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More about Big Schools' Birdwatch
The Big Schools' Birdwatch is an annual birdwatching event run by the RSPB for schools throughout the UK. In 2008, over 45,000 UK school children stuck black paper with eye-slits on classroom windows, put up bird posters, borrowed binoculars, made bird feeders out of old plastic bottles, and told us about which birds they spotted in their school grounds. Entering it's 7th year, the Big Schools' Birdwatch is part of the world's biggest annual birdwatching event; the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. The Big Garden Birdwatch takes place over one weekend in January and involves people spending an hour counting the birds they can see in their garden. The Big Schools' Birdwatch provides an opportunity for children to take part whilst at school. Results from the Big Schools' Birdwatch are collected separately; via Big Schools' Birdwatch web or paper forms, and used to find out which birds are using school grounds. Collecting the information separately means we can send Big Schools' Birdwatch participants national results, information and certificates. The stars of Schoolswatch 2008A big thanks to the thousands of children who took part in Big Schools' Birdwatch 2008. Starlings were once again top of the class. It is great news that schools are proving such a hit for these amazing birds, as studies have shown that starling numbers have dropped by 66% since the mid-1970s. Below is a recap of the Top 10 birds spotted in school grounds.
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