January 23rd
For a change of scenery this morning we walked from Shuart to Minnis Bay and back via Brooksend and Netherhale. We counted 1 Woodcock, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 singing Mistle Thrushes, 2 Goldcrests, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Common Buzzards, 2 Jays, 150 Cormorants flying out to sea, 1 Kestrel, 13 Mallard, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 3 Little Egrets, 8 Redshank, 35 Corn Buntings, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 85 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 26 Oystercatchers, 8 Sanderling, 9 Teal, 40 Grey Plovers and 2 Curlews. On our way back from Minnis Bay we saw 1 adult Peregrine, 12 Mute Swans, 4 Golden Plover, 12 Greylag Geese, 30 Meadow Pipits, 2 Grey Herons, 7 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 130 Lapwings, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 98 Goldfinches in 2 flocks, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Red-legged Partridges and 1 female Merlin.