1st January 2025

Weather: A F4SW wind switching to a WNW, overcast with light rain that got progressively heavier, visibility very bad due to heavy rain by 13:00, 7°C

1 Kittiwake (flew E), 1 (1st winter) Caspian Gull, 1 (2nd winter) Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Raven, 2 Firecrest, 50 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 35 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 80 Teal, 8 Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck, 50 Stock Dove, 30 Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 12 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 1 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 400+ Black-headed Gull, 11 Common Gull, 70+ Herring Gull, 4+ Great Black-backed Gull (adults), 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 13 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 20 Magpie, 5 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 14 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 250 Starling, 6 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (permit only), 5 Chaffinch, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Bethan Clyne, Glenn Jones, Ian Jones, Jack Pettit and Zach Pannifer]

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