The House Sparrow was the most commonly seen bird in Wiltshire's gardens this winter.

In it's 41st year, the January birdwatch is a chance for people of all ages to count the number of birds that visit their garden which helps build a picture across the UK of how certain bird species' are doing.

In the most recent event, almost half a million people took part across the UK including 8,398 people in Wiltshire, and counted over eight million birds.

The Blue Tit was in second place with the Starling completing the top three in the county.

Long-tailed Tits, Werns, Coal Tits and other small birds were seen in greater numbers over the winter.

The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch revealed the increase which has come about thanks to warmer winters.

Daniel Hayhow, a conservation scientist for the RSPB, said: "Small birds suffer during long, cold winters but the warmer January weather this year appears to have given species such as the wren and long-tailed tit a boost.

"Over the survey’s lifetime, we’ve seen the increasing good fortunes of birds such as the coal tit and goldfinch and the alarming declines of the house sparrow and starling.

"But there appears to be good news for one of these birds.

"While the overall decline in house sparrow numbers, reported by participants, since the Big Garden Birdwatch began is 53 per cent, in the most recent decade numbers appear to have increased by 10 per cent. Giving us hope that at least a partial recovery may be happening.”

For a full round-up of all the Birdwatch findings and to see what birds visit your garden you can go to rspb.org.uk/birdwatch