A mid morning visit in the freezing cold provided good numbers of birds, especially wildfowl. About 90% of the reservoir was frozen over, leaving just a small area near the dam where there was open water. Obviously, this was where the ducks were gathered with 250+ Wigeon, 150+ Mallard, and 5 Gadwall present. Diving duck were limited to just a single drake Pochard and Tufted Duck. Four Little Grebes and at least ten Great Crested Grebes were also on the open water.
On the northern causeway, two Meadow Pipits were feeding, whilst perched on the dam was a surprise find in the form of a female Merlin.
A couple of Common Gulls were mixed in with the Herring and Black-headed Gulls that were on the ice.
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