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Chaffinches in flight

Big Museum Garden Birdwatch

Join our friends from RSPB for some museum wildlife activities at the National Museum of Scotland.

Things to know

RSPB logoDate: Sunday 13 January
Times: 12:30-16:00
Cost: Free, drop-in, for everyone

Join our friends from RSPB for some museum wildlife activities and find out how you can take part in Big Garden Birdwatch 2013.

Learning Centre, Level 4

Drop-in

Activities including bird cake making, owl pellet dissection and bird puzzles.

Magic Carpet

14:30: Magic Carpet Minis (0-2)
15:30: Magic Carpet (2-4)
Sign up in the Learning Centre foyer on Level 4

Grand Gallery, Level 1

Pick up a survey and discover some of the garden birds we have in the Museum and spot some large ones too!

Robin in flight

Above: Robin in flight on display in Animal Senses, Level 3, National Museum of Scotland.

Blue tits in Animal Senses

Above: Blue Tit pair on display in Animal Senses, Level 3, National Museum of Scotland.

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Big Garden Birdwatch intro from The RSPB on Vimeo.

Thrush feeding

Song Thrush on display in Animal World, Level 1, National Museum of Scotland.

Sparrow hawk

Sparrowhawk on display, Animal World, Level 1, National Museum of Scotland.

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