Rank
2024
Species
Count
per garden
% change
since 1979
1
House sparrow
4.0
-60
2
Blue tit
3.0
+24
3
Starling
2.4
-84
4
Wood pigeon
2.3
+1,059
5
Blackbird
2.0
-51
6
Robin
1.5
-25
7
Great tit
1.5
+61
8
Goldfinch
1.3
+n/a
9
Magpie
1.2
+210
10
Long-tailed tit
1.1
n/a
11
Chaffinch
0.8
-74
12
Collared dove
0.8
+181
13
Jackdaw
0.8
n/a
14
Feral pigeon
0.8
n/a
15
Dunnock
0.7
-10
16
Carrion crow
0.7
n/a
17
Coal tit
0.7
+248
18
Greenfinch
0.3
-69
19
Wren
0.3
+68
20
Great-spotted
woodpecker
0.1
n/a
Top 20 bird sightings in the 2024 RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Rank
2024
Species
Count
per garden
% change
since 1979
Rank
2024
Species
Count
per garden
% change
since 1979
-60
-74
1
House sparrow
4.0
11
Chaffinch
0.8
+24
+181
2
Blue tit
3.0
12
Collared dove
0.8
-84
n/a
3
Starling
2.4
13
Jackdaw
0.8
+1,059
n/a
4
Wood pigeon
2.3
14
Feral pigeon
0.8
-51
-10
5
Blackbird
2.0
15
Dunnock
0.7
-25
n/a
6
Robin
1.5
16
Carrion crow
0.7
+61
+248
7
Great tit
1.5
17
Coal tit
0.7
+n/a
-69
8
Goldfinch
1.3
18
Greenfinch
0.3
+210
+68
9
Magpie
1.2
19
Wren
0.3
n/a
n/a
10
Long-tailed tit
1.1
20
Great-spotted
woodpecker
0.1