Oh, so cold today, with much of the pool frozen over...

Mallards in the sunlight....

some black headed gulls and a couple of coots stepping out... cautiously...

but the frost on the canary grass and bullrushes was magical....

Jenny wren exploring the base of a tree ....

The Abbey across the meadow ....

One of the Redwings that we see in the hedges and on the meadow at this time of year...

A robin enjoying the bright sunshine today...

Though it's bright, it feels wintery on the pool...

but eating is always an urgent task and here a young heron and swan are enjoying some company while searching for food...

while an adult heron plays peek-a-boo out in the field.......

Hey, they are building a new walkway so all my fans can come and see me on the pool!!

A small bunch of Teal keep popping in to see me too...

And a big flock of geese fly over every day making a lot of honking!

But then I spotted a little flock of Linnets sunning themselves in the tree - they are a lot quieter!

The winter visitors have been arriving.... a Fieldfare...

a Redwing...

and lots of Starlings come from Russia & Scandinavia to swell our numbers... 

and every evening we have "Starlingfest" before they settle to sleep in the reeds!

But there is still room for our residents.... a Chaffinch enjoying berries...

and a song thrush ...

a Buzzard watching from his perch...

and Mrs and Mrs Stonechat playing 'Upstairs Downstairs'...