I concentrated on the southern end of the reservoir this afternoon, primarily the area around Cotton Bridge, and as it happens this was where most of the action was. Although I didn't add anything to the patch year list, I saw some pretty good birds this afternoon.
Three Mandarin were seen in the river at Cotton Bridge before flying north, and a single male Siskin was in song up in the alders. Just three Snipe were seen today, all of which were put up from the water's edge. A Raven passed overhead and a Peregrine buzzed the duck before alighting on a pylon.
On the water there were fifty-four Wigeon and sixty Teal plus a pair of Shoveler (a first winter male and a female).
Finally a Brown Hare was a nice find and three Roe Deer were also seen.
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