Small birds expected to bounce back in annual UK count

RSPB says successful breeding season and kind weather could see many species faring well in this year's Big Garden Birdwatch

Blue tits, great tits, greenfinches and chaffinches are set to bounce back into British gardens this winter after a successful breeding season and "relatively kind" conditions.

More than half a million people are expected to spend an hour this weekend spotting birds and other wildlife in the 39th year of the Big Garden Birdwatch, the world's biggest wildlife survey.