And just a quick one to say a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our readers! We will be back to business and blogging as usual on Monday 4th January.

In the meantime, do look out for the slowly growing number of teal and wigeon on site, great spotted and green woodpeckers (both present recently), little owls calling from the hedgerows, little egrets feeding on wet scrapes and who knows, maybe someone will be treated to another glimpse of the recent short-eared owl!

Enjoy!

Look out for flocks of wigeon on the wet fields. Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)