The car set off and decided to go west rather than east and so arrived at Blashford, after a relatively traffic free journey in pleasant and still conditions, after 45 minutes. Hopefully one day it will drive itself!

Tern Hide was rather full and in a short stay just a non-Walter White egret flew in briefly,  just long enough for this picture. Walter (resting and preening in a tree)and another GWE were at Ivy South, the latter fishing between a Grey Heron and a Little Egret: nothing else of note.

No winter finches on the feeders yet.

Back at Ibsley Water,  30+ Goosanders (although 118 by dusk last night), a decent gull roost but just three Yellow-legged by 3:15pm, a flyby Water Pipit and the still-distant Black-necked Grebe. A single calling Chiffchaff was adjacent to the hide. Session rounded out chatting to Steve, A.N.Other, Keith, Jim and Tracey.

A Sparrowhawk was south over the A31 on the way home.