A rather chilly walk this morning, arranged with the Restore the Thaw project folk with myself, Alan Rosney and Barrie Gardiner from GBC acting as leaders. We explored around The Leys at Gileston then walked to E. Aberthaw and back. That path in front of the Power Station seems endless!! The chill wind meant small birds were keeping hidden but we saw 35 species with highlights being a pair of Peregrines chasing feral pigeons, a sizeable flock of Wigeon at the R. Thaw mouth, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, Oystercatchers, Stonechats at The Leys, Goldfinches & Linnets. A couple of lucky folk saw a Black Redstart – kindly shown to them by GBC members Martin Bell and Ai-Lin Kee who happened to be there independently.
The full list is here.