I have to admit that I didn't go to Morton Bagot today. I decided it would rain and so wimped out. Fortunately Dave S and Mike H had no such qualms (and it didn't rain until later), so I am grateful to them for visiting the place and doing pretty well.
Between them they saw a Hawfinch, a probable Jack Snipe, at least two Red Kites, a Tawny Owl and a Little Egret. That'll teach me.
As for me I decided to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch.....twice. My own garden fared reasonably well; 28 birds of nine species. This was probably the best my "smaller than a tennis court" Winyates East garden has ever managed.
I then went to visit my sister in Tidbury Green where her "larger (well longer) than a tennis court" garden absolutely massacred mine. We counted 47 birds of 15 species in the allotted hour. They included a male Blackcap, two Jays, and a male Brambling.
The full results are as follows:
Winyates East: Woodpigeon 2, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 1, Robin 2, Blackbird 2, Dunnock 1, House Sparrow 5, Greenfinch 7, Goldfinch 6.
Tidbury Green: Woodpigeon 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 2, Jay 2, Magpie 2, Jackdaw 3, Blue Tit 7, Great Tit 1, Blackcap 1, Robin 1, Blackbird 3, Dunnock 2, Chaffinch 4, Brambling 1, Greenfinch 4, Goldfinch 12.
Incidentally we both saw fly-overs and birds in neighbouring gardens which we couldn't count according to my interpretation of the rules. These included Redwings (Winyates East) and Stock Doves plus a shed load of extra Goldfinches at Tidbury Green.
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