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Rye Meads

Robin, Blackbird, Cormorant, Mustle Thrush, Greenfinch, Canada Goose, Great Tit, Teal, Green Sandpiper, Moorhen, Teal, Shoveler, Coot, Snipe, BH Gull, Blue Tit, Gadwall, Kestrel, Magpie, Chaffinch, Wren, Wood Pigeon, Bullfinch (4), Rook, LBB Gull, Common Gull, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Green Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tit, Shelduck, Lapwing.

Rainham Marsh

Wigeon, Shoveler, Gadwall, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Teal, BH Gull, Rook, Magpie, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Black Bird, Wood Pigeon, Goldfinch, Mallard, Lapwing, Moorhen, Greylag, Canada Goose, Starling, LBB Gull, Herring Gull, Stonechat' Little Egret, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch, Cormorant, Kestrel, Pheasant, Water Pipit.
Good cafe and visitor center.

Wilstone

Kingfisher, Teal, Gadwall, BH Gull, Wigeon, Mallard, GC Gerbe, Lapwing, Coot, Mute Swan, Rook, Cormorant, Pochard.

Shardloes walk

Bright but cold day. Mallsrd, rook, Moor Gen, Gadwall, Mute Swan, GS Woodpecker, Long Tailed Tit, Robin, Red Kite, Copy, BH Gull, Herring Gull, Wren, Pheasant, Bullfinch, Coal Tit, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Crow.

Chequers to Hamden house

Great Tit, Wood Pigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Black Headed Gull, Rook, Pheasant, Chaffinch, Red Kite.

A walk round Coombe Hill

Parked at the bend in the road just outside wendover where the Ridgeway enters the woods.
Redwing, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Rook, Mustle Thrush, Pheasant, Kestrel, Wood Pigeon, Robin, Jay, Magpie, Great Tit, Blue Tit.

Dancers End in the rain

Two Treecreepers, 2 Goldcrests.
As I was leaving a foxed walked past.

Wilstone on a miserable morning.

Quick walk to the hide at Wilstone before going into town to do some xmas shopping and see Ratatouille.
Had to walk into the wind a rain to get to the hide, water was choppy, saw Redwing. Spend about an hour in the hide before returning, the usual suspects were about: Wigeon, Tufted, Black-headed (starting to get black heads!), also some smaller than Wigeon ducks that I coukld not figure out.
Over on the far bank Canada Geese and a Jay.

Round Ivinghoe

Helen was studying so I went off for a walk. Weather was very clear and sunny but rain threatened. Parked at the NT car park near the beacon. walked down the Lution side of the hill then parallel to the ridge.
Chaffinch were feeding in the Laylandi forect which was very mature and covered a lot of acreage. Then joinned the road at the Deer Leap NT carpark.
Walked back throuh the edge of Ashridge, saw Coal Tit and Jay before getting to the dog kennel place, where you can walk down to the based of Steps Hill.
Walking up steps hill say a small bird of prey mobbing a Buzzard.