A mild, misty start with a light north-easterly.

I started out at down at Woody Head, meeting Ian Riddett and Ian Outlaw with a view to re-locating the red-foot which, luckily, we did (or rather Ian R did, with me seeing it briefly and Ian O missing it as he pulled his camera out of his bag...). Needless to say that was the last that was seen of it.

I remained in the area until mid-day, clocking the following:

Wood pigeon: 504
Linnet: 148
Goldfinch: 1182
Ring ouzel: 1
Siskin: 46
Meadow pipit: 57
Chaffinch: 219
Pied wagtail: 69
Starling: 79
Song thrush: 11
Blackbird: 36
Robin: 20
Swallow: 42
Little egret: 1
Grey wagtail: 2
Skylark: 8
Razerbill: 1
Goldcrest: 2
Chiffchaff: 6
Kestrel: 1 female
Blackcap: 1 male
Redwing: 1

Not such a bad morning. I then walked east from Woody Head to Ventnor, getting:

Chiffchaff: 4
Goldcrest: 2
Starling: 21
Linnet: 20
Grey wagtail: 1
Meadow pipit: 1
Black redstart: 1 (in Castle Cove)

In Ventnor Park.....

Chiffchaff: 1
Blackbird: 1

And on Bath Road:

Blackbird: 1
Chiffchaff: 2
Goldcrest: 1
Pied wagtail: 3

At The Grove:

Chiffchaff: 2
Song thrush: 1
Chaffinch: 1

Southgrove Road:

Blackbird: 1
Chaffinch: 5

Coombe Bottom:

Blackbird: 1
Song thrush: 1
Chaffinch: 1
Black redstart: 1

Around town:

Black redstart: 5
Chiffchaff: 3
Meadow pipit: 2
Pied wagtail: 9
Blackbird: 3