Redwing in the trees around the sheltered lagoon
Goldeneye also on the sheltered lagoon
1 Bittern - main lake
3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape
4 Pintail - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon
1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon
3 Water Rail - main lake, South route, main reedbed
16 Redwing - sheltered lagoon, Q.E.W
1 Water Pipit - grazing marsh
1 Peregrine - perched on the hospital
December bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Pintail, Water Rail, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Skylark, Water Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, Chiffchaff.
Amphibians: Smooth Newt found on 20th December (not usually seen until the spring).
Unseasonally early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy.
