2nd January 2011.
Added 14 species to my year list, so the running total is now at 46.
Good start to the day, with 13 Waxwings in Billingham and other birds such as Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Pied Wagtail and Curlew seen whilst searching for the Waxwings. A lunch-time stop at the Teesmouth Field Centre to top up the bird feeder yielded a Stonechat and a Great Black-backed Gull. Then whilst driving to North Gare I saw a Pheasant, Rook, Grey Heron and Magpie. At the end of the day, I stopped at Dorman's Pool to try for Short-eared Owl, but no luck although I did see a Little Egret flying off to roost.
The larger pools are still frozen, covered with a thick layer of ice so the waders are feeding around small temporary pools left behind by the melting snow.
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