Getting ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch

I have registered to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch , and I have my 10% discount code if I buy any items in the RSPB shop , plus my free bird info pack coming in the post. :-) I have also got...
Getting ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch

Here we are, on the threshold of a brand new year, and that means Big Garden Birdwatch is zooming up. Four weeks to go and counting until half a million people all play their part in the biggest bird...
Getting ready for Big Garden Birdwatch: The appeal of apples

Every day I have up to fifteen Blackbirds on my lawn, and for one reason only - to peck at my Bramleys. I stored a load of windfalls in the autumn, wrapping them individually in newspaper. Now, every...
Getting ready for Big Garden Birdwatch: breaking the spell of procrastination

There's no point dishing out advice if you're not going to follow it yourself. So, given that almost a month ago I said that the time to start preparing for Big Garden Birdwatch is 'now' , I duly got...
Getting ready for Big Garden Birdwatch: Getting to grips with gulls (and why Common Gulls are rarely common!)

Now here's a group of birds that can really get heads scratching when it comes to Big Garden Birdwatch: the gulls. Many of you I know have them on your roofs, some of you have them in your garden,...