The world's largest garden wildlife survey successfully returned again in January
3 February 2024
By Alex James
By Alex James
The world’s largest garden wildlife survey, Big Garden Birdwatch, returned last month. For the past 45 years, hundreds of thousands of people have volunteered an hour of their time to help the RSPB learn more about the birds that live in our gardens and local green spaces provide the charity with an annual snapshot of how our wild neighbours are faring.
Across the UK, over half a million people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2023, counting a whopping 9.1 million birds! House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of these chirpy birds are down by 57% 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 was more important than ever to get involved in the Birdwatch.
Over the last four decades that has added up to 185 million birds counted, helping the RSPB to highlight some dramatic declines and increases in garden birds. With birds now facing so many challenges due to the nature and climate emergency, every count matters. Join us for Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 and together let’s take action to protect and preserve our birds and wildlife for generations to come.
This year’s event took place on 26, 27 and 28 January 2024. People were asked to spend just one hour watching and recording the birds that land in their garden or local green space, then send their results to the RSPB. Over half a million people took part last year, counting 9 million birds.
Find out more and gear up for next year here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
Across the UK, over half a million people took part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2023, counting a whopping 9.1 million birds! House Sparrows took the top spot, but counts of these chirpy birds are down by 57% 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 was more important than ever to get involved in the Birdwatch.
Over the last four decades that has added up to 185 million birds counted, helping the RSPB to highlight some dramatic declines and increases in garden birds. With birds now facing so many challenges due to the nature and climate emergency, every count matters. Join us for Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 and together let’s take action to protect and preserve our birds and wildlife for generations to come.
This year’s event took place on 26, 27 and 28 January 2024. People were asked to spend just one hour watching and recording the birds that land in their garden or local green space, then send their results to the RSPB. Over half a million people took part last year, counting 9 million birds.
Find out more and gear up for next year here: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
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