Can you spare an hour for county's birds this weekend?

Can you give an hour this weekend to help gather support for Denbighshire and UK birds?

From this Friday (January 23) until Sunday (January 25), the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch will take place.

The campaign that has run for over 40 years encourages people to put aside an hour in their own garden or local park to help count how many of each bird species lands nearby.

UK skies over the last 50 years have seen around 38 million birds lost, with popular species such as house sparrows and starlings continuing to struggle.

Denbighshire residents of all ages who want to lend a helping hand to local bird populations and do not have access to a back garden, can visit one of the many county parks and nature reserves that are available near their homes.

Denbighshire County Council Senior Biodiversity Officer Liam Blazey said: “Across Denbighshire you may see birds including the Long-tailed tit (who move around together in small flocks), goldfinches, starlings (who can form very large flocks over winter, and sometimes perform aerial displays called murmurations), redwings (a relative of the blackbird, who breed in the north of Europe, and visit us over winter).

“If you give your time to support this great campaign in your back garden you might also see blue tit, great tit, and robins who are common visitors to household gardens.”

Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport and Biodiversity Champion said: “It is so important to keep track of the state of our local bird populations so we can help the birds that have decreased in numbers. Giving your time to this survey can really help protect the future of all county and UK bird populations.”

* To submit your findings to the survey, log on to https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch