Cotesbach Landfill; morning - few Gulls - no tipping. 13 Shoveler, 22 Teal, Red Kite 10.
Stanford reservoir; a full walk round this afternoon, at last a reasonable day for this without getting wet. Plenty of the usual ducks, 5 Goldeneye and one male Goosander. Two Egyptian Geese flew in when I was leaving, but most extraordinary, just before this (1530h) a call drew my attention to a bird flying low eastward and on checking I could see it was a lone Brent Goose - the first record here since 2014.
A couple of Buzzards were in the waterside trees, a Kestrel at the inlet, Redwings and Fieldfares all around in small numbers, a female Bullfinch, only 1 Tree Sparrow at the feed station - the numbers have been very low this year, we are wondering why?
A large patch of fungi was noted under the trees near the dam.
A rainbow added colour before a lovely sunset.
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