National Bird watching week Bird populations are a good indication of the health of an ecosystem Results can highlight problems affecting the wider environment Previously surveys showed a dramatic decline in sparrows and starlings Our results will be entered into a National Data base

I eat worms, I am usually alone and sing in the winter and spring. I am a ROBIN

Males are black, females are brown. I eat worms and love scratching around in autumn leaves. I am a BLACKBIRD

Males have black bibs, I like being near people. My chunky beak is good at cracking open seeds. I am a SPARROW

I eat caterpillars, nuts & seeds. I prefer to be up in trees and nest in holes in trees. I am a BLUE TIT

Great Tits have a black head and are green & yellow in colour

My red front means I am male. I eat nuts but feed my chicks on insects

Magpies steal things and make a lot of clattering noises

Starlings are smaller than Blackbirds, with a short tail & pointed head. They have shiny feathers

Carrion Crows are fearless and clever. They will eat food that is put out for them.

Jackdaws have a silvery sheen to the back of their heads ( they are small crows )

Wood pigeon This is our commonest pigeon. It makes a ‘cooing’ sound

Rock Doves are wild ancestors of domestic pigeons. They can be pests

Collard Doves are pinky grey in colour and can be heard cooing

Common Gulls have yellow bills and greenish legs.

Black headed gulls really have brown heads and are not seagulls. They live inland