Current Survey | Early Nesters |
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Are either of these nesting in your garden?
Blackbird : 33.33% Robin : 18.42% Both : 31.58% Neither : 16.67% Total Votes: 114 |
| Changes in Bird Food Buying |
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Have you changed how much you are buying each month?
Buying more : 57.78% Buying about the same : 38.89% Buying less : 3.33% Total Votes: 90 |
| Hedgerows Removed by Council |
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What do you think about Sheffield City Council removing hedgerows in a park?
Understandable, they need to save money : 0.00% Unforgivable, there should be consequences : 100.00% Total Votes: 73 |
| Winter Feeding Species |
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On average how many species visit your garden in the winter each week?
less than 5 : 7.69% 6 to 10 : 37.18% 11 to 15 : 35.90% 16 to 20 : 11.54% 21 to 25 : 2.56% more than 25 : 5.13% Total Votes: 78 |
| Nature Reserves |
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Ever been to a nature reserve?
Yes, several times a year : 46.43% Yes, a few times over the years : 32.14% No but planning to soon : 17.86% No and not interested : 3.57% Total Votes: 28 |
| Favourite Garden Bird |
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Which is your favourite garden bird?
Blackbird : 10.61% Blue Tit : 13.64% Goldfinch : 27.27% Robin : 37.88% Wren : 10.61% Total Votes: 66 |
| Feeder Cleaning |
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Do you clean your feeders less now than in 2005?
Yes, less often : 4.55% No, about the same : 40.91% No, more often : 54.55% Total Votes: 22 |
| Blackcaps |
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How many Blackcaps have you seen this year compared with the past?
More : 20.00% Fewer : 13.33% About the same : 46.67% Don't know : 20.00% Total Votes: 15 |
| All Year Round Feeding |
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When do you feed the birds?
All year round : 92.00% All year except summer : 1.33% Winter only : 6.67% Never : 0.00% Total Votes: 75 |
| Nests in your Garden |
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Have birds nested in your garden this year?
Yes and all were successful : 60.34% Yes with mixed results : 22.41% Yes but all failed : 1.72% No : 13.79% Don't know : 1.72% Total Votes: 58 |
| Cuckoo |
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Have you seen or heard a Cuckoo this year?
Yes : 66.33% No : 33.67% Total Votes: 98 |
| First Swifts |
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When did you notice the first Swifts?
Before 1st May : 20.63% 1st to 7th May : 44.44% 8th to 14th May : 22.22% 15th to 21st May : 6.35% After 21st May : 6.35% Total Votes: 63 |
| Badger Cull |
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Do you agree with the culling of badgers?
Yes : 9.26% No : 87.96% Don't know : 2.78% Total Votes: 108 |
| Bird Food Budget |
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How much do you spend on bird food each month?
under £5 : 8.64% £5 to £9.99 : 23.46% £10 to £19.99 : 27.16% £20 to £29.99 : 11.11% £30 to £39.99 : 11.11% £40 to £49.99 : 3.70% over £50 : 14.81% Total Votes: 81 |
| Nest Boxes in Your Garden |
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Do you have nest boxes in your garden?
Yes, several : 63.49% Yes, one : 25.40% No, but getting one : 9.52% No, don't want any : 1.59% Total Votes: 63 |
| Popular Bird Foods |
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Which popular food do you find most successfully attracts birds?
High-energy Blend : 9.02% Kitchen Scraps : 0.75% Live Foods : 1.50% Mixed Seed : 28.57% Peanuts : 7.52% Sunflower Hearts : 25.56% Sunflower Seeds : 6.02% Suet Cake or Treats : 21.05% Total Votes: 133 |
| Wildlife Garden |
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Do you have a garden with plants to attract wildlife?
Yes : 94.67% No : 5.33% Total Votes: 75 |
| Small Garden Birds |
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Which is most to blame for the decline in small garden birds?
