8th Feb - a thoroughly wet and windy (SW) night continuing during the day, 8C

A Raven battled its way against the wind westward low over the village at 1115h, calling as it went.

RSPB garden bird survey, village results.

The counts from 4 residents are in, thanks to those for sharing their data.  In all 26 species were seen, with a maximum total count of 210 birds, the full results are below.

The top 5 max counts were:
House Sparrow   36
Blue Tit               19
Jackdaw             19
Goldfinch            17
Greenfinch          17
Chaffinch            16
Great Tit             13

The results clearly show how important that gardens and feeders are for birds.  These are not one-off appearances in the gardens but are regularly seen throughout the winter.  We have a good population of Greenfinches which is good to see, as in recent years they have suffered from disease in many parts of the country.

Everyone could make a little room for wildlife in their garden, for instance, now is the time to erect a nest box, somewhere quiet, away from possible cat predation and not facing the direct sunlight. Or plant a bush that provides a natural food source for birds or butterflies, etc.  Lots of garden information is available free at the RSPB website.

	Gill	Sarais	Richard/Stella	Steven
	Garden	Garden	Garden	Paddock
	Feeders	Feeders	Feeders	Feeders
	Sat morning	Sat morning	Sun morning	Sat morning	Max Species count
Blackbird	2	3	2		7
Blue Tit	2	4	8	5	19
Chaffinch	3	2	9	2	16
Coal Tit	1	1	1	1	4
Collard Dove	3	2	3	1	9
Goldfinch	8	1	8		17
Greenfinch	1	5	10	1	17
House Sparrow	8	15	9	4	36
Long-tailed tit	3			3	6
Robin	1	1	2	2	6
Dunnock		2	1	1	4
Great Tit		2	5	6	13
Starling		1			1
Woodpigeon		2	1	1	4
Gt Spotted Woodpecker		2	2		4
Carrion crow		1			1
Nuthatch		3			3
Jackdaw		1	3	15	19
Bullfinch				4	4
Tree sparrow				6	6
Sparrowhawk				1	1
Yellowhammer			1	3	4
Pheasant				1	1
Feral pigeon				3	3
Wren			1	1	2
Magpie			1	2	3
Max garden count	32	48	67	63	210
Total No. Species =26