1. Yorkshire’s Top 15 BTO Garden BirdWatch Species
Species
Ave. weekly reporting rate, Yorkshire (%)
Ave. weekly reporting rate, all other counties (%) 1
Blackbird 93 89 2
Blue Tit 86 87 3
Dunnock 83
Robin 81 4
Woodpigeon 82
Great Tit 75 5 78 73 6
Collared Dove 72 7 71
Chaffinch 70 8
House Sparrow 69 9 63 10
Goldfinch 62
Greenfinch 57 11
Coal Tit 58
Magpie 12 56 55 13
Starling 53 52 14 46 50 15
Wren 30
Jackdaw 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
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

2. Yorkshire winner BTO Garden BirdWatch 2 Jill Pakenham
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
BTO Garden BirdWatch 2

3. Yorkshire winner
John Harding
BTO Garden BirdWatch 3

4. Yorkshire winner
John Harding
BTO Garden BirdWatch 4

5. Yorkshire winner
John Harding
BTO Garden BirdWatch 5

6. Yorkshire loser
Jill Pakenham
BTO Garden BirdWatch 6

7. Yorkshire loser
John Harding
BTO Garden BirdWatch 7