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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ppedro" data-source="post: 1696890" data-attributes="member: 14696">On the Kingsbridge Estuary this morning did the walk from Curlew Drive to Charleton Marsh. A proper snow shower on the way around and icy patches. Went ass over tit bottom of Curlew Drive. Optics and Bones ok, looked around and don't think anyone saw me, phew. The birding was no great shakes, best being 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Goldeneyeand the wintering Great Northern Diver. 95 Brent Geese were seen but only 3 first winter birds noted, the second succesive winter they have been virtually absent here. Charleton Marsh looking great at the moment and held 243 Wigeon, 179 Teal, 4 Gadwall and 11 Shoveler.Had a trip over to a partly frozen over Beesands ley in the afternoon. 40 Mute Swans may be a site record, 117 Gadwall maybe nearing a county record ? Also 18 Shoveler, 6 Teal, 57 Wigeon ( 7 on ley, rest grazing in adjacent field which i cannot recall seeing here before), 46 Pochard, 16 Tufted Duck, Scaup ( fem ) and 60 Coot.Redwings all over the place, many in West Charleton squabbling over pockets of leaf litter by the main road, must be a lot of road casualties around. Thinking optimistically the forecast for the coming week not so severe as was previously predicted so lets hope there remains enough areas around here where the Redwings can make it through. Still does not look great for some resident birds though.</blockquote>