Cardiff residents are being encouraged to take part in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch – the world’s largest wildlife survey – on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January.
Cardiff Council and the RSPB will be setting up special feeding stations in Victoria Park on Saturday 30th January, to survey which birds use the area.
Cardiff Council Ecologists and Park Rangers will be on hand to demonstrate how to feed birds in your garden, how to identity birds and how to make ‘bird cake’. The event is FREE so why not come along between 10am and 3pm for some fresh air and fun.
If you can’t make the event, you can still do your bit for garden birds by simply spending one hour over the weekend counting the birds in your garden or local park and recording the highest number of every bird species seen at any one time.
Now in it’s 31st year, half a million people across the UK participate in the Big Garden Birdwatch annually. In fact, over a record-breaking 33,000 participants in Wales helped celebrate the Big Garden Birdwatch 30th birthday in 2009, spotting over 72 species across nearly 74,000 gardens.
Councillor Margaret Jones, Executive Member for Environment, said: “Big Garden Birdwatch provides a great opportunity to learn more about our local birds. It is also a great activity for all the family as it’s so easy to join in either at Victoria Park or from the comfort of your home.”
Dana Thomas from RSPB Cymru, said: “By giving up just one hour of your day, you can make a real difference to our knowledge of garden birds. We’re able to distinguish the ones that are doing well from those that need our help.”
For further information and online resources to help you with your birdwatch, visit the RSPB website, www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch. Alternatively call 02920 353 007 to request a bilingual Big Garden Birdwatch form to be sent to you (calls charged at standard rate).
