David Tipling (rspb-images.com)
The first biting chill of winter has dusted the reserve with snowy frost and frozen the edges of the shallower scrapes. While numbers remain lower than expected, a large flock of pink-footed geese (above) is feeding on the western fields. Wigeon and teal are abundant on the flood, with only a few tufted, pochard and goldeneye on the loch.