Goldfinch 0 0 6
House Sparrow. 13. 3. 2
Blackbird 2 2 2
Starling 0 3 0
Blue tit 3 6 2
Chaffinch 3 1 3
Great Tit 2 2 2
Robin 1 2 3
Coal Tit 1 2 0
Long tailed Tit. 7 0 5
Wren 1 0 0
Collared Dove 0. 0. 1
Magpie 0 0 1
This is the third year I have participated the RSPB Bug Garden Birdwatch. No exotics to add a touch of excitement to the one hour vigil but overall numbers were slightly up on last year. The goldfinches rarely left the feeding station. They certainly appear to enjoy the Niger seeds. I have quite a few teasels planted around the garden and I suspect that it is these plants that are attracting in the goldfinches. A small flock of long tailed tits made a brief visit but the food on offer must not have appealed to them and they disappeared to other haunts. I have always thought of house sparrows and starlings as very common garden birds but their numbers do give a lie to that.
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