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...

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.

Arrived 10am at RSPB Fairburn Ings.

Positive IDs of Clydebirder, Bassist and Alanjns being flushed from the car park!

Fabulous day with bright sunshine.

Day list:
Tree Sparrow
Kingfisher
Bullfinch
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Wood Pigeon
Stock Dove
Crow
Meadow Pipit
Common Gull
Tufted Duck
Long-Tailed Tit
Shoveler Duck...

Spent a couple of hours visiting the main nature reserve at Rutland Water. Hides galore! Managed to visit over 10 of them.

A very good place to visit with birds-a-plenty.

No Ospreys although we heard they had been about two weeks ago.

Highlights included:

Kingfisher
Lapwing
Great-crested Grebe
Kestrel
Redshank
Green Sandpiper
Egret
Mute Swan
Grey Heron
Cormorant
Coot...