The Big Garden Bird Watch

The Big Garden Bird Watch last weekend in Jan


These are the Birds you will be looking for, you use this sheet to fill in then, complete a form online


Or you can register, and get a free pack. All the details on the link below

http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/

WS

Thanks WS. I will have a little look later and see what we have to do. I would really like to take part this time, especially as the feeder is now so popular

littlewid-x-

last year was the first time I took part so Im looking forward to taking part again

Same here PPH - it was a fun thing to do, so looking forward to this year.

Lai

All ready for the weekend - the big decision is what time and which day?

I've just had a wonderful flypast from the Buzzard, right in front of the house at low level as I was ironing. I bet it doesnt do that while I am counting over the weekend

Lai

Decisions Decisions Decisions
Fingers X on the Buzzard Lai, I've got my sheet all ready to fill in
WS

It's going to have to be later or tomorrow as finding an hour is hard this morning! Shame as we had 6 long tailed tits all on the peanut feeder at the same time, then the woodpecker appeared and they vanished!

Lai

Same here Lai, I got that engrossed in the Web Cams I missed all the action on the feeders, and I had a mega top up on them yesterday, the seed has absolutly rocketed down so it's been very busy out there
WS

Birdwatch is commencing at 1pm today in our garden.

I will let you know the results later!

SM

look forward to it SM

Lai

And the results are in:

2 Blackbirds
2 Blue Tits
4 Dunnocks
4 Great Tits
4 House Sparrows
1 Robin
21 Starlings
1 Woodpigeon
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker

Yes Wanda made a fleeting appearance yeah!

SM

21 Starlings WOW

That was a great count of birds SM - how great to see just how many visit in one hour! and even better that Wanda called in.

I will let you know our result tomorrow.

Lai

Great result SM. I'm doing mine tomorrow as well. I'm on Safari at the moment
WS

my mum and her partner came and visited me today so I didnt do it, but I will do it tomorrow. although the birds did me proud on visiting and my mum's partner is a keen birdwatcher and the birds mustve known this as the tree sparrows decided to flock just outside the window and hop about the hedge outside my window.

he was very impressed I had my tree sparrow flock as he doesnt get them in his garden and he loved seeing them up close without using binoculars

Look forward to hearing which birds visit you tomorrow when you're counting PPH and how great you had all the tree sparrows calling in today when your mum and her partner were there with you.

Lai

Thats a good variety of birds SM and brilliant that Wanda came and visited as well.
I'm to say I forgot about this and forgot to register, at least I have been remembering to feed them all though.

Look forward to reading everyones results

littlewid-x-

OK Guys did my count this morning
Blackbirds 4
Blue Tits 10
Chaffinch 6
Coal Tit 4
Collared Dove 2
Great Tit 6
Sparrow 10
Long Tailed Tit 7
Magpie 1
Robin 2
Nuthatch 2
Crow 4

WS

That's an interesting section of birds WS. It's a great exercise to see just who is visiting, but I would love to do a whole day as a lot of the regulars didnt call in during the hour

Our hour this morning ...........
2 Blackbirds
6 Blue tits
2 Chaffinch
3 Coal tits
7 Great tits
15 Jackdaws
10 Long tailed tits
1 Magpie
1 Woodpigeon
2 Great spotted woodpeckers
1 Nuthatch
1 Mistlethrush

Disappointing not to see the Greenfinch or Goldfinch, but to be honest I haven't seen them for a while.

Lai

Great variaty there Lai. As you say, if you watch your feeders on a regular basis I think you know you have more species, and numbers than you see in one hour. I think they give an hour to watch so that more people take part, and dont mind spending an hour watching, but would be put off by having to do it longer. Sometimes you know Birds that are regular visitiors come in at different times of the day, so you wont get them all in 1 Hour, which to some extent is giving a false reading of the numbers.
WS

That's my point WS - the birds have times they visit, no sooner had I finished the pheasants called in, followed by the jays and so it went on.

Having said that it was an interesting hour.

Lai

I like your 3 obvious birds Doogs - good selection

Lai

Lai

It's alot better than recognising none Doogs, and we all have our seperate interests in wildlife. As the saying goes it's Horses for Courses. Oooops
WS