Grey days-white birds,and cans of Fosters,the reality of birding in Notts.

What a dreadful grey morning.......Gunthorpe first,and i have to say almost birdless,passerine-wise anyway (2 Reed Bunting,flyover Redwing,fem Bullfinch and flyover Skylark).I guess all the usual suspects were there as regards wildfowl,Goldeneye,Pochard,Tufties,good flock of Teal,few Wigeon,and 4 Goosander,not bad considering nearly all the water was frozen over.The Stonechats have gone.What i couldnt beleive is the incredible amount of empty beer cans there are strewn everywhere!!! it literally is like a rubbish dump.......there even high up in bloody trees.Severn Trent and Notts federation of Anglers should be ashamed of themselves....as for the anglers-they should never be let near the countryside again....tossers!!!! Anyway, Litte Egret was the word of the day,possibly 4 present highest count ever there.Went to have a look for the reported Shag at Hoveringham,no sign but 5 little Egrets there!! 5 Red Cresty Pochard still on the roadside pit.Oh and another gunshot victim....headless due to a fox no doubt,but the slaughter continues.All images taken with 7D and 400m f5.6 lens.