Today is the launch of the Big Garden Birdwatch. It's our most important weekend of the year when we ask you to spend just one hour of your time recording what birds you see in your garden or park and sending in the results to us so we can find out which species are doing well and which need our help.
The best time to do the Big Garden Birdwatch is first thing in the morning as this is when the birds are most active, but any time today or tomorrow will bring results.
It's a great way of getting the family insipred by nature, but it can also be a nice way of spending one hour of 'me' time, watching the birds with a nice hot cuppa!
To take part, you first need to register online. You then write down the highest number of each species seen at any one time (so if you see two Blackbirds together then later see four, you record four) over the period of an hour and then submit the results to us online by February 17th.
If you need anymore help, why not pop down to Leigton Moss where our staff will be happy to offer advice on taking part.
We would love to know if you enjoyed taking part and if you saw anything unusual.
Happy bird counting....
This morning, I have seen 4 rock dudes, 2 robins, 3 blackbirds, 2 wood pigeons, 2 grey tits and 7 green parrot that visit my garden everyday.