Short-eared Owl and Woodcock

10th January 2025 – cold and frosty NE1/2
Grounded Migrants
Early morning thrushes involved 12 Redwing and a Mistle Thrush.
Diurnal Migration
A total of 90 Pink-footed Geese flew through.
Wildfowl and Waders
A Woodcock was newly arrived and presumably frozen out of its woodland haunt.
Miscellaneous
The Hooded Crow remains and finches included 25 Twite. Birds of prey involved 3 Barn Owl and single Short-eared Owl and Merlin while 3 Water Rail were logged.