What to look forDon't know your house sparrow from your dunnock, or your pigeons from your doves? This page will help you identify the most common garden birds, as seen by you during Big Garden Birdwatch 2009.
What was seen in 2009?In 2009, the Big Garden Birdwatch was 30 years old. A record-breaking number of you helped celebrate this by counting the birds in your garden and sending us your results. House sparrows topped the list for the sixth year running, while starlings and blackbirds came in second and third. Listen to Sarah Kelly, Big Garden Birdwatch project manager, run through the results from 2009 - there were some old favourites, as well as a few surprises! If you want to hear more about the Big Garden Birdwatch, as well as our wider conservation work, why not take a listen to our monthly podcasts?
Still not sure?Then give our online bird identifier a go.
What's that bird in your garden? If you're not sure, try our new online identifier. Tell us a bit about what you saw and we'll suggest some possible birds. More... |  |
Often it's the way a bird behaves that is the best clue to its identity, so if you're having trouble identifying a bird, think about where you saw it and what it was doing.
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