February 6th
With a gale force southerly wind forecast this morning we decided to walk at Minnis Bay where we saw 17 Gannets, 51 Great Crested Grebes, 18 Grey Plovers, 14 Turnstone, 2 Red-throated Divers, 26 Oystercatchers, 234 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 15 Common Scoter, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Peregrine, 48 Redshank and 1 Curlew.
On the way home we walked around the Shuart area and recorded 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 28 Mute Swans, 45 Greylag Geese,  1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Mallard and 4 Long-tailed Tits.