It's official, small birds have struggled to beat the snowy winter.

Last year, long-tailed tits made it into the top 10 for the first time, suggesting they were getting used to feeding on seeds and peanuts in hanging feeders and on bird tables.

However, smaller bodied birds are particularly susceptible to the cold, having to eat almost continuously to stay alive. As predicted, birds like the long-tailed tit, coal tit and goldcrest were the worst affected, with average numbers of all three species dropping significantly since the 2009 survey.

See full survey results here

The extracted results for the Island can be found here