Sutton Bingham - Sun 13 Nov

An hour long visit this morning whilst Ellie was at church produced a new arrival in the form of a female Goosander.

Other birds at the southern end included at least eight Meadow Pipits and a dozen Pied Wagtails and a White Wagtail.

A small flock of ten or so Long-tailed Tits flitted through the willows but unfortunately nothing unusual was hanging out with them. There was some migration going on with over a hundred Woodpigeons heading south during the time I was at the reservoir and three Wigeon also flew in.
A return visit late afternoon was slightly less productive. The female Goosander was nowhere to be seen, but there were several fairly large flocks of Fieldfares and Redwings present. A Little Egret was on the shoreline off the Fishing Lodge and four Tufted Ducks were on the water near the car park and picnic area.
I stayed at the reservoir until it was pretty much too dark to see anything, but it was a nice evening out in the fresh air.