Re: The Big Garden Bird Watch

**littlewid** Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:12 pm

Thats a good variety of birds SM and brilliant that Wanda came and visited as well.
I'm Embarassed

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-

**whitestarling** Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:36 am

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

**Laikipia** Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:42 pm

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 affraid

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

**whitestarling** Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:05 pm

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

**Laikipia** Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:05 am

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

**Doogs** Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:19 pm

Hey well done all you guys for the Birdspotting this weekend and what an amazing variety and amount of birds spotted between you all The Big Garden Bird Watch - Page 2 71418

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I must confess that birds are not my strongest point and I wouldn't have a clue as to what I was spotting in my garden unless it was really obvious - doves, seagulls and pigeons !!! lol!

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**Laikipia** Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:43 pm

I like your 3 obvious birds Doogs - good selection lol!

Lai

**Doogs** Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:53 pm

But they are 3 of the birds I get in my garden lol!

and they are ones that I recognise Embarassed

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**Laikipia** Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:17 pm

Lai

**whitestarling** Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:21 pm

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 Embarassed

WS

**littlewid** Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:15 pm

Brilliant selection WS and Lai and I imagine it was just lovely sitting there for an hour watching the birds come and go, a wonderful way to spend an hour on a Sunday morning.

I'm not that clever on birds either Doogs. I love them and really enjoy feeding them but I am still learning too Very Happy

littlewid-x-

princesspurplehippy Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:39 pm

I got

2 Blackbirds (male and female)
4 Tree Sparrows
2 Robins
2 Wood Pigeons
1 Dunnock (Hedge Sparrow)

and just as I was finishing 3 Pied Wagtails came into view

**whitestarling** Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:14 pm

Well done PPH. We dont seem to get Wood Pigeons which is unusual as we live in the country, and our sole Pied Wagtail has not been around for a long time
WS

**Doogs** Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:01 pm

whitestarling wrote: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

How true those words are WS cheers

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Safari Maiden Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:45 pm

Just catching up with the results. What a brilliant selection we have in our gardens. It will be interesting to see the RSPBs overall results.

SM

**whitestarling** Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:39 am

**Laikipia** Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:20 am

Thanks for the update WS - i can't wait for the results although I am sure some of them won't be good news.

Lai

**Laikipia** Fri Apr 01, 2011 3:05 pm

Results from Wildlife Extra News - big garden birdwatch results 2011

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/bgb011.html#cr

Interesting reading - Lai

**whitestarling** Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:07 pm

Thanks Lai. I got the email, and as you say some interesting news on numbers. Glad the small birds have done better than was thought
WS

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