Garden Bird Watch

Today I did the Garden Watch for the RSPB (Royal Society for Protection of Birds).
I sat in the hide for the hour from 0945am and here are some of the birds I saw.

The complete list was:
Robin – 2
Dunnocks – 4
Blackbird – 2 (Male and Female)
Blue Tit – 2
Great Tit – 2
Chaffinch -2 (Male and Female)
House Sparrow – 2 (Male and Female)
Long Tail Tit – 2

Only the birds seen in your own garden can be counted so I missed out on LongTail Tits and Chaffinchs in our neighbour’s garden.

The (our) Robin was the first visitor when the clock started but later in the hour a second Robin appeared and although very wary on the approach and while on the feeder tray did manage to eat until he was chased away by ‘our’ Robin although he was cheeky enough to return.

A bit disappointing considering that when I looked out of the window at 8.30am this morning (didn’t get the best night’s sleep so I was a bit later rising than I wanted to be) the garden was buzzing. Yesterday there were two Jays and what I think were FieldFare.

I was lucky to be allowed out at all as I have been under ‘forced convalescence’ (I say house arrest!) after a chest complaint returned mid-week. (I am okay now – and our girls have been told about it!!).

Now the weather seems to be brightening up I hope to go out and get photographs from further afield as this blog is in danger of becoming an ornithological diary!

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