Wintersett + Gull Roosts 16.12.17

-1 to 2 degrees with 8/8 cloud and a very cold north westerly wind. Still some small areas of ice on WRes, CHRes.  Botany still 100% ice    ACP clear.
Anglers CP: Snipe 7.
Wintersett Res:  2 Water Rail were in the boathouse reedbed.    2 Cetti's Warblers - northbank and south west corner + 1 north bank CHRes..
Area Duck totals Wigeon     532         (295 ACP + 237 WRes/CHRes.)
Record Count of   Gadwall    355         (    6 ACP + 349 WRes./CHRes) 
                             Mallard     115          (  70 ACP +  45  WRes./CHRes)
                             Pochard    122          (  89 ACP + 23 WRes.
                             Teal           98  ACP
                             Shoveler     5  CHRes.
Gull Roosts:
A influx  of large gulls, but just 2 notables tonight:-  An adult Caspian Gull and Psycho, the adult Yellow-legged Gull on WRes..
Totals:                                                                Area Total        WRes          ACP
Herring Gull                      (1430 last week)            2950               2650            300
Great Black-backed Gull   ( 251 last week)              391                   47                4
Lesser Black-backed Gull                                             4                                       4
Black-headed Gull                                                   7000                                 7000

       Snowball the Fox seen regularly at ACP                     SDenny