Now the birds are counted – Dagens Industri

Now the birds are counted – Dagens Industri

Now the birds are counted

                  2015-01-23 05:30
             

Today, a false start winter bird count made for the tenth time. And anyone who can not distinguish between green finches and sparrows can get help through online.

About 20 000 people tend to report their findings to the Swedish Ornithological Society (SOF). This year, hoping Chairman Dennis Power on record.

It’s a nice job keeping track of the birds in the garden or in the park where you feed them, he said.

The reports are the basis for calculations of a given species number increases or decreases.

There will of course be a lot of misreporting, but the bulk will be right and because the material is so large we can draw some conclusions anyway, he said.

Are you unsure of which sparrow or finch eating at even bird table, you do not throw in the towel. Via SOF’s Facebook page “Birds doorstep” can put out pictures of his birdie and get help.

And it is not unusual birds that compound is mainly interested in it this time.

This applies primarily to report the usual birds, that’s where you can see the differences, says Dennis Kraft.

Most common bird in winter bill so far has been great tit. During the nine previous bills have almost one million of those observed.