Big Garden Birdwatch

[Archie_tect]

The first time we saw it it had knocked itself out hitting the back window- thankfully the cat didn't see it and it slowly came to and flew away- must have had a headache!
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We weren't around to record in our garden this week-end but will keep an eye out for it and see if I can get a photo.

 

[Archie_tect]

Thanks TC.
Hadn't appreciated their numbers had declined so fast...
http://blx1.bto.org/birdtrends/species.jsp?s=leswo

 

[Glow worm]

Anyone else having trouble submitting the results for this year's survey? The RSPB website was down all day, now it's back up (sort of) but won't let me submit anything. It says I need a password and I don't remember ever having one

Anyways - here are today's results from GW Towers.

3 Blue Tit
1 Blackbird
1 Little Egret
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Pheasant
2 Great Tit
2 Goldfinch
1 Robin
6 Reed Bunting
3 Greenfinch
1 Chaffinch
1 Dunnock
1 Song Thrush

 

[snorri]

The only bird I've seen in my garden today is a goldfinch a cat took in .
There's been dozens on the other side of my fence, but I'm not allowed to include them.

 

[summerdays]

Wow I was about to do it when the heavy rain arrived so I decided to delay until tomorrow (yeah I know more rain predicted).

 

[babytiger]

I usually have 3 robins,loads of starlings, 4 blackbirds,a couple of finches have started coming in ,4 doves and them bleedin sky rats who eat all the peanuts.Have just bought mealworms and niger seeds for the 1st time today hope they like them

 

[biggs682]

after a week with loads of visitors ie Blackcap , Blue Tit & a Sparrowhawk all we had today was our resident Dunnock and a couple of blackbirds

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

after a week with loads of visitors ie Blackcap , Blue Tit & a Sparrowhawk all we had today was our resident Dunnock and a couple of blackbirds

That's probably because everybody else has loaded up their birdtables with goodies to guarantee good results.

I'm on the 4th floor and don't have a garden. My patch is anything I can see (usually after hearing them) from here. We're down on starlings, thrushes are ok, blue tits ok, great tits are superabundant, there are still grey wagtails but not as noticeable as a couple of years ago, on the other hand, we get more pied wagtails - there's even a semi-tame one in the High Street. A good supply of goldfinches. Always a pleasure. And there's a blackbird which has been singing the most exquisite song before dawn recently.