RSPB stands for Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. In springtime the RSPB organises a nationwide garden and park birdwatch. The idea is to find out whether we have fewer of one type of bird, more of another, or if we get more in one area than another. Even if you see nothing, they ask you to send in the results, because that tells them if we have fewer birds in one area, or fewer one year than previously, or whether weather affects the numbers of birds.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/
The RSPB site has pages which allow you to choose birds by size, location, walking or flying, colours etc. Very helpful.
I looked up the black headed gull which I saw recently at the seaside. I was surprised to see that it is black headed breeding, but white in winter.
They also sell online books about birds, and bird boxes.
In my local garden centres, even the plant sections at Waitrose supermarkets, I have seen bird boxes. The latest novelty is bee boxes to attract bees.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdidentifier/
The RSPB site has pages which allow you to choose birds by size, location, walking or flying, colours etc. Very helpful.
I looked up the black headed gull which I saw recently at the seaside. I was surprised to see that it is black headed breeding, but white in winter.
They also sell online books about birds, and bird boxes.
In my local garden centres, even the plant sections at Waitrose supermarkets, I have seen bird boxes. The latest novelty is bee boxes to attract bees.
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