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. . . well about 60% of the lake surface was frozen, thankfully the birds were not frozen this chilly, windless, sunny day. A count today revealed the usual groups, if slightly lower numbers of, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Teal, Pochard, male and female Goldeneye, Goosander, Mute Swan and a healthy number of Coot. Surprisingly absent were Wigeon? Lapwing were less than a handful (though a local visitor saw about 100 last…