The Day of the Chaffinches!!.....
Well, I don't know if anyone else did the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch?I only just managed to fit it in on day 3 of a migraine
To be honest with you, it wasn't the greatest of days for birdwatching in the garden. It was dull and overcast all day, and there never seem to be many birds in the garden on days like that My theory is that the garden birds can't see predators as well on dull days like that, when there are low light levels (there is a resident sparrowhawk around here somewhere).
So, here are the results for 1 hour's birdwatching in a Perthshire garden on 30th January (remember these figures are the maximum amount of species seen at any one time)
Blackbird: 4
Greenfinch: 1
Robin: 1
Blue tit: 1
Dunnock: 1
House sparrow: 4
Starling: 8
Chaffinch: 14
Goldfinch: 2
Great tit: 1
Great spotted woodpecker: 1
the Chaffinches really outdid themselves!!!
