I too tried to ID a bird and it's not playing ball today. This week has been amazing. First my sighting of a goldcrest and today a new bird to ID. In among the roses looking for bugs, about the size of a Dunnock, yellowy/green under, brown back with dark tips to wings and tail feathers, small narrow beak, no wing bars or eye stripes, so maybe a Chiffchaff, that's a first
The website crashed yesterday. I couldn’t log on for ages, and had to change password, but after about an hour I had an email with password link. Then it worked. You will receive an email to say all submitted once done.
We have at least two breeding pairs about. We get little clouds of baby wrens - just the cutest things. Very sad that they are less common elsewhere - they are one of my favourites to watch - and listen to
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I think I might wait a day or so to submit, it sounds as if their site is struggling. We do have wrens here but of course they didn't show up when doing the count.
I saw a wren for the birdwatch for the first time today. I know they're there, but they're difficult to spot and don't usually turn up in my hour. So that made me happy - as did the redwing.
I disagree that the science has taken a backseat - it's the main purpose of the count, as it always has been. But general awareness raising, fundraising and calls to action have their place too.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
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This week has been amazing. First my sighting of a goldcrest and today a new bird to ID.
In among the roses looking for bugs, about the size of a Dunnock, yellowy/green under, brown back with dark tips to wings and tail feathers, small narrow beak, no wing bars or eye stripes, so maybe a Chiffchaff, that's a first
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
The website crashed yesterday. I couldn’t log on for ages, and had to change password, but after about an hour I had an email with password link. Then it worked. You will receive an email to say all submitted once done.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I disagree that the science has taken a backseat - it's the main purpose of the count, as it always has been. But general awareness raising, fundraising and calls to action have their place too.