RSPB 2016 Big Garden Birdwatch

Had a good hour this afternoon. 13 Blue Tits, 8 Great Tits, 12 Long Tailed Tits, 2 Coal Tits, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Pigeons, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Dunnocks and 1 Treecreeper climbing a branch which overhangs our garden so it's going in!

We had a Raven flying over. You can't count overflying birds, can you?

I did it but when I came to make the return the amount of personal information demanded on the web site I found was astonishing. I am sure they won't miss my return.

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4 greenfinches on my feeder during our RSPB count

Perhaps the survey is more of an address harvesting exercise rather than a bird audit.

Not sure CY as there are already over 1million members and I suspect a vast percentage of people that respond are probably members anyway

Tried to participate but not being a member and a disappointing show from the birds I didn't bother!

It seemed too complicated to return the results and after some time being bombarded for money was a litte too much.

I know they have to recruit more and more....that's life!

Don't forget you can use your CC membership card for free entry to RSPB sites.

Shame  it  don't  work  the  other  way  as  well  Brue !

We had a Raven flying over. You can't count overflying birds, can you?

Well  if  it  was  "Overflying"  your  garden  then  why  not  ??  Who  is  going  to  say  it  didn't  "Land  &  Go"  like  any  trainee  pilot  doing  bumps  ??