A lovely morning for the first survey of the winter with an interesting mix of birds recorded. The highlights were a female wheatear and a Hobby, a late staying whitethroat was an interesting record. The count was boosted by flocks of mallard and Canada goose over. Mammals recorded were nine Chinese water deer and a solitary roe deer.

2      Blackbird

5      Blue tit

61    Canada goose

40   Carrion Ccow

3      Cormorant

1       Dunnock

22    Goldfinch

6      Great Tit

1      Green woodpecker

2      Herring gull

1      Hobby

2      Kestrel

20    Linnet

1       Little egret

3       Magpie

44    Mallard

4      Pheasant

1       Red kite

29    Reed bunting

1       Robin

13     Skylark

1       Starling

2      Stock dove

1       Wheatear

1       Whitethroat

33    Woodpigeon

1       Wren

James Hitchcock (Great Fen Monitor)