January 8th
It was very dull and overcast this morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 43 Cormorants, 128 Fieldfares, 4 Redwings, 11 Mute Swans, 4 Lapwings, 16 Corn Buntings, 22 Shelduck, 27 Mallard, 8 Oystercatchers, 1 Grey Plover, 56 Carrion Crows, 4 Redshank, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Curlew, 95 Golden Plovers, 29 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 female Merlin chasing Fieldfares, 1 Marsh Harrier, 13 Goldfinches, 5 Linnets, 4 Yellowhammers, 12 Blackbirds, 2 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 12 Blackbirds.