tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822431431648565401.post7211425397431565560..comments2023-10-24T02:54:07.834-07:00Comments on The Early Worm: What Do You Put on Your Garden list?Early Wormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11590391908461555265noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822431431648565401.post-4461053497779689912013-07-24T01:06:16.926-07:002013-07-24T01:06:16.926-07:00I think that if I didn't count fly over from t...I think that if I didn't count fly over from this garden the list would probably be as low as 20 something! 36 species is very good for one year though.<br /> Thanks!Early Wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590391908461555265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822431431648565401.post-61962214762427245222013-07-23T02:33:01.936-07:002013-07-23T02:33:01.936-07:00Hi Gideon. I fully understand your dilemma. I'...Hi Gideon. I fully understand your dilemma. I've been keeping a garden list for four and a half years now. I only count birds that actually put a foot down in my suburban garden (also quite small), or on it's boundaries (i.e. fences & walls) . I've seen some great birds 'from' my garden that I'd love to be able to put on my list. The difference between my list and yours is that I only keep an annual list. I've never bothered with a 'life list' as I came to bird-watching late in life. This year I've broken all past records with 36 species already, including Redstart!- my previous annual record = 32 species.<br /><br />This year I've also taken it a stage further (maybe even a step too far!) in that I'm keeping a daily tally of numbers of each species seen. I'm then compiling a weekly list of maximum daily numbers for each species seen in that week. I am then keeping a graph for each species of these maxima for each week of the year, to show the fluctuation in numbers. Not sure if I'll repeat the exercise next year as it's a bit time-consuming!<br /><br />Loved your images of the Med Gull! Congratulations!Richard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8822431431648565401.post-46740119676694698032013-07-20T04:40:13.385-07:002013-07-20T04:40:13.385-07:00Hi Gideon a very interesting dilemma , personally...Hi Gideon a very interesting dilemma , personally i count birds that are seen from my garden , ie fly overs , on neighbours roof or actually in my garden , like yours my garden is quite small and would love to see a Med Gull fly over it :-) Robs Birdinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146693795613856829noreply@blogger.com