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It's been another bumper year for Big Schools' Birdwatch with nearly 90,000 schoolchildren and teachers taking part. Almost 3,000 classes from over 2,000 schools across the UK spent an hour watching and recording the birds that visited their school grounds. Find out a bit more about who made...

Thanks to everybody who submitted their results and took part in this years Big Schools' Birdwatch! We will be busy analysing all the data you sent us over the next few weeks, so keep checking back to find out the all important results. We've had some amazing feedback from people about...

If your class or group enjoyed counting birds for the Big Schools Birdwatch try extending their learning and interest even further by finding out about bird behaviour and bird song. This months RSPB WildSquare survey is all about listening out for common (and easily recognisable) bird song and bird calls...

Please remember to let us know what you've seen on your birdwatch, your data is so valuable to us. Even if you didn't see anything, that tells us a lot about what is happening with our wildlife. You can submit your results online here (if you haven't registered before, remember to leave...

Today is the last official day to count the birds in your school grounds! Don't worry if you've only just found out and requested a pack as we don't mind if you do your Birdwatch a little late, as long as the results are submitted to us by the 12th February. We hope you've enjoyed...

If you've only just heard about Big Schools' Birdwatch for one reason or another, then don't worry as there is still time for you to register for a pack. Follow this link to register, and enter your postal details to get a pack. The registration field will be open until early Monday 30th...

If it is raining, why not watch from the window? You could always paint of print some leaves onto paper to put against the window. Remember to leave some peep holes! Thanks to the children of Wrestlingworth Primary School.

Don't let the rain out you off, there are still birds to be seen. Thanks to Wrestlingworth Primary school.

It's a good idea to try to hide as much as possible and blend into your surroundings.... Thanks to the children of Woolenwick Infant and Junior school.

It's a good idea to work in pairs or small groups to make sure you don't miss anything when doing your birdwatch. Thanks to Woolenwick Infant and Junior School.

Gathering excitedly by the doors, binoculars at the ready! Thanks to Woolenwick Infant and Nursery school.

The children of Woolenwick Infant and Junior school making albatross wings.

Showing some of the art work the children have been doing alongside their birdwatch.

Blackbird - Blackbirds only started appearing in urban gardens in the 1830’s. Up until this time they lived in woods or heathland. Bluetit - Baby blue tits are very hungry little birds, their parents have to collect around 1000 small insects a day to feed them. Chaffinch - Chaffinches...

We're half way through the Birdwatch now, and it's been our most exciting one so far! As well as lots of people getting involved, and registering for our resource packs, we've had an amazing amount of media coverage. We've been on the Alan Titchmarsh show, and were also featured on Newsround...

So you may have done your Birdwatch and submitted your results already, or perhaps you are still getting ready for it by learning about the birds that are likely to visit your school grounds. Either way, here is a great quiz provided by Education Quizzes to test your student's knowledge of what...

These seed and fat feeders were easily made by a Year 2 group with minimum supervision. There are plenty of other activities

This was taken on an outing with Surrey Square Infants in Southwark, just off London's Old Kent Road. The class were filmed for the Teachers TV feature on running a school's birdwatch: http://www.teachers.tv/video/36639