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Birds

This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to draw on the popularity of bird watching to develop skills of observation and investigation.

Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes D.

This unit was not included in the second, CPVE edition of the project.

Contents
Section 1: Finding out (any time of the year)
Section 2: Identification (any time of the year)
Section 3: Feeding stations (October to March)
Section 4: Nest-boxes (begin in January or earlier)
Section 5: Population studies (March to July, or winter period)

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