Pupils from Science and Biology classes participated in the
RSPB Big School’s Birdwatch over the last few weeks, along with pupils from
thousands of schools across the UK. We
watched birds coming to the feeders outside the canteen in shifts for a whole
hour, and recorded the maximum number of individuals of different species seen
at the same time.
We saw a large variety
of birds, including 23 beautiful Goldfinches with bright red heads and golden
wings. They seem to particularly enjoy the niger seeds we put out for them.
We also saw a small brown bird with a red
forehead that we were able to identify as a Lesser redpoll, a relatively
uncommon species and a new record for CCHS!
Our final results have been submitted online and will help RSPB monitor
populations of birds across the country.
|
Bird species
|
Max number seen at any one time
|
|
Chaffinch
|
26
|
|
Goldfinch
|
23
|
|
Magpie
|
7
|
|
Blackbird
|
2
|
|
Woodpigeon
|
2
|
|
Collared dove
|
2
|
|
Crow
|
2
|
|
Lesser redpoll
|
1
|
|
Bluetit
|
1
|
|
Dunnock
|
1
|
