The National Dutch Plane Count

The sparrow remains the well-nigh mutual plane to last seen inward Dutch gardens. Every Jan tens of thousands of Dutch people accept business office inward a National Garden Bird Count. Since 2001 citizen scientists across the Netherlands induce got recorded the dissimilar species of birds visiting their gardens inward the final weekend of January. This year's count took house over this final weekend too the results are already in.

The National Garden Bird Count results page includes an interactive map which allows you lot to stance the numbers of dissimilar species of birds spotted inward each portion of the Netherlands over the  weekend. Select a plane from the map bill of fare too you lot tin stance a choropleth map showing how many birds of that species were counted past times the volunteer citizen scientists during Fri 25th, Sabbatum 26th too sun 27th Jan 2019.

The National Garden Bird Count is an of import tool for evaluating the wellness of dissimilar plane species. For illustration inward recent years the count has recorded a decrease inward blackbirds. H5N1 virus may last to blame for this decrease. The National Garden Bird Count could render an invaluable tool inward helping to rail the spread of this virus across the dissimilar regions of the Netherlands.

The sparrow is also the well-nigh populous plane inward United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland gardens. The United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland Big Garden Birdwatch also took house this weekend. Unfortunately the RSPB don't appear to last too thence swell on publishing maps every mo their Dutch counterparts. You can stance the move on 10 listing of birds counted across the United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland inward final year's count on the Big Garden Birdwatch results page.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland Big Garden Birdwatch has been an annual lawsuit inward the United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland for twoscore years. Even though the household sparrow was the well-nigh counted plane inward 2018 the issue of household sparrows inward British gardens has fallen past times 57% over the final twoscore years. The issue of starlings has fallen past times 80% too the issue of vocal thrushes past times 75%.