19/03/64 - Maximum count of 150 birds

01/11/80 - 500 birds

26/12/82 - 600 birds

13/10/99 - 2 birds. Earliest seasonal sighting

05/11/00 - 50 birds

03/03/02 - One in song

20/10/02 - 20 birds

28/02/04 - 30 birds

06/03/05 - 50 birds

24/02/06 - 100+ birds

25/10/06 - 50 birds

30/11/06 - 40+ birds

22/10/07 - 20+ birds

05/11/08 - 16 birds

2011 - up to 4 in the winter

25/02/12 - 10+ birds

23/03/13 - 40+ (singing heard)

15/10/14 - 15 flew over

2015 - Small numbers seen in winter. Max c.20 flying over on 11/11. sub-song heard on 22/03

2016 - 18 on 19/02

2017 - max 7 reported

2018 - max of 25 on 19/01. Not reported in the 2nd winter period

2019 - 1 on 23/01. 30+ under holly bushes on east shore on 01/02. 3 eating holly berries on 28/11

2020 - c.50 on 10/02 in Jim's field, 50+ in the east wood on 27/02 and 5 on 29/02

2021 - c.100 flew over the meadows on 14/10, a day when there was a large national influx

2022 - 12 settled birds on 22/11. Also 1 on 20/01 and 2 on 28/01

2023 - 1 in meadow on 13/02 and several in trees at south end on 11/12