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Tag Archives: birdwatching
Big Garden Birdwatch 2014
Originally posted on Green Living London:
Pic: RSPB More than half a million people are expected to be watching their garden birds the weekend (25-26 January), for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. It’s the biggest wildlife survey in the world…
Posted in ecology
Tagged amphibian, bird, birdwatching, conservation, data, frog, garden, hedgehog, mammal, research, vertebrate, wildlife
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Famished finches
This winter, British gardens are full of finches (Fringillidae). Seed-eating finches such as the siskin (Carduelis spinus) turned up more frequently than usual in the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch survey for January 2012. In fact, twice as … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, weather and climate
Tagged bird, birdwatching, climate, crop, data, ecosystem, feed, finch, harvest, passerine, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, seed, siskin, vertebrate, weather, wildlife
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Blackcaps
The blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) is a small migratory bird. It’s commoner here in Britain than it used to be. Now that climates and bird tables are changing, each autumn sees some blackcaps leaving Britain for warmer climates, some arriving in … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged art, bird, birdwatching, blackcap, climate, ecosystem, feed, garden, migration, music, native species, passerine, vertebrate, wildlife, winter
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Mallards
Originally posted on Ann Novek( Luure)–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors:
Text from RSPB: The mallard is a large and heavy looking duck. It has a long body and a long and broad bill.…
Posted in ecology
Tagged bird, birdwatching, duck, mallard, native species, non-passerine, vertebrate, waterbird, wildlife
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2013
Originally posted on The Garden Smallholder:
Watch the birds visiting your garden or local park on the weekend of 26 – 27 January 2013 and submit your sightings (bird sighting form will be open from the birdwatch weekend until 15 February…
