Monday, 5 January 2026

GETTING STARTED IN 2026

 The cold snap made a pretty scene from Twitchers Gate in the Cotswold Water Park today. Good numbers of ducks, as well as great white egrets added to my  year list, and a common gull looked lonely on the ice. At pit 16, a juvenile Great Northern Diver was a bonus  as I didn't manage to see one last year. 









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