January 21st

It was a lovely sunny winter's morning as we walked at Brooksend and then inland at Reculver. At Brooksend we recorded 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Jays and 6 Goldfinches. Later at Reculver we saw 2 Pied Wagtails, 2 Jays, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Coot, 5 Mallard, 1 male Wigeon, 11 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper and 1 juvenile Bewick's Swan with 25 Mute Swans. 

East Blean Woods is a couple of miles south of our recording area so on a sunny and calm afternoon we made a visit to add a few woodland species to our year list. In just under an hour we counted 4 Nuthatches, 1 female Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and 1 Green Woodpecker.

East Blean Woods