28-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), great-crested grebe x 16, little grebe x 8, red kite x 2, sparrowhawk x 1, common snipe x 30, common gull x 25, wigeon x 25, redwing x 30 (in neighbouring horses field).

27-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), barn owl (11:45 a.m. far end of East Lake by fields).

26-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), common snipe x 53, redpoll x 1, coal tit x 1, nuthatch x 1.

25-1-18 Bullfinch x 2 (2 females and 1 male, close to goat paddock eating buddleia seeds), interesting behaviour: coot and moorhens seen from Tyler Hide feeding on freshly laid droppings from greylag geese.