A cold and frosty start this morning for the final patch walk of the year. Despite the absence of the Richards' Pipit since Christmas day good quality birds are still around with Dartford Warblers present on White Dyke and by Lookers', Jack Snipe on White Dyke, and SEO's putting on a late afternoon show at Lookers'. Other bits and bobs included 221 Lapwing on Horse-eye, 123 Wigeon at Mappins, 6 Snipe on Down, 10 Teal and a drake Shoveler near Chilley Farm, 16 Golden Plover south of the A27 roundabout, Sparrowhawk on Down Level, Marsh Harriers, Buzzards, and Kestrels all over the place, and my final bird of the year a Barn Owl hunting the fields on Down Level just outside Downash.
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