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.

Starling on fat balls. Photo by Ray Kennedy (www.rspb-images.com).

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.

For more on our science, check out the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science web pages.

Parents
  • 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!

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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!

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