There was a reasonable arrival of birds on the land and good numbers of thrushes and finches passing overhead. Of note on the land were 15 Chiffchaffs, a Siberian Chiffchaff, two Blackcaps, two Firecrests, 55 Goldcrests, 20 Fieldfares, ten Redwings, six Song Thrushes, a Mistle Thrush while passing overhead included 200 Chaffinches, 35 Bramblings, 40 Redpolls, 33 Goldfinch, 18 Siskins and the star of the day in the form of an Hawfinch in the afternoon.
Elsewhere, Black-necked and Slavonian Grebes were seen on the RSPB Reserve and 18 Cattle Egrets came into roost on ARC.