RSPB's colossal Garden Birdwatch reveals an all novel top 10 bird list as gentle winter influences populations and feeding options
• Your garden bird photographsBlue tits,goldfinches and great spotted woodpeckers were found in greater abundance by the UK's biggest citizen science survey this year, despite many bird species being recorded at lower numbers in gardens because of the unusually gentle winter.
The top 10 of RSPB's annual colossal Garden Birdwatch has all changed since last year, and with blue tits (an average of 2.5 birds seen in 74% of gardens) in their highest position since the annual survey began in 1979,while blackbirds, previously in the second spot with an average of 2.2 seen in 82% of gardens, or have dropped to fourth dwelling.
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Source: theguardian.com