27th January - early rain, then sunny, with strong gusty S/SW winds, 8C

Willey: A Red Kite over the fields to the east 0830h.

Lilbourne Meadows; afternoon.

Checked the field flood pools and adjacent fields.

A new species for me here was a single drake Goosander.  

c250 Wigeon, plus Gadwall, Shoveler and Teal.

c60 Starlings and c25 Fieldfares plus a few Redwings feeding on the arable fields