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HOBBIES & ACTIVITIES<br />
RSPB<br />
count the wildlife that’s<br />
counting on you...<br />
PHOTO: Ben Hall (rspb-images.com)<br />
the RSPB 40th big<br />
garden birdwatch<br />
PHOTO: Rahul Thanki<br />
(rspb-images.com)<br />
It’s time to fill up your feeders and<br />
get ready for the RSPB’s 40th Big<br />
Garden Birdwatch.<br />
Last year, over 9,000 people in Lincolnshire<br />
(and almost 500,000 people nationally)<br />
took part in the world’s largest garden<br />
wildlife survey. This January we are calling<br />
on your help again, to count the wildlife<br />
that’s counting on you.<br />
All you need to do is sit down for an hour<br />
with a cup of tea and a slice of cake, and<br />
watch and record the birds that visit your<br />
garden or local green space over the 26<br />
- 28 January 2019.<br />
By collecting this data year-on-year, with<br />
your help, we can monitor the long-term<br />
trends of different species: both the highs<br />
and the lows! From this, we can work out<br />
what we need to do to help.<br />
All of the data you send in from your Big<br />
Garden Birdwatch is really important for<br />
building a picture of wildlife in gardens<br />
throughout the UK, including Lincolnshire.<br />
PHOTO: Eleanor Bentall<br />
(rspb-images.com)<br />
For your free Big Garden Birdwatch pack,<br />
advice to help you attract wildlife to your garden,<br />
36<br />
Winter 2018
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