Monday December 10

Sunny intervals and a light north-westerly. Still fairly mild.

I decided on a stroll around Arrow Valley Lake. This produced pretty much the same as always, the only noteworthy bird being a Little Egret, my first since the spring.

Little Egret

Other than that, the Goldeneye was still present, Shoveler numbers have dropped to 11, and there were about eight Siskins and a few Redwings representing winter.

Back home I had a brief view of a male Blackcap on fat balls in the garden. I didn't see any last autumn.