Plenty of Snipe out in the rain
Pintail and Shelduck also on the reserve today
1 Shelduck - main lake
4 Pintail - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon
7 Mandarin - main lake
8 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake
1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
17 Redwing - wildside
December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Pintail, Water Rail, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Skylark, Water Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, Chiffchaff.
Fungi: (November) Hairy Oysterling (photo below), Hawthorn Twiglet, Pink Domecap, Yellow Stainer, Dewdrop Bonnet, Fatal Dapperling, Bay Polypore, Common Puffball, Tuberous Polypore, Slender Club, Weeping Bolete, Crested Coral, Blushing Wood Mushroom, Fragrant Funnel, Alder Woodwart, Blistered Cup, Common Bird's Nest, Stubble Rosegill, Yellowing Knight.
