Big Garden Birdwatch 2024
Every year, I take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and, this year, it is particularly exciting being in my new location! With...
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Jan 29, 2023
Big Garden Birdwatch 2023
Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife citizen science project, now in its 44th year. It’s an important part of what...
Jan 30, 2022
Big Garden Birdwatch 2022
It's been a very busy month and I just can't believe that we have reached the end of January already and Big Garden Birdwatch time! I...
Jan 31, 2021
Big Garden Birdwatch 2021
As always, Big Garden Birdwatch is an important weekend for me. In fact every day is Big Garden Birdwatch in my world, but this weekend...
Jan 26, 2020
My RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Every day is a Big Garden Birdwatch in my garden, as I have a network of cameras and I monitor all the feeders constantly! I could have...
Jan 27, 2019
My Big Garden Birdwatch 2019
Every year, I look forward to taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and this year is no exception. It is great to be part of this,...
Jan 25, 2019
Are you ready for the Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend?
2019 celebrates the 40th year of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and the survey weekend is nearly upon us! During the weekend of 26-28th...
Jan 26, 2018
Win a Manhattan Bird Table & 20kg of Seed!
I always look forward to the weekend that is ‘Big Garden Bird Watch ‘. Feeding the birds and watching them is a big part of my life and a...
Jan 21, 2018
Building up to RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch with the wildlife in my patch!
It has been a very cold and snowy weekend and, with lots of desk-based work to do, I am always glad of all my live cameras! Being able to...
Jan 29, 2017
Big Garden Birdwatch 2017 … plus more camera trapping!
I can hardly believe that a year has passed since Big Garden Birdwatch 2016! Time is certainly flying past. I have been watching my...
Jan 27, 2017
A Big Garden Birdwatch appearance on BBC Midlands Today
I was delighted to welcome David Gregory-Kumar, the Science correspondent for BBC Midlands Today, back to my garden this week. David and...
Feb 5, 2016
Big School Birdwatch with BBC Midlands Today!
This week, we carried out The RSPB Big School Birdwatch at school, as part of our Wild Learning. Our events included Bird watching in the...
Jan 31, 2016
Big Garden Birdwatch 2016
I watch the birds in my garden just about every day and, with the cameras I have, I am in the privileged position of being able to watch...
Jan 24, 2016
Getting ready for Big Garden and Big Schools’ Birdwatch
I always enjoy the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and I always organise events at school for the Big Schools’ Birdwatch. I watch birds every...
Jan 31, 2015
Big Garden Birdwatch 2015
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is always an event I look forward to. Choosing an hour in the day to record all the species that visit your...
Jan 26, 2014
Big Garden Birdwatch Day 2
I was glad I had chosen to photograph my birds yesterday as the weather here today has been awful. With driving rain and cold...
Jan 25, 2014
Day 1 of Big Garden Birdwatch 2014
I decided to spend this morning doing a spot of photographing from my hub of the visitors to the feeders there. The light was pretty good...
Jan 25, 2014
Big Garden Bird Watch!
I will be doing various counts over the weekend, before choosing the one to submit, that best represents the birds in my garden. I am...
Jan 27, 2013
My second day of Big Garden Birdwatch
After a week of snow, last night’s rain and an increase in temperature meant that today I was greeted with a soggy mess that is my...
Jan 28, 2012
My Big Garden Bird Watch Challenges
Today, as part of Big Garden Birdwatch, I set myself the challenge to photograph all the species of bird that visited my garden. I must...
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