23-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), redpoll calling over car park x 3.
22-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1, mistle thrush x 1 (singing in the car park area).
21-1-18 including Webs count
Greylag goose x 93, Canada goose x 123, Egyptian goose x 2, grey heron x 3, cormorant x 18, black-necked grebe x 1,
little grebe x 10, great crested grebe x 18, lapwing x 196, common snipe x 55, moorhen x 19, coot x 85, teal x 37, pochard x 6, shoveler x 5, gadwall x 15, mallard x 71, tufted duck x 116, black headed gull x 115, common gull x 3, herring gull x 68,
great black-backed gull x 15, wigeon x 16, sparrowhawk x 1, mistle thrush x 1, jay x 4, song thrush x 7, reed bunting x 2,
bullfinch x 1 (female), goldfinch x 20, siskin x 50, nuthatch x 1.
Also a record of a male goosander flying east.
20-1-18
Black-necked grebe x 1 (EL near Clay Spit), little grebe x 9, water rail x 1 (rear of Willow Hide), common snipe x 62 (flushed by female sparrowhawk), siskin x 75, redpoll x 3, redwing x 4, goldcrest x 10.
19-1-18
Common snipe x 40 (seen from Tyler Hide).
17-1-18
Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), common snipe x 49, tawny owl x 1 (heard from the car park).
16-1-18
Black-necked grebe x 1 (EL near Clay Spit), mistle thrush x 1 (singing in the car park area).
14-1-18
Black-necked grebe x 1 (EL near Clay Spit).
Susanna Clerici