Birdwatching
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Five fantastic garden reads for your bank holiday weekend!
With Easter bank holiday upon us and more sunny weather to come, there’s no better time to get out to our gardens. However, some of us may need a little something extra to sit back, relax and read. Whether that’s…
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RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results
RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch results show milder winter helps small garden birds The latest results from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch have revealed smaller birds such as long-tailed tits, wrens and coal tits were seen in greater numbers in gardens…
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RSPB’s Breakfast Birdwatch
Something to get your day started….the kids might enjoy it too The RSPB has begun a daily Breakfast Birdwatch, taking place between 8-9am weekdays, at a time when many of us would have been commuting to work, doing the school…
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2020
Watch the birdie! Count the birds that land in your garden or local park and you could help the RSPB’s annual survey. The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is scheduled for January 25-27, 2020, with up to half a million people…
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Get set for the count!
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch is nearly upon us. All you need is an hour of your spare time to join in There’s an extra incentive to sign up for this year’s 40th anniversary RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch: register to…
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Garden amphibians drying up
Results from the RSPB’s 2018 wildlife survey reveal that garden amphibians are becoming rarer The results from the RSPB’s 2018 wildlife survey, conducted as part of the Big Garden Birdwatch, reveal that sightings of garden amphibians are becoming rarer. Frogs…
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Going very slightly bananas…
In our first Subs Club for April, for KG subscribers only, we catch up with news and views… from plots as far away as Uzbekistan! Read on. Grow more veg or pay more tax Pictured above: banana peppers, hot in Uzbekistan…
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Help the RSPB track our feathered friends
Read more on this topic and other garden news updates, just for Kitchen Garden subscribers Countdown to Birdwatch This year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch takes place over the weekend of January 27 to 29. More than 497,000 people took part…
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Don’t cause bird fat-alities this Christmas
Cater for our feathered friends but make sure you don’t feed them a bad diet, says the RSPB Serving up a feast in your garden can provide a vital lifeline for birds this winter. The RSPB is urging you to…
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Cold winds set to ruffle feathers
As birds struggle to survive the cold snap, your garden can become a haven this winter. Check out these tips from the RSPB. A blackbird takes advantage of a well-stocked bird table. Images: Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com) With the Met Office…
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Go wild in June!
The Wildlife Trusts is challenging people to do something wild every day throughout June: that’s 30 Random Acts of Wildness. Sign up now to get your free 30 Days Wild pack, which contains stickers, a wallchart and wildflower seeds, plus…
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Birdwatch records a ‘waxwing winter’
Waxwings were among the stars of this year’s Birdwatch. Over 497,000 people took part in the 38th RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch over the last weekend in January, counting more than eight million birds. The results show an explosion in sightings…