Domestic Cat : 55.75% Grey Squirrel : 6.19% Magpie : 19.47% Sparrowhawk : 7.08% None of these : 11.50% Total Votes: 113 |
| Sick Greenfinches |
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Have you seen sick Greenfinches in your garden?
Yes : 20.00% No : 66.67% Possibly : 13.33% Total Votes: 30 |
| Breeding Season |
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How many young birds have you seen this year?
More than last year : 64.91% About same as last year : 15.79% Fewer than last year : 19.30% Total Votes: 57 |
| Cuckoo |
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Have you seen or heard a Cuckoo this year?
Yes, more than last year : 44.07% Yes, about same as last year : 13.56% Yes, but fewer than last year : 8.47% No : 33.90% Total Votes: 59 |
| Cat Controls |
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Cat Control Measures
Cats should be treated as vermin : 19.74% Cat owners should be held responsible : 14.59% Cats should wear collars and bells : 50.21% No controls needed : 15.45% Total Votes: 233 |
| Game Keeping |
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Do you agree with game keeping?
Yes : 68.09% No : 25.53% Not sure : 6.38% Total Votes: 47 |
| Sparrowhawks |
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Are Sparrowhawks responsible for the decline in song birds?
Yes : 19.70% No : 78.79% Don't know : 1.52% Total Votes: 66 |
| Maltese Hunting |
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What should happen to Malta over illegal hunting?
Continue lobbying : 22.78% Eject from the EU : 77.22% Total Votes: 79 |
| Nest Boxes |
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Do you have nest boxes in your garden?
Yes : 88.30% No but getting one : 6.38% No, don't want any : 5.32% Total Votes: 94 |
| Magpies |
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Are Magpies responsible for the decline in songbird numbers?
Yes : 65.00% No : 25.00% Don't know : 10.00% Total Votes: 160 |
| Wildlife Favourite |
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What interests you the most?
Amphibians : 1.64% Bees and wasps : 1.64% Birds : 77.05% Butterflies : 1.64% Cetaceans : 3.28% Dragonflies : 3.28% Fungi : 3.28% Lichens : 0.00% Mammals : 6.56% Mosses : 0.00% Moths : 0.00% Reptiles : 0.00% Spiders : 0.00% Wild flowers : 1.64% Total Votes: 61 |
| Feeder Hygeine |
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How often do you clean your bird feeders?
Daily : 8.70% Weekly : 30.43% Fortnightly : 6.52% Monthly : 21.74% When Messy : 30.43% Never : 2.17% Total Votes: 46 |
| Reintroduction Programmes |
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Do you agree with species reintroduction programmes?
Yes : 84.31% No : 15.69% Total Votes: 51 |
| Favourite Garden Bird |
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What is your favourite garden bird?
Blackbird : 19.05% Blue Tit : 7.14% Coal Tit : 2.38% Dunnock : 0.00% Goldfinch : 25.00% Great Tit : 1.19% House Sparrow : 2.38% Long-tailed Tit : 8.33% Robin : 21.43% Song Thrush : 2.38% Starling : 3.57% Wren : 7.14% Total Votes: 84 |
| All Year Round Feeding |
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When do you feed the birds?
All year round : 94.81% Winter only : 5.19% Other times : 0.00% Never : 0.00% Total Votes: 77 |
| £10million for waterways |
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Is this too little too late or a waste of money?
Too little, too late. : 93.10% Better things to spend it on. : 6.90% Total Votes: 29 |
| Cuckoo |
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Have you seen or heard a Cuckoo this year?
Yes : 68.22% No : 31.78% Total Votes: 129 |
| First Swifts |
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When did you notice the first Swifts?
Before 1st May : 37.70% 1st to 7th May : 32.79% 8th to 14th May : 19.67% 15th to 21st May : 6.56% After 21st May : 3.28% Total Votes: 61 |
| Wind Farms |
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Do you support having wind farms?
Yes : 61.29% No : 38.71% Total Votes: 62 |
| Bird Food Budget |
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How much do you spend on bird food each month?
under £5 : 4.21% £5 to £9.99 : 25.26% £10 to £19.99 : 32.63% £20 to £29.99 : 24.21% £30 to £39.99 : 4.21% over £40 : 9.47% Total Votes: 95 |
| Nest Boxes |
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Do you have nest boxes in your garden?
