January 30th

This morning Anne and I visited Netherhale and Shuart. At Netherhale we saw 30 Linnets, 2 Corn Buntings, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 18 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Buzzards, 17 Chaffinches, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Raven and 1 Kestrel. At Shuart we counted 26 Goldfinches, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 6 Tufted Duck, 12 Mallard, 2 Little Grebes, 42 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 1 adult male Peregrine and 1 Common Buzzard.

Spring is on the way