Janaury 19th 1963 (watercress beds)East Malling) very cold,windy,more snow.
Birds present - Mallard 7,Teal 21,Wigeon (1 drake) Smew (1 red-head) Heron 1,Snipe 2 and Moorhen 3.

January 20th 1963 (watercress beds) East Malling - birds present -Whooper Swan (3 adult) Grey-Wagtail 1,Kingfisher 1,Snipe (many) Wigeon (1 duck) Teal 25,Mallard 15 and Heron 1.
During the afternoon I rode my bike to the river at Holborough and saw one adult Whooper flying down the river towards Halling.Other birds seen there were - Teal 20+,Snipe,Dunlin 150,
Curlew 3 and Smew (2 adult drakes and 2 red-heads).

Phil,good records for the watercress beds,but that winter of 1963 was exceptional.