Water Rail calling from the main lake
Shelduck Goldeneye and Pintail also on the reserve
3 Bittern - main lake, reservoir lagoon. 1 bird flew around the main lake before dropping into the main reedbed
3 Shelduck - main lake, wader scrape
2 Pintail - main lake
1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon
2 Water Rail - calling from the main lake
3 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh
10+ Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape
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.
