Lade - cold, cloudy, drizzle, NW 2 - After two days of near constant heavy rain it relented somewhat this morning to an intermittent drizzle, but held onto the Mordor-like gloom. Having neglected the local patch of late we spent a couple of hours checking through the numerous wildfowl where the only noteworthy duck was a lone drake Pintail on south lake. Teal topped out at 550, Pochard at 220 and Shoveler at 180; the path to the swing-bridge and `mirrors` is now passable with care. Moving onto the bird reserve we walked out to New Diggings and along the causeway track where a Jack Snipe and 20 Blackbirds broke cover, also noting a Common Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk and two Marsh Harriers. Burrowes still harboured a Great Northern Diver (that was catching tiny fish), four Goldeneyes and hundreds of common wildfowl, while there was much lorry activity on the access road with sand being transported to the Christmas Dell conservation project. On the way home along the Lydd Road, eight Cattle Egrets were in the field opposite the riding stables, plus a Great White Egret and two Grey Herons.
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