RSPB Garden Birdwatch 29th-31st January

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  1. Redhelen

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    #61 Redhelen, Jan 31, 2021
    38 sparrows all at one time? The most we got was 3.of any species. I could swear when I'm not watching we have way more birds in and around the garden, they're certainly noisy enough.

    We saw 2 magpies
    3 coal tit
    1 great tit
    3 sparrows
    2 chaffinches
    1 blackbird
    2 woodpigeons ( one stayed in the tree most of the hour, I think he was joining in the birdwatch)
     
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    #62 Jack Tatty, Jan 31, 2021

    Have we done our count wrong?

    We counted the number of visitors over a 1 hour period.
     
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    #63 JLWBigLil, Jan 31, 2021
    The fresh water I put out yesterday turned to ice overnight, so I've removed that this morning.
    I'm convinced the blackbirds would prefer sparkling water!:D
     
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    #64 Redhelen, Jan 31, 2021
    I thought you only recorded the highest number of any species seen at one time so you didn't count the same birds twice?
     
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    #65 Jack Tatty, Jan 31, 2021

    I'll let you tell.my wife that then Helen.
     
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    #66 Redhelen, Jan 31, 2021
    Well, the pigeon and starling will be right in any case!!
     
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    #67 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 31, 2021
    At once?
     
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    #68 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 31, 2021
    yes, it’s the most you see at one time. Not the cumulative amount.
     
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    #69 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 31, 2021
    Our count this morning

    5 goldfinches. 4 sparrows, wood pigeons and long tailed tits. 2 great tits, blue tits and dunnock. 1 robin and 1 wren.
     
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    #70 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 31, 2021
    Not Chablis?
     
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    #71 JLWBigLil, Jan 31, 2021
    For goodness sake, don't give them any ideas, old mate!:D
     
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    #72 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 31, 2021
    well if you won’t offer it, I may try and tempt one or two down here... been a long time since blackbirds we’re in the garden, and we used to have a lot as recent as the summer.
     
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    #73 JLWBigLil, Jan 31, 2021
    When they've fed, they're quite happy to sing their little hearts out. It's beautiful.
     
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    #74 DannyWilsonLovechild, Jan 31, 2021
    I hope they reappear by barbecue season... always a joy listening to them go through their new mobile phones ringtones ;-)

    We had a pair that had young always around, so very worrying they’ve just vanished for months and months.
     
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    #75 Redhelen, Jan 31, 2021
    Is anyone else having trouble getting on the RSPB page to upload your results?
     
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    #76 Tyke_67, Jan 31, 2021
    our count this afternoon: 5 sparrows, 3 pigeons, 1 robin and 1 crow
     
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    #77 Shy Talk, Jan 31, 2021
    Star of my show was a gorgeous female sparrowhawk who glided across my field of vision and parked herself on the garden wall. She was only there for 10 seconds but it was a moment I'll never forget.
     
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