Wednesday 18th November 2020 - 10:30 to 12:30 The morning was a brief sunny interlude in the recent succession of grey, wet days. There were many Gulls , Black-headed and Herring , on the lake. They are coming back for the winter. It was good to see the two Great Crested Grebes back after their time away. Maybe they have been encouraged by the increasing depth of the water. We saw a Cormorant and a Grey Heron on the main island. We think the group of 2 adult and 5 juvenile Egyptian Geese are still intact. The youngsters are becoming independent and venturing off on their own. There is still a shortage of small birds. In Grattons Park we saw a Grey Wagtail and a Wren in the small stream in the woods. A full list of birds seen is given in the Bird Table .