You are urged to look out into your garden for an hour over the next three days,
as the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch sees thousands of people record the species that visit their outside spaces. In Rutland more than 500 people regularly take part each year with the house sparrow taking the top spot last year in Rutland as the most commonly seen bird followed by the bluetit and blackbird.

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