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Starling No.1 in Orkney Big Garden Birdwatch

The results of the 2023 citizen science annual Big Garden Birdwatch are in and the Starling has come in top in Orkney but in Scotland the no.1 spot again goes to the House Sparrow.

The top ten results for Scotland are:

the top ten of birds in Scotland spotted during the Big Garden Bird watch

Click on this link for all the UK Results: Big Garden Birdwatch

In the UK as a whole, the House Sparrow also came in at number 1, with the Blue Tit in number 2 spot.

For Orkney, the Starling was the bird most seen.

Orkney Results

a starling
European starling Photo DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/)

540,000 people took part in the 2023 RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch in the UK. The biggest citizen science wildlife survey.

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