Big Garden Birdwatch
Big Garden Birdwatch 2025: when it is, how to take part and birds to spot
This year's Big Garden Birdwatch runs from 24th to 26th January 2025 – find out how to take part, how to submit your results and which birds to spot in your garden.
What do robins eat?
Find out what robins eat – both in the wild and in your garden – with BBC Countryfile Magazine's expert guide.
Big Garden Birdwatch 2023 reveals decline in house sparrows
House sparrows held onto the top spot in the annual survey, but conservationists are worried about their long-term decline.
Greenfinches and jays more present in the Big Garden Birdwatch 2022
There are signs of hope for the beloved greenfinch, while the UK's most colourful corvid made an unusual appearance in British gardens this winter
Big Garden Birdwatch 2019: UK's smallest garden birds fall victim to 'Beast from the East'
World’s largest wildlife citizen survey highlights the decline of many of Britain’s smallest garden bird populations, with many species thought to have fallen victim to the extreme wintery weather last year.
Robin numbers hit 20-year high in UK gardens
Robin numbers visiting British gardens this winter hit a 20-year high, with waxwing sightings also considerably up on recent years.
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Results 2014
The half a million people who took part in this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch have discovered some interesting changes among our most popular garden birds, with some species that benefit from a bit of extra help creeping up the rankings.
