GND etc..........

18 Dec - A quick stop at pit 125 en route to work and lovely low winter sunlight for the Great Northern Diver which is still present - this time very close to the southern bank, but no camera and no time! Excellent scope views of the red eye and impressive bill, and amazing slinky dive to fish leaving no wash. Water Rails heard again, but no sign of a Bittern flyby in the few minutes I was there (seen here 2 days ago). Very little time for birding this w/e, but late aft in the Cotswolds resulted in a dusk sighting of 3 Short-eared Owls, impressive as always, emerging too late for the camera though. And I'm still trying to photograph the Fieldfare that is appearing in the neighbour's apple tree, but it's rather wary. I love the low winter sunlight at this time of year, the colours are amazing. But the dull days are very dull and dark !