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21/03/2008

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BIG GARDEN BIRDWATCH 2009 - RESULTS

 

 

From the RSPB

For the first time in the survey's 30-year history, the long-tailed tit has flown into the Big Garden Birdwatch top ten.
This highly sociable species increased by an astonishing 88% from last years count.
We believe this pleasant increase is because this insect-eating bird has adapted to feeding on seeds and peanuts at birdtables and from hanging feeders.  This result highlights perfectly the positive impact that our feeding and bird care can have on some birds.

 

Record-breaking celebration
Not content with putting a new bird in the top ten, 2009 has also seen a record-breaking number of you counting the birds in your garden.
Well over half a million people celebrated the 30th year of the Birdwacth with us, making this the biggest bird survey in the world.
A huge increase from humble beginnings in 1979 when just 30,000 children took part.
Thanks to everyone that took part.

 

Birds on the up (and down)
The results show that the average numbers of all but one of the top ten birds have increased slightly since last year. Only starling numbers dropped, although they retained the number two slot.
After putting in a strong performance last year, and appearing in the top ten for the first time, goldfinches dropped out of the top ten rankings last year. However, this isn't as bad as it sounds - along with greenfinches, who also slipped a place this year, both species have actually been steadily increasing in numbers in recent years.
Others have fared even better, and our 30-year data shows an increase of 825% for the wood pigeon and 414% for the collared dove.           (More)

Results for the 2009 Big Garden Birdwatch are in - thank you to all of you who took part.                                                       ... Elizabeth