Draycote Water; the sign shows the reservoir to be just below 75% full - in December really! Went to meet the warden, but managed a short walk along the bank, not too much to see, spotting with rain and windy. 10+ Meadow Pipits and a few Pied Wategtails. The usual common duck, several Little Grebe and distance Goosanders. I spotted a Pheasant, a new site record for me here.
Stanford Reservoir; I had a walk here during the afternoon, which was very dismal and cloudy. A Great White Egret was hunting in the Keepers Lodge Bay (later a second was along the inlet river with a couple of Little Egret). About 100 Fieldfare were feeding on the paddock Hawthorn bushes, with a few Redwings too. On the water the usual winter duck, I counted 21 Goldeneye. We currently have quite large flocks of Canada and Grey Lag Geese present. Hoping they pull in a scarcer Goose species.
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