I had originally intended going to Hogganfield yesterday morning but woke to fog & frost and so decided to cement the front step that was a bit wobbly and had a big gap between the two lower steps. Cement and freezing temperatures don't really go, but nevertheless it seems to have gone off.
Spent a bit of time yesterday watching the feeders, and early afternoon had Bullfinch, Goldfinch & Siskin along with the usual Chaffinches & Greenfinches. A Fieldfare spent a good 10 minutes devouring one of the apples I had put out. Waxwings are still about, I heard at least 1 through the fog whilst I was out doing my cementing. There were a further 30 in Burnside at Tesco late afternoon.
Hogganfield was fairly predictable. The loch is still predominately frozen although the ice now doesn't look too thick. Ducks are beginning to return with at least 6 Goldeneye and 7 Teal today.
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| 1 of 4 Pochard - 1st for a while |
Otherwise it was the usual suspects thronged around the car park area including this Moorhen:
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| Moorhen - perched on a road cone wedged in the ice |
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| Feral Greylag Geese - still present |
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