As with yesterday, work stopped Foot It play. I extended the walk back from the office by taking the 'bird watchers way home' which involved walking exactly the opposite direction from the house and then reorientating. I hoped to be rewarded with a Bullfinch or Woodcock for my efforts, but it wasn't to be. I even poked about a large muck heap looking for Jack Snipe. No cigar.
I spent a few minutes with a tick flock on the way to work, hoping to conjure up a Firecrest or wintering Yellow-browed. It wasn't to be - but time spent with Long-tailed Tits is always good:
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Tomorrow I have a full Foot It day ahead of the weather turning. I intend to inflict serious damage to the competition. I mean like multiple fatal wounds type damage. Success is in the lap of the birding gods, but imagining the smug, self-righteous faces of birders like Chris, Jonny and Pete always spurs me on to cover the miles.
Keep #FootIt on Blue Sky and we'll do an end of first week summary on The Two Jonnies podcast:
Back to work this week, so fewer chances to walk or watch from the house. Current #FootIt total is 60 species. Pretty happy with that, six days in. Highlights have been White-tailed Eagle and Kingfisher. My seen within 25k of the house is at a respectable 88. With Common Scoter and WF Goose best.
— Pete Carroll (@petecarroll.bsky.social) January 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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A distractingly beautiful morning meant I couldn't resist a much longer walk from home than planned. Siskins *everywhere* glowing in the low sun. Lapwing and Golden Plover flocks going over bring #footit total to 47 species.
— Chris Foster (@chrisfoster.bsky.social) January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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