December 24th
Today dawned bright and sunny after overnight rain so we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour. Birds we saw included 73 Redwings, 32 Reed Buntings, 12 Corn Buntings, 26 Fieldfares, 14 Blackbirds, 24 Mute Swans, 1 Green Woodpecker, 18 Magpies in a group, 4 Coot, 7 Redshank, 17 Mallard, 248 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 14 Chaffinches, 21 Meadow Pipits, 1 Curlew, 31 Oystercatchers, 1 Little Egret, 3 Shelduck, 6 Linnets, 6 Goldfinches, 36 Carrion Crows and 1 Stonechat.