18th Dec -Frost -2 last night. Today cloudy, light rain pm, dull. Light SE picking up during pm, 2C - warming very slowly through the evening and forecast to through he night.

Stanford reservoir; afternoon.  95% frozen over.

Reduced number of water birds due to the frozen water, those present were gathered on few open patches.  However, the Coots had definitely not moved off with many present.

Four Little Grebes, c30 Shovelers, three Goldeneye, 40+ Gadwall, also Pochards, Tufted, Mallards and Mute Swans.  The drake Red-crested Pochard was also present.

Two Red Kites, Ravens, a few Redwings and Fieldfares.

Among the Gulls standing on the ice I found a CR Herring Gull, A8JT (orange/black).