Today's sightings, weekend weather and next week's tides.

Hello,

volunteer warden Jimmy Shaw and I have had a day of collecting Christmas litter, repairing water pumps and my favourite job of all, counting birds!

Today's highlights have included:

Mute swan 13
Dark-bellied brent goose 680
Pale-bellied brent goose 4
Pink-footed goose 450
European white-fronted goose 2
Greylag goose 24
Little grebe 12
Little egret 9
Moorhen 29
Mallard 118
Shoveler 43
Pintail 21
Gadwall 36
Wigeon 190
Teal 97
Tufted duck 139
Scaup 4
Pochard 11
Goldeneye 10
Shelduck 18
Redshank 1
Lapwing 1100
Golden plover 850
Ruff 1m
Curlew 49
Snipe 3
Dunlin 27
Kestrel 1m
Merlin 1m
Sparrowhawk 1m
Hen harrier 1m

Meadow pipit 16
Rock pipit 1
Starling 180
Goldfinch 36

Weekend weather

Saturday, a south-westerly wind of 9mph, mild again but a good deal of cloud for most, a little early drizzle possible. However, brighter spells may develop later in the day.

Sunday, misty start with a south-westerly wind of 4mph mostly cloudy, some rain or drizzle but many parts dry. Thereafter, cloudy and becoming windy at times with rain moving in later Monday and through Tuesday. Staying mild.

This week's tide times:

Cheers,

Simon.