Big Garden Birdwatch: results

Over the Big Garden Birdwatch 2009 weekend 73 different species were recorded. Well over half a million people took part in the 30th year of the Birdwatch, making this the biggest bird survey in the world. This year's survey took place on a chilly weekend and garden birds are heavily reliant on our supplementary feeding in the cold - it seems we were suitably paid back for our efforts. See the full results on the RSPB website.

Many of the birds that we're seeing will visit any habitat that provides food. Gardens will actually become even more important for wildlife if some areas of the countryside become poorer sources of food. This year's survey took place on a chilly weekend and garden birds are heavily reliant on our supplementary feeding in the cold - it seems we were suitably paid back for our efforts.