Tweet this page Like this page Email this page Share this page Home» Our Science » Plants, animals & fungi » Animals » Birds » Building trustworthy biodiversity indicators » In pictures » GBS participant feedback Feedback on Garden Bird Survey experience About 3000 people took part in the 2014 Garden Bird Survey. Over 60% of those people participated in an online survey to help us improve your Garden Bird Survey experience in the future. What you had to say..... INFORMATION OF INTEREST Bird population trends and which are the most rare and common species AREAS OF INTEREST The national picture and, to a lesser extent, about your region, city or town PRESENTATION OF RESULTS Using maps, summaries with images and, to a lesser extent, graphs ACCESSING INFORMATION Webpages and email are the preferred information sources but newspaper articles are also popular SURVEY UPDATES Most prefer to receive survey information 1-3 times a year MOTIVATIONS FOR PARTICIPATING You enjoy watching birds, are concerned about the health of garden bird populations or want to help improve understanding about garden birds WHO PARTICIPATES Mostly amateur bird watchers, naturalists or citizen scientists, often members of an environmental organisation but rarely students.