Ready for the Counting Weekend

I've done the RSPB's Big Garden Bird Count for many years. For the past two years my count has been zero, which is a tad annoying as I feed them, clean their feeders and give them water.

Just incase it's zero again in 2024, I've got myself some evidence that they do come into the garden. https://www.rspb.org.uk/

Pocketful of joy today - although sleep was as usual in 2 hour bursts, didn't fully wake until 08.30. Had planned to be up and out to freeze a bubble!!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful captures and collage

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Susan Wakely]

A great start. You have reminded me to sign up.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh wow, no birds at all? that is dismaying indeed

[JackieR]

@koalagardens you watch and count for an hour. This year my hour will start when a bluetit lands on the feeders!!
@wakelys you must!!!!!
@joansmor I'm pleased to see these all in a day
@365projectorgchristine all through kitchen windo!

[Susan Wakely]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond signed up.

[Louise & Ken]

What a lovely collage and a marvelous variety of birds! I've never heard of doing this, but what a lovely way to spend an hour!

[Rob Z]

A lovely collage with delightful shots. I hope you have more success this year. :)

[haskar]

Great action. We count on migrating birds in spring and autumn.

[Tia]

What a lovely collection

[Peter]

Lovely images beautifully captured and presented Jackie:)

[Kathy]

Great collage of the songbirds in your garden. They do seem to know they're being counted. Hope you got your bubble. I did it ... once. It usually doesn't get cold enough. Wear your fingerless gloves. It's cold blowing bubbles when the temperatures are below freezing.

[katy]

Eager to see how your bubble blowing turns out! I have tried once or twice, but never been successful because of the temperatures. They might have been cold enough this year, but it was too cold for me to venture out.

I love all the beautifully colored birds you have in your garden and I also like the way you have compiled this collage

[Shutterbug]

Beautiful captures of the different birds. I hope you get a count on the day. My grandfather used to do a bird count every year.

[Kathy A]

Lovely bird collage, fingers crossed you dont get zero again

[JackieR]

@kjarn me too
@shutterbug49 it's sad to read the numbers going down
@grammyn after ten minutes bubble still there, liquid!!!

@randystreat I did wear them, fingers got very cold
@pcoulson thank you
@tiaj1402 no starlings yet

@haskar many are staying and not migrating apparently
@robz so do I
@Weezilou it's been done by the rspb for years, the statistics are horrible
@wakelys squirrels on the feeders don't count?!

[Kathryn M]

Thank you for this....I will sign up too.

[JackieR]

@kametty it's so sad to see the numbers dwindle.

@wakelys a first today, a long tailed tit!! Won't be there on 27th!!!

[Brian]

Awesome

[Dorothy]

Wonderful collage. Good luck with the bird count.