Volunteer leaders from Macclesfield RSPB Wildlife Explorers again visiting local schools to help with the RSPB's Big Schools’ Birdwatch.

• Moorfield Primary School, Hazel Grove     (Click here for pictures
• King’s School (Junior School Nature Club) Macclesfield     (Click here for pictures)
• Kettleshulme St. James CoE Primary School     (Click here for pictures)
• Rainow Pre-School     (Click here for pictures)
• Terra Nova School      (Click here for more pictures)
• Parkroyal Community School    (Click here for pictures)
• Rainow School    (Click here for pictures)
• Bosley St Mary's CoE Primary School    (Click here for pictures)

The schools birdwatches are again producing some fantastic results. Pupils often braved snow showers, rain showers and biting cold winds to take a closer look at the birds in their school grounds but everyone had lots of fun.

Top spots were large numbers of Goldfinches.

Teachers and Leaders are organising lots of other activities including wildlife walks, making birdfood and craft activities – everyone learnt lots about identifying and caring for our garden birds.

Volunteer RSPB Wildlife Explorer Leaders were on hand at each school to explain how to use binoculars and 'spotting telescope' safely, and help with bird identification.