This weekend sees the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Spend an hour counting the birds you see in your garden then tell the RSPB what you saw. It really is that simple!
What’s your favourite? A sociable starling or a happy house sparrow? Or maybe a much-loved robin. You can encourage birds to your garden with a whole host of feeds and feeders here at Whilton Locks Garden Village, we are open and well stocked in store and online.
2021 marks the 42nd RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, which sees people across the UK join the largest garden wildlife citizen science project. Why not be part of it with tweets, sorry treats available now.
The top ten, in 2020 are listed below – reckon you could spot all these?
1. House sparrow – 4.7 (64)
2. Starling – 3.0 (38)
3. Blue tit – 2.9 (80)
4. Woodpigeon – 2.3 (76)
5. Blackbird – 2.1 (85)
6. Goldfinch – 1.7 (32)
7. Great tit – 1.5 (58)
8. Robin – 1.4 (83)
9. Long-tailed tit – 1.3 (30)
10. Magpie – 1.2 (55)
Rank, Species – average per garden (% of gardens species recorded in 2020)