The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results in Buckinghamshire show a milder winter helps small garden birds.
Almost half a million people across the UK, including more than 7,500 in Buckinghamshire, spent an hour watching the birds that visit their garden or outdoor space as part of the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, counting nearly 8 million birds in total.
This is the top 20 most-seen birds during the birdwatch in Bucks.
All of the photos below were taken by members of the Bucks Free Press Camera Club.
1. Blue tit (average of 3.3 per garden)
Picture by Carlene O'Rourke
2. House sparrow (average of 3.3 per garden)
By Christopher Pontin
3. Starling (average of 2.6 per garden)
By Jonathan Rogers
4. Woodpigeon (average of 2.6 per garden)
By Chris Burgess
5. Blackbird (average of 1.7 per garden)
By Tom Coles
6. Great tit (average of 1.7 per garden)
By David Reucassel
7. Goldfinch (average of 1.6 per garden
By Karl Vaughan
8. Robin (average of 1.3 per garden)
By Michael King
9. Magpie (average of 1.3 per garden)
By Anne Rixon
10. Long-tailed tit (average of 1.1 per garden)
By Danielle Lennon
11. Collared dove (average of 1.0 per garden)
By Anne Rixon
12. Chaffinch (average of 0.9 per garden)
Picture by Danielle Lennon
13. Jackdaw (average of 0.9 per garden)
Picture by Phil Mustow
14. Dunnock (average of 0.8 per garden)
Picture by Alice Vranch
15. Coal tit (average of 0.6 per garden)
Picture by Danielle Lennon
16. Feral pigeon (average of 0.5 per garden)
Picture by Carlene O'Rourke
17. Carrion crow (average of 0.5 per garden)
Picture by Catherine Andrews
18. Greenfinch (average of 0.5 per garden)
Picture by Alice Vranch
19. Wren (average of 0.2 per garden)
Picture by Mark Harris
20. Red kite (average of 0.1 per garden)
Picture by David Howlett
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