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Help reveal London’s secret singing residents
Because of its large built-up area, London is warmer than the surrounding countryside and has a mosaic of habitats, offering a range of places that support different bird species; from weed infested brownfield sites, to manicured parks, via woodlands, waterways and variety of gardens. The Capital may have a far greater variety of species than many rural beauty spots. This week, London’s first ever bearded tits were recorded living in reeds in Hyde Park. The birds are increasingly rare and were previously thought to be surviving mostly in areas around the eastern and southern coastlines. This year, former members of the armed forces recovering from injury or trauma in service will be joining Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital Chelsea (RHC) to report into the Big Garden Birdwatch; co-ordinated by the gardening therapy charity Gardening Leave. They will be making bird feeders and bird boxes and putting them up around the grounds of the RHC, where the charity has a flagship project. The Birdwatch involves looking for birds around you, recording the largest number of each species seen at any one time during an hour, then sharing the results via the RSPB’s online form, or mailing one of the widely available recording sheets.
Other species now commonly seen in Greater London includes more peregrine falcons than you’ll find in many of the species’ traditional territories, little egrets, ring necked parakeets, blackcaps, waxwings and even pheasants. sample sheet
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