Shorncote.....local patch

11 Feb - A pleasant hour-long walk in cloudy but mild conditions, a reasonable selection of birds included 5 Yellowhammers with 25+ Reed Buntings, a singing Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail calling, 12 Shoveler, a pair of Shelduck, 100+ Teal, 80+ Wigeon, a Snipe and over 200 Fieldfares moving south.