RSPB 2016 Big Garden Birdwatch

Oneputt
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edited January 2016 in Wildlife, Nature & the Great Outdoors #1

Plenty of birds in the garden today so hope they are about this weekend when the RSPB bird count which take place this coming weekend.  See for link for info:

https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdwatch/

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  • RedKite
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    edited January 2016 #2

    Hi Oneputt I agree with you as this morning on the feeders we have got 3 siskins male and females and the surprise was a bull finch not seen one around here in this area of Dorset for a long time, masses of longtailed tits, so hope they are around this weekend.

  • Oneputt
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    edited January 2016 #3

    Fantastic RK we've only ever had 1 Siskin on our feeders

  • ADP1963
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    edited January 2016 #4

    Goldfinches in flocks,Chaffinches,Long tail Tits, Coal Tits,Blue & Great Tits,Sparrows ,Dunnocks, Blackies,Thrushes,Starlings, Magpies, Crows & Jacks. But no Greenfinches ,Nuthatches, Bullfinches or Siskins which at one time were common in our garden,a marked
    decline in certain species in my area.

  • Oneputt
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    edited January 2016 #5

    Although people say there is a demise in the number of Green Finches but we get plenty and we live in a town.  Yesterday there were up to 15 in our tree.

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #6

    Thanks for the reminder Oneputt, I probably won't be at home this weekend but might do the survey from a CC site.Smile

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited January 2016 #7

    Thankyou for the reminder oneputt,  we had all the info from the rspb a couple of weeks ago. I fear my list of birds may well be short, although I have seen a couple of wrens in the garden this year for the first time.

  • ADP1963
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    edited January 2016 #8

    Winter Watch on tonight 8 oclock.

  • Oneputt
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    edited January 2016 #9

    45 mins into our hour for birdwatch and so far seen the following:

    1 x Jay, 3 x Blackbirds,7 x Goldfinches, 9 x Starlings, 5 x Greenfinches, 3 x Robins, 2 x Dunnocks, 4 x Ringed Doves, 6 x Great tits & 8 Blue tits.  Not too bad for a small urban gardenHappy

  • HelenandTrevor
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    edited January 2016 #10

    45 mins into our hour for birdwatch and so far seen the following:

    1 x Jay, 3 x Blackbirds,7 x Goldfinches, 9 x Starlings, 5 x Greenfinches, 3 x Robins, 2 x Dunnocks, 4 x Ringed Doves, 6 x Great tits & 8 Blue tits.  Not too bad for a small urban gardenHappy

    Wow, that's  good few birds, we had 5 pigeon's and a blackbird ,can't count the Goldcrest as he turned up yesterday. Sad

  • brue
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    edited January 2016 #11

    Because we were elsewhere just for once I didn't do it ....who should be perched outside our sitting room window when we got back but the local sparrowhawk!

  • Wherenext
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    edited January 2016 #12

    Had a good hour this afternoon. 13 Blue Tits, 8 Great Tits, 12 Long Tailed Tits, 2 Coal Tits, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pigeons, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Dunnocks and 1 Treecreeper climbing a branch which overhangs
    our garden so it's going in!

  • Wherenext
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    edited January 2016 #13

    We had a Raven flying over. You can't count overflying birds, can you?

  • peedee
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    edited February 2016 #14

    I did it but when I came to make the return the amount of personal information demanded on the web site I found was astonishing. I am sure they won't miss my return.

    peedee

  • Oneputt
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    edited February 2016 #15

    4 greenfinches on my feeder during our RSPB count

  • cyberyacht
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    edited February 2016 #16

    Perhaps the survey is more of an address harvesting exercise rather than a bird audit.

  • Oneputt
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    edited February 2016 #17

    Not sure CY as there are already over 1million members and I suspect a vast percentage of people that respond are probably members anyway

  • EJB986
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    edited February 2016 #18

    Tried to participate but not being a member and a disappointing show from the birds I didn't bother!

    It seemed too complicated to return the results and after some time being bombarded for money was a litte too much.

    I know they have to recruit more and more....that's life!

  • brue
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    edited February 2016 #19

    Don't forget you can use your CC membership card for free entry to RSPB sites.

  • ABM
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    edited February 2016 #20

    Shame  it  don't  work  the  other  way  as  well  Brue !

     

  • ABM
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    edited February 2016 #21

    We had a Raven flying over. You can't count overflying birds, can you?

    Well  if  it  was  "Overflying"  your  garden  then  why  not  ??  Who  is  going  to  say  it  didn't  "Land  &  Go"  like  any  trainee  pilot  doing  bumps  ??

  • peedee
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    edited February 2016 #22

    It seemed too complicated to return the results and after some time being bombarded for money was a litte too much.

    I couldn't agree more. Last time I did it about 2years ago it was easy to submit results. I won't be bothering any more.

    peedee

  • brue
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    edited February 2016 #23

    Not to worry nearly140,000 submissions so far.Wink

  • RSPB
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    edited March 2016 #24

    It's really great to see yo uall getting involved in the Big Garden Bird Watch! Each of taking part have provided us with data which helps us monitor our garden bird populations year on year, vital information that will help us save nature.

     

    Big thanks to you all for taking part Sealed

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