Big Garden Birdwatch 2022
Today we took part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 . We were lucky to see a whole host of birds in the garden this morning. Here's what we saw. 16 House Sparrows Could this be their 19th year in a row of being the most common UK garden bird?? Even though they have been first for a while now, their numbers are dropping and are now on the Red List. Their population has dropped by 71% between 1977 and 2008. Whilst numbers are still declining in England, data surveys show population increases in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which is amazing news for these birds. 2 Robins Robins are very territorial all year round but these two were eating on the same feeder together which makes me think they are male and female. Hopefully they are nesting not too far away or even in one of our nest boxes. I would love to see them nesting in my nest box with the camera in it!! Robins came 6th last year, will they hop higher this year? Numbers of Robins are doing well and they are on the