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Tales from the Bird Table

What's That Bird?
An agile, acrobatic bird, the blue tit is most often seen flitting on and off bird feeders. In winter, family flocks of blue tits are joined by great tits, long-tailed tits and other woodland species as they search for food. Average of 2.9 per garden and an increase of 17.2% since 1979
Blue Tit
Dropped one place from number 8 in 2004. In winter, family flocks of great tits are joined by blue tits, long-tailed tits and other woodland species as they search for food. Average of 1.39 per garden and an increase of 54.4% since 1979.
Great Tit

Coal Tit
Down one place in the top 20 since 2004. Usually seen feeding on the ground. In winter, migrant chaffinches from Scandinavia and Northern Europe join our resident birds. Average of 1.71 per garden and a decline of 42.2% since 1979.
Chaffinch
The only garden birds to sing throughout the winter, with both males and females holding winter territories. In winter, some robins migrate from Europe to the UK. Average of 1.28 per garden and a decline of 36% since 1979.

Robin
Climbing the charts, the greenfinch moved up one place in the survey this year. They also feed from nut feeders. Average of 1.83 per garden and an increase of 83% since 1979
Green Finch


Nuthatch
Top of the popular garden birds. Often seen in small flocks. House sparrows are sedentary, rarely moving more than 2 kilometres from their birthplace. Average of 4.56 sparrows per garden and a decline of 54.4% since 1979.

House Sparrow


Siskin



Song Thrush

Constantly on the move, these birds are highly mobile, travelling between feeding sites in small noisy flocks. Average of 0.75 per garden and was not in the top 20 in 1979
Goldfinch

Great Spotted Woodpecker

 

 



Dunnock (or Hedge Sparrow)

 

  
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