Happy New Year from the team at Bird Spot HQ!
It’s the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch this month, the UK’s biggest wildlife survey. And to celebrate we’re giving one lucky Bird Spotter the chance to win a copy of British Birds: A Pocket Guide.
Part of the brilliant WILDGuides series, this little book is packed full of hundreds of stunning photographs and detailed descriptions to help you identify not only the birds in your garden but also those found further afield.
To enter all you need to do is tell us which is the best bird that has ever visited your garden. Enter your answers in the comments below, and we’ll pick a winner at random using the wonderful wheel of names.
The competition closes at 11:59 pm on the 8th January 2020 and you can see the full competition Ts&Cs here.
Good luck!
This competition is now closed. Congratulations to Mrs D McCandless – we hope you enjoy the book.
Don’t worry if you weren’t able to enter – check back soon for another chance to win.
340 Responses
I’m lucky to have the company of Long Tailed Tits on a daily basis and I feel blessed
We had a gold crest last year, it appeared on our window sill and was there all day, everyday for a week looking in at the tv and us was not phased at all. He may have also been looking at some bird figurines we had on the shelf.
A beautiful crow – I know that might not be exciting to most people, but they’re my favourite and we got to know him as he came back for a long time.
Male and female Pheasants visit our garden
there were so many at my old address ,cant decide between bramblings, waxwings or the woodcock .
a flock of twitchy lovely long-tailed tits, always together and never alone
A young Sparrowhawk. Sat on the fence for a while before flying off.
I was very lucky to catch sight of a The lesser spotted woodpecker whom flew into my garden and feasted on a fat cake which was hanging on my bird table it made my day!
The best bird I have seen in my own garden at my previous address was a red kite. Purely as it landed to join some crows who were eating chicken skin
3 woodpeckers all at once
The next Day after I installeer my new birdfeeder there landed A Collar Parakleet.
I had never steen before in my garden.
We were doing the garden bird watch a couple of years ago and couldn’t believe it when a grey heron landed for a moment on our fence!
A Sparrowhawk landed on the garden fence a few days ago.
They were frequent visitors until a breeding programme for Red Kites was introduced on the local Downs.
It was good to see one again.
I have a beautiful woodpecker who visits our feeders on regular occasions – what a delight
Linnet nested in my back garden
For the last couple of years we have had male pheasant who regularly walks around our back garden as if it is his estate. He circles it by walking along a 6 ft high fence then transfers to a privet hedge. If all is clear he will patrol the garden for food. He makes us laugh when he sees his reflection in the greenhouse glass and tries to attack!
Robin for it’s beautiful colours I have 2 that are in my garden almost every day
A Blackcap, the first one we’ve ever seen in our garden, came to the feeders just after Christmas.
Goldfinches are the most exotic thing I’ve spotted.
A peregrine falcon. Sat on the garden fence for a bit.
A MALE AND A FEMALE GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER SIMULTANEOUSLY – SPECTACULAR DOUBLE ACT
I love the little Robins.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Great spotted woodpecker