In reply to Grhm:
Get a life Grhm
In reply to Busy Bee:
Surely it's better to attempt something rather than do nothing to monitor our bird numbers . There will always be people that will knock and criticise other peoples good works . It's sadly the way of the world that negativity will try to triumph over positivity and Grhm is nitpicking over tiny details . What we should be discussing in a topic called, 'The Big Garden Birdwatch ' is exactly that and not the overall design and layout of the on line form. .
In reply to a morris:
"You don't want to do it like that... you want to do it like this!!!" Haaa ;-)
Stick to your guns, Grhm ('Grmph'?), you'll convince everyone eventually! :-)
(Not a member of a Rotary Club by any chance? Thought I recognised the style.)
In reply to CurlyWarrior:
I definitely did NOT waste my time doing the bid garden birdwatch - I've seen four different species in my garden this year that I have never even seen in my life before (I'm now mid-forties) and it's fascinating. The BGBW made me sit for an hour and take notice and I'm still taking notice now. Plus it's given me the enthusiasm to share what I've seen with other people in my suburban community and I've found out that lots of other people here enjoy birds too, so we're now sharing stories.
One plea though, I've discovered that RSPB doesn't share its BGBW results with the local Biodiversity Record Centres (we're in Sussex - I asked ours) and it would be good if it did - I understand this relates to Data Protection (contributers' personal details) but I'd happily tick an opt-in box to enable this, if we could have one, please.
In reply to Paula:
Paula, I couldn't agree with you more! It really makes you take notice of what's in your immediate surroundings - much better than the TV.
"Birds are, quite simply, little miracles - and as such they require care and consideration."
Magnus Ullman
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