27th December - light S breeze, cloudy and misty morning, similar afternoon but drizzle and light rain at times, 12C

A lot of rain last night with standing water on the fields and ditches and brooks full to the brim.

c50 Redwings feeding on sheep pasture to the west of the village.

An afternoon visit to the local reservoir showed just how much rain there must have been last night with the over-flow running like a raging torrent.

On the reservoir there were 7 Goosander, 19+ Goldeneye, 30+ Gadwall, 3 Teal, c10 Pochard, c100 Tufted Duck, c100 Wigeon flew in from the west, 36 Mute Swans and 110 Grey-lag Geese were present too.  This winter few Canada Geese have been present at the reservoir - I wonder where they are?

Few passerines were present as the bushes and vegetation were drenched wet.  A couple of Goldcrests, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, c5 Redwings and 2 Fieldfare were in the Hawthorn bushes.  c15 Chaffinches and 2 Bullfinch were in the hedgerow next to the game cover area and a single yellowhamme too.  ~20 Tree Sparrows were at the feed station making the most of the feed present. A Cetti's warbler sang once from the thick scrub.

Several fruiting fungi along the grass path were in good shape.