I just took part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2005.
If you’re living in Britain, there’s still time to take part – you can do it today or tomorrow. My list (numbers are maximum seen at once):
great tit – 4
blue tit – 9
coal tit – 1
greenfinch – 2
chaffinch – 2
nuthatch – 1
robin – 2
starling – 3
goldcrest – 1
dunnock – 1
blackbird – 2
feral pigeon – 6
woodpigeon – 1
green woodpecker – 1
great spotted woodpecker – 1
carrion crow – 2
magpie – 3
black-headed gull – 12
Which is pretty mediocre, to be honest. Some birds I regularly see in the garden that didn’t turn up in my hour slot: jay, goldfinch, heron, long-tailed tit, collared dove, ring-necked parakeet. Jay was probably the biggest gap in the list.