The recent freezing nights meant that some of the reservoir had again frozen and as a result there was very little at the extreme southern end of the reservoir this afternoon. A Nuthatch was calling and a single Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen.
Opposite the hide, a pair of Tufted Duck were present as well as 46 Wigeon, which were joined by a further 17 birds that flew in from the north. There were also 31 Teal and two Little Egrets flew over heading south. A single Snipe also flew down the reservoir and landed in the waterside vegetation.
At the northern end of the reservoir on West Pool there were a further 41 Tufted Ducks, 85 Wigeon, and five Teal. Two Little Grebes were also present on West Pool.
On the causeway, three Meadow Pipits were feeding and a surprise find was an adult Egyptian Goose.
Gull numbers were fairly high, with well over 100 Black-headed Gulls, up to fifty Herring Gulls, a couple of Common Gulls and three Lesser Black-backed Gulls.
With the light fading and temperature dropping I left at 3.45pm after an hour or so of birding.
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