{"id":3707,"date":"2018-01-29T20:03:14","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/?p=3707"},"modified":"2018-01-29T20:03:14","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T19:03:14","slug":"rspb-big-garden-birdwatch-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hlbphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/rspb-big-garden-birdwatch-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I had planned to do my Big Garden Birdwatch<\/a> on Saturday morning, what I hadn\u2019t expected was the rain! I have to admit I\u2019ve done two counts this weekend and submitted the best! The reason being neither was a good representation of the normal garden visitors.  Saturday afternoon are the figures I have used.  Sunday morning only produced 3 individual birds and 2 species!!! As you can see this years numbers are well down on previous years.  The wind and rain really has affected numbers, if it had been last weekend I would have had all the regulars plus 4 greenfinches and a siskin too!!  Lets hope next year the weather is kinder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\n2018<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\n2016<\/td>\n2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coal tit<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue tit<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Great tit<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long-tailed Tit<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackbird<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodpigeon<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goldfinch<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackcap<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenfinch<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robin<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collard dove<\/td>\n <\/td>\n2<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Starling<\/td>\n <\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
House sparrow<\/td>\n <\/td>\n3<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dunnock<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pied wagtail<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Siskin<\/td>\n <\/td>\n2<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chaffinch<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total no. of species <\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total no. of birds<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\n35<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weather<\/td>\nWind, rain<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

In addition to the birds in the garden in the past 12 months there have been hedgehogs, a fox and a squirrel visit.  All of whom get fed \u2013 the fox helps herself to anything that has been left by the birds or the hedgehogs in the summer! <\/p>\n

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