29-12-15 West End: 1 Juvenile Great Northern Diver seen briefly and distantly before going missing. It probably swam back towards the dam end. (It was also reported on 28-12-15 at the dam end on Birdguides.) 2 Grey Heron – but one was white and is probably the same leucistic one that I saw back in June. 110+ Greylag, 4 Gadwall, 1M Pochard.
30-12-15 West End: 6 Gadwall, 3 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 55 Lapwing. On the feeders: 10+ Blue Tit, 4+ Great Tit, 4 Long-Tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 6+ Goldfinch, 8+ Chaffinch.
30-12-15 Whillet’s: 1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20+ mixed flock of Siskin with a couple of Lesser Redpoll and Goldfinch.