Lade - cold, cloudy, light airs - This morning saw the first grass frost of the season thick on the ground, but it didn`t last for long once the cloud cover rolled in; still, nice and cold though, as it should be at this time of year. We carried out a full circuit of the local patch including the rough grassland out back where a few grounded Blackbirds and Skylarks were present along with two ever-watchful Buzzards. South lake had a scattering of ducks, mostly Pochard and Tufted Duck, plus four Goldeneyes but Shovelers were down to just 20. Whilst scanning from the bridge a Crossbill hurtled over calling unseen heading north. There was little of note around the ponds while north lake held a few common wildfowl and gulls. The walk back along the foreshore on a falling tide revealed the usual hundreds of Oystercatchers, Curlews and Dunlins (c300) plus 50 Knots, 10 Grey Plovers and five Bar-tailed Godwits.
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