aubergines on kitchen paper, allow to drain 3. Drain off most of the oil, reduce the heat to low heat, add the onions, cook and soften, add garlic, scoop out soft aubergine flesh in to frying pan & mix well, cook for approx 10 minutes 4. Add chopped tomatoes, simmer to reduce any moisture 5. Chop black olives, parsley, put into a large mixing bowl add cooked ingredients, season to taste, add crumbs (Not yellow bread crumbs fresh white) add the herbs such as thyme or herbs de Provence (readily available in the supermarket) mix well 6. Lightly oil a baking dish, place aubergine shells in to dish & fill the shells well with the mixture, sprinkle more crumbs over, drizzle with a little olive oil and bake until golden and crisp 20-25 minutes approx, serve once cooked
PLEASE NOTE: The egg can be removed from the recipe then it is a total vegetarian dish. How to blanch a tomato and make concasse – with a small knife remove the eye of tomato, cross the other end of tomato, bring a small pan of water to the boil, plunge in for ten seconds then plunge into cold water to stop cooking & drain dry, remove skin, cut into quarters & deseed, cut flesh into small dice, done! tomato concasse' You can also substitute chopped tomatoes for tinned!
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More and more employers are realising the benefits that come from employing apprentices. As well as giving young people an opportunity, it’s a great way to develop the skills your company will need in the future. Employing apprentices brings fresh talent into your organisation and the combination of on-the-job training and academic-based learning makes sure they are being equipped with the right skills to do the job from day one. Help for companies employing apprentices The Leeds Apprenticeship Hub works with employers, schools and young people to promote apprenticeships as a way to get into the world of work and start to build a career. We help match candidates with companies offering apprenticeship opportunities and we make sure companies are matched with the right training provider. Help with recruiting apprentices is also available through the Apprentice Training Agency Leeds. For smaller companies, the ATA will act as the employing organisation, helping to reduce the costs, risk and paperwork associated with employing an apprentice. Employers will need to pay at least the apprenticeship national minimum wage – currently £3.30 per hour. Financial support is available towards training costs. If you’re a small or medium sized business looking
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