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A Date with a Bird …

It seems there are National Days for
virtually everything nowadays. The long
list of significant dates in January reveals

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that the 8 is Bubble Bath Day, the 18
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is Winne the Pooh Day and the 25 is
Burns Night (marked widely even
outside Scotland with much tradition
around its celebration). On a more
serious note an event which must be Then the last weekend of the month

remembered and commemorated so sees the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch,
that the world can learn from one of the 27-29 January. If you haven’t
most abhorrent events it has witnessed participated before it is well worth
is Holocaust Memorial Day falling this joining in. Known as ‘world’s biggest
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year on Friday 27 . The RNLI has an bird survey’, it takes just one hour to
SOS day at the end of January, Sunday complete. Simply sit and count the birds
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29 , a day to recall the courage of in your garden and report what you
volunteer lifeboatmen and their passion have seen. This allows the RSPB to keep
for going out to rescue in the worst of track of bird populations throughout
weathers. Do give generously if you can, Great Britain. Surely, you would like to
hard as that is in January. be a part of such an illustrious count!

You can download forms on the RSPB
website (https://www.rspb.org.uk/).
Once you have counted all the real
birds, you can start counting these furry
friends which you will find in the shop.

Each bird is made in colours ‘similar’ to
its feathered counterpart and comes
with an authentic call. There are robins,

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For Christians Epiphany on the 6 is one chaffinches, several owls, blue tits,
of the three principal and oldest festival greenfinches, woodpeckers and many
dates (the others being Easter and more.
Christmas) commemorating the visit of
the Magi to the infant Jesus. And
everyone could participate in World
Religion Day, on Sunday 15 , perhaps by
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learning a little about other religions. Open weekdays 10am-4pm
Sundays 11am-4pm

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