A dark drizzly morning with full cloud on a light SW>3 at 4 degrees brightening up a the morning wet on.
Still a bit of snow around the edges after last nights heavy hail storm leaving the waterside track a real muddy mess. No surprises this morning with yesterdays drake Mandarin duck gone and the only newcomers today were a Heron on the east bank. now that the frog season is underway, and a Sparrowhawk was soaring over the north plantation.
The west bank trees were relatively quiet with just Treecreepers and the usual species whilst a hidden Great Spotted Woodpecker was hammering away at a tree deep in the plantation. A good count of Coal and Long Tailed Tits were around the feeders.
The water just held the usual pair of Tufted duck along with 4 Herring gull, 3 Common and 2 Black Headed.
A better day tomorrow with a part cloudy morning then sunny afternoon on a light SW starting off at 7 degrees.
BS