New Hall Valley Country Park.

First trip to New Hall Valley Country Park since last June, It covers 198 acres of green belt, one mile to the South East of Sutton Park and is great for a spot of birding because it consists of historic wetland, grazing meadows, former farmland and of course plenty of trees. Today was especially good being as there was a good frost in evidence and the temperature was an even 0 degrees Fahrenheit. Birds spotted were, Green Wooodpecker, Jay, Redwing, Song Thrush, Buzzard, Kestrel, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Robin, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron and Moorhen. There were plenty of finch flocks about today, which is always nice to see, especially Greenfinches being as their numbers declined due to the fatal infection caused by the parasite Trichomonas Gallinae. There was at least four Grey Heron on my walk up the river, they along with plenty of Moorhen and Mallard were obviously on the river looking for food being as their usual lakes etc. (including the one on the nearby golf course) were frozen over, it's supposed to warm up by the middle of the week so they can then get back to their usual habitat. I've also had a couple of Pied Wagtail visiting the garden during the frosty weather, probably looking for some of the cake/kitchen scraps I've left out for the birds.