This is the journal of my endeavours to grow a range of fruit, veg and flowers from seed, grow organically, and my attempts to create a personal paradise with 1/2 acre of maintained gardens and 1/2 acre wild meadows. Northern Ireland's average daily high temperatures are 18 °C (64 °F) in July and 6 °C (43 °F) in January. Soil type: Clay

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Bird Watch 2012

The RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) UK garden bird watch is coming up on 28 and 29 January. It's easy to take part and only takes an hour of your time. A bird ID sheet can be downloaded from their website.

I've a little robin that follows me around the garden when the cats aren't around.
If you wish to take part, the RSPB website is:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/takepart.aspx
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  1. Jo12 January 2012 at 02:23

    That's a lovely photo of the robin. My little robin friend is frequenting the garden again, he disappeared all summer but always makes a comeback when winter's here.

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  2. Neesie12 January 2012 at 04:19

    Oh how I miss the beautiful little robin.
    I'm currently living in Melbourne and there are so many lovely birds here. Robin's too but they're not like the UK smartly dressed robin red-breast.
    I'm so glad that the Victorian's brought the blackbird here though...we have lots in and around our garden. They fill my heart with their song.
    I used to take part in the RSPB survey (when I used to live in the UK) but I've passed on the details to my daughter who lives in Edinburgh to complete it for me ;D

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  3. Mark Willis12 January 2012 at 10:09

    Great phot Kelli - a real classic. He looks a serious bird; very thoughtful. I have a similar companion: don't all gardeners have one?

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  4. Martyn12 January 2012 at 11:12

    Love the picture - I want one sitting on the handle of my spade. We'll be doing the RSPB bird watch as for us it's a doddle as all our feathered friends disappear for the day to feast in someone else's garden. They return once the count is over - good fun though.

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  5. elaine 12 January 2012 at 11:22

    We do it every year Kelli, but like Greenfingers41 says, when we make a point of doing it they all disappear.

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  6. Sue Garrett13 January 2012 at 05:23

    We've a whole hoard of goldfinches at the moment - bet they'll lie low during bird count. Though last year we managed to spot a couple of bullfinches and actually had to go to the rarer birds section.

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  7. Sue Garrett13 January 2012 at 05:23

    Just had to tell you that the word verification for the lat comment I made was 'raven'

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  8. Mal's Allotment13 January 2012 at 12:20

    Thanks for the alert, Kelli. I promise not to exaggerate, I promise...

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