Garden Bird Surveys

Each year pupils from 4th, 5th and 6th classes take part in the Winter Garden Bird Survey run by BirdWatch Ireland, of which the school is a member. From December to February we have been checking what birds visit the gardens of Cobh! The pupils check their own gardens and in school we see what birds come to the school grounds. Our bird table, therefore, is a great centre of activity right through the year. At the end of February we put together all the results and the following are the Top Ten Birds that visited Cobh’s gardens since 1995.
             1995\1996

1996\1997

1997\1998
  1. Rook
  2. House Sparrow
  3. Blue Tit
  4. Blackbird
  5. Magpie
  6. Jackdaw
  7. Robin
  8. Greenfinch
  9. Long-tailed Tit
  10. Dunnock
    11.
  1. Blue Tit
  2. Jackdaw
  3. Blackbird
  4. Magpie
  5. House Sparrow
  6. Robin
  7. Rook
  8. Starling
  9. Greenfinch
  10. Great Tit
    11.
  1. Greenfinch
  2. Robin
  3. Starling
  4. Blue Tit
  5. Jackdaw
  6. Rook
  7. Blackbird
  8. House Sparrow
  9. Chaffinch
  10. Great Tit
    11.

1998\1999

1999\2000

2000\2001
  1. Greenfinch
  2. Magpie
  3. Rook
  4. Jackdaw
  5. Blue Tit
  6. Blackbird
  7. Robin
  8. Chaffinch
  9. Coal Tit
  10. Great Tit
    11.
  1. Blackbird
  2. Greenfinch
  3. Robin
  4. Rook
  5. House Sparrow
  6. Woodpigeon
  7. Magpie
  8. Starling
  9. Jackdaw
  10. Blue Tit
    11.
  1. Rook
  2. Blue Tit
  3. Blackbird
  4. Greenfinch
  5. House Sparrow
  6. Starling
  7. Magpie
  8. Robin
  9. Jackdaw
  10. Great Tit
    11.
 

 

Garden Bird Survey 2001/2008

50 pupils took part in this year’s Garden Bird Survey. A great deal of observing of birds took place from December to the end of February both at home and in the school garden. We would like to thank the parents who helped out as well!

These are the Top Ten Birds that visited the gardens of Cobh in the school year 2001

  1. Rook
  2. Jackdaw
  3. Magpie
  4. Starling
  5. House Sparrow
  6. Blackbird
  7. Blue Tit
  8. Robin
  9. Greenfinch
  10. Woodpigeon

 

2003/2004

2004/2005

2005/2006

2006/2007

2007/2008

1. Rook

1. Blackbird

1. Blackbird

1.Starling

1. Starling

2. Starling

2. Greenfinch

2. Starling

2. Rook

2. Blackbird

3. Magpie

3. Starling

3. Jackdaw/Rook

3. Magpie

3. Robin

4. Blackbird

4. Jackdaw

4. Blue Tit

4. Jackdaw

4. Magpie

5. Robin

5. Magpie

5. Robin

5. Blue Tit

5. Woodpigeon

6. Greenfinch

6. Chaffinch

6. Magpie

6. Greenfinch

6. Blue Tit

7. Goldfinch

7. Robin

7. Greenfinch

7. Goldfinch

7. Rook

8. Jackdaw

8. Blue Tit

8. Great Tit

8. Blackbird/Hooded Crow

8. Hooded Crow

9. Blue Tit

9. Rook

9. Goldfinch

10. Great Tit

9. Goldfinch

10. Wren

10. House Sparrow

10. Wren

  

10. Song Thrush