RSPB 2016 Big Garden Birdwatch

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Winter Watch on tonight 8 oclock.

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 garden

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 garden

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

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!