25th November - Cloudy dullish morning, brighter afternoon, light SW, 10C

There were six Pheasants at the feed station this morning when I went to fill it up, this is the record so far.

This afternoon I visited Draycote reservoir hoping to see the Great Northern Divers which have been there a few days, up to three have been seen.  After some searching I did find one of them, a juvenile, fairly close to shore, allowing some record photos.

The water level is very low for this time of year providing a shore line all the way around the reservoir so this can provide suitable habitat for some birds, such as these Teal and Mallard.

There were also plenty of Goldeneye and several Goosander on the water.  Two Little Egret were searching for food along one of the rocky dam walls.  A Sparrowhawk was ambushing Pied Wagtails as they feed along the shore.