31st January 2021 : 9am - 10am
I once again took part in the Rspb national Garden Birdwatch this weekend , here are my totals , i have also compared them to the previous 2 years totals :
1. STARLING 30 Normally have many more birds , up to 200+.
2019 : 27 2020 : 200
2. CORMORANT : 1 A regular bird seen most days flying over the garden.
2019 : not recorded 2020 : not recorded
3. HOUSE SPARROW : 11 Small breeding flock.
2019 : 7 2020 : 10
4. ROBIN : 1 Normally 3 birds visit garden , including regular breeding pair.
2019 : 2 2020 : 1
5. DUNNOCK : 1 Normally 2 birds visit garden & are a regular breeding pair.
2019 : 1 2020 : 2
6. BLUE TIT : 2 Normally 4 birds including a pair prospecting nest box.
2019 : 5 2020 : 4
7. GREAT TIT : 2 Regular local breeding pair visiting feeders
2019 : 4 2020 : 2
8. BLACKBIRD : 1♂ 1♀ 1 1st w Been up to 5 birds in garden recently.
2019 : 2 2020 : 3
9. GOLDFINCH : 30 Had a flock of 53 birds yesterday , average is 25+.
2019 : 9 2020 : 27
10. WOOD PIGEON : 4 Normally can be up to 15+ birds.
2019 : 24 2020 : 7
2019 : 7 2020 : 17
12. SPARROWHAWK : 1♂ A regular breeding pair seen daily over garden.
2019 : 1♀ 2020 : Not recorded
13. GREY WAGTAIL : 1 A new record for garden this year , now seen daily.
2019 : Not recorded 2020 : Not recorded
14. HERRING GULL : 7 Normally 20+ birds seen over garden daily.
2019 : 6 2020 : 11
15. WREN : 1 Normally only heard, but seen this morning.
2019 : 1 2020 : 1
16. SONG THRUSH : 1 Only seen flying over garden (1st sighting this year).
2019 : Not recorded 2020 : 1
17. CHAFFINCH : 1♂ 2♀ A regular visitor to garden feeders.
2019 : 1♀ 2020 : Not recorded
18. MAGPIE : 3 Often seen in garden, also currently nest building.
2019 : 1 2020 : 1
19. FERAL PIGEON : 10 Seen daily but rarely come to feeders.
2019 : 4 2020 : 6
20. CARRION CROW : 4 Regular breeding pair seen daily.
2019 : 3 2020 : 5
21. BLACK HEADED GULL : 9 Seen daily over garden.
2019 : 3 2020 : 3
That concludes my totals for the 2021 Rspb Garden Birdwatch.
EDIT : 4 of the above species were fly overs and therefore i could not enter them into the Rspb Garden Birdwatch survey but have included them on my personal Garden list.
TOTAL SPECIES SEEN
2021 : 21 Species seen.
2020 : 20 Species seen.
2019 : 24 Species seen.
