Sutton Bingham - Sun 25 Nov

I actually managed just over an hour at the reservoir this afternoon, my first proper visit for what seems like an age. The highlight was the presence of two Shelduck at the southern end, in with a mixed flock of eighty-seven Wigeon, around forty Teal, seven Tufted Duck and lots of Mallard. Surprisingly there were also six Mute Swans present today, all but one being sub-adult birds. From the Fishing Lodge the Canada Goose flock numbered eighty-five birds and there were thousands of gulls dropping in to roost, but other than a single Common Gull I couldn't pick out anything scarce.