The Big Garden Birdwatch will be celebrating a landmark year this year, as the Big Garden Birdwatch is celebrating its 40th birthday!
The Big Garden Birdwatch has grown to be the world's biggest garden bird survey. Millions of birds are counted each year by people across the country. Last year, there were over 6 million birds counted by people across the UK, during the Big Garden Birdwatch. In total, the RSPB says that over 130 million birds have been counted since the Big Garden Birdwatch began in 1979.
The survey now also includes other wild animals. In today's Big Garden Birdwatch, you are also asked how many other wild animals you see. These wild animals include: deers, foxes, badgers, hedgehogs and snakes. Therefore, not only has the Big Garden Birdwatch become important, and helpful for birds, its also a survey which has become important and helpful for other wild animals.
Why Does The Big Garden Birdwatch Help Animals?
The Big Garden Birdwatch helps animals because it helps wildlife conservationists know the population of animal species. If they know the population of animal species, the wildlife conservationists can understand what wild animals are declining, what wild animals are increasing in population, and it helps them to understand the challenges which wild animals face today.
Therefore, if you take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch, you can help wildlife conservationists help preserve nature.
For example, the annual survey has helped the RSPB to understand the Song Thrush population. Over the last 40 years, the Song Thrush has declined dramatically - we know this because of the Big Garden Birdwatch. When the Big Garden Birdwatch first started, the Song Thrush was in the top 10. In other words; these birds were one of the most common wild birds in British gardens. However, since the Big Garden Birdwatch has started their numbers have halved, and now the Song Thrush only makes it in at number 20.
The Big Garden Birdwatch helps us to know about other birds and wild animals too, and it can help us to monitor which species is declining and at risk of extinction.
Taking part can help nature tremendously. And, you only have to spend an hour of your time doing it. This year it take part on 26th, 27th and 28th of January. Please take part and help wild animals this year. To take part follow this link -