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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"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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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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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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"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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"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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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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"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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"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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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
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"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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"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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"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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