Starling 290, Fieldfare 2, plus a chacking thrush out of view behind the house that could have been an Ouzel, Great Spotted Woodpecker , 445 Chaffinches, with 245 in the first hour, 8 Meadow Pipit, one Rock Pipit which was new for the year, 22 Siskins, 20 Bramblings, though when flocks came low the number visible suggested that only quite a low % were callling, so this may be an underestimate - new for the year. Three Skylarks, 3 Reed Buntings new for the year, 6 Tree Sparrows (also new), a Grey wagtail 15 Linnet, 70 Greenfinch, and 6 Mistle thrushes completed the count.
Singles of Chiffchaff and Goldcrest were in the garden, associated with Long-tailed and Coal tit flocks respectively.
Four other new for the year records were a Snipe 4 Crossbills which flew West, a male Merlin which went fast and low down the beach and a west bound Lapland Bunting, which was also new for the house list and perhaps the most glaring gap filled.
Having checked the year list closely, and corrected some mistakes, like missing seabirds, the year list now stands at 133 and the all time list at 194