A Goldcrest was singing in the Church yard yew tree first thing. In the top field east of village a mixed flock of Redwing and Fieldfare were feeding ~ 150, plus a flock of Starlings ~100. Mid-morning I heard a Curlew call as it flew over northward.
I visited Stanford reservoir this afternoon to check it out. The water level has gone down a little more, with some shore appearing around all of the water now. It is planned to drop the level a lot over the next two weeks, so we'll see what birds drop in.
The usual water birds were around, Goosander 64, Teal 17, a good number of Pochard, Wigeon and Goldeneye. The Long-tailed Duck was seen briefly, then disappeared and not seen again - this often happens. 14 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron. Two Litle Grebes were near the reeds and ove4 30 Great-crested Grebes are still present.
Small birds seemed few, a single Bullfinch and Goldfinch, 40+ Tree Sparrows at the feed station. A flock of c15 Redwing and c30 Fieldfare flew over southward. A couple of Buzzard were chasing each other in the area over the fields. Skylark are singing well now, even more so if the sun would shine.
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