We have been running our winter wildfowl walks for years but this was the first time we had run one in midweek, or as early as December.

We met on the causeway at 10am and soon we were viewing winter duck - Goldeneye, Wigeon and gaudy Red Crested Pochard. 9 hardy people enjoyed up to 3 Kingfishers and a small party of Siskin were feeding in the Alders.

Vaughan Ryall’s scope was on hand to identify Common gull. Finally a sleeping Fox and a grazing muntjac ended our morning

Steve Carter