With the recent mild weather, the White-tailed Eagles had been absent from the area, however this cold spell has seen them return. , Eagle Turquoise H (2009 release) was seen on Reed Bower in the morning. Later in the afternoon, a second bird, Red 2 (2011 release) was seen on St Serf's. Both birds were identified using radio tracking. For most of the day, a Great Norther Diver could be observed on the loch, midway between the reserve and St Serf's.
With the pools being frozen, all the ducks have moved over to the loch shore and Vane Bay, though flocks of Greylag and Curlew were feeding on the areas of grassland. St Serf's continued to provide the day's highlights. In the afternoon, a male Hen Harrier was spotted there, before it flew off towards Kinross. Most of the day was overcast, however around 2pm, the sun broke through, illuminating fantastic views of two Short-eared Owls quartering up and down along the left hand end of St Serf's.
Monday's goose count for Loch Leven returned numbers of ~4300 Pink-footed Geese and ~800 Greylag Geese.