I cycled down to Port Douvot this morning in heavy frost and subzero temperatures, here is a summary of what was seen:

Little Grebe - at least 3, Port Douvot

 Great Crested Grebe - 1 in half winter plumage Port Douvot

 Mute Swan - 2 pairs, Port Douvot

Greylag - 1 domestic bird, Ile Malpas

Tufted Duck -  21 between Velotte and Port Douvot

Pochard - 1 female on the river at Beure

Goosander - good numbers, some already paired off away from the main groups

RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - a first-winter male at Port Douvot, and a new species for my patch list.

Sparrowhawk - 1 flew over

Buzzard - Only 1 seen

Coot - 31 between Velotte and Port Douvot

Moorhen - at least 2 but must have gone unnoticed

Woodpigeon - a flock of 15 flew over

Kingfisher - 2

Green Woodpecker - again on the cliffs under the Citadelle

Grey Wagtail - a few on unfrozen brooks leading into the river

Dunnock - 2 in allotments at Beure, a very difficult species to see and a new addition to my patch list.

Mistle Thrush - 1, Port Douvot

Fieldfare - 1, Beure

Robin - many more than usual

WALLCREEPER - 1 bird seen flying off the cliffs under the Citadelle, it or another spent a while feeding visible from the road later on.

Magpie - at least 28 together in trees behind the allotments, quite a sight!

Siskin - a lone female with a group of Long-tailed, Blue and Great Tits, Beure. 

ROCK BUNTING - two in the allotments, quite unexpected as though they used to breed in this area, they haven't been observed in the area for a good while now. A new species for my patch list.

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