Projects

On Saturday, after our walk, we participated in the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch, and here are our results:

Blackbirds - 7

Collared doves - 2

Greenfinches - 7

Robins - 1

Blue tits - 2

Dunnocks - 1

House sparrows - 7

Carrion crow - 1

Chaffinches - 2

Longtailed tits - 3

Woodpigeons - 1

Coal tits -1 

Great tits - 2

Wrens - 1

Compare this with last year's results and it looks pretty good. The only thing we didn't have from last year that I expected to have (since they still visit the garden) is goldfinches. We also have a couple of pairs of bullfinches which drop by every few days, and it would have been nice to see them, but ho hum... No magpies this year either, but that's no great loss since they are big bullies towards the little birds.


We are also going to participate in the Journey North Mystery Class, which I found out about via a lovely blog called Four Green Acres. She homeschools her daughters and this is one of the projects they take part in, and I thought it looked fascinating. Today is the first day we have to take readings. 


We'll let you know how it goes.