Make us some money folks

RSPB is now listed on everyclick.com, a search
engine that gives 50% of its revenue to charity, so
every time you use it you'll also help us raise more
funds. Everyclick is powered by Ask.com and offers full web search functionality just like the other big names.

To start searching and raising money for the RSPB immediately, just go to

http://www.everyclick.com/uk/rspb/124332/134030.
Or, you can register on Everyclick.com with the RSPB as your chosen charity and set the website up as one of your favourites.
Either way, you will be helping the RSPB to raise
money! GO FOR IT -EVERY LITTLE HELPS

'Big' Garden Birdwatch This weekend

Why not Join us at our event at Sefton Park Palm House Sunday 27 January .
Our event starts at 12pm and finish at 4pm. Closely observe the birds at our feeding stations through telescopes. People on hand for identification and general information on Garden Birdwatching and the RSPB. Make your own pine code birdfeeder to take home.

http://www.rspbliverpool.org.uk/bigwatch07.htm

http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/

Liverpool RSPB & the Capital of Culture

A little advance warning for all our followers.

Capital of Culture Year ‘The People's Opening’
Venue: St George's Plateau, Lime Street.
At 20:08 Friday 11 January, the artists and people of the city are set to gather together on St George's Plateau to launch of the Capital of Culture Year for Liverpool.

Liverpool RSPB will be there, we have our own display stand in the World Musuem showcasing all our local RSPB groups, were there from 17.00 - 22.00.

More details to follow.

The Biggest Twitch Ever

Thought we couldnt let this pass with out a comment. Alan Davies was the site manager for RSPB Conwy and Ruth Miller worked for RSPB as well. We at Liverpool wish them every success, although Ste Menzie did say that if we won the lottery we would have a go at their new record.
The Biggest Idea
To see more bird species in a calendar year than anyone has ever done before!
We, Alan Davies and Ruth Miller, are two British birders living in North Wales.
We have set ourselves the target of seeing over 3,662 different species of birds in twelve months, from 1st January to 31st December 2008.
We have given up our jobs and are dedicating a whole year to travelling around the world to set a new world record by seeing more birds in a single year than ever achieved before.
We will be visiting every type of habitat on earth: desert, rainforest, high altitude, open seas, and sweeping savannah.
And as we go, we'll experience all the weather conditions that nature can throw at us: intense heat, cold and wet, snow and ice, pre-dawn starts and night vigils.
The current world record for species recorded in a calendar year stands at 3,662.

You can follow Alan & Ruth's progress on their website

GOOD LUCK FROM ALL OF US, GO ON SMASH THE RECORD.

'So who told you wearing these silly hats guarantees us a chunk of Christmas cake?'


Don't forget to give your birds their Christmas dinner, leftover roast spuds go down a treat!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

LAURA

Angels with Dirty Faces!!

A very early ringing session at Ravenmoels before work saw use catching a few goldfinch's and siskins. The birds are feeding on alders and you can see the residue that it leaves on the beaks of this goldfinchs and the siskins.

Chris

Time to look back on the year

As it must have been the coldest day today, It got me thinging about warmer weather and sunshine birds. Earlier this year I travelled around the West Indies and stopped in Antigua for a day. I walked through Antigua's town centre looking for birds in peoples gardens, bit like looking on peoples bird table and found these wonderful bananaquit's feeding on sugar. It was quickly followed by the dark bird in picture 2. A lesser antillean bullfinch. Not bad!

OOh for the warm weather of West Indies.
Chris