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House sparrows flocking back to British gardens, survey shows


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The decline of the house sparrow in British gardens appears to be reversing, according to the latest RSPB national garden survey.

As well as a rise in house sparrows, the milder winter also brought long-tailed tits, wrens and coal tits to British gardens in huge numbers this year.

Nearly half a million people across the country took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch on 25-27 January and counted nearly 8 million birds.

Since the Big Garden Birdwatch began in 1979 house sparrow numbers have declined by 53%. But in the past 10 years their numbers have begun to recover, with a 10% increase in sightings.

More gardens reported seeing long-tailed tits, which were up 14%, while wrens were up 13% and coal tits up 10% in 2020 compared with 2019.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/02/house-sparrows-flocking-back-british-gardens-survey-shows

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17 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

the milder winter also brought long-tailed tits

ok werk it henny! yaas to long tits in mild weather! 

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darkchylde
53 minutes ago, dit said:

ok werk it henny! yaas to long tits in mild weather! 

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PunkTheFunk
1 hour ago, FfFfFfFF said:

coal tits

This sounds like a medical condition where coal miner's develop breasts if they spend too long underground

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