Husbands Bosworth sandpit; afternoon.
Still frozen. 4 Mute Swans, 9 Mallard, 3 Teal, 3 Gadwall, a Little Grebe, 2 Coot.
No sign of Stonechat.
Stanford reservoir; still frozen.
Shooting along the valley caused all the Greylags (277) and Canada Geese to flew in, on to the ice. I noticed a smaller Canada Goose, it had a short neck, short legs, a stumpy bill and stout-ish looking head with a sharper forehead. Not long after after finding it standing on the ice it sat down and tucked up, asleep, so I only managed a record photo of it next to a Canada Goose. It stayed here quite awhile and left unseen.
A single (un ringed) Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, 5 lapwings over.
7 Goosanders, 2 Shoveler, a Little Grebe reduced numbers of usual ducks.
Gull roost, much reduced numbers. Chris spotted a ringed (yellow/black) adult Caspian Gull.
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