Recent sightings at the estuary have included 11 Whooper Swans on 25th Nov with seven remaining the following day, four Pale-bellied Brent Geese on 29th Nov and the usual several hundred Wigeon and Teal. The Spoonbill mentioned below was last seen 18th Nov with the Long-tailed Duck at Carnsew Pool disappearing two days later. However, three Goosander have just arrived at the latter site and coinciding with the cold weather, who knows what else may turn up.