December 15th
We had to wait until 0830 to go out this morning as a very heavy shower drifted south. We arrived at a muddy Chamber's Wall and walked out to Coldharbour and recorded 19 Greylag Geese flying S, 24 Blackbirds, 12 Redwings, 6 Fieldfares, 32 Chaffinches, 71 Corn Buntings, 9 Gadwall, 65 Stock Doves, 45 Mallard, 255 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 17 Shelduck, 70 House Sparrows, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Red-throated Diver E, 3 Pintail W, 36 Oystercatchers, 4 Goldfinches, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 24 Reed Buntings, 1 Goosander and 52 Lapwings.