Tag Archives: RSPB

Big Garden Bird Watch 2022

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I haven’t had much time to write a blog for quite a while but did sit and do the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch today. 3 Jackdaws1 Chaffinch2 Magpies6 Wood pigeons2 Collared doves9 House Sparrows1 Robin1 Dunnock2 Blackbirds2 Blue tits

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RSPB Big Garden Bird watch 2021

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Normally I do the Big garden Bird Watch first thing in the morning, but this year I waited until the afternoon. I’m not sure if it made any difference as the species of birds that visited were pretty similar. 23 … Continue reading →

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Garden birds

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Alex White - Appletonwild

There is a certain change in the air. Although the weather is still cold and overcast it is now past 4pm when it starts to get dark. In the garden the Snowdrops are starting to appear and down in the … Continue reading →

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Garden Wildlife Part 17 Blackbirds

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

For a while I’ve been using a Birdsy camera to film the wildlife and in particular the birds in my garden. Last weekend I moved it around again, this time focusing it on the birdbath in the back garden. It … Continue reading →

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Big Garden Bird Watch 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Alex White - Appletonwild

With bird feeders topped up and camera at the ready, I settled down to see which birds visited my garden during the RSPB’s annual Big Garden Bird Watch. As always I completed this important piece of citizen science between 9am … Continue reading →

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Day 13 of 30 Days Wild – stalking lizards

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

A little while ago I was chosen as a Youth Ambassador for Pocket Pals app This app, which is going to be launched very shortly is aimed at connecting people with wildlife and the environment using their mobile phones. Through tracking 3D … Continue reading →

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Day 6 of 30 Days Wild – Visit a bird hide

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Alex White - Appletonwild

A very productive afternoon spent in a bird hide in Norfolk where we spotted a couple of Marsh Harriers and two Common Cranes flying over. Common Cranes can be seen passing through many parts of Britain in Spring and Autumn … Continue reading →

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Big Garden Bird Watch 2017

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Setting up my chair in the kitchen with the doors open to the garden, my camera, my notepad and pen and my breakfast on the kitchen table, I was ready to beginning the annual Big Garden Birdwatch. At 8.30am the … Continue reading →

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Starlings at RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

I had been waiting for Tuesday to come around for a couple of weeks, as I was due to meet up with Iain Green @naturebygreen wildlife photographer, author and tutor, along with Jo from @NearbyWild , in Somerset. Our main aim was to watch and … Continue reading →

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RSPB Big Garden Bird watch

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Alex White - Appletonwild

Each year the RSPB run The Big Garden Bird Watch. The idea is to watch and record the birds in your garden for an hour anytime over this weekend. The Big Garden Bird Watch has been running since 1979 and … Continue reading →