Big Garden Bird Watch

Anyone counting birds this weekend?

https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/act...birdwatch/

I completely forgot it was this weekend. I could of done it today as well. Won’t be happening tomorrow. Full day on the build with help.

Big Garden Birdwatch is this weekend https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/...-birdwatch

Thanks for the reminder Veggie. I’m doing it now.

I'm waiting for the rain to stop. Hope its before Monday.

It won’t be the most accurate count here. As there’s a trailer with lots of very flappy plastic on it keeping most of the birds away.

I don't understand how to tell if I've counted the same bird twice. For example, there may be 8 long tailed tits on the feeders at once and they scatter and return a couple of minutes later. I could end up counting 60 of them in an hour. Doesn't make sense to me.

EDIT - I've read the instructions now! Record the most on each species that you see at one time..

You just count the largest number you see at any one time. So you would count 8 longtails . Because otherwise. Like you say , you’re probably counting the same birds repeatedly.

I’m doing mine again tomorrow. Because my count was pitiful. 1 robin, 1 dunnock

I'm going to have another go too, 1 cock pheasant 2 longtails, 2 robins. There's normally more.