January 12th
An uneventful morning saw us walking around the Oyster Farm and then inland. We saw 60 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Redshank, 6 Mute Swans, 6 Corn Buntings, 2 Snipe, 2 Little Egrets, 50 Carrion Crows, 44 Ringed Plovers, 1 Dunlin, 3 Lapwings, 500 Woodpigeons, 1 Green Sandpiper, 10 Chaffinches, 1 Jay, 2 Marsh Harriers, 14 Reed Buntings and 1 Kestrel.
During the day Tony Swandale found a Purple Sandpiper (109th) at Minnis Bay.