February 4th
This morning we completed the Chamber's Wall/Coldharbour/Green Wall loop and recorded 1 Grey Heron, 42 Corn Buntings, 680 Brent Geese, 1 Peregrine, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Stonechats, 16 Redshank, 8 Shelduck, 11Mallard, 10 Oystercatchers, 9 Snow Buntings, 16 Carrion Crows, 12 Sanderling, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Magpies, 7 Skylarks and 2 Kestrels.
This is the time of year when there is little work on the farms and workers are sent out to what is euphemistically called "tidy" the dykes, hedges and brambles. We watched a good deal of good winter cover and breeding sites destroyed this morning.