The Friends of Castle Park take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch

28^th January 2024 | 10.00am

Thank you to everyone that joined us for the Big Garden Birdwatch at the weekend. This annual campaign run by the RSPB is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey which helps contribute to records determining how and why populations of birds are changing.

The final count for the number of birds seen during the hour:

Blackbird 2
Blue Tit 3
Great Tit 4
Long Tailed Tit 6
Magpie 1
Wood Pigeon 4
Robin 2

Wren 1
Mallard 4
Moorhen 3
Dunnock 1
Siskin 7
Chaffinch 2
Tree Creeper 1

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