Colder today,though quite sunny.Started from Brooklands lake,on which were 4 G C Grebes,2 Mute Swans,30 Tufted Duck,25 Coot,6 Moorhens and 30 B H Gulls.Walking past the sunken marsh a few Redwing were about the Hawthorns,along with 4 Bullfinch.The river held (which was high) one G B B Gull,2 Shelduck and 30 Teal.At the Heronry I could see at least 20 occupied nests.On Abbey Mead there was 9 Shoveler,1 Little Grebe,4 G C Grebes,25 Tufted Duck and 45 coot.Four Cetti`s were heard in the area.The railway lake held,12 Tufted Duck,2 G C Grebes and 10 Coot.On Tesco,80 Coot,4 Canada Geese,12 Greylag,10 Mute swan,4 Mallard,20 Tufted Duck and 4 G C Grebes were present.On the streamside lake,more Mallard were present than is usual at least 15,along with 2 G C Grebes,2 Little Grebes,8 Gadwall,45 Tufted Duck,2 Greylag,4 Canada Geese and 1 Kingfisher.Feeding in the Alders on the southern edge were 6 lesser redpolls.At the far end of the Mill stream feeding in the reeds were 2 Chiffchaff.Fewer birds were in song today,mainly Song Thrush,at least 6.

From the lakes I had a quick look in at Holborough marsh,where almost the first birds I saw were two Chiffchaffs feeding together in one of the reedy dykes.One being a collybita and the other a greyer bird of the northern type (tristis)