January 28th
With a fresh SW wind blowing it was milder than it has been recently as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 14 Blackbirds, 3 Mute Swans, 28 Yellowhammers, 34 Chaffinches, 6 Tree Sparrows, 71 Wigeon, 2 Marsh Harriers, 181 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 10 Skylarks, 160 Carrion Crows, 110 Mallard, 36 Oystercatchers, 15 Shelduck, 43 Teal, 5 Goldfinches, 3 Gadwall, 2 Kestrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Stonechat and 1 Goldcrest.
Later this morning we had a male Blackcap in our garden.