Yes, several. : 62.50% Yes, just one. : 22.06% No, but getting one or more. : 13.24% No, don't want any. : 2.21% Total Votes: 136 |
| Popular Bird Foods |
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Which popular food do you find most successfully attracts birds?
High-energy Blends : 12.88% Kitchen Scraps : 6.82% Live Foods : 1.52% Mixed Seed : 15.91% Peanuts : 9.09% Sunflower Hearts : 25.00% Sunflower Seeds : 5.30% Suet Cake or Treats : 23.48% Total Votes: 132 |
| Estuaries |
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Have you ever visited an estuary or wetland reserve?
Yes : 68.75% No : 31.25% Total Votes: 32 |
| Starlings |
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Do you have more or less Starlings than 3 years ago?
More : 29.27% Less : 39.02% Same : 31.71% Total Votes: 82 |
| Green Taxes |
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Would you willingly pay green taxes?
Yes : 41.67% No : 58.33% Total Votes: 24 |
| Bird Nests |
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Have birds nested in your garden this year?
Yes - in nest box : 8.57% Yes - elsewhere, e.g. in hedge, roof, etc. : 34.29% Yes - in nest box and elsewhere : 22.86% No : 28.57% Don't know : 5.71% Total Votes: 35 |
| Bird of Prey Persecution |
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Is more policing needed?
Yes, more policing is needed. : 96.08% No, policing is satisfactory. : 3.92% Total Votes: 51 |
| Swallows, Martins and Swifts |
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Do you have Swallows, House Martins or Swifts nesting on your house or outbuildings?
All three : 3.75% Swallows and House Martins : 1.25% Swallows and Swifts : 3.75% House Martins and Swifts : 2.50% Swallows only : 16.25% House Martins only : 15.00% Swifts only : 5.00% None : 52.50% Total Votes: 80 |
| Wild Bird Imports |
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Should the ban on wild bird imports be lifted?
Yes : 8.04% No : 91.96% Total Votes: 112 |
| First Swifts |
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When did you notice the first Swifts?
Before 1st May : 25.53% 1st May - 7th May : 52.13% 8th May - 14th May : 8.51% 15th May - 21st May : 10.64% After 21st May : 3.19% Total Votes: 94 |
| Night Robins |
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Do your Robins sing through the night?
Most nights each week : 44.44% Two or three nights a week : 31.31% Never : 24.24% Total Votes: 99 |
| Grey Squirrel Cull |
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Should we cull the Grey Squirrel to protect the Red Squirrel?
Yes : 84.71% No : 12.94% Don't know : 2.35% Total Votes: 170 |
| Bird Food Budget |
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How much do you spend on bird food each month?
under £5 : 14.73% £5 - £9.99 : 29.46% £10 - £19.99 : 31.01% £20 - £29.99 : 13.95% £30 - £39.99 : 3.10% over £40 : 7.75% Total Votes: 129 |
| Nest Box Cleaning |
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Do you clean your nest box(es)?
Yes - in October : 30.00% Yes - in November : 12.50% Yes - in December : 17.50% Yes - in January : 22.50% No : 17.50% Total Votes: 40 |
| Bird Organisations |
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Are you a member of the RSPB and BTO?
BTO : 0.00% RSPB : 41.18% Both : 20.59% Neither : 38.24% Total Votes: 34 |
| Badger Cull |
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Do you agree with the culling of badgers?
Yes : 16.83% No : 80.20% Don't know : 2.97% Total Votes: 101 |
| Government Environmental Performance |
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Are you satisfied with the Government's environmental performance?
Yes : 3.41% No : 96.59% Total Votes: 88 |
| Sparrowhawks |
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Are Sparrowhawks to blame for decline in song birds?
