It was bright and sunny but bitterly cold.


Despite lots of activity on the schools pitches, we saw Magpies, Woodpigeons and a Blackbird as well as some Greenfinches and a Blue tit.


A flock of around one hundred Jackdaws and several blackheaded gulls flew overhead but we couldn't count them for our survey as they didn't land.

Volunteer RSPB Wildlife Explorer Leaders were on hand to explain how to use binoculars
and 'spotting telescope' safely, and to help with bird identification.