Shustoke Reservoir.

It was off to a nice crisp, frosty and sunny Shustoke Reservoir this morning where leaves are still falling all around and as the morning wore on the frost on the frosty grass that wasn't in the shade slowly melted away.

Spot of the day was seeing a Buzzard closing in a poor Blue Tit, fortunately for the Blue Tit it just managed to avoid the grasp of the Buzzard and dive into some trees and live to see another day. Other highlights was seeing .c100+ Lapwing at the waters edge upon arrival when the mist and clouds were still very low, at least ten Song Thrush scrapping loudly in a tree along the railway line and the all round bird activity in the woods at the far end of the reservoir which included Finches, Tits, Robins and Wrens etc.

Birds seen today were Buzzard, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, House Sparrow, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Starling, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Pied Wagtail, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Lapwing, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Mallard and Canada Goose.

I also decided to go just past the reservoir to a farmers field to have a look at his Kunekune Pigs and it was well worth the trip, being as they are such fine looking beasts.