Sunday January 20

With Lyn safely back home since Wednesday I felt able to venture out for a couple of hours on the patch with Dave.

It was quiet; the weather (grey and still), and the birds (not much to report). Picking through the notes, the most notable sightings were two pairs of Stonechat, 153 Canada Geese, the Shelduck, 12 Teal, the drake Gadwall, and the pair of Shovelers all still present.

House Sparrow

A couple of Marsh Tits eluded the camera, but the light wasn't great so I only added a few species to the year list photographs.

It was left to the goats to amuse us as they stripped what they could from the site's precious saplings.