Garden Birdwatch 2015 took place on January 23-25 after which the results have been coming in and the final results were published at the beginning of March. This allowed time for any unusual or problematic sightings to be checked and discussed.
Numbers were slightly down compared to Estonia in 2014 - the total number of birds recorded being 70 376 birds of 63 species mostly in home gardens, but also in parks and graveyards. 2727 people from 1838 locations took part. This winter the higher than average temperatures and less than average snow fall definitely had its influence and 15 000 fewer individual birds were counted compared to the previous year.
The most interesting species were Great Grey Shrike (4), Little Grebe (3), Mistle Thrush (1) and Dipper (1). The most numerous bird of prey was Sparrowhawk (70), followed by Goshawk (13), Common Buzzard (16) and Pygmy Owl (6).
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Photo: Valeri Śtśerbatõhh
In the following table counts of the most common wintering garden bird species are presented:
| Species | Total number | % of locations |
| Great Tit |
17 160
|
95
|
| Tree Sparrow |
10 196
|
48
|
| Green Finch |
8 504
|
45
|
| House Sparrow |
4 365
|
26
|
| Hooded Crow |
3 245
|
42
|
| Bluetit |
2 938
|
67
|
| Jackdaw |
2 805
|
13
|
| Jay |
2 643
|
23
|
| House Pigeon |
1 633
|
13
|
| Magpie |
1 478
|
38
|
| Marsh Tit |
1 460
|
29
|
| Waxwing |
1 379
|
4
|
| Nuthatch |
1 329
|
41
|
| Willow Tit |
1 232
|
27
|
| Bullfinch |
1 216
|
19
|
| Blackbird |
1 071
|
25
|
| Siskin |
864
|
2
|
| Fieldfare |
860
|
5
|
| Yellowhammer |
785
|
6
|
| Mallard |
627
|
1
|
Original data by Aarne Tuule (Newsletter of the Estonian Ornithological Society - “Tiirutaja” No 28, 2015)
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