The ' RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016'

We welcome Mrs. Warran to our class! This week she helped us get creative, by designing our ‘wedding bird collages’, after reading the story of ‘The wedding birds'.

Birdwatching this week was a bit tricky with the wind, but we did see some birds in the school grounds. We decided that we would send our bird count from the previous week to the RSPB.

Our results:

2 Black birds

5 Blue tits

2 Collared doves

4 Magpies

3 Wood pigeons

1 Robin

2 Great tits

2 Pheasant

2 Carrion crows

Referring back to our original mind map about birds we tried to answer one of our questions: ‘Do all birds live in a tree?’ After discussing this question, we then pondered on whether all birds have wings, as without them they would not be able to fly up to get to a tree. This, then led us onto consider whether all birds can fly and whether they all build nests. We were particularly interested in penguins. When we asked Google if penguins build a nest, Google answered: ‘No!’ However, Mrs. George didn’t think this was quite right. So, we decided to consult a nature expert, Sir David Attenborough. We found out that some penguins do build nests. The Adelie penguins, who live in Antarctica, build their nests out of pebbles.

We are looking forward to the ‘Big Garden Birdwatch’ this weekend. Don’t forget to submit your results to the RSPB.