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What a dramatic Big Garden Birdwatch we have had here at iBirding. We hope you have enjoyed the live experience and we hope to bring it back in the future.
1 Hour. 11 Species. 90 Birds.
2:20 - Full time
2:19 - Black-Headed Gull
2:18 - 2 Carrion + Magpie + Blackbird
2:16 - 2 Carrion Crows - 3 Woodpigeons
2:15 - 5 Magpies
2:14 - Black-Headed Gull
2:12 - 2 Blue Tits + Black-Headed Gull + Great Tit
2:11 - Coal Tit + Fieldfare
2:10 - Goldfinches
2:09 - 2 Woodpigeons + Black-Headed Gull
2:07 - Woodpigeon
2:05 - 4 Goldfinches
2:04 - Starling
2:03 - Blackbird + 2 Carrion Crows
We are back LIVE for 20 minutes more birding
10 Minute Break - See you at 2:00
1:52 - Starling
1:51 - 2 Carrion Crows
1:50 - Black-Headed Gull + 3 Woodpigeon
1:49 - Magpie
1:48 - 2 Starling
1:45 - Blue Tit + 2 Woodpigeon
1:43 - Blackbird
1:42 - Blue Tit
1:41 - Woodpigeon + Carrion Crow + Black-Headed Gull
1:40 - 5 Woodpigeon
1:39 - 2 Woodpigeon + Blue Tit
1:38 - Woodpigeon
1:37 - Carrion Crow
1:36 - Starling
1:35 - Carrion Crow + 2 Woodpigeon
1:32 - Carrion Crow + 2 Woodpigeon + Mistle Thrush + 2 Blue Tits
1:31 - Black-Headed Gull
1:30 - Carrion Crow + Starling
1:29 - 3 Woodpigeons + Magpie
1:28 - Starling + Woodpigeon
1:27 - Blackbird
1:26 - 2 Woodpigeons
1:24 - Blue Tit
1:20 - 2 Blue Tits + 2 Magpies
We are now LIVE
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10 minutes till iBirding Big Garden Birdwatch goes LIVE
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Parakeet, Collard Dove and Coal Tit all made it into the Top Twenty Commonest birds in Greater London; with Starling taking top spot.
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The Woodpigeon population has increased by 800% since the Big Garden Birdwatch started in 1979
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Half an hour till BGB Live starts
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Winter Visitors to look out for:
Fieldfare
Redwing
Siskin
Brambling
Waxing - Key Sighting
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Over 600,000 people took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch last year, recording over 9 million birds.
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In 2012, the House Sparrow was the most common bird in England, N. Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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The BGB started in 1979 when the RSPB attempted to find a winter activity for its young members now in 2013, it has become the largest birdwatching event in the UK.
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2012's Top Ten Garden Birds:
1 Hour till LIVE birdwatch starts
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The Big Garden Birdwatch LIVE starts at 1:00pm and ends at 2:00pm. Build up from 12:00am.
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What a dramatic Big Garden Birdwatch we have had here at iBirding. We hope you have enjoyed the live experience and we hope to bring it back in the future.
1 Hour. 11 Species. 90 Birds.
2:20 - Full time
2:19 - Black-Headed Gull
2:18 - 2 Carrion + Magpie + Blackbird
2:16 - 2 Carrion Crows - 3 Woodpigeons
2:15 - 5 Magpies
2:14 - Black-Headed Gull
2:12 - 2 Blue Tits + Black-Headed Gull + Great Tit
2:11 - Coal Tit + Fieldfare
2:10 - Goldfinches
2:09 - 2 Woodpigeons + Black-Headed Gull
2:07 - Woodpigeon
2:05 - 4 Goldfinches
2:04 - Starling
2:03 - Blackbird + 2 Carrion Crows
We are back LIVE for 20 minutes more birding
10 Minute Break - See you at 2:00
1:52 - Starling
1:51 - 2 Carrion Crows
1:50 - Black-Headed Gull + 3 Woodpigeon
1:49 - Magpie
1:48 - 2 Starling
1:45 - Blue Tit + 2 Woodpigeon
1:43 - Blackbird
1:42 - Blue Tit
1:41 - Woodpigeon + Carrion Crow + Black-Headed Gull
1:40 - 5 Woodpigeon
1:39 - 2 Woodpigeon + Blue Tit
1:38 - Woodpigeon
1:37 - Carrion Crow
1:36 - Starling
1:35 - Carrion Crow + 2 Woodpigeon
1:32 - Carrion Crow + 2 Woodpigeon + Mistle Thrush + 2 Blue Tits
1:31 - Black-Headed Gull
1:30 - Carrion Crow + Starling
1:29 - 3 Woodpigeons + Magpie
1:28 - Starling + Woodpigeon
1:27 - Blackbird
1:26 - 2 Woodpigeons
1:24 - Blue Tit
1:20 - 2 Blue Tits + 2 Magpies
We are now LIVE
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10 minutes till iBirding Big Garden Birdwatch goes LIVE
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Parakeet, Collard Dove and Coal Tit all made it into the Top Twenty Commonest birds in Greater London; with Starling taking top spot.
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The Woodpigeon population has increased by 800% since the Big Garden Birdwatch started in 1979
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Half an hour till BGB Live starts
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Winter Visitors to look out for:
Fieldfare
Redwing
Siskin
Brambling
Waxing - Key Sighting
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Over 600,000 people took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch last year, recording over 9 million birds.
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In 2012, the House Sparrow was the most common bird in England, N. Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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The BGB started in 1979 when the RSPB attempted to find a winter activity for its young members now in 2013, it has become the largest birdwatching event in the UK.
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2012's Top Ten Garden Birds:
- House Sparrow
- Starling
- Blue Tit
- Blackbird
- Chaffinch
- Woodpigeon
- Goldfinch
- Great Tit
- Robin
1 Hour till LIVE birdwatch starts
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The Big Garden Birdwatch LIVE starts at 1:00pm and ends at 2:00pm. Build up from 12:00am.
Print off the official RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch recording sheet below