Big Garden Birdwatch 2024 updates — RSPB’s wildlife survey underway as over 8,500 birds counted & top counties revealed

  • Surrey out in front

    Surrey residents have been out in force this morning recording as many birds as they can.

    The county currently sits atop RSPB's leaderboard, closely followed by Essex and Yorkshire, West Riding.

  • How to take part

    Taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch is pretty simple.

    Firstly choose a one-hour slot between the 26 and 28 of January.

    Then you want to make sure you are only recording the birds on your patch.

    From there simply record the number of birds you see of each species during that one-hour period.

    You can then record your results online at this link, or by post.

    Easy!

  • House Sparrow leads the way

    It's early doors but the House Sparrow is already the most catalogued species of this year's Big Garden Birdwatch.

    It is closely followed by the Blue Tit and the Starling.

    Which bird are you looking forward to seeing?

  • Big Garden Birdwatch starts TODAY

    Today marks the beginning of the 2024 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

    Marking the UK's largest animal survey, thousands of Brits will come together in an effort to catalogue the UK's winged wildlife.

    Over 14,000 birds have already been counted!