Bath and NE Somerset schoolchildren are being encouraged by Metro Mayor Dan Norris to discover the birds in their playgrounds as part of the UK's biggest school bird-watching event.

Classrooms will be turned into bird hides, binoculars fixed to eyes and school kids urged to stare out of the window in a bid to chart the West of England's wildlife.

This is all part of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' annual Big Schools' Birdwatch running until February 20 - which helps the charity build a picture of birds visiting school grounds and monitor any changes in the population.

Last year, participants discovered that the woodpigeon claimed the number one spot in the Big School Birdwatch rankings as the most commonly seen bird with an average of 7 per school spotted. The blackbird took second place with the carrion crow completing the top three.

One school getting involved is Warmley Park special school on Tower Road. 

To sign up, visit rspb.org.uk/schoolswatch