Sunday 27th December 2015

0930 - 1120, 8c becoming overcast but still, after overnight rain & winds : Common Gull 5, GBb Gull 7, LBb / Herring Gull 30, Bh Gull 100+, Cormorant 2, Mute Swan 2, GC Grebe, Moorhen 18, Coot 25, Goosander 3, Shoveler, Teal 3, Tufted 18, Mallard 35, Canada Geese 40+, Lapwing 74, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, GS Woodpecker male, Jay, Magpie 12, Jackdaw 2, C Crow 4, Mistle Thrush 2, Song Thrush, Blackbird 3, Robin 2, Dunnock, Wren 2, Starling 6, Long-tailed Tit 8, Great Tit 4, Blue Tit 3, Lesser Redpoll 18, Siskin 20, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 4, Reed Bunting male, Wood Pigeon 5, Feral Pigeon 22, Kestrel. (42 species). At Linley Wood a Buzzard & Nuthatch were seen.

A forlorn-looking Heron in the rain on Christmas Day.(GWR)