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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

Help the RSPB track our feathered friends

Help the RSPB track our feathered friends

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Read more on this topic and other garden news updates, just for Kitchen Garden subscribers Countdown to Birdwatch This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch takes place over the weekend of January 27 to 29. More than 497,000 people took part in last year’s Birdwatch, so sights are set on breaking the half-million mark. The Birdwatch is now a three-day event,…
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The birds, the bees... and the trees!

The birds, the bees… and the trees!

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Latest news from the gardening and growing spectrum, exclusively for Subs Club members, sees Garden Organic leaving Ryton, and much more… Give birds a home for Christmas Posh lodge: a starling pops from a nest box. Picture: RSPB Nesting season may seem a long way off, but this is actually the perfect time to think about your nestbox provision, says…
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Cold winds set to ruffle feathers

Cold winds set to ruffle feathers

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As birds struggle to survive the cold snap, your garden can become a haven this winter. Check out these tips from the RSPB. A blackbird takes advantage of a well-stocked bird table. Images: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) With the Met Office forecasting low temperatures to sweep across the UK, the RSPB is appealing to people to help our garden birds survive…
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Rare finch causes hearts to flutter

Rare finch causes hearts to flutter

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The hawfinch has landed! Find out more about this shy bird, and extra news just for subscribers, in our latest Subs Club for November Year of the hawfinch Above: A rare hawfinch. Picture: Andy Hay (rspb-images.com) Last year saw a ‘waxwing winter’; this year it’s the turn of the lesser-known hawfinch. The UK’s largest finch, it has a massive, parrot-like…
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Mild Winter Boosts Smaller Birds

Mild Winter Boosts Smaller Birds

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Over half a million people took part this year, counting over eight million birds. The results of the 37th RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, which took place over the last weekend of January, are just in. Over half a million people took part this year, counting over eight million birds. The long-tailed tit has entered the Birdwatch top 10 for the…
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Keep Nest Boxes Simple

Keep Nest Boxes Simple

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Wildlife charity warns against novelty nest boxes for garden birds If you’re planning to put up a nest box in time for the bird breeding season, the RSPB has a message for you: please keep it simple. A basic wooden box is a much better bet than some of the novelty boxes currently on the market; the RSPB has spotted…
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