Cheshire’s Top 15 BTO Garden BirdWatch Species   Species Ave. weekly reporting rate, Cheshire (%) Ave. weekly reporting rate, all other counties (%) 1 Blue Tit 94 Blackbird 89 2 93 87 3 Woodpigeon Robin 81 4 88 Great Tit 75 5 Dunnock 73 6 79 72 7 Chaffinch 69 70 8 Magpie 68 House Sparrow 9 66 Collared Dove 63 10 Goldfinch 64 Greenfinch 57 11 Coal Tit 62 56 12 59 55 13 54 52 14 Starling 46 50 15 Jackdaw 32 33 This table compares the average weekly GBW reporting rates for the top 15 species in your region vs. the top 15 in the remainder of Britain and Ireland. Data from 2010-12.   To make this table easier for your audience to interpret, I would highlight the table cells of a handful of species that stand out to you (e.g. because the reporting rate is much higher or lower in your region compared with elsewhere). BTO Garden BirdWatch 1

Cheshire winner BTO Garden BirdWatch 2 John Harding The following graphs are of species where there is a big difference in GBW reporting rates locally compared with the average of all other British and Irish counties. Some of these species might not be in the ‘Top 15 Table’ presented in the previous slide if they are less frequent visitors to gardens. Data from 2010-12. BTO Garden BirdWatch 2

Cheshire winner John Godfree BTO Garden BirdWatch 3

Cheshire winner John Harding BTO Garden BirdWatch 4

Cheshire winner John Harding BTO Garden BirdWatch 5

Cheshire loser John Harding BTO Garden BirdWatch 6

Cheshire loser John Harding BTO Garden BirdWatch 7