practising for the Great British Bird Watch next weekend

We have had a good variety of birds the afternoon. I put out the usual things such as fat balls Niger seeds and sunflower seeds. But I also PU some crumbled up mince pies on a tray in the snow in the middle of the garden. We have had the usual Blue Tits Longtailed Tits, Robins, Chaffinch, Nuthatch and Goldfinch but we have also had Siskins, lots of blackbirds and a mistlethrush eating the mince pies followed by a large gathering of bossy sea gulls who descended on us like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds". Lets hops we are as lucky next weekend. Sue in Leek Staffordshire