Lake Lothing walkabout

On Saturday 19th December, I drove to the edge of Normanston Park and bumped into Rob Wil & his son Joel, he said the RBM was still there swimming between the concrete jetty and the boatyard waters, but when I walked over the bridge to the shore of Lake Lothing it had disappeared and there was no sign. I saw Paul & Jane F and we spotted, what is fast becoming a Christmas tradition,(!), the super sharp Jane who spotted 2 Shags perched on the edge of a concrete jetty, but one soon flew off. Whilst we were watching them, Paul picked up the fine female Red- breasted Merganser, shen than swam in along the northern edge of the water. We also saw 1 Little Grebe. Sadly a arer sight on these waters this winter. On Sunday 20th December, I visited again and the female Red- breasted Merganser was in the same area and the 2 Shags were on a bright orange floating jetty that occasionally drifted a little. Nice to finally meet Wildlifetog and Kevin C. again toggers on a rare visit from their Carlton Marshes habitat!