Grafham Water 9 February 2013

Spent the morning covering the area near the dam and the west end of the reservoir from 0800 to 11.30 am; a pleasant sunny bright morning with a light south-westerly breeze.

A modest selection: 4 Bewick's Swans were still at the west end, the female Red-breasted Merganser and first-winter male Scaup were off the the dam, 6 Goosanders (2 males) off the Yacht Club, a lone redhead Smew was in Littless Creek, 5 Yellow-legged Gulls (2 ads, 2 2nd calendar year and 1 4th calendar year; 6 Redshanks, 2 Green Sandpipers, c.30 Siskins and 
c. 40 Lesser Redpolls. 

 Lesser Redpoll (male)

Red-breasted Merganser (female)