Backyard Birdwatch 2/4: 100s of Tits, Finches, Woodpeckers, Robins & More Visiting UK Country Garden

Episode 211: - 2nd April 2026 If you like watching blue tits, coal tits, long tailed tits, willow tits, great tits, greenfinches, goldfinches, robins, warblers, sparrows, greater spotted woodpeckers, collared doves and starlings, amongst other birds, then this is the channel for you. I livestream the 100’s of birds that visit my garden each day, from around 7.30am to 5pm, times vary depending on the activity of the birds. The birds have a lovely harmony amongst themselves, with a variety of birds feeding together calmly (although the starlings can get a bit squabbly between themselves, they usually resolve this by stretching to look the tallest or opening their beaks the widest). We even have more than one robin living in peace, you can usually see them for their longest feeds at the start and end of each day but they visit throughout the day. The blue tits, coal tits, long tailed tits, willow tits and great tits are plentiful and totally delightful. I love watching how gracefully and socially they feed. They seem very friendly and playful and don’t fly away when I go into the garden. They are all lovely and you never know what you will see. I hope you enjoy watching them as much as I do. Happy Birdwatching All! A Go Fund Me page, for those that would like to help to feed the birds and/or maintain the channel, can be found here: https://gofund.me/096d0c148 Please Note: I will be choosing an alternative donation website over the next few days, as I became aware that the go fund me page requires people to pay at least £5! I didn't realise that initially, as I had wanted people to be able to contribute smaller amounts, ideally as small as a person feels comfortable with. Hence, I will be replacing this link with one that will accept smaller donations over the next week or so. Apologies for any inconvenience caused whilst I conduct research, to try to find a donation service that accepts the smallest contributions possible. Don't worry if you don't contribute anything, all are welcome to enjoy the channel and the wonders of nature that we have all been blessed with :-) Please consider leaving a little food out for the birds in your area, if you can. The numbers of small birds in the UK are reducing and it would be nice if we could help them to make it through the winter. With the added bonus of them being lovely to watch! Fat pellets, especially ones flavoured with berries, sunflower hearts or other foods, are very popular. As are fat balls with food mixed into them. I hope that everyone gets to enjoy nature everyday, as it's good for health and wellbeing, even if you can't get out into it, watching it can still help, as research suggests that viewing nature scenes (or being out in nature) can have up to 13 beneficial effects on our health and wellbeing, such as helping us to relax, reducing depression, quicker healing, bolstering the immune system, lowering stress levels and increasing lifespan (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...) So I hope this livestream helps to bring a sense of peace and wellbeing to you and all that watch it. Please like and subscribe if you would like me to keep streaming and thank you for watching! Visitors to the Growing Is Great garden: These are the birds we have seen since September 2025: Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus Blue Tit - Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit - Parus major Coal Tit - Periparus ater European Greenfinch - Chloris chloris Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella Magpie - Pica pica Song Thrush - Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major Chiff Chaff/Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock - Prunella Modularis Long Tailed Tit - Aegithalos Caudat us Starling - Sturnus vulgaris Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos Collared dove - Streptopelia decaocto Willow Tit - Poecile Montana’s House sparrow - Passer domesticus You can see a handy guide about identifying some UK birds here: https://bestatticroom.com/most-common... #birdwatching #birdfeeding #nature You can see my new gaming channel here: youtube.com/@UCmHPzeOD8jY5On8TrILd-dw... Music: We Got This by Nathan Moore