The weather will have affected our garden birds considerable this winter: I found a dead Robin on the floor of my barn just after Christmas and judging by the poo plops around him, I suspect he had fallen from his night-time roosting perch - the lack of food and the cold probably became too much.
On today's Times Online, they say that the Robin may fall out of the top ten list of British birds in this weekends (30 & 31 January 2010) RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch event, due to the severe winter we are having.
Recording your garden birds
The RSPB have some tips on how to go about, what birds to look for (there is a cute little bird identifier if you get stuck), and how to go about recording the birds you see.
Unfortunately, the RSPB site doesn't make it that clear on what to do with your data afterwards - register here for details and after the event is finished, you will be able to send in the results of your garden survey.
There is also a separate program, the Big Schools Birdwatch for schools and groups to get involved.
See the results of the 2009 Big Garden Bird Watch.
Image: Blue Tit - RSPB
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