British Birds

[kopend]

what is the most popular bird in britain

there was something in the paper yesterday which said it was the sparrow

and wood pigeon was also in the top ten - but no mention of the feral pigeon

also my friend was in a pub quiz on monday and they asked a similar question

to which they said the answer was wren ?

[danchip]

Have you ever seen a british bird book with a normal pigeon in it

[Robinia]

According to the RSPB the most common bird is the wren but most commonly actually seen is the sparrow.
I don't want to count the feral pigeons in my garden, but there are far too many!

[kopend]

no i have not looked in a bird book - but i have been on here

http://www.animalphotos.me/bird/bird-wood.htm

[woofgang]

popular and common are not the same thing

[Maydup]

Feral pigeons are far less common in the countryside. We have four resident Wood pigeons, collared doves, dozens of sparrows, a few wrens, blue tits, great tits, blackbirds and starlings. Fairly typical I think.

[chaptazbru2]

I would personally have said that the blackbird is the most popular.

[ladybirder]

Maydup, not typical at all for me. I can only dream of a few wrens, I get one now and again and as for sparrows, very few.

[Tilly2]

Yesterday the RSPB published the results of the Big Garden Birdwatch. The house sparrow came top as the bird with the highest count. It is not a popularity contest.

[Tilly2]

Here are the results

https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdwatch/

[RandyMarsh]

chicken!

[Maydup]

The blackbird was spotted by the highest number of people and the sparrow was recorded in the highest numbers. Naturally as they live in larger groups.

[whirlyhurly]

Not forgetting the magpies who seem to have chased many other species away.