Big garden birdwatch...

[actionfinch]

I take it many of us will be participating in this, at the end of the month.
For me its a first , so im looking forward to it, but like i have mention before , the lack of birds is not going to look good when i submit the results.
Why do they do it this time of the year?

[~T~]

Yup I signed up the other day (after seeing an ad on the social network site I work for of all places). If the end of the month is cold and frosty/snowy then I think I'll see plenty. My wee garden was absolutely buzzing with birds today since its frosty again (and I just put out new bird cake and a sunflower hearts feeder). Still only seeing one goldfinch though

[Synn]

I'll be joining in too
Hopefully the Bramblings will stick around for a while

[Madmills]

I do it too
I keep a record for myself each year and it's interesting to see the changes.

[phil messenger]

I too am new to bird watching, just registeresd after reading this........

[thebeard]

not sure why they do it in january but i can think of a couple of reasons

birds will be easier to see without plants and trees in bloom

there are no juvenile birds to confuse matters, giving a more 'typical' picture of whats in peoples gardens, a lot of juveniles die before maturity, so counts in january will be of those which survived

gardens tend to be quite busy in winter due to birds struggling to find food elsewhere.

i've never participated, but i might well do this year.

[big bill]

Originally Posted by ~T~

Still only seeing one goldfinch though

T you want to come up here then I am in undated with them have about 15+ with more in the trees ,never had so many along with Chaffinch and now starting to get the Coal and Great Tits .
So should prove interesting at the ernd of the month had a lot more snow over night

[Kreacha]

I look forward to the Big Garden Birdwatch every year . I go up to my Gramp's house and we sit for an hour to see what turns up. On a daily basis he gets loads of blue, great, coal and long tailed tits, nuthatches, robins, dunnocks, chaffinchs, blackbirds, jays, and his resident great spotted woodpeckers...... as soon as I turn up with my pencil and record sheet... the little gits hide!!!

[Deb London]

Looking forward to it.
We don't usually get many birds here, and they do have to land to count I think. But it's still good fun.

[RosieB]

How do I find out where to register for the birdwatch please folks, I would like to join in with it, thanks.