December 2nd
On another overcast morning with a fresh northerly wind blowing, an hour at the Towers only produced 11 Common Scoter, 23 Red-throated Diver, 350 Cormorants, 12 Gannets, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 3 large auks.
Later, on a walk at Shuart, Matt saw 40 Fieldfares, 25 Redwings, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Corn Buntings, 110 Linnets and 2 Green Woodpeckers.
This morning Julian Perry made an early morning circuit round Chambers Wall, Coldharbour, the Green Wall and the Railway Embankment. Birds seen included 34 Brent Geese, 2 Mallards, 5 Grey Partridges, 169 Cormorants flying over towards the sea, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Snipe, 5 Redshanks, 90+ Carrion Crows, 22 Blackbirds, 100+ Fieldfares, 2 Song Thrushes, 28 Redwings, 3 Chaffinches and 3 Goldfinches.