Yes : 22.73% No : 77.27% Total Votes: 66 |
| Wildlife Welfare |
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Are you satisfied with wildlife welfare organisations?
Satisfied with national ones : 8.00% Satisfied with local ones : 12.00% Satisfied with both : 8.00% Dissatisfied with national ones : 24.00% Dissatisfied with local ones : 8.00% Dissatisfied with both : 40.00% Total Votes: 25 |
| Nests in your Garden |
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Have birds nested in your garden this year?
Yes and all were successful : 54.76% Yes with mixed results : 26.98% Yes but all failed : 5.16% No : 9.52% Don't know : 3.57% Total Votes: 252 |
| Garden Tax |
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Is a garden tax a good idea?
Yes : 1.31% No : 98.69% Total Votes: 383 |
| Commonest Finch |
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Which finch is most common in your garden? Bulfinch: 1.02% Chaffinch: 37.76% Goldfinch: 25.00% Greenfinch: 33.16% Linnet: 1.02% Redpoll: 0.00% Siskin: 2.04% Total Votes: 196 |
| Illegal Hunting & Trapping |
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Should Malta be made to stop? Yes.: 94.74% No.: 5.26% Total Votes: 76 |
| Roosting Pockets |
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Do you have them and are they used? Yes. Used regularly.: 18.92% Yes. Used sometimes.: 10.81% Yes. Never used.: 43.24% No.: 27.03% Total Votes: 37 |
| Conservation or Profits |
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Does wildlife come second place to profits? Yes: 80.39% No: 19.61% Total Votes: 51 |
| Nuisance Birds |
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Which bird do you regard a pest?
Black-headed Gulls : 5.75% Carrion Crow : 4.60% Collared Dove : 3.45% Feral Pigeon : 19.54% Herring Gulls : 8.05% House Sparrow : 0.00% Jackdaw : 2.30% Magpie : 21.84% Sparrowhawk : 4.60% Starling : 13.79% Woodpigeon : 16.09% Total Votes: 87 |
| Ban Fireworks |
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Should fireworks be banned?
Yes, completely. : 16.16% Yes except at licensed events. : 58.59% Yes except on Bonfire Night. : 11.11% No : 14.14% Total Votes: 99 |
| Feeder Hygiene |
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How often do you clean your feeders?
Daily : 2.22% Weekly : 24.44% Fortnightly : 24.44% Monthly : 11.11% When Messy : 28.89% Never : 8.89% Total Votes: 45 |
| Saving Water |
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Do you try to save water?
More than before : 58.14% About the same : 23.26% Less than before : 4.65% Not at all : 13.95% Total Votes: 43 |
| Your Favourite Finch |
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Which is your favourite finch?
Bullfinch : 15.85% Chaffinch : 15.85% Goldfinch : 53.66% Greenfinch : 9.76% Linnet : 1.22% Redpoll : 0.00% Siskin : 3.66% Total Votes: 82 |
| Wind, Tidal or Nuclear Power |
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Which option would you choose?
Wind and tidal power : 40.62% Nuclear power : 46.88% Neither : 12.50% Total Votes: 64 |
| Birds and Trees |
| Do you agree with the anti-tree faction? Yes, get rid of trees: 0.65% No, save our trees: 99.35% Total Votes: 155 |
| Best Bird Song |
| Which garden bird has the best song? Blackbird : 51.76% Blackcap : 2.35% Goldfinch : 6.47% Robin : 21.76% Song Thrush : 17.65% Total Votes: 170 |
| Wild Bird Trade Ban |
| Should Wild Bird Trade Be Banned? Yes: 98.57% No: 1.43% Total Votes: 70 |
| Grey Squirrel Cull |
| Should Grey Squirrels be culled? Yes: 66.53% No: 33.47% Total Votes: 242 by MPR |
| Bird Food Budget |
| How much do you spend per month feeding the birds?
