Had an enjoyable Garden Birdwatch today with conditions being much better than last year.

11am
LOCATION: West Kent
CONDITIONS: The ground is frosty.
Temperature of 3.6 degrees C.
Wind speed 1.1 km/h.

12noon
Temperature 4.5 degrees C.
Wind speed 7.2 km/h

Here's the tally and numbers seen at once...

1. Carrion Crow 1
2. Blackbird 2
3. Great Tit 2
4. Blue Tit 3
5. Starling 3
6. Chaffinch...

Had a wander around Tudeley Woods which is part of my local patch.

It's a great place just to walk round, and any bird sightings simply a bonus.

Tudeley Woods is a remnant of the huge forest of Andreaswald which at one time covered much of the Weals of Kent.

The reserve is traditionally managed with charcoal buring, coppicing and grazing.

Habitats include coppice, coniferous plantation, high forest, heath, grass heath pasture, meadow and some water...

Moved to the Western part of the reserve to look for waders.
Spotted...
Pheasant
Black-tailed Godwit
Snipe
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Ringed Plover
Shelduck
Barnacle Goose
Linnet
Kestrel

That's over 60 and counting. Light is diminishing a bit now.

Great weather still and plenty about...

Goldeneye
Sparrowhawk
Dunnock
Gadwall
Little Grebe
Widgeon
Greylag Goose
Pintail
Blackbird
Collared Dove
Coot
Moorhen
Swallow
Chiffchaff
Robin
Herring Gull
Wren
Willow Tit
Starling

That's over 50 now and we haven't seen a House Sparrow yet!

Getting some snaps of Tree Sparrows on the visitor...

Visiting more hides and we now have seen over 40 species.

Goldeneye
Sparrowhawk
Dunnock
Gadwall
Little Grebe
Widgeon
Greylag Goose
Pintail

we'll keep you posted.