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The next RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch will take place from 28th – 30th January 2017. This is the biggest event of its kind in the world, with over half a million households taking part every year. It is a chance for you to find out which birds visit your...

Small garden bird numbers are up significantly thanks to the mild weather during the months leading up to January 2016, says the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). Recorded sightings for long-tailed tits rose by 44% in 2015. Several other...

Over 43,000 people across Scotland, including 2,161 in Dumfries and Galloway, took part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch this year, spending an hour counting the birds in their garden over the weekend of 24 and 25 January. Overall more than 632,00...

The Big Garden Birdwatch is part of the RSPB’s Giving Nature a Home campaign, encouraging locals to provide a place for wildlife in their gardens and to observe what lives within the community. Over half a million people across the UK took part this...

My first thoughts are that it’s fun to do plus it’s a great garden record for year to year. The organisers, RSPB say: “Bird populations are a great indicator of the health of the countryside. That's why it's so important to take part in surveys like...