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| Bird Food Budget |
| How much do you spend per month feeding the birds? less than £5.00: 12.50% £5.00 - £9.99: 38.19% £10.00 - £14.99: 13.89% £15.00 - £19.99: 10.42% £20.00 - £24.99: 10.42% £25.00 - £29.99: 6.94% more than £30: 7.64% Total Votes: 144 by MPR |
| Bird Flu |
| How worried are you about bird flu? Very worried: 19.57% Somewhat worried: 19.57% Not at all worried: 60.87% Total Votes: 46 by MPR |
| Cats and Birds |
| Do you have a cat and feed the birds? Yes, wears a bell but still kills: 6.38% Yes, wears a bell and doesn't kill: 21.28% Yes, no bell and kills: 10.64% Yes, no bell but doesn't kill: 34.04% No: 27.66% Total Votes: 94 by MPR |
| Birds Eggs |
| Did you know it's illegal to keep eggs found in a nest box? Yes: 72.97% No: 27.03% Total Votes: 37 by MPR |
| Bird Nests |
| Have birds nested in your garden this year? Yes - in nest box: 19.15% Yes - elsewhere, e.g. hedge, roof: 27.66% Yes - in nest box and elsewhere: 44.68% No: 8.51% Total Votes: 47 by MPR |
| Bird Garden |
| Do you have a garden with plants to attract birds? Yes: 92.59% No: 7.41% Total Votes: 27 by MPR |
| Garden Ponds |
| Do you have a garden pond? Yes, a wildlife pond: 38.98% Yes, a fish pond: 23.73% Yes, an ornamental pond: 6.78% No: 30.51% Total Votes: 59 [ Return To Vote ] by MPR |
| Magpies |
| Are Magpies responsible for the decline in songbird numbers? Yes: 48.42% No: 45.26% Don't Know: 6.32% Total Votes: 95 by MPR |
| Environmental Protection |
| Should the next Government do more to protect the environment? Yes: 98.57% No: 0.00% Same: 1.43% Total Votes: 70 by MPR |
| Popular Kitchen Scraps |
| Which kitchen scraps do you find attract the most birds? Breakfast Cereals: 7.69% Dried Fruit: 4.62% Fresh Fruit: 9.23% Rice & Pasta: 4.62% Bread: 35.38% Fats: 26.15% Meat: 1.54% Cake: 3.08% Cheese: 7.69% Total Votes: 65 by MPR |
| Popular Bird Food |
| Which popular food do you find most successfully attracts birds? Peanuts: 16.80% Sunflower Seeds: 7.20% Sunflower Hearts: 29.60% Niger: 2.40% Suet Cake: 12.00% Mixed Seed: 27.20% Peanut Nibs: 0.80% Mealworms : 4.00% Total Votes: 125 by MPR |
| Wildlife Harmony |
| Do we live in harmony with our wildlife or are our wants and needs always at their cost? Yes: 29.27% No: 70.73% Total Votes: 41 by MPR |
| Birds in my Garden |
| How did the birds in 2004 compare with the average for your garden? More birds: 62.75% About the same: 15.69% Fewer birds: 21.57% Total Votes: 51 by MPR |
| Endangered Birds |
| Did you know some birds are endangered? Yes, but more than expected: 64.58% Yes, number as expected: 20.83% Yes, less than expected: 6.25% No, and I'm shocked: 4.17% No, but I'm not surprised: 4.17% Total Votes: 48 by MPR |
| Starlings |
| Do you have more or less Starlings? More: 37.14% Less: 40.95% Same: 21.90% Total Votes: 105 by MPR |
| Feeding Garden Birds |
| Do you feed the birds in your garden? Yes: 100.00% No: 0.00% Total Votes: 50 by MPR |
| Garden Bird Nests |
| Have birds nested in your garden? Yes: 86.96% No: 4.35% Not sure: 8.70% Total Votes: 46 by MPR |
| Peat Use in Gardens |
| Do you use peat? Yes: 10.00% No: 80.00% Not sure: 10.00% Total Votes: 20 by MPR |
| Field Trips for School Children |
