From the Bunting hide today I finally saw 2 Willow tits coming to feed at the bird tables, also a Water Rail turned up.Even though the weather conditions were awful a great many finches were at the tables.

At the New hide the brown blob in the bush is hardly visable, its presence being give away by the occasional Magpie or Jay giving the Owl a little bit of lip.

There were certainly Willow Tits at Pennington on the 16th, which was my last visit, with atleast another couple on the south side there too, although admittedly they weren't as vocal as usual?

tony,will be out tommorow checking for smew etc will go to feeding station at school to see if willow tit are present.
cheers geoff 

Pennington Flash 3:30 10 Oyc 5 Redshank 1 LRP vague brown-grey blob which I was told was a LE Owl several singing Chiffchaff still no sign of a Willow Tit after about my 5th visit this year :( Also just outside our area 4 Sand Martin at Houghton Green Flash

Pennington Flash

Common Scoter (male) Rammies Inlet
Gadwall 24
Shoveler 21
Shelduck 3
Goldeneye 34
Goosander 16
GCG 50
Black tailed Godwit 2
LRP
Redshank 12
Oyc 12
Peregrine

Abram Flashes (lightshaw & Dover)
Green Sand
Redshank 8
Oyc 2
Shelduck 8
Wigeon 8
Teal 30
Goosander 3
Buzzard 2.