House sparrow (again) tops 2024 RSPB Garden Birdwatch list


JUST as last year, the House Sparrow is the bird most seen in British gardens - or it was in January this year.

That was when the RSPB carried out its popular annual bird county across the nation.

The Top Ten (with the number of individuals counted) are listed below:

1 House Sparrow (1,442,300)

2 Blue Tit (1,094,401)

3 Starling (879,006)

4 Woodpigeon (835,408)

5 Blackbird (708,004)

6 Robin (539,820)

7 Great Tit (523,638)

8 Goldfinch (478,740)

9 Magpie (446,678)

10 Long-tailed Tit (383,166)

The charity says a total of 9.7 million birds were counted during Big Garden Birdwatch 2024