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RSPB garden birdwatch

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By *olly_chromatic OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

Did anybody else do the RSPB garden birdwatch last weekend?

You had to watch your garden for any one hour period you chose, and count the number of different types of birds you could see. To avoid counting the same bird lots of times, you just noted the maximum number of a species that you could see perched in tree or on the ground, all at the same time. Birds in flight didn't count.

I did Sunday afternoon from 2.30 to 3.30, which turned out to be one of the quieter times for my garden. Final counts were:

- Magpie, 5

- Robin, 1

- Carrion crow, 1

- Blackbird, 1

- Chaffinch, 3

- House sparrow, 1

- Wood pigeon, 1

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

I didnt know about this .

I used to be in the YOC as a kid and love birdwatching.

I did do last years Butterfly Count though and sent the details off

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By *eyond PurityCouple
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

My dog won't allow any bird in our garden. I do miss watching the birds

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Did anybody else do the RSPB garden birdwatch last weekend?

You had to watch your garden for any one hour period you chose, and count the number of different types of birds you could see. To avoid counting the same bird lots of times, you just noted the maximum number of a species that you could see perched in tree or on the ground, all at the same time. Birds in flight didn't count.

I did Sunday afternoon from 2.30 to 3.30, which turned out to be one of the quieter times for my garden. Final counts were:

- Magpie, 5

- Robin, 1

- Carrion crow, 1

- Blackbird, 1

- Chaffinch, 3

- House sparrow, 1

- Wood pigeon, 1

"

I have done it in the past, Polly

Because birds is my thang, Im sad to say

I've got lots of feeders and I get alsorts in my garden, even a pheasant in the Autumn

Fuck knows where he came from

So, I'd send off for my pack. Get my binocs ready. Make tea. And wait..

Nothing. Not a single solitary fucking bird in the time slot

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

I worked 13 hour shifts last weekend so didn't do it this year.

My garden is heaving with goldfinch, blue tits, coal tits, blackbirds, a couple of robins, a couple of nuthatches, greater spotted woodpeckers, a few house sparrows come and go, wood pigeons, collared doves, wrens, green finches, long tail tits usually come in mob formation once a day

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By *nabelle21Woman
over a year ago

B38

I can't remember the last time I saw a bird in the garden

I thought about doing more to attract them but with there being a few neighbouring cats...I didn't like to.

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By *rPeachyMan
over a year ago

Bristol

Just a bunch of Blue Tits and a Robin.

I never get Great Tits any more. That's not a euphemism by the way. They've vanished

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did . I saw a blackbird, loads of blue tits and coal tits, and unusually, 2 robins together

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By *olly_chromatic OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport


"I did . I saw a blackbird, loads of blue tits and coal tits, and unusually, 2 robins together "

I often see two robins, the male with the brighter red and the female with the duller colour. Sunday though it was only Mr Robin out on his own.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I did . I saw a blackbird, loads of blue tits and coal tits, and unusually, 2 robins together

I often see two robins, the male with the brighter red and the female with the duller colour. Sunday though it was only Mr Robin out on his own."

Mine are both male, and apparently they are very territorial normally

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Would be lovely if I was still in my old house with the big garden backing onto wild woodland owned by Railtrack. Birdlife there was glorious.

I live on a high street now so 37 pigeons and a seagull (if you're lucky) will be about it.

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove


"I did . I saw a blackbird, loads of blue tits and coal tits, and unusually, 2 robins together

I often see two robins, the male with the brighter red and the female with the duller colour. Sunday though it was only Mr Robin out on his own.

Mine are both male, and apparently they are very territorial normally "

They are usually more tolerant of other robins if there is a plentiful food supply.

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By *rPeachyMan
over a year ago

Bristol


"I did . I saw a blackbird, loads of blue tits and coal tits, and unusually, 2 robins together

I often see two robins, the male with the brighter red and the female with the duller colour. Sunday though it was only Mr Robin out on his own.

Mine are both male, and apparently they are very territorial normally "

With Robins, males and females are totally identical. In winter, the ones with duller red breasts are the ones hatched in last summer. Older ones will be the brighter ones.

Fun Robin fact there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

3 Red Kites

Blackbird

loads of sparrows

Great tit

Magpie

crows

rooks

robin

blue tit

great tit

woodpecker green and great

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

I would have done that but I don't always know the names of the birds.

I have resident pigeons, sparrows, robins and wrens. Occasionally see a magpie but rarely any crows.

I think there may have been great tits but they were too far away for me to tell.

I need binoculars and a bird table .

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London


"I did . I saw a blackbird, loads of blue tits and coal tits, and unusually, 2 robins together

I often see two robins, the male with the brighter red and the female with the duller colour. Sunday though it was only Mr Robin out on his own.

Mine are both male, and apparently they are very territorial normally

With Robins, males and females are totally identical. In winter, the ones with duller red breasts are the ones hatched in last summer. Older ones will be the brighter ones.

Fun Robin fact there."

I love watching the robins. I have seed on my window ledge so I can get a close up look.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ahh, thank you for all the robin facts. I have learnt new stuff

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By *moothshaftMan
over a year ago

Coventry

A really common garden bird was the Song Thrush.

I've not seen one in years.

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove


"A really common garden bird was the Song Thrush.

I've not seen one in years. "

I had loads at the last house which was more rural, but only predominantly in winter when food was scarce and I put oats out for them. They sing in the spring in trees around me now, but they never visit or feed in my garden, despite being fairly rural still

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central


"3 Red Kites

Blackbird

loads of sparrows

Great tit

Magpie

crows

rooks

robin

blue tit

great tit

woodpecker green and great"

RSPB don't accept a count of 'loads'

I had 2 blue tits, who have been priming a nesting box since the first week of Jan.

1 robin

1 wren

3 house sparrows, may have been 4, as there was cover being used.

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By *xl PoseMan
52 weeks ago

West Lothian

I've done this for the past 7 years or so, Today's count was lower

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By *obyorkMan
52 weeks ago

Keighley

Lovely to look out of my window and see lots of tits on Friday

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By *os_GoddessofdawnWoman
52 weeks ago

In the clouds

Yes we did it..

Jay 2

Dunnock 4

Great tit 15

Woodpigeon 6

Blue tit 7

Robin 4

Blackbird 2

Coal tit 7

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By (user no longer on site)
52 weeks ago

Ah I forgot. But I saw 9 blue tits all together at the same time the other day. Very unusual

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