Sunday 10th Jan, Walk by the Medway River in Tonbridge.

Vixen in next doors garden.

Redwing in my garden on patio.

Above and below is a Great Spotted Woodpecker

A nice Mute Swan having a preen

A few Greylag Geese.

Took a walk to Eldridge lock today, set off around 7.30 am the weather forecast predicted heavy snow overnight and a bone chilling wind how wrong they were, fifteen minutes into the walk i was sweating buckets. First bird of the day was a Wren followed by a Magpie, Carrion crow Blue tit I looked across the fields and saw some Greylag geese i took a piture not very good but have included it. Next on the list were Starling, Bullfinch, i was very suprised by the amount of Bullfinches there were, one flock of a dozen or more. Another common bird by the Medway are Cormorants a colleague at work,a shooter, tells me they are decimating fish stocks and ought to be shot, All these sorts of people need is an excuse i dont know why they cannot leave nature to sort itself out.

 On with the walk Heron, Black Headed Gull, Wood pigeon. The snow was starting to fall a bit heavy i thought i better put my camera away, but just before i did i snapped a pic of a mute swan preening itself. Lapwing, Stock dove and Canada Goose. It really is a bit bleak by the river today the water level is very low, but ime sure that wiil change in the next few days when all the snow melts. Just then a beautiful male Kestrel flew over got to be one of my favorite birds. Moorhen, Collard Dove, Songthrush. In The distance i could hear a Great Spotted Woodpecker druumming. Great Tit, Gold Finch, Robin. As I was walking back a Kingfisher perched on a branch about 25 yards in front of me what a lovely sight that was. Just as i finishing my walk i heard a Green Woodpecker making the the total bird count today 26 species.

There was also plenty happening in the back garden today A Redwing appeared on the patio, never had one of those in the garden before so i snpped a pic, also a Great Spotted Woodpecker on next doors fat ball and Fox a Vixen.