January 31st. A very grim morning with constant drizzle and poor visibility. Roosting waders included at least 2200 Oystercatcher, 1330 Grey Plover and 5000 Knot.
January 30th. Another very pleasant and sunny morning with a light westerly breeze after overnight frost. A Great Northern Diver and 4 |Pintail flew south offshore and a Brambling was a new arrival at the Plantation. Other birds around included Short-eared Owl, Peregrine, Merlin, 4 Woodcock, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Water Pipits and 2 Cetti's Warbler.
A total of 16 Roe Deer were seen - a record count for the Reserve.
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| Brent Geese, 30th January 2025. Photo - Jeremy Eyeons |
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| Black-headed Gull, 30th January 2025. Photo - Jeremy Eyeons |
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| Curlew, 30th January 2025. Photo - Jeremy Eyeons |
Blue Tit, 30th January 2025. 
Chaffinch, 30th January 2025. January 29th. A bright, sunny morning, almost early spring like except for the chill in the south-west breeze. 5 Whooper Swans roosted overnight on Jackson's Marsh and 4 Pintail were on Tennyson's Sands, where a Cetti's Warbler showed at times in front of Harvey's Hide. Other birds around included Barn Owl and Stonechat.
January 28th. A dull, overcast and damp day with regular rain or drizzle. An afternoon watch over the haven saw 18000 Knot come up o the incoming tide with 500 Grey Plover. 900 Golden Plover and 720 Lapwing. A Jack Snipe was on the New Saltmarsh and a Hen Harrier came in to roost.
January 27th. Four Whooper Swans had roosted overnight on Tennyson's Sands, 54 Red-throated Divers and a Black-throated Diver went south offshore and there were 18 Redwings in the West Dunes, with single Fieldfare and Mistle Thrush also around the west side. Three water Pipits were mobile.
January 26th. Six adult Whooper Swans had roosted overnight on Tennyson's sands and later in the morning, a family party of 5 went south. An increase of Brent Geese saw 357 grazing Jackson's Marsh - all adult birds, indicating a poor breeding season last year. Other birds around included single Pochard and Mistle Thrush.
January 25th. A fairly quiet day although 51 Red-throated Divers represented a slight increase and a Gannet was also seen at sea. It was good to see a flock of 140 Brent Geese grazing Jackson's Marsh meadow. Elsewhere, a Red Kite and 6 Fieldfares were new arrivals.
January 24th. Increasing south-westerly wind during the morning as Storm Eowyn advances, but dry after overnight rain and fair visibility at sea mostly. The highlight of a morning seawatch was a Grey Phalarope moving slowly south. A Fulmar also moving south was the first of the year and a Velvet Scoter moving north was probably the regular individual. The wintering Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest were wit a Long-tailed Tit flock at Sykes Farm with 15 Redwings nearby, the regular ringtail Hen Harrier was hunting, 250 Lapwings and 2 Peregrines were around Croftmarsh and 8 Whooper Swans came in to roost.
At sea; 26 Red-throated Diver, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Eider and a Red-breasted Merganser. Other birds around included Hen Harrier, Merlin, Stonechat and Water Pipit.
January 22nd. Thick fog for most of the day. A Coal Tit was with a flock of 10 Long-tailed Tits around the North Car Park.
January 21st. Another murky morning with recording limited to the afternoon when it brightened up.
Several Water Pipits flew in to a pre-roost site late afternoon but did not stop, presumably because of a perched Sparrowhawk in the area. Three White-fronted Geese arrived from the north shortly before dusk and flew south down the East Dunes, calling. The Corn Buntings were in their regular tree near the Visitor Centre Car Park and a Barn Owl was hunting nearby.
