Dunwich Forest

Rather cold at the start of this trek through to the hide over reed bed. Ice and frozen snow made it rough going under foot, but what a picture. Best bird was NUTHATCH which must be feeding near to the houses that overlook Dingle Marsh. Altogether an interesting walk with some ponies from Dartmoor. Most of them very black and all with small  hooves unlike the ones that are out on the march from Poland. WOODCOCK (1) GREAT-S-WOODPECKER (1) MARSH HARRIER (2) One bird had wing feathers on right wing gone. Best view of a bird however was COAL TIT. At one point a mixed flock of GOLDCREST,COAL TIT, BLUE TIT,GREAT TIT,LONG-T-TIT of about 50 birds feeding as moving flock. CHAFFINCH, BLACKBIRD, and on the way back through Haw Wood Farm a BUZZARD with another at Wangford. When returning over reed bed a Bavits after leaving Southwold and a flock of pale bellied Barnacle feral Geese. A large deer ran in front of the car oh dear me.