The RSPB have just published the results http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/ I extracted the results for Leicestershire ranked by number of birds recorded in gardens and parks throughout the county:
- House sparrow
- Blackbird
- Blue tit
- Woodpigeon
- Starling
- Goldfinch
- Great tit
- Robin
- Chaffinch
- Collared dove
- Dunnock
- Magpie
- Long tailed tit
- Greenfinch
- Jackdaw
- Feral pigeon
- Coal tit
- Carrion crow
- Wren
- Bullfinch
Surprised at the number of goldfinches and starlings spotted. We occasionally see a small flock of goldfinches but can't remember the last time we had a starling in the garden.
Our January 2013 results were a bit different. Without doing a proper count I'd say, this year, our most frequent visitors are:
- Woodpigeon
- Blackbird (lots nesting now - but there weren't so many around in January)
- Robins
- Great tits (nesting in boxes under the summer house roof)
- Sparrows
- Blue tits
The numbers vary during the year. Obviously there's many species that migrate which wouldn't show up on a once-a-year study like the fieldfares and swallows. Chaffinches and other finches travel around a lot too.
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