UK Ten Most Common Garden Bird Tally Sheet / Daily Bird Count Activity

What’s included?

This download includes x1 landscape orientation pdf sheet.

What’s it for?

This interactive tally sheet is designed for children to record bird sightings in real-time, whether looking through a window or exploring outdoors. It helps learners practice counting and data recording by marking a tally next to each of the ten most common UK garden birds as they are spotted.

Who’s it for?

This resource has been designed for early years children, pupils in years one and two as well as older students who would enjoy observing and identifying birds each day.

Resource Details

This ready-to-use tally sheet is designed ready to go, just print and attach to a clipboard, ideal for garden investigations or forest school sessions.

The clear grid, features ten illustrations of the most common UK garden birds alongside boxes for tallying sightings and recording the total number.

There is dedicated space for the learner to write their name and to record both the day of the week and the numerical date, helping to build daily literacy and numeracy habits.

Educational Value

EYFS

This resource is designed to support the following areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage:

• Maths: Practising counting and recording data with tally marks.

• Understanding the World: Identifying common species and observing nature.

• Communication: Building descriptive vocabulary through real-world observation.

Learning Objectives

By using this resource, children will develop the following skills:

• Observation: 'slow-looking' skills by focusing on movement and specific features to identify different bird species.

• Recording Data: translating real-world observations into a written record using a tally system.

• Scientific Inquiry: noticing and describing patterns in nature, such as which birds visit when.

• Literacy & Organisation: practicing functional writing by labelling their own work with their name and the current date.

Suggestion

Outdoor Learning

To make this resource reusable and 'weather-proof,' simply place the sheet inside a clear polypocket or laminate it. Learners can then use wipe-clean pens to record their tallies.

Mastered the basics? Challenge your learners with our 'Rarer Garden Birds Extension' once they’ve spotted the top ten: UK Rarer Garden Bird Tally Sheet / Daily Bird Count Activity

For help with understanding tallying: Tally marks and tallying, an Introduction (Data Handling)

Important message…

Any issues please let us know, we are happy to make changes.