So, it was the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch again this weekend and I just about managed to fit in a count, the Robin who always seems to greet me in the garden keenest to be counted. Previous years results also presented for the record….
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2012
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2011
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2009
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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| Blackbirds |
1
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1
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2
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2
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2
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2
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1
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2
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| Blue tits |
8
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9
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5
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4
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6
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8
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16?
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7
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| Chaffinches |
1
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3
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2
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2
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0
|
1
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0
|
0
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| Collared D’Oves |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
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| Dunnock |
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| Feral Pigeons |
5
|
8
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4
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
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| Goldfinches |
2
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2
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2
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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1
|
0
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0
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| Great tits |
5
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7
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6
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4
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4
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3
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7
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2
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| Greenfinches |
0
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1
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4
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5
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7
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9
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9
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2
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| House Sparrows |
2
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1
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1
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0
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3
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1
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5
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8
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| Jays |
0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Magpies |
0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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1
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| Robins |
1
|
2
|
1
|
2
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0
|
1
|
1
|
1
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| Starlings |
0
|
2
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2
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0
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2
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4
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0
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0
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| Woodpigeons |
1
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2
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1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
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So, down a bit this year but I’ve seen many stories of drastic declines in garden birds (put down mainly to the mild weather meaning that birds need to visit feeders less often). Sad to see we seem to have lost the Greenfinches again, and that’s not just for the count, it’s been a while since I’ve seen any in the garden. The Goldfinches are still around I’m glad to say, up to five but just two during the hour of the count. Next year we’ll be doing it from my mum’s….
Wonderful picture! My count saw just the usual species and numbers.
What a great photo! Shame that the House Sparrows are declining, always liked them, not many in Sydney now either!.
I saw all the usual suspects this year, but sometimes I notice something really unusual that I've never seen round here before. It's well worth dedicating the time to. Sadly this year I only had 10 minutes.
What a lovely 3-D ish photo ~ Could just about pick him up off the chair back and put him in my pocket 🙂 But of course I wouldn't. Great idea to keep running tallies of your annual bird count.
How lovely!