Winter Thrushes.

Good numbers of Winter Thrushes locally at the moment, after being noticable by their abscene earlier in the winter, still have berries in the garden which are usually all eaten by New Year's Day.
c300 Fieldfares & c30 Redwings were present at Liberty's Nature Reserve during my monthly survey last week, where the site has now had to be fenced in completely as walkers & dog owners consistently ignored warning signs requesting they keep to the paths with their dogs on a lead to prevent disturbance to ground nesting birds & wildlife generally.
Pasture land at another farm held c120 Fieldfares & Redwings, with a group of Redwings singing from within a large Holly bush as they start to do at this time of year. This damp field as played host to 20 Common & 14 Black-headed Gulls.
While chatting with Adam about his livestock he mentioned large white wading birds with long bills  using his fields down at Wendover, knew what they'd be, but thought I'd better check just incase, sure enough 7 Little Egrets were present along with 58 Stock Doves, 16 Pied Wagtails & c150 Black-headed Gulls.
Don.