Fri 25th Jan

A walk along the front this morning located two Bearded Tits feeding in the open from the Boardwalk around 10.40 followed by a new for year Dunlin* which was on the beach before flying to the golf course. PRD

The Beardies were still around the Boardwalk at 12.15 also noted was 1 single Lt. Egret heading N + 4 Bar T Godwit heading S. ML

The Scrape was still quite frozen but from the hide were c100 Teal, 3 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 3 Greylag, 22 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 41 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard MR

A short seawatch added c 300 Wigeon (sitting on the sea), c30 R T Diver offshore + 1 Guillemot (NE), 2 Sanderling (1 NE, 1 on the sluice) ML/MR + 1 Grey Wagtail* (in sewage works) ML.

On leaving site the 9 White-fronts were with c150 Greylag on the marsh between the approach rd. and the brook MR

This afternoon a flock of 18 Fieldfare flew over the farm heading inland JH