Very cold -4, clear skies with a heavy frost this morning. Over 5000 gulls were heading north east over garden from there roost at Draycote as I scraped the ice off me saddle. Two Ravens flew over the allotments along Thurlaston Rd, Dunchurch as I cycled to pond. The Lesser Scaup was with 4 Tufted Duck in toft bay and three Shelduck landed in toft bay going to sleep only to leave an hour later. Met up with Dave Hutton and Steve Seal after scanning the reservoir looking for Great-northern Diver but had no luck so walked back with them to the Lesser Scaup and this time it was close inshore just off the first car park in toft bay. Duck numbers down though when the sailing started at least 40 Pochard, 80 Cormorant and 200 Great-crested Grebe still present as they moved from centre of reservoir in to toft bay. Not much else seen apart from a 8 Gadwall, Kingfisher and two more Raven over cafe. As I was leaving 18 female and 10 male Goosander were together off toft bank.
Back home the feeders had 3 female Siskin and female Brambling while 2 Long-tailed Tits flew over. John Judge and Dave Hall picked me up the for roost and along with Steve Valentine we managed 3 Glaucous Gulls (typical first winter biscuit coloured, first winter very pale and a second winter) and 3 Med Gulls (second winter and two adults in summer plumage). If your going to draycote tomorrow - then DON'T - they have a big road race on so if you manage to find somewhere to park you may get run over by Paula Radcliff look a likes – bless. Me - I'm staying away.
Richard
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