I noticed four Little Egrets between the castle and Watermill while driving past today. However, for January I will be mostly seeing birds on foot only, as I have entered the Foot It Challenge 2014. The idea is to see as many bird species as possible on foot from your home and back, in January only. With some trepidation I have set myself a target of 100. Looks like I might get webbed feet by the end of it.
Details here: http://birdingbyfoot.blogspot.co.uk
Anyone else foolhardy enough to accept the challenge?
Glamorgan Bird Club 
How many species did you get last year?
Last year I recorded 104 species. I decided to set the target at the slightly lower figure of 100 because:
– I’m not sure I can give as much time to it this year.
– I gained some species last year as a result of a cold snap, as yet there is no sign of this happening this January.
– There’s no guarantee of a Bonaparte’s Gull this year.
– It’s a nice round figure 🙂
Yes birding by foot is an excellent way to deal with a nice round figure!
Not a day I’d like to be on foot! My year list is still on the roundest figure of all!
Managed to get out when the rain eased off this afternoon and picked up a reasonable 55 species. Just had a look at last year’s spreadsheet and my total was 103, not 104 as stated previously, but I fear I might struggle to reach those heady heights. Anyway, all good fun.