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Bird numbers down due to wet summer

Redditch Editorial 25th Dec, 2016   0

THE WINTER months are normally a busy time for Blue Tits in our gardens.

However, the latest figures from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) show that numbers are down, probably due to a wet summer.

In winter a lack of food in the countryside encourages both adult and juvenile Blue Tits into gardens to make use of feeders.

However, this November BTO Garden BirdWatchers reported the lowest numbers of Blue Tits in gardens since 2003, thought to be due to a lack of young birds this year.