BELVIDE 13.12.24 Murky NE 1

 The 3 redhead Smew dropped in at the west end at 3.45pm to roost off the north shore. The Lesser Scaup was off the dam, also 144 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 2 Mandarin, 1 Shelduck and a drake Goosander were counted. A Black-tailed Godwit on the north shore was a new arrival. A Goshawk flew over the Gazebo bay this afternoon and a Peregrine killed a Teal. A 2nd winter Caspian Gull and 1 Yellow-legged Gull roosted this evening.