People in Dundee are being asked to spend an hour of their time watching the birds in your garden on either Saturday 28, or Sunday 29 January 2012, to help out with the RSPB's annual Big Garden Bird Watch.

This annual Bird Watching event has grown into the biggest garden wildlife watching event in the world, helping to provide vital information about how some of our best loved species are faring.

RSPB Scotland Big Garen Birdwatch organiser Jonathan Osborne said:
"The big garden bird watch has grown massively since 1979 when we first organised it. People that haven't taken part before will find it a really enjoyable way to bring the whole family together for just an hour, to learn more about the wealth of wildlife that we'rer lucky to have."

Simply record the highest number of each bird species seen in your garden, or local park (not flying over) at any one time, and come back to these page to tell us what you have seen.

"It's really easy to get a form for results, as well as a guide to recognising the most common birds, either at http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch, or by phoning us on 0300 456 8330. The sheer number of results that we get helps us to understand how some of our common birds like the robin, blackbird and chaffinch are faring."

Lonely Sparrow Image by Jonathan Werner