RSPB Garden Birdwatch 29th-31st January

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  1. Dan

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    #1 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 29, 2021
    For anyone who gets feathered friends in their garden and wants to take part, this weekend is the RSPB garden birdwatch.

    You just spend an hour looking out for birds in your garden and then record the highest number you see at any given time.

    Link is here for anyone interested, Big Garden Birdwatch | Join the fun - The RSPB
     
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    #2 kektyke, Jan 29, 2021
    Was hoping for some words of wisdom from @Stephen Dawson on this one lol
     
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    #3 Sprotbrough Red, Jan 29, 2021
    Already got the pack, I'll be sitting down to enjoy my feathered friends for an hour tomorrow
     
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    #4 JLWBigLil, Jan 29, 2021
    Yup, we're taking part in it.
     
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    #5 Tyke_67, Jan 29, 2021
    Us too
     
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    #6 red24/7, Jan 29, 2021
    what if you have not got a big garden?
     
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    #7 JLWBigLil, Jan 29, 2021
    We have a small garden, but still get plenty of birds visiting.
     
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    #8 red24/7, Jan 29, 2021
    we only get sparrows and starlings,do I need to put food out?, might do a hour
     
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    #9 JLWBigLil, Jan 29, 2021
    I put food out because I enjoy it and love seeing the birds. What's wrong with sparrows & starlings?
     
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    #10 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 29, 2021
    If you click on the rspb link, there are tips, guides and resources on there to help you, but they are keen for as many to keep count as possible so they can build up a wide area of bird populations and any changes.

    Every little helps.
     
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    #11 Redhelen, Jan 29, 2021
    Ours isn't big but I only know wood pigeons, blackbirds, magpies, and that's it! The rest are just varying sizes of brown birds, sometimes with a pink chest which I think are chaffinchs? And I know robins.
     
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    #12 Brush, Jan 29, 2021
    We're doing it. Going to get up early tomorrow. We get great tits, blue tits, long-tailed tits, goldfinch, blackbirds, robins, dunnocks, house sparrows, magpies, wood pigeons and starlings.
    Not all at once....
     
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    #13 Redhelen, Jan 29, 2021
    On the subject of birds how common is it to see an owl at midday? Saw one yesterday on our dog walk.
     
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    #14 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 29, 2021
    Theres a guide on the website to help identify birds Helen, theres not that many varieties you're likely to see in an hour slot.
     
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    #15 Stephen Dawson, Jan 29, 2021
    I often like to Gander at a nice pair of Tits.
     
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    #16 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 29, 2021
    Depends where you are but they are generally busier at night. Though I've seen a couple in the day, but in woodland well away from civilisation.

    I love owls, very envious.
     
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    #17 kektyke, Jan 29, 2021
    That's my boy
     
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    #18 JLWBigLil, Jan 29, 2021
    Brilliant! Such beautiful birds.
    My particular favourite bird never visits, understandably so.:)
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    #19 Jack Tatty, Jan 29, 2021
    Got our pack.

    Going to do our watch on Sunday.
     
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    #20 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 29, 2021
    We get parakeets quite a bit now, have they made it to Yorkshire yet?
     
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