December 29th
On another freezing but bright morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then along the seawall. We saw 30 Blackbirds, 35 Golden Plover, 73 Fieldfare, 1 Kestrel, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 35 Redwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Heron, 520 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Stonechats, 2 Goldfinches, 1 Lapland Bunting, 14 Skylarks, 63 Carrion Crows, 11 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 4 Oystercatchers, 17 Redshank, 7 Red-breasted Mergansers W, 2 Little Grebes and 16 Chaffinches.