Friday 31 March 2017

RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch

One freezing cold February morning, Canada (Year 5) class took part in the RSPB Big Schools' Birdwatch campaign.

We went outside, armed with binoculars and a recording sheet, to count the number and type of birds that appeared over an hour. We can now identify several type of bird including: blackbird, robin, blue tit, starling, magpie and woodpigeon by their size, feathers, beak and sound. Who knew birds had such distinctive sounds?




Our results were sent to the RSPB. Here is the chart they emailed that shows what we saw:


This week we received a certificate for taking part and...



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