January 10th
On a slightly milder and brighter morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour. Birds we saw included 2 Kestrels, 71 Corn Buntings, 2 Yellowhammers, 76 Carrion Crows, 24 Chaffinches, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Redshank, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Stonechats, 28 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 2 Oystercatchers, 7 Red-throated Divers, 2 Wigeon, 31 Mallard, 8 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Green Woodpecker, 18 Reed Buntings, 5 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Coot, 1 Little Grebe and 7 Lapwings.
On a superb winter's afternoon we walked around Shuart and recorded 113 Fieldfares, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl and 4 Ring-necked Parakeets.