How was the Big Garden Birdwatch for you?
What did you see? Starlings were my star bird - two of them in fact. The buggy nibbles put out in my garden were clearly irresistible this pair - it's just a shame they didn't bring the rest of the flock that was circling round overhead (which obviously I didn't count!).
Anyway, I've picked this great image of a shiny, iridescent starling munching its way through a whole string of fat balls for today's Monday moment.
As well as the starlings, four greenfinches, a blackbird and one blue tit graced my garden - which I think is not bad for a tiny patch of grass, a few plants and a couple of well-stocked feeders.
This is one of thousands of images available on RSPB Images - why not see if you can find an image of the birds that visited your garden this weekend? Trust me, there's some crackers.
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I was concerned that the regular 4 long tailed tits and the green finch had disappeared not just for the hour but all the day. Had the cold weather killed them? Numbers generally were lower than the Saturday. Frustratingly for the Bird Watch but great for the birds - one hour after submitting results long tailed tits and green finch were back. Did they know I was looking for them!
Right at the end of the hour the robin turned up and then the little wren which has'nt been seen for ages.
Thanks for your comments guys. Wren: A song thrush sounds like a great highlight.
SuzyS: Sorry that you didn't see much, but all results are useful.
Gyllie: Sounds like you didn't do too badly - my garden was hardly full! Why not take a looka t our bird identifier (www.rspb.org.uk/birdid) to help you identify your mystery bird? Be sure to let us know!
I wish I had counted on Saturday when I had large numbers and varieties. However, by Sunday the thaw had set in and there were only a couple of blue tits, four blackbirds (two pairs) and a few chaffinches during my hour. I am having trouble identifying what might be tree sparrow but could be reed bunting.
I was so disappointed. We had bright sunshine but a raging gale coming straight into the area where the bird table is and the birds stayed away! The feeders were all swaying and the hedges were flailing about. Then it hailed and I thuoght they might want to shelter, but no. Sparrows hiding in a cotoneaster hedge, blackbirds on the ground but jumpy.... and this was warm Cornwall! No tits, no dunnocks, even an RSPB fat feeder didn't entice anyone.
Here's to wildlife being appreciated by the masses.