Populations of greenfinches, which previously in sheer decline in UK, demonstrate first signs of recoveryaccording to latest annual RSPB big garden ornithologists results.
Citizen science poll gives good idea of how bird populations in Britannia. This year almost 700,000 people took part counting more over 11 million birds.
Many scientists and bird lovers worry about the greenfinch, which has survived population crash of 63% since 1993 after severe outbreak of trichomoniasis. finch put on red list last year, signaling that it was in risk.
This year, however, happened small increase in hopeful encounters with greenfinches for in recovery of kinds. deadly the infection is spread through contaminated food and drinking water or by feeding birds one Another with regurgitation of food during the breeding season.
Garden owners can help slow down the transfer rate by temporarily stopping the rendering of food if sick birds are seen and make sure that garden bird feeders are cleaned regularly.
Another bird that did well was the jay, a colorful corvid that feeds on acorns. with bright blue and peach plumage. He moved up nine places in RSPB rankings of number of most frequently encountered birds to 23, an increase of 73% compared with 2021 numbers.
RSPB chief executive Becky Speight said: “We are not know causes for sudden increase in Jay sees it year. It could be down for food availability, as we have reports that last year was poor for acorns. Whatever reason the sight of this stunning bird is enough to raise one’s mood any day of in a year not to mention on dark January weekend.
“It was great to see so many people take part again this year takes time out watch and connect again with birds, and then generously report your sightings help RSPB scientists have gained some insight into how our garden birds live.”
Top three birds last year took their positions: house the sparrow stayed up of rankings as the most common garden bird, with more over 1.7 million recorded sightings over the weekend. Lazorevka and starling remained in number two and three positions respectively.
The bird that lived the worst in comparison with last year was the long-tailed tit, which was seen 23.6% less than in 2021. Fluffy bird, weaving a nest of cobwebs and lichen, suffers during cold snaps and is prone to unsuccessful breeding years.
Big Garden Birdwatching – Top 10 Birds
1. House sparrow
2. Lazorevka
3. Starling
4. Pigeon
5. Blackbird
6. Robin
7. Goldfinch
8. Great Tit
9. Magpie
10. Finch
