Earlier this year, the RSPB held its annual Big Garden Birdwatch and almost 700,000 people across the UK took part and together they recorded over 11 million birds. Birdwatch gives the RSPB a great snapshot of how our garden birds are faring in the UK. The first Birdwatch took place in 1979 giving over 40 years of data.
In North East Bedfordshire, 2836 people took part, making the constituency Number 5 in the country for the number of participants.
Richard Fuller MP said:
It is brilliant to see so many people in North East Bedfordshire - who were fifth in the country for the number of participants - take time out of their day to reconnect with nature and our local birdlife. The top 3 birds recorded locally were the house sparrow, starling, and blue tit. Thank you to everyone who took part.
For more information on the results and trends since 1979, please visit the RSPB page here.
