February 27th
On what appears to be the last day in this unseasonal warm spell we walked from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm in bright sunshine and virtually no wind. We saw 18 Reed Buntings, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Mute Swans, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 34 Corn Buntings, 1 Snipe, 4 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 28 Mallard, 16 Oystercatchers, 3 Ringed Plovers, 2 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Chaffinches, 13 Golden Plover, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Water Rail and 1 Jay.