Big Schools Birdwatch

What is the Big Schools Birdwatch? It counts all the birds coming into the grounds over a short time Lists the different kinds of birds coming to grounds in that time Tells us if some kinds of birds visit more than they used to do, or less than they used to do

Big Schools Birdwatch Getting birds to visit your school - Give them food And shelter

Big Schools Birdwatch Some kinds of food Mealworms Fatballs Peanuts Seed Also bread, and kitchen waste such as fat

Big Schools Birdwatch And now for the birds…………what is that one in the grounds?

Big Schools Birdwatch If it is very, very cold you might see… Redwing – eats insects, worms, Fieldfare – eats snails, worms, berries insects, berries, seeds lls

Big Schools Birdwatch Sparrows – eat seed, fatballs, peanuts - two kinds of Sparrow to look for House Sparrow Tree Sparrow Male Female Male and female look the same Grey at front of head All brown head

Big Schools Birdwatch Pigeons and doves – eat seeds (and bread!) Town (or feral) pigeon Woodpigeon Collared Dove

Big Schools Birdwatch Colourful finches – most eat seeds and parts of plants Bullfinch Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Females of the Bulfinch, Chaffinch and Greenfinch are not as colourful as the males in the photos above

Big Schools Birdwatch Blackbird and Song Thrush – eat most things (e.g. seed, insects, worms, berries, molluscs (snails)) Blackbird (female) Blackbird (male) Song Thrush

Big Schools Birdwatch Tits – eat insects, peanuts, and seeds Coal Tit Long-tailed Tit Blue Tit Great Tit

Big Schools Birdwatch Four kinds of ‘crows’ – most will eat anything! Magpie Carrion Crow Jackdaw Rook

Big Schools Birdwatch And some others…….. Dunnock Starling Wren Great-spotted Woodpecker

Big Schools Birdwatch And just maybe there may be a visit from …. Sparrowhawk – eats small or middle size birds

Big Schools Birdwatch And lastly….