Monday, 27 January 2014

Wildlife Survey ~ RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2014


Well, how did you do, those of you who were counting?

These were my results from my RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. I did my survey on Saturday morning from 10.45 (coffee time!) to 11.45 am, and I have to report that there weren't any real surprises.

Sadly our regular flock of Long-tailed tits did not show up until the afternoon, so couldn't be counted. Our Wren didn't appear either, but the Wren is a shy bird so I wasn't very surprised. 

By the time I logged my results, over 53.000 results had been submitted - despite a temporary glitch (or so it seemed to us) with the RSPB website. 





STOP PRESS ... a new kid bird on the block today ... I had just finished lunch when the graceful white wings of a Little Egret flapped over our garden, presumably from the local nature reserve nearby. It's the first time we have seen one of these birds from our window ... I saw my first one ever just over 20 years ago, on my first visit to the Gower Peninsula. 

There was no time today to grab a camera, but here's a pic. of three I took some years back on a visit to Laugharne in South Wales ...


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4 comments:

  1. Crafty Green Poet27 January 2014 at 15:05

    how amazing to have an egret fly over your garden! Wonderful sighting! Nice lot of birds for the Big Garden Birdwatch too.

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  2. Mary29 January 2014 at 16:11

    Beautiful! I love seeing these large graceful birds.

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  3. eileeninmd29 January 2014 at 22:04

    Nice list of bird for your Garden watch! It is cool you had an Egret fly over too. They are beautiful. Happy birding and have a great day!

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  4. Stewart1 February 2014 at 23:18

    Thanks for the comment Caroline, nice blog, I've added you to my follow list. We come to Suffolk on holiday quite regularly staying at Westleton. Its a fantastic county for wildlife....Cheers Stewart

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