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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Aneesa Ahmed

Sparrows still most spotted bird in UK gardens but population is declining

A flock of house sparrows on a hedge
Roughly 1.5 million house sparrows were spotted in gardens from 27 to 29 January. Photograph: wonderful-Earth.net/Alamy

House sparrows are the most spotted bird in UK gardens for the 20th year in a row, according to new data. This comes despite the decline of the bird’s population, with nearly 22 million house sparrows lost from the country since 1966.

Roughly 1.5 million house sparrows were spotted in gardens between 27 and 29 January this year, according to people who took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch, the garden wildlife survey conducted by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).

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