The day got off to a good start when I spotted a Great White Egret out the car window on a pool of water at Mar Dyke. Today was my last visit to Coalhouse Fort for the wintering bird survey and it was a low tide count. It was very quiet on the mudflats, totals are as follows: 65 Curlew, 60 Teal, 57 Avocet, 24 Black-tailed Godwits, 9 Shelduck, 5 Oystercatcher and 4 Grey Plover. On the salt marsh was a Little Egret and 3 Rock Pipits. Around the fields were 2 Red-legged Partridge, several Skylarks and Linnets as well as 2 Sand Martins hawking over the rubbish dump. Around the fort there was a couple of Chiffchaffs, 9 Corn Buntings and also a flyover Raven.
On the way home i called into Wrens Valley on Ashdown Forest to have a look for the Great Grey Shrike. Unfortunately my luck wasn't in and it didn't materialise. However, there were several Stonechats around as well as Linnets and also a pair of Kestrels and a Common Buzzard.
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