Overcast conditions light rain.
Lake is now 80% open water with just the very far north end still frozen. Birds noted at the north end between 10-00 /12-00.
Water Rail on the ice by the reeds.
Mallard x 247
Canada Geese x 253
Wigeon x 14
Teal x 36
Tufted Duck x 3
Greylag Goose x 1
Cormorant x 7
Other birds around the north end.
Buzzard x 4
Chaffinch x 9
Blue Tit
Coal Tit
Great Tit
L T Tit x 7
Treecreeper x 3
Nuthatch x 4
Song Thrush
Blackbird
Carrion Crow
Jay
Wood Pigeon
B H Gull
L B B Gull x 4
Wren
Starling
Robin
Grey Heron
Dunnock
Goldcrest
Siskin
Moorhen
Mistle Thrush
Birds noted south end below the Dam to Heron Marsh.
Dipper on channel below Dam.
Little Egret x 5
Redwing x 30
Fieldfare x 20
Teal x 20
Lesser Redpoll x 2
Siskin x 10
Raven x 2
All together 46 species were recorded on site this morning.
