Sunday, 14 April 2024

House sparrow is most commonly seen bird in Lincolnshire gardens says RSPB

 

Male and female house sparrow - regular garden visitors (photo: RSPB)


AN RSPB survey has revealed that the house sparrow is the most numerous bird seen in Lincolnshire gardens.

At the start of the weekend, the charity published the full list of birds from the research carried out during January's annual Big Garden Bird Watch.

The Top Ten in Greater Lincolnshire were:

1 House sparrow 
2 Starling 
3 Woodpigeon
4 Blackbird 
5 Blue tit
6 Goldfinch 
7 Great tit 
8 Robin 
9 Long-tailed tit 
Collared dove 

Also recorded (in order of number of individuals) were the following:

Chaffinch
Dunnock 
Magpie 
Jackdaw 
Carrion crow 
Feral pigeon
Greenfinch 
Coal tit 
Wren 
Pheasant 
Rook 
Common gull 
Great spotted woodpecker 
Song thrush 
Tree sparrow 
Fieldfare
Pied wagtail 
Moorhen 
Sparrowhawk 
Mallard 
Buzzard
Jay 
Red kite 
Blackcap 
Bullfinch
Stock dove
Redwing
Siskin
Herring gull
Kestrel
Green woodpecker 
Nuthatch
Goldcrest 
Mistle thrush 
Reed bunting 
Yellowhammer 
Barn owl 
Brambling 
Lesser spotted woodpecker 
Grey heron 
Mute swan 
Treecreeper 
Ring necked parakeet 
Raven 
Grey wagtail 
Red-legged partridge
Redpoll
Tawny owl 
Marsh tit 
Linnet 
Hooded crow
Willow tit 
Great black-backed gull
Skylark
Chiffchaff
Little owl
Black redstart 
Hawfinch 
Corn bunting 
Gadwall 
Great crested grebe 
Grey partridge 
Lapwing 
Lesser black backed gull 
Meadow pipit
Teal 
Tufted duck 
Waxwing 
Wigeon

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