Not unexpectedly there was no change in the DMG this morning. The vegetation lining the sluice was covered in ice and the bitter NE wind whistled down the Gully. A brief sea watch there saw a handful of Red-throated Divers hiding for Lade Bay but little else moving.
Whitefronts, Greylags, Pintail, Wigeon, Shoveler, Gadwall, Teal, Coot and Black-headed Gulls at the back of Dengemarsh, but no Garganey.😢 There were at least 4 Great Egrets around the reserve, 4 Goldeneye on Burrowes and 3 Ruff with a few Common Snipe on the hay fields, along with the usual patrolling Marsh Harriers and watchful Common Buzzards.
There were still at least 6 Corn Buntings at Springfield Bridge among the many Reed Buntings
Russian White-fronted Geese from the garden today, I will certainly miss seeing them when they leave in the very near future. The Black Swan seems to be resident in the field now and ignoring the local farmers arm waving.
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