January 20th
The morning began near Shuart Lane when we had a Raven fly over being pursued by the local Rooks. We then walked from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm lagoons on a lovely winter's morning. We recorded 44 Mute Swans, 1 Little Owl calling, 82 Corn Buntings, 10 Chaffinches, 6 Yellowhammers, 46 Reed Buntings, 2 Song Thrushes, 1 Little Egret, 592 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Coot on the sea at Coldharbour, 1 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 6 Grey Plovers, 16 Dunlin, 9 Turnstone, 84 Ringed Plovers, 3 Sanderling, 75 House Sparrows, 2 Shelduck and 2 Lapland Buntings feeding in the grass fields and flying up into bushes with Corn and Reed Buntings.
Also during the morning Dudley Cox saw 3 Short-eared Owls and 4 Tree Sparrows at the Oyster Farm lagoons.

Lapland Bunting

Derek Smith was out birding between 1500 and 1715 at Shuart and recorded 14 Grey Herons, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Marsh Harriers, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Water Rail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Firecrest and 12 Corn Buntings.