Nine ticks Roding Valley & Epping Forest

Over my local fields in the Roding Valley looking for the Little Owl that has been around here for the last four years but Jimmy & I draw a blank,we will keep trying over the next few weeks in the hope that it is still around.My neighbour will be looking as he walks his dog & will give us the nod if he see's the Owl.
We do see a Great Spotted Woodpecker & Jimmy picks up a Green Woodpecker that I missed but we got a Mistle Thrush.
After lunch we take a short ride to Strawberry Pond in High Beech Epping Forest.
The Mandarin Ducks are an easy tick with plenty of them on the pond.
Now we scan the area & pick out a few Nuthatch & Treecreeper, Coal Tits also spotted along with at least 3 Jays & many Goldcrest & then a real bonus when Jimmy hears a Firecrest & we set about finding it & after 10 minutes bingo when we get some great views of a single Firecrest & it hangs about for some time.
Before going home we pop back over to look for the Owl as the sun is shining & maybe it's sitting out, but when we leave the car the sun has gone & it is getting cold so no show again but we pick up a Song thrush for another year tick.
So 9 year ticks & only a couple of miles from home.115 ticks so far.