Trouble a brewing.......

Another freezing night, and it didn't get above 4°C during the day, despite being sunny and just a very light SE breeze.

Imperial Rd Malcolm 09:30

Grey Heron 2

Heron flying over the marshy section 

Stonechats 2 - both the male and female were feeding in the marshy area above. This is the male, a  Goose calls during this clip, but I couldn't find it.

Water Rail 1 squealing

Wrens at least 2

Middleton Nature Reserve 

I checked late morning (Malcolm)

Green Woodpecker 1 yaffling in the central marsh before flying west

Magpies - "9 for a kiss". I looked around, but thankfully I was alone!

Bullfinch 8 minimum

Male Bullfinch 

Female Bullfinch

Water Rail 1 squealing from the central marsh

Teal 4 on a small ice free area of the fence pond

Gadwall 9 on the main pond

Mallard and Coot also present, with the female Mute Swan and all six cygnets.

Everything looked serene, but there were two other adult Mute on the ice

This one clearly a large male

When Janet checked this afternoon "it was all kicking off!"

Two new males were fighting then one began chasing off the cygnets.

This adult got chased off flew around and came back again!!

Later the female and one of the new males were seen bonding

South shore - Janet

Common Snipe coming in to land on the saltmarsh 

Coal Tit