On the reserve today 1/4/2013

From the Ashby Hide
1 Jack Snipe feeding right in front of the hide

From the Tern Hide
50+ Gadwall
8 Shoveler
2 Shelduck
16 Common Gull
100 + Black-headed Gull
2 Little Grebe
1 Pochard (m)
3 Lesser Black-backed Gull
1 Cormorant
1 juvenile gull - possibly Herring
Coot - not counted
3 Moorhen
Tufted Duck - not counted

From the Gadwall Hide
7 Tufted Duck
1 Little Grebe
2 Teal (pair)
Black-headed Gull - not counted but 10 - 12
Coot - not counted but 10 or fewer

From the Kingfisher Hide
1 Red Kite
No sign of any Kingfishers while I was there but others had infrequent sightings.

From the Draper Hide
14 Shoveler
12 Teal

On the trails
1 Cettis Warbler - heard near the Gadwall Hide
2 Kestrel together, possibly a pair. One seen in the nestbox on the pylon in the car park or on the pylon itself.