The Starling is the number 1 bird in Orkney in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch of 2025.
41,630 people took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch in Scotland, where the number 1 spot went to the House Sparrow with the Starling coming in at number 2.
The Top Ten for Orkney are:
- Starling
- House Sparrow
- Feral Pigeon
- Blackbird
- Collared Dove
- Goldfinch
- Greenfinch
- Wood Pigeon
- Rook
- Robin
And the results for Scotland are:
For the UK as a whole 1,211,260 people took part and the House Sparrow came in at number 1, the Blue Tit no.2, Wood Pigeon at 3, and at number 4 the Starling whose numbers are down on the 2024 results.
Click here for all the results: Big Garden Birdwatch 2025
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch takes place every January and is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey.
Fiona Grahame