January 30th was again time for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch so I settled in the kitchen with my camera and notebook to mark down what I saw. I have included the figures here against last years as a comparison. This time, as last year, I saw 11 species of bird though not exactly the same as 2015.
| 2016 | 2015 | |
| Coal Tit | 2 | 1 |
| Blue Tit | 2 | 3 |
| Great tit | 1 | |
| Long-tailed Tit | 1 | |
| Blackbird | 4 | 2 |
| Woodpigeon | 2 | |
| Goldfinch | 9 | 2 |
| Blackcap | 1 | |
| Greenfinch | 1 | |
| Robin | 2 | 2 |
| Collard Dove | 3 | 1 |
| Starling | 1 | 1 |
| House Sparrow | 1 | |
| Dunnock | 1 | |
| Pied Wagtail | 1 |
I have, since completing the count, seen a Long-tailed tit and a Dunnock in the garden. I have not seen the Pied Wagtail for some time now.
Below are a few record shots of the birds that took part in the count…
