SINCE the last county-wide bird survey in Devon was carried out by HP Sitters in 1988 for the Devon Atlas of Breeding Birds, the fortune of birds in the county has changed.

Devon Birds have been compiling data on sightings for the past six years to build an information base for a new publication in 2014, and are appealing for help from bird watchers across Devon.­

Potential participants can visit http://www.bto.org">www.bto.org and submit sightings.