Dec 24th

Firecrest still 20mts along from wood lane car park at Earlswood lakes this morning in holy again.(M Silverman). At Draycote the first winter drake Lesser Scaup was re-located back in toft, and the drake Smew was showing well along farnborough bank, and around 60+ Siskins feeding in alders around toft.(Birdguides).The first winter drake Scaup still on Lea Marston lake this morning viewed from roadbridge, also Little Egret present.(Birdguides).The Bittern showed breifly again this morning to the left of east marsh hide Brandon. (P Sewell).