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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is this weekend. You spend an hour looking at the garden spotting and counting birds.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/how-to-take-part...
We have it easy here, with a fair old haul:
Blackbird x2
Blue tit x4
Carrion crow x2
Chaffinch x2
Collared dove x2
Dunnock x2
Goldfinch x2
Great tit x2
House sparrow x1
Magpie x2
Robin x2
Starling x2
Woodpigeon x5
Nuthatch x2
Treecreeper x1
Some of those were new to us, and only spotted because we were making an effort.
Anyone else taking part?
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/how-to-take-part...
We have it easy here, with a fair old haul:
Blackbird x2
Blue tit x4
Carrion crow x2
Chaffinch x2
Collared dove x2
Dunnock x2
Goldfinch x2
Great tit x2
House sparrow x1
Magpie x2
Robin x2
Starling x2
Woodpigeon x5
Nuthatch x2
Treecreeper x1
Some of those were new to us, and only spotted because we were making an effort.
Anyone else taking part?
Jesus that's an impressive list trashbat.
I have no garden at the moment (3rd floor flat) but turned up at my folks just as they were starting. They only have a little urban garden but have been feeding for years and sometimes get interesting things.
Anyway it was something like:
3 blackbirds
Robin
Woodpigeon
Bluetit
Until the last few minutes when my dad spotted a "wren" in the holly, it looked wrong to me at a glance and turned out to be a goldcrest, followed by it's mate. A first for their garden and perfect timing for the birdwatch.
I've just set-up a woodland birdfeeder at work at the weekend but should have done it a feew weeks back really as the birds would have time to get used to it and I think I could have got a really decent haul
Oh well, should be being regularly visited by all sorts in time for next year....
I have no garden at the moment (3rd floor flat) but turned up at my folks just as they were starting. They only have a little urban garden but have been feeding for years and sometimes get interesting things.
Anyway it was something like:
3 blackbirds
Robin
Woodpigeon
Bluetit
Until the last few minutes when my dad spotted a "wren" in the holly, it looked wrong to me at a glance and turned out to be a goldcrest, followed by it's mate. A first for their garden and perfect timing for the birdwatch.
I've just set-up a woodland birdfeeder at work at the weekend but should have done it a feew weeks back really as the birds would have time to get used to it and I think I could have got a really decent haul
Oh well, should be being regularly visited by all sorts in time for next year....
I should say we have a set of feeders that are normally kept full, and some oak trees, and the South Downs start about 300m behind us, hence farmland - so we have it easy!
No sign of my favourite chappie recently, the great spotted woodpecker, a semi-regular visitor to ours. I hope he's still about.
Good to hear about the bullfinch & goldcrest - this is the sort of thing we'd see at a distance and assume, oh, sparrow or dunnock etc, so Birdwatch was really good in getting us to put more effort in.
If you've missed out, I think you can submit results until 16th Feb, so I think not too cheaty if you still want to do yours.
No sign of my favourite chappie recently, the great spotted woodpecker, a semi-regular visitor to ours. I hope he's still about.
Good to hear about the bullfinch & goldcrest - this is the sort of thing we'd see at a distance and assume, oh, sparrow or dunnock etc, so Birdwatch was really good in getting us to put more effort in.
If you've missed out, I think you can submit results until 16th Feb, so I think not too cheaty if you still want to do yours.
Edited by trashbat on Monday 26th January 17:38
trashbat said:
I should say we have a set of feeders that are normally kept full, and some oak trees, and the South Downs start about 300m behind us, hence farmland - so we have it easy!
No sign of my favourite chappie recently, the lesser spotted woodpecker, a semi-regular visitor to ours. I hope he's still about.
Good to hear about the bullfinch & goldcrest - this is the sort of thing we'd see at a distance and assume, oh, sparrow or dunnock etc, so Birdwatch was really good in getting us to put more effort in.
If you've missed out, I think you can submit results until 16th Feb, so I think not too cheaty if you still want to do yours.
Lovely picture but sorry to dissapoint he's a male great spotted woodpecker. Still always a really nice thing to get on your feeders but if you were getting lesser spotted that'd be fairly amazing!No sign of my favourite chappie recently, the lesser spotted woodpecker, a semi-regular visitor to ours. I hope he's still about.
Good to hear about the bullfinch & goldcrest - this is the sort of thing we'd see at a distance and assume, oh, sparrow or dunnock etc, so Birdwatch was really good in getting us to put more effort in.
If you've missed out, I think you can submit results until 16th Feb, so I think not too cheaty if you still want to do yours.
Edited by trashbat on Monday 26th January 17:32
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