After lunch it was dry enough to venture out to Stanford reservoir, as I arrived at the entrance area I stopped to check the Beeches for any Brambling feeding, none present, but a Ring-necked parakeet was in the tree tops calling loudly as they do.
At the reservoir all the usual birds were present, four Shoveler, ~10 Goldeneye, four Teal and the other regulars. Two Little Egret were feeding in the reeded area and several Grey Heron were around. 24 Cormorants were sitting in the trees or fishing. At least two Water Rail were calling from the main reed bed. Kingfishers seemed to be everywhere, busy chasing each other, not sure how many there was as they are very mobile.
A flock of 16 Long-tailed Tits moved along the hedgerow, with Goldcrest and other Tits mixed in. At the feed station there were more than 20 Tree Sparrows feeding. Plenty of Redwing and a few Fieldfare were feeding on the hedgerow berries. Also, at least eight Bullfinch were feeding around the reservoir and a few Reed Buntings were around.
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