Every year the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds encourages hundreds of thousands of nature lovers and amateur ornithologists to partake in the Big Garden Birdwatch, which helps monitor numbers and behaviours of regional birds.
Taking part is exceptionally easy, simply follow these steps to get started now:
- Get your free guide online from the RSPB website
- Spend an hour a day watching the birds in your patch, between 24th - 26th January, and record the birds that land
- Record the highest number of each bird species you see at any one time
- Submit your results online or by post
Across the UK, over 600,000 people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2024, counting a whopping 9.7 million birds! House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of these chirpy birds are down by 60% compared to the first Birdwatch in 1979. In fact, we’ve lost 38 million birds from UK skies in the last 60 years. With birds facing so many challenges, it’s more important than ever to get involved in the Birdwatch. Every bird you do – or don’t – count will give us a valuable insight into how garden birds are faring.*
*Source RSPB

