A remarkable turn out of 23 hardy souls joined leaders Andy Marshall and Steve Slack for a walk along Ogston New Road, then Butterfield Lane, Millers Lane before looping round back along Ogston New Road back to base.
For a cold, breezy, and at times, rainy day we managed a respectable total of 37 species.
Blue Tit, Great Tit, Mallard, Goldeneye, 13 Goosander, Tufted Duck, Teal, Cormorant, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Black Headed Gull, Great Black-Backed Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Buzzard, Tree Creeper, Nuthatch, Little Grebe, Siskin, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Lapwing, House Sparrow, Gadwall, several nesting Grey Herons.
….and we’ll do it all again on March 5th!