one hour <\/strong>of your time during the seven days. The aim of the summer birdwatch is for us to gather more information on the birds that are in the parish and compare our summer and winter findings. This time we will be \u2018going it alone\u2019 as the RSPB organise just one UK birdwatch each year. One difference this time is that you can record any bird you see whether on the ground or in the air. This will enable us to include all our birds rather than just those that settle.<\/p>\nWe have spread the birdwatch over a whole week to give people the best opportunity to undertake the birdwatch and avoid any days where bad weather is forecast. Many of you will recall the January weekend was terrible weather-wise. In addition, it does not get dark in mid-May until about 9.00pm so plenty of time in the evenings to carry out your birdwatch!<\/p>\n
All you need to do is to spend one hour recording the birds you see in your garden. You record the number of each species of birds you see. So, for example, if you saw one blackbird on its own five times that counts as one. If you saw two blackbirds together at the same time that counts as two and so on.<\/p>\n
Then please send your results to nigelrbillingham @yahoo.co.uk.or bruce7@ btinternet.com as soon as you can including your postcode and the date you carried out the birdwatch. The postcode helps us log what type of birds are in the different areas of Wenvoe. Don\u2019t worry if your bird knowledge is limited there are plenty of identification guides online.<\/p>\n
If you want to do more, you could carry out a second birdwatch in one of the eight Wildlife group\u2019s sites which are listed below. This could be carried out on your own or in a small group on a day of your choosing within the above dates. Why not take a picnic whilst counting the birds? This will be the first time we have carried out a bird watch in most of our sites. If you would like to do this, please let us know which site you are interested in and we will \u2018book you in\u2019 to avoid duplication<\/p>\n
We are delighted to say that the village school will also have one class taking part during the week.<\/p>\n
The eight Wenvoe Wildlife group sites are:<\/p>\n
Upper Orchid Field
\nCommunity Orchard
\nElizabethan Orchard
\nWild Orchard
\nWelsh Orchard
\nGoldsland Orchard
\nWatercress Beds
\nBee Loud Glade<\/p>\n
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. And if you want to brush up on your bird identification skills why not join the Bird Walk on Saturday 3rd May at Goldsland Farm led by Rob and Linda Nottage and setting off at 9.30am.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>We are now planning to hold our first Wenvoe Summer Birdwatch from Sunday 18th to Sunday 25th May and we really do need your involvement! You only need to give up one hour <\/strong>of your time during the seven days. The aim of the summer birdwatch is for us to gather more information on the birds that are in the parish and compare our summer and winter findings. This time we will be \u2018going it alone\u2019 as the RSPB organise just one UK birdwatch each year. One difference this time is that you can record any bird you see whether on the ground or in the air. This will enable us to include all our birds rather than just those that settle.<\/p>\n