{"id":1250,"date":"2016-03-07T22:36:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T21:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2016-03-07T22:36:40","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T21:36:40","slug":"rspb-big-garden-birdwatch-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/rspb-big-garden-birdwatch-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January 30th was again time for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.rspb.org.uk\/discoverandenjoynature\/discoverandlearn\/birdwatch\/\" target=\"_blank\">RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch<\/a> so I settled in the kitchen with my camera and notebook to mark down what I saw.\u00a0 I have included the figures here against last years as a comparison.\u00a0 This time, as last year, I saw 11 species of bird though not exactly the same as 2015.<\/p>\n<table width=\"367\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Coal Tit<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Blue Tit<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Great tit<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Long-tailed Tit<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Blackbird<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Woodpigeon<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Goldfinch<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">9<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Blackcap<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Greenfinch<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Robin<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Collard Dove<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Starling<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">House Sparrow<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Dunnock<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Pied Wagtail<\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Below are a few record shots of the birds that took part in the count\u2026<br \/>\n<strong><!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/rspb-big-garden-birdwatch-2016\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-07.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Coal Tit\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-07.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-07.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1147\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Coal Tit\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Coal Tit\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-07\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Coal Tit\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Coal Tit\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-07.jpg-nggid041147-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-12.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Greenfinch\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-12.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-12.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1148\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Greenfinch\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Greenfinch\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-12\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Greenfinch\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Greenfinch\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-12.jpg-nggid041148-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-11.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Collard Dove\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-11.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-11.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1154\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Collard Dove\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Collard Dove\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-11\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Collard Dove\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Collard Dove\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-11.jpg-nggid041154-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-13.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Goldfinch\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-13.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-13.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1149\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Goldfinch\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Goldfinch\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-13\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Goldfinch\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Goldfinch\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-13.jpg-nggid041149-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-35.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blackcap\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-35.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-35.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1150\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blackcap\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blackcap\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-35\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blackcap\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blackcap\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-35.jpg-nggid041150-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-36.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blue tit\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-36.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-36.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1151\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blue tit\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blue tit\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-36\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blue tit\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Blue tit\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-36.jpg-nggid041151-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-20.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Woodpigeon\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-20.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-20.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1155\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Woodpigeon\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Woodpigeon\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-20\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Woodpigeon\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Woodpigeon\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-20.jpg-nggid041155-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-42.jpg\"\n               title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - 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Robin\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-47.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/thumbs\/thumbs_BigGardenBirdwatch2016-47.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1153\"\n               data-title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Robin\"\n               data-description=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Robin\"\n               data-image-slug=\"biggardenbirdwatch2016-47\"\n               class=\"shutterset_421fd297ba333c7cf3743ec7e5969015\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Robin\"\n                    alt=\"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2016 - Robin\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/biggardenbirdwatch2016\/cache\/BigGardenBirdwatch2016-47.jpg-nggid041153-ngg0dyn-165x165x100-00f0w010c011r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n                    width=\"165\"\n                    height=\"165\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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.\u00a0 I have included the figures here against last years as a comparison.\u00a0 &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/rspb-big-garden-birdwatch-2016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[286],"tags":[447,479,438,440,445,444,480,475,442,472,448],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1250"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1291,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250\/revisions\/1291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}