Despite recently low temperatures fourteen members were brave enough to attend the walk and were rewarded with a glorious day and excellent birding. Waders abounded around the site including Avocets, Oystercatchers, Turnstones, Curlew, Snipe, Dunlins, a probable Knot, Golden Plovers, Ringed Plovers, Bar-tailed Godwits (one in its summer plumage) and Redshanks. Waterfowl too were plentiful – Shelducks, Pintails,Mallards, Shovelers, Teal and Red-breasted Mergansers – while geese included Canada, Brent, five White-fronted and a single Barnacle. Both Little and Great-crested Grebes were spotted. Songbirds too were shining in the sun, among them Wrens, Reed Buntings, Cetti’s Warbler, Robins, Blackbirds, Goldfinches, Redwings and Meadow Pipits. Raptors were a highlight of the day with sightings of a Sparrowhawk, a Buzzard, two Kestrels and three Marsh Harriers. At the end of the walk a few members set off on a quest and were delighted to have views of two Short-eared Owls both on the ground and in flight. Other sightings included Grey Herons, Little Egrets and a Raven. Yet again Farlington managed to deliver splendid birding with 47 species identified.