| Should there be more lessons outside the classroom? Yes: 96.97% No: 3.03% Not sure: 0.00% Total Votes: 33 by MPR |
| Climate Change |
| Is climate change affecting breeding birds? Yes: 82.86% No: 2.86% Not sure: 14.29% Total Votes: 35 by MPR |
| First Swifts |
| When did you see your first Swift over your home or garden this year? Before 1st May: 44.29% 1st to 7th May: 28.57% 8th to 15th May: 15.71% 16th to 22nd May: 7.14% 23rd to 29th May: 2.86% After 29th May: 1.43% Total Votes: 70 by MPR |
| Early Nesters |
| Are Blackbirds or Robins nesting in your garden? Blackbird: 40.18% Robin: 15.18% Both: 40.18% Neither: 4.46% Total Votes: 112 by MPR |
| House Sparrows |
| Have you more or less House Sparrows this winter? More: 44.44% Less: 28.10% Same: 27.45% Total Votes: 153 by MPR |
| BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch |
| Do you take part in the BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch? Yes: 54.55% No: 13.64% Considering it: 31.82% Total Votes: 22 by MPR |
| Leucistic Blackbirds |
| Do you have leucistic blackbirds? Yes - Leucisitic: 65.96% Yes - Albino: 6.38% No: 27.66% Total Votes: 47 by MPR |
| Grey Squirrels |
| Do you have grey squirrels? Yes and they are a nuisance: 32.47% Yes but I don't mind them: 40.26% No but I would like them: 14.29% No and I am glad: 12.99% Don't know: 0.00% Total Votes: 77 by MPR |
| Bird Crime |
| Are the penalties for bird crimes harsh enough? Yes: 5.56% No: 94.44% Total Votes: 18 by MPR |
| Nests |
| Did birds nest in your garden this year? Yes: 84.21% No: 13.16% Don't know: 2.63% Total Votes: 38 by MPR |
| Wind Farms |
| Should wind farms be built in conservation areas? Yes: 31.25% No: 59.38% Don't know: 9.38% Total Votes: 32 by MPR |
| Cats |
| Do you think Cats should be managed? Yes: 79.37% No: 15.87% Don't know: 4.76% Total Votes: 63 by MPR |
| Magpies |
| Do you think that Magpies should be culled? Yes: 43.00% No: 53.00% Don't know: 4.00% Total Votes: 100 by MPR |
| Martins, Swallows and Swifts |
| Do you have House Martins or Swifts nesting on your house or outbuildings? Both: 6.67% House Martins only: 46.67% Swifts only: 15.56% Neither: 31.11% Total Votes: 45 by MPR |
| Swift Arrival |
| When did your first Swifts arrive? Before 27 April: 21.05% 27 April - 3 May: 15.79% 4 May - 10 May: 36.84% 11 May - 17 May: 10.53% 18 May - 24 May: 5.26% 25 May - 1 June: 3.51% Don't have any: 7.02% Total Votes: 57 by MPR |
| Ruddy Duck |
| Do you agree with Ruddy Duck cull? Yes: 13.33% No: 80.00% Don't know: 6.67% Total Votes: 60 by MPR |
| Nestboxes |
| Do you have nest boxes in your garden? Yes: 80.80% No: 8.00% Considering: 9.60% Never: 1.60% Total Votes: 125 by MPR |
| Common Birds |
| Do you have House Sparrows only, Starlings only, both, or neither visiting your garden? House Sparrows only: 8.27% Starlings only: 7.09% Both: 78.35% Neither: 6.30% Total Votes: 254 by MPR |
| Bird Feeding |
| When do you feed the birds? Summer: 0.71% Autumn: 1.42% Winter: 17.73% Spring: 2.13% All Year: 75.89% Never: 2.13% Total Votes: 141 by MPR |
| Favourite Garden Bird |
| What is your favourite bird? Blue Tit: 15.79% Coal Tit: 18.42% Goldfinch: 13.16% Long-tailed Tit: 10.53% Robin: 28.95% Song Thrush: 7.89% Wren: 5.26% Total Votes: 38 by MPR |