framheim Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Anyone else taking part? I'm doing mine just now and will post up my results after two, already looking promising Big Garden Birdwatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Here's what I spotted in one hour in my garden in culter:Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1Goldcrest - 1Blackcap - 1Lesser Redpoll - 2 (new tick for me!)Blackbird - 4Robin - 1Dunnock - 1Blue Tit - 2Great Tit - 2Coal Tit - 1Chaffinch - 2Greenfinch - 3Starling - 9Woodpigeon - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Anyone else taking part? I'm doing mine just now and will post up my results after two, already looking promising Big Garden BirdwatchI'm not doing it because I'm not yet 65 with nothing to do in my free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I'm not doing it because I'm not yet 65 with nothing to do in my free time.thanks for your contribution to this thread. obviously typing shit posts on threads you have no interest in is a far better way to spend your free time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Cheer up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Cheer up.aye good een. grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Cheer up.Got nowt useful to say? Say nowt.x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennbuchan Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Anyone else taking part? I'm doing mine just now and will post up my results after two, already looking promising Big Garden BirdwatchI'd take part, but the most I'd see living in town would be a seagull:down: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Yeah i live in student halls on king street... I have no chance =Px Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I'd take part, but the most I'd see living in town would be a seagull:down:you'd be surprised. so long as you've got something to hang a feeder from you can attract a good range of birds in the centre of town.all the birds i saw in my hour bar the woodpecker are potential visitors in the centre of aberdeen. we're quite lucky as we've got a lot of green space in town which supports a good variety of wildlife.it's also important to record a lack of birds so that the rspb can find out if there's any species which are declining. house sparrows have declined by around 60% in the last few years putting them on a watch list of birds which could become endangered. i had a pair who would nest outside my bedroom window when i lived in rosemount. it was nice watching them build their nest every spring(if you like that kind of thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I wish I'd known about this yesterday when I was staying over at my girlfriend's. Her garden's much better for birds than mine, which is just basically seagull, seagull, seagull, seagull, seagull, magpie with what may possibly be the remains of a blue tit in its mouth, seagull, seagull etc...i meant to post something up earlier in the week but forgot. you should look closely at those gulls though as there could be some unusual ones in there. i think familiarity means that we don't really pay attention to them but there is no such breed as a seagull. it's quite tricky to tell some of them apart though(it's a common problem for even seasoned birders) which i guess is why people just go with seagull, me included. as i said in my previous post, even the seemingly mundane needs to be recorded.also, you can do it at any point of the year really just for your own curiosity or pleasure. it's quite relaxing watching the wee birds flitting between the feeders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Seagulls make up the majority of bird-life at the beach where i stay as they tend to either eat or scare off the smaller birds. I ocassionally see some oyester catchers, crows, ravens and magpies though.I hate birds because i'm afraid of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I hate birds because i'm afraid of them Is this because of a bad experience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Is this because of a bad experience?Yes, two bad bird related incidents when i was a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 SeagullSeagullSeagullSeagullLisa hangingout the washingSeagullSeagullWorcester's ButtonquailSeagullSeagullSeagull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Great Spotted WoodpeckerGoldcrestBlackcapGreenfinchesThat's the best pics I took during my hour today. really happy that i got the woodpecker as i only managed two frames before something spooked her and she flew away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Neck Man Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I seriously doubt there are enough people on this board interested in bird watching, let alone enough to necessitate an entire thread.Dave, wise up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I seriously doubt there are enough people on this board interested in bird watching, let alone enough to necessitate an entire thread.Dave, wise up. I don't think that is fair, I have enjoyed this thread just for Dave's photos. Maybe this thread will spur peoples' interest in the subject, which is no bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Neck Man Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 I don't think that is fair, I have enjoyed this thread just for Dave's photos. Maybe this thread will spur peoples' interest in the subject, which is no bad thing.I think it's fairly obvious he started this thread so people would say such things like "oh hey, nice photos". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennbuchan Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Great Spotted WoodpeckerGoldcrestBlackcapGreenfinchesThat's the best pics I took during my hour today. really happy that i got the woodpecker as i only managed two frames before something spooked her and she flew away.Oh hey, nice photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I seriously doubt there are enough people on this board interested in bird watching, let alone enough to necessitate an entire thread.Dave, wise up. that's a bit unfair. i hadn't even taken those photo's when i started this thread. there are at least a couple of people interested in birdwatching on this site and the point of rspb big garden birdwatch is to raise awareness of what happens in your garden for those who aren't already into it. you don't need to be an active birdwatcher to look out the window and notice you've got some birds in your garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted January 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Wirelessly posted (LG/KU990-Orange/v10f Browser/Obigo-Q05A/3.6 MMS/LG-MMS-V1.0/1.2 Java/ASVM/1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1)Also my bird photos aren't really that good. I need a longer lens as these had to be cropped a fair bit. It's nice if folk like them but i take pictures of birds just for my own amusement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 Great photos Dave. Your garden is definitely very good for birds - GS Woodpecker, Blackcap, Redpoll and Goldcrest are all good ones to get. I was away this weekend (making recordings of ducks, swans and geese on the Solway) so didn't do the garden birdwatch. I don't actually get too much in my (shared) garden even though my house list (i.e. the birds I've seen from my flat, and not just in the garden) is around 90 species. It's amazing what you can see in beautiful Torry with the aid of powerful optical equipment.And, as you know, I'm interested in birds to an almost worrying extent, so would definitely make up for any assumed lack of interest from elsewhere on the forum. In other words, keep posting this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseyBoi Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I seriously doubt there are enough people on this board interested in bird watching, let alone enough to necessitate an entire thread.Dave, wise up. I'm well up for this thread ...Good on you dave.....Myself included have been ignorant to the species of birds that come into my garden...Due to programmes like spring watch and even one of daves pictures i now know certain species by recognition....Some of the smallest birds in your garden go on to travel thousands & thousands of miles every year and then return to your garden......I find that absolutly fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted January 26, 2009 Report Share Posted January 26, 2009 I fully intended to take part in this yesterday, but didn't get home til it was too dark. My g/f and I both thought it was a lovely thing to do.Cheers Dave...the photos were a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.