Llangorse Lake is now largely frozen on the whole of the west side and all margins forcing the Smew out into the middle. The Green-winged Teal was with 200+ Teal along the north shore reedbed, it has been in the area of the orange buoy in the second photo - if you can see it! #birdingWales

At Llangorse Lake the Green-winged Teal came out of the northern reedbed with 200+ Teal. Single female-type Scaup still. 41 Pochard and 31 Pintail were good counts for the lake. Also adult Yellow-legged and 62+ Common Gull in the roost. #birdingWales

At Whiteford Point a female type Velvet Scoter, 6 