The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) has extended the deadline for the Big Farmland Bird Count due to bad weather. The national annual census of farmland birds has been extended by a week to give more farmers and managers a better chance to get out onto their land to count their birds, the closing deadline now being 1 March. The count provides a fascinating snapshot of bird populations on farms across the country and aims to raise awareness of the vital role that farmers and other land managers play in the conservation of our native farmland birds. Given 72%…