This weekend saw the RSPB Love Nature run their annual Big Garden Birdwatch, you spend an hour counting the different birds that come and go in your garden. You then log your result with the RSPB for them to compare and analyse. I have taken part in this survey for the last 5 years, each …
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Feeding Garden Birds During Winter
As the colder months arrive those birds in the garden that have chosen to over winter in Britain, may need a little help. A supply of bird food and a bird bath full of water will help keep them healthy and regular visitors to the garden. Peckish 5-1 wild bird seed Recently I purchased a …
National Nest Box Week 14 to 21 February – join in with the Nest Box Challenge
There is nothing quite like watching a pair of birds flying in and out of a nest box, busily gathering materials to build a nest to lay their eggs then raise their chicks. I have 2 nest boxes in the garden, though the birds only ever seem to nest in one, as one is rather …
Results of my Big Garden Bird Watch
At just after 9 o’clock on Saturday morning I settled down with my cup of tea and my mobile phone. All ready to start my hour of recording the birds that appeared in my garden. I had thought I would complete the survey using a pen and the printed out form, in the end I …
Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend 24th 25th January, I will be joining in!
It is the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Weekend here in the UK, I will be joining in and it is not too late to still participate. Last year I spotted a Buzzard, Dunnocks, Blackbirds, Magpies and Pigeons. Though the weather last year was very windy so all the Finches and Blue Tits sought shelter. But I …
National Nest Box Week
Coal Tit setting up home Did you know that the 14th February is not just Valentine’s Day but also the start of National Bird Nesting Box Week which runs 14th-21st February. National Bird Nesting Box Week is organised by the British Trust for Ornithology, their website contains all you need to know about selecting and …