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Katie Fuller

What will you see during your Big Garden Birdwatch?

Here are some of our favourite things to look out for. They’re not rare or unusual, but they are fascinating:

  • There’s nothing more splashy than a flock of starlings having a bath together
  • Watch out for flocks of small birds like long-tailed tits passing through your garden – they might bring something different like a goldcrest
  • Keep an eye on your robins. They can be very aggressive to each other and to other birds
  • Blackcaps are warblers which have only started to spend the winter in the UK in recent decades. They like to eat fruit, sunflower hearts and fat
  • If the weather is cold and there’s snow on the ground, you could be visited by redwings and fieldfares – especially if you have some apples for them.