April 2016
Big Garden Bird Watch results
03/04/16 21:35
The RSPB has announced the results of the Big Garden Bird Watch. Their top 10:
The RSPB suggest that the mild winter has led to an increased number of small garden birds surviving the winter.
Our top 10?
- House Sparrow - average of 4 per garden
- Starling
- Blue Tit
- Blackbird - seen in 88% of gardens but total numbers are dropping.
- Wood Pigeon
- Goldfinch
- Chaffinch
- Great Tit
- Robin
- Long Tailed Tit - new entry!
The RSPB suggest that the mild winter has led to an increased number of small garden birds surviving the winter.
Our top 10?
- House sparrow
- Common Gull
- Dunnock
- Blackbird
- Wood pigeon
- Magpie
- Carrion Crow
- Great Tit
- Robin
- Chaffinch