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    Default UK Nationwide Big Garden Birdwatch 2017;- Will You Take Part In This Year's RSPB Survey? 🐦

    Last year, more than 519,000 people all over the UK
    counted an incredible 8,262,662 birds!




    Will you be part of Big Garden Birdwatch 2017?



    I've already received my free package and birdwatch form
    from the RSPB to complete this year's annual survey
    (the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
    with some free complementary gifts to keep warm during the event,
    including a complementary robin teacup holder,
    a free wallchart of different British birds and wildlife,
    and a free RSPB bird-guide calendar
    with advice and tips for birds each month, etc.





    British people love cute little European robins
    which are voted as the British nation's favourite bird!
    Robins are so often associated with winter and Yule season cards;-
    even though cute but fiercely territorial robins
    can be seen singing in gardens all year round.

    (Some people mistake robins with the beautiful sound of nightingales at night
    when robins sometimes sing underneath the streetlights
    if they're disturbed from their sleep.)

    The nation will count the amount of various birds
    they see in their garden, local area, or park,
    for an hour, to monitor which species of birds
    are declining or endangered.


    Goldfinch.
    (In Winter, large flocks of goldfinches migrate to France and Spain
    when the weather gets too cold for them in the UK.
    Some goldfinches remain on our island all year round.)

    Various birds also migrate to our island during the winter season,
    including Scandinavian birds from as far north as Iceland
    who find the Icelandic winter too cold for them....
    and other birds arrive on our island at various seasons
    from as far away as Antartica, Canada and Siberia.

    You can learn loads of information about British birds
    and birdcare products, foods, habitats, bird identification,
    and what you can do to help our national birds at the RSPB
    which is dedicated to the preservation of birds.

    You can also learn more about British birds
    at the BTO (British Trust for Ornithology) site,
    and ask questions on the RSPB forum for bird lovers,
    or directly send questions via email to the
    ornithologists, biologists, and bird experts
    who work for the RSPB and BTO,
    as well as donating to their charitable causes in helping wildlife and birds,
    and attending the RSPB and BTO members
    group meet-ups to take part
    in bird discussions and bird-watching together.
    https://www.bto.org

    https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/
    https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/get-involved...ties/birdwatch



    Half a million birdlovers across the UK took part last winter....
    ... will you take part in the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds birdwatch this year?


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    Big Garden Birdwatch is coming soon, from 28-30 January. Be part of the world's largest wildlife survey!! Last years results were shown in the national media.

    Even if you're not a funding member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, you can still request a free RSPB birdguide and big garden birdwatch package sent to you through the post, or you can download a form to take part in this year's survey.
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    Couple transform their cottage garden
    into a twitchers' paradise
    attracting a colourful menagerie
    (and hundreds of birdwatchers)


    By Luke Salkeld for the Daily Mail
    18th February 2012

    With just a lawn, no feeder, and few perches,
    to most birds this bare patch of land –
    pictured in the first image below
    – was hardly worth even a flying visit.

    But after six years of green-fingered nurturing,
    this garden has been transformed into an avian paradise
    for a huge variety of species.

    Birds of all kinds of feather have flocked together
    outside the home of Andrew and Mandy Bunnett,
    including peregrine falcons, barn owls, kestrels and woodpeckers.


    Mandy and Andrew Bunnett in their garden in Wickwar, Gloucestershire.
    The couple have spent six years and thousands of pounds
    overhauling their dream countryside garden


    A sparrow hawk surveys the surrounds


    A woodpecker nibbles on a bird feeder


    A pheasant roams in the pristine garden


    And where birds go, birdwatchers will surely follow,
    bringing such demand that the house has been transformed
    into a bed and breakfast to accommodate their many twitching visitors.

    As keen ornithologists, the Bunnetts spent thousands of pounds
    overhauling their half acre plot.

    And such are the attractions of its five distinct zones – including a flower area, pond,
    vegetable patch, as well as shrub and herb sections
    – that it was recently crowned Britain’s Best Bird Watching Garden.


    Keen bird-watchers come to see rare peregrine falcons, barn owls,
    kestrels, and pheasants that flock to their garden.
    Guests can stay at the pristine country retreat from Ł35 per person per night


    Doves nest in a hanging basket


    Two blue tits share a morsel


    A woodpecker scans the terrain


    Now offering bed, breakfast and birdwatching, Mr Bunnett,
    a 45-year-old company director, said:
    ‘We have had quite a lot of people stay already
    and we have only been open since November.
    When we came here there was just a lawn with a few sheds in it,
    but we had a plan and transformed it.

    ‘We like to think it is now a bird-watchers’ paradise.
    It is lovely to see something we have worked so hard on give pleasure to others.’


    The garden of Poplar Cottage is divided into five sections
    including a flower garden, vegetable patch, shrub section and pond



    A green woodpecker inspects the garden while a herrin soars.
    Opening a B&B, the amateur ornithologists
    have created a paradise for bird-watchers,
    being crowned Britain's Best Bird Watching Garden.


    The Bunnetts, who have a 19-year-old son,
    bought Poplar Cottage in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, in 2005.
    Looking out on to Lower Woods Nature Reserve,
    it now hosts up to five guests a night, who each pay Ł35.

    Mrs Bunnett, 49, a dance teacher, said:
    ‘It was a blank canvas.
    We love nature and wildlife so we wanted to attract more insects and birds.

    ‘The views are stunning and the number of birds we see in the garden now is phenomenal.
    There is a bird bath, a wood pile and an unkempt area
    of pignut, wild red clover and wild fennel – ideal for honey bees.

    ‘There are hedges of hawthorn and blackthorn, with willow and conifer trees,
    home to several ring-necked doves.


    A kestral perches atop of a fence.
    The cottage looks onto one of England's largest ancient woodlands


    ‘Every year swallows nest in the garage.
    We have seen peregrine falcon, buzzards, barn owls, kestrels and lots of pheasants.

    ‘The garden is very peaceful and relaxing, full of colour and life,
    but the most exciting experience for us is the sound of nightingales singing,
    heard from April to June.’

    The garden was awarded the title of Britain’s Best Bird Garden for December
    by Bird Watching Magazine and is now in the running
    to be crowned the champion for 2011.

    The couple, who spent around Ł3,500 on the garden,
    say the last ‘bird census’ they did recorded 27 species visiting in just one hour.


    Baby birds lined up on a branch in the spring.
    The pair have so many visitors they have opened up their home
    as a bed and breakfast to cope with demand

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz4WzFBpSrC

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    A rare bird to look out for across Eastern England and Eastern Scotland is the delightful Northern European waxwing forest bird.



    Waxwing (Bombycilla)

    'As part of our focus on different birds across the UK, we thought it only appropriate to introduce a relatively little known but highly characteristic Northern European forest bird, the Waxwing, which appears now and then over winter in eastern areas of the United Kingdom from Scotland all the way down to East Anglia; especially now at the beginning of 2017, when reports of Waxwings have increased due to scarcity of food in their native habitats, and this UK winter is being called the “Waxwing Winter“.

    Bombycilla garrulus

    This quite unusual bird is known scientifically as Bombycilla garrulus and is roughly the same size as a common European Starling, even appearing similar in flight due its triangular-shaped wings. It is part of the broader family of Waxwings (Bombycillidae) which includes the B. japonica and B. cedrorum, all of which are passerine birds.

    Observation

    If you’re fortunate enough to observe a waxwing, you’ll know for certain what is it. With silky smooth, pale beige-pink plumage, its most outstanding feature is a streamlined crest, which falls back behind the crown; you’ll notice the “black mask” across the eyes, red wax droplets on the wings and yellow streaks along the primaries and tips of the tails. It is also a somewhat plump bird.


    The Waxwing is a dizzying aeronautical specialist, being able to negotiate the air with ease, both swiftly and gracefully.

    Breeding

    No breeding occurs in the UK; it is only ever a winter visitor. A typical brood is quite small, creating around just twenty six birds for every square mile. Despite this, Waxwings are incredibly long-lived, and European varieties and live upwards of thirteen years. When Waxwings do appear over winter, they often migrate in what is known as an “irruption”, better described as a sudden and fast invasion over October and November. The primary reason for this is because a population of Waxwings in a given year in northern Europe may be too large for the available food, which can be affected further by a failed harvest; hence, a sudden migration south to the UK.



    Feeding

    Waxwings feed mainly on insects in the forests of northern Europe over the summer breeding period. Their main diet after migrating to the UK consists of rowan berries, hawthorn and rose. Interestingly, since these are common features that surround many supermarkets, it’s often possible to spot a waxwing or two while out shopping for groceries in a local ASDA or Tesco. Waxwings are also avid fruit eaters, and it’s possible to entice one or two to your garden by hanging apples from any available trees.

    Population in Northern Europe

    Location No. of pairs
    Estonia 0 – 1 pairs
    Finland 30,000 – 150,000 pairs
    Norway 0 – 2,000 pairs
    Russia 100,000 – 500,000 pairs
    Sweden 1,000 – 50,000 pairs
    Information from the European Bird Census Council


    Although Waxwings are observed mainly in eastern parts of the UK, they have been known to search further inland for food. It’s therefore possible to view them over winter in inland parts of the country too.

    Get close enough and you may hear its distinct high-pitched trilling vocalisation, which is more of a “sirrr, sirrr, sirrr” whistling than anything else.

    Waxwings are classified as Least Concern by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of nature) and reportedly have a global population of around three million birds. Being located in northern European forested areas, which are not touched upon by human habitation, helps greatly to sustain their current numbers.'

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    I'll do the survey, I do it each year . Get lots of birds in garden here.

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    I feel excited this weekend as this is the world's largest birdwatch survey. I'm going to do my bird count on Sunday.
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    Will you attend Lily? Have fun
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mortimer View Post
    Will you attend Lily? Have fun
    Thanks, there's nothing to attend. It's cold and the middle of winter and people simply count the amount of birds they see - either in their garden or local park - for just one hour whenever they choose to sit and count birds any day between the 28th and 30th. I have my form and guide-chart from the RSPB to fill in the boxes of the number of different birds that I'll count before posting the results back to the RSPB.

    The form also asks people how many foxes and other types of wildlife such as hedgehogs that they see on average. This helps wildlife organisations to monitor if various species of birds and wildlife are in decline or becoming endangered, or if they're flourishing.

    Anews report stated that 'over 50%' of the British nation either feeds birds or has bird feeders in their gardens!! I didn't realise it would be that high, although I'm aware that there's a lot of people in the UK who appreciate garden birds.

    The results of each year's RSPB birdwatch are shown in the national media.
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    Some information printed on one of the back of the birdwatch forms that was posted to me by the RSPB that I wish to type out and share:

    What the survey has told us

    The Big Garden Birdwatch has been running since 1979, so we've got many years of data to look back on. Over that time we've found that starlings, once a very common garden visitor, have decreased by 81%, so we're seeig them in fewer numbers now.

    As a fellow bird lover, I'm sure you'll agree declines like this are deeply worrying.

    But knowing about them is the first step towards finding a solution. Once we know which birds look like they might be in trouble, we can work out what the problems are and how we can tackle them. Without bird lovers like you, we wouldn't have this vital data - so thank you very much for your time.

    Once you've taken part in the Birdwatch, why not consider becoming a donating member of the RSPB? You'll be joining over a million other bird lovers all over the UK, working together to give nature a home. As an RSPB card member holder, you can also enjoy free access to over 170 nature reserves in the UK.

    Thanks again for your support. I hope you enjoy your Big Garden Birdwatch.

    Best wishes,

    Mike Clarke, RSPB Chief Executive.

    *A citizen scientist is a bird lover who contributes to scientific research. When you take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch, that's you!
    It's strange because the letter states they are becoming 'endangered' in the UK, but on the RSPB site it states that starlings are commonly found in UK gardens, but their decline in other nations makes them now listed as a red status endangered bird. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wi...-z/s/starling/

    I get about nine starlings visiting my balcony bird feeders daily and they make the most beautiful sounds and can mimicry sounds and songs they hear. They squabble over the food a lot, like typical starlings do. They can be charismatic to watch and bold birds, plus they don't bully the other garden birds.

    A disabled female in England said on the RSPB forum that she spends over Ł100 a week feeding over 200 starlings that visit her each day in her garden!!




    Starlings often swoop in massive flocks above the skies to outwit predators, but this amazing sight is becoming rarer. Many of these birds have been killed in Italy and other countries where they are considered as a major problem in certain cities such as in Rome.


    Farmers in the countryside consider large flocks of starlings as beneficial and productive visitors during certain seasons as they replace the need to use cancer-causing insecticides on their crops - the starlings eat all the insects on the crops instead. But they're considered as a 'pest' when it's time to harvest the crops - as the greedy starlings decide to eat all the farmers crops too!
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    This article is very distressing and shocking.
    http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature...-Africa-Robins

    It shows a horror map of nations in southern and eastern Europe who are illegally killing our beloved British Robins in cruel traps, (robins are voted as the British peoples national favourite bird,) and sick people in France, Italy, Greece, Syria, Albania, Lebanon, Egypt, etc, are illegally skinning British Robins and eating them, amongst 25 million birds that are being slaughtered in south-eastern Europe and in sadistic north-eastern African nations.

    British robins shouldn't migrate to southern and eastern Europe. Many are still here during our winter season (they're often associated with Yule) and people cherish and love robins in the UK. These extremely popular and cute little British garden birds are treated well here and they're protected by law in Great Britain. If anyone intentionally ever hurt a robin in the UK, they'd be prosecuted by the police under the Wildlife Crimes Act.

    THE humble British robin is among 25 MILLION birds being butchered every year in the world’s most shameful wildlife tragedy.


    Horror map of the guilty nations who are illegally murdering 25 million protected birds each year:




    Full article: http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature...-Africa-Robins
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