THOUSANDS of people are expected to take part in the RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend.

This will be the 42nd year of the Big Garden Birdwatch, with people encouraged to spend just an hour recording the birdlife they see in their gardens and submitting their results online.

Allowing the RSPB to monitor similar bird trends across the country, the data collected during the Big Garden Birdwatch will create a ‘snapshot’ of bird numbers across the UK and how they have fared since the project began over 40 years ago.

To help with their research, the charity is asking for all those taking part to ensure they share what they’ve seen during the hour by submitting their results at rspb.org.uk/birdwatch.

With that in mind, it seemed like an opportune time to promote the amazing twittering exploits of our Camera Club members.

The Camera Club is a Facebook group where keen photographers share their photo's from across our mid-Cheshire patch.

In order to whet the appetite, here are some of the brilliant shots taken by our Camera Club members have taken.