Day off today as working over the weekend but the offshore conditions on the reserve made it pointless to check it out - 20mph NE with snow showers dosen't make ideal seawatching conditions!

Decided to go for a walk locally and although it was fairly quiet there were good numbers of fieldfare and redwing ( 1 unfortunate individual being nailed by a sparrowhawk), at least 4 woodcocks flushed and several buzzards in the area.

Collected some crab apples on the way round with was certainly appreciated by the 10 blackbirds in the garden.