February 23rd

It was mild, bright and increasingly windy this morning as we walked along the seawall to the Wantsum outflow. Birds we saw included 12 Linnets, 6 Skylarks, 3 Gannets E, 4 Redshank, 6 Meadow Pipits, 360 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 3 Reed Buntings, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Mallard, 2 Oystercatchers, 14 Wigeon, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Shelduck W, 1 Water Rail, 1 alba Wagtail, 2 Snow Buntings and 2 Goldfinches.

Winter plumage Oystercatcher

 

Female Snow Bunting