Hungry Birds!

First thing this morning around the ARC a Firecrest and Chiffchaff in the Tit flock in the Willow trail. From the screen 22 Black-tailed Godwits, a Dunlin, a Ruff, a Redshank, 4 Golden Plover among the Lapwing and brief views of a Bittern, At the Pines several Song Thrushes and Blackbirds feeding under them, despite searching several places where I've previously found Woodcock and Jack Snipe in cold weather none were found today.
2 visits to The Patch today found the regular 1w Glaucous Gull on both occasions among the 1,000s of Gulls there, also  4+ Mediterranean Gulls of note. c30 Guillemots offshore with a few Gannets, 5 Red-throated Divers flew east as did a party of 7 Pintail and 3 Kittwakes but little else of note today.

 Stonechat at Cockles Bridge

Stonechat at Cockles Bridge

At Cockles Bridge the birds have lost their wariness in their search for food in the cold weather, Stonechats, Lapwing and Golden Plover appearing exceptionally tame today. The highlight though was spotting a pair of Red-legged Partridges there, now very scarce on the peninsular, I've seen more Glaucous Gulls here this year. 

 Stonechat at Cockles Bridge

Golden Plover at Cockles Bridge

Lapwing at cockles bridge

 A peninsular rarity at Cockles Bridge

A bitterly cold and windswept Scotney was devoid of birds today. On Brett's Marina a couple of Great white Egrets were sunning themselves with Grey Herons and Cormorants in the shelter of the island, also a few Shoveler, Tufted Duck and Pochard there.

Great white Egrets at Bretts Marina