Big Garden Birdwatch

This annual event I do in memory of my Mum really. She loved birds & I think would probably taken part in this mass bird observation over a weekend in January. Basically you spend an hour and see how many species and how many of that species you get in your garden. The RSPB want all sorts to take part both urban and rural, small garden to big garden the whole mix of places where birds might be.  Ours is a small garden but not very far from countryside. Results were 11x House Sparrow,1x Starling,1x Blackbird,1x Robin,1x Woodpigeon, 1xDunnock and very last minute 2x Blackcap. These were a surprise as I have never seen them in our garden before, I'm pretty sure I identified them correctly with the help of the RSPB website bird-finder. Having trouble emailing results though as  the site keeps saying there's an error, could be alot of people using it. Texted Paul & his results  were of course different , they back directly onto fields. He saw: 2x Blackbird,1x Blue Tit, 8x House Sparrow, 1x Dunnock,1x Collared Dove,1x Woodpigeon, 1x Starling. 
I've done this for the past few years & it brings back nice memories of my Mum.
Stayed away in Norfolk again this week, I stayed near Norwich, nice hotel but the Real Ale was off though I was recommended an American Pale Ale called Shed Head. It was really nice, a good fruitiness to it that I like along with a bitter after taste. An amber coloured beer and 4.6% in strength.
Dinner took the form of a very posh looking prawn cocktail with king prawns and then belly pork, cider gravy with bubble and squeak made with broccoli. Abit full for a pud so left it there, just in time to get back to my room to watch 'Winterwatch' a programme I find fascinating and very relaxing to view all about British wildlife and how they get on in winter.

Pint of Shed Head.

Prawn cocktail.

Belly pork.