Sotterly success and a Mutford meandering

On Sunday 22nd January, meeting up with Paul & Jane F, a heavy frost had smothered the ground with a white icy blanket and we walked over to the church, the farside of the Church looking east, Jane spotted a fine Hawfinch only seen briefly in a tall tree along the left side, fortunately the bird flew right and started feeding on buds of a tall tree, it was a fine male bird. It spent several minutes feeding and then promptly disappeared! A walk back revealed, a calling Nuthatch which was seen well but briefly plus a bonusTreecreeper seen in a mature tree in the copse, plus a Coal Tit seen by the feeder by the house. A drive to Mutford Church parking by the spoil heaps, revealed 20 or so Lapwing and a fine flock of 47 Golden Plover and we walked along a path bordering the fields to view them. 2 Buzzards seen perched in distant trees too, but no sign of the Grey P's.