What Snow?

A Woodcock beside the road as I drove through Orlestone Forest this morning on my way to The Point.

 At The Point 100s of Razorbills and Guillemots and scores of Red Throated Divers Tooing and Froing off shore. A steady trickle west of Kittiwakes c160 in 1.5hrs, c200 Wigeon west + 4 Pintail, 6 Mallard and 3 Mediterranean Gulls. On the beach the Glaucous Gull kept itself cool by standing on the ice, nearby the Great Black Backed Gull with a deformed tail.

The ARC Pit was disappointing with few birds and little of note. Burrowes was also disappointing, apart from 1 red head Smew and 1 Great White Egret.
At Scotney 2 Slavonian Grebes, increased numbers of Wigeon and the feral Barnacle Goose flock has returned.
Out on Walland Marsh 100s of Winter Thrushes on the fields with 100s of Golden Plover and lapwing,  c30 Tree sparrows in the bushes opposite the feeding station at midley. From the triangle at Cheyne Court 72 Bewick Swans, 2 Whooper Swans, 21 Greater White fronted Geese, a ring tail Hen Harrier and 3 Marsh Harriers.
At the spoil heap in Tickners Lane 2 Yellow Hammers, 8 Corn Buntings, c40 Chaffinches and a Common Buzzard.