Wildlife survey is a great thing to do and takes just an hour

West Sussex residents are being urged to take some time out to count birds in gardens and parks for the world's largest wildlife survey.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Jan 2017, 17:45 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 18:44 BST

It takes just an hour to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch and will help the RSPB to see which species of bird are doing well or are in decline.

Lovers of wildlife have supported the event for the last 37 years and this year is bigger than ever, expanding from a two-day event to three days from Saturday January 28 to Monday January 30.

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Sara Humphrey from the RSPB said: “In 2016, Starlings continued to feature in the top three visitors to West Sussex gardens, but were recorded in 5.4 per cent fewer gardens than in 2015. This decline continues a national trend which has seen the number of starlings visiting gardens decline by 81 per cent since the first Birdwatch in 1979. Sightings increased of smaller rural birds in gardens with species like goldfinch and great tit showing a similar rise to that in East Sussex.”