What Is The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch?
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, is an annual bird watching event where people all over the UK help to monitor wild bird populations. People who take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch will watch wild birds for an hour, in their garden or a nearby park, and record the number of birds they have seen in that hour. They will record the bird species that they have seen and the number of species they seen it that hour.
Doing this helps wildlife conservationists record bird populations and compare the bird populations in 2018 with previous year. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch helps you to help nature.
Helping Other Animals with RSPB The Big Garden Birdwatch
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is not just about helping birds, it’s also about helping other wild animals. These other wild animals include animals such as mammals and amphibians. Although you won’t see many of the mammals during your hour when you sit down to record your wildlife findings, when you do the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2018, you can write down how many of these animals you usually see.
So, write down how many Hedgehogs that you usually see when they are outside of hibernation. Or, how many foxes you see at night time.
When You See No Animals During The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
What happens when you see no animals during the Big Garden Birdwatch? Say for example you don’t see a specific animal such as a blue tit, write it down. Write down that you didn’t see any Blue Tits. By writing down the animals that you don’t see during your Big Garden Birdwatch, you are also helping wildlife conservationists monitor wildlife populations.
How Do You Take Part In The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch?
To take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch, you will need to go here to request a Big Garden Birdwatch pack. All you have to do is fill out your details on the page and the RSPB will post out to you a Big Garden Birdwatch pack. It will take a few weeks to get to you.
Alternatively, you can take part by just submitting your results on the RSPB website, rather than posting the results back to them. When Is The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch? The Big Garden Birdwatch is only a few weeks away, it begins in the New Year in January, between the 27th and 29th of January 2018.