February 19th

After yesterday's storm force winds this morning dawned bright and breezy as I walked from Chamber's Wall to the Wantsum outflow. Birds I saw included 9 Coot, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Chaffinches, 2 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Reed Buntings, 465 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 1 adult Black Brant at the Wantsum outflow, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Skylarks, 3 Redshank, 6 Oystercatchers, 250 House Sparrows, 1 Curlew, 1 Peregrine, 2 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Common Buzzard. I also met Fran Partridge who had found the Dartford Warbler in its usual place.

Adult Black Brant