Bit thin today despite nice conditions with just four Goosanders (2m), fifteen to twenty Pintails and the usual other ducks. Precious few Greylags so no Pink-feet today. A Black-necked Grebe was at the far end of Ibsley Water, one or two Water Pipits were up and down before the one above walked in front of Tern Hide and one or two Green Sandpipers were on the far shore. A Kingfisher went right then left later on and another was heard behind the Silt Pond. This Brambling (above) was  the only notable on the south side - apart from the Hawfinch influx other finches seem desperately thin on the ground this winter.

A return to Tern Hide produced a 1cy Caspian Gull on the middle island showing well before being swallowed up by dozens of LBBG and two adult Yellow-legged Gulls but no sign of RBG my 14:45.(EDIT - needless to say it came in later).

Raptors today were Buzzards only with one fence-post-sitting across Ibsley Water and four singles over the M27.

Mammal-wise just a single Red Fox sunbathing on the north shore.

Brief catchup with PW and J6x4.