Hales Hall: Common Gull 1, BHG 46, Great Crested Grebe 1, Mandarin 1, Canada Goose 10, Mallard 20, Nuthatch 1, Reed Bunting 1, Raven 2 flew south, Pied Wagtail 12 feeding on newly silaged field. RPow, AJB



Sandy Lane Pool: Green Woodpecker 1 flew over towards Eyres Fm, Coot 13 on an almost completely frozen pool. Apart from Hales there can't be a more likely site locally to find a Bittern than this pool with it's large clumps of Phragmites. AJB



Trimpos: 8 Lapwings were in fields around the roadside pool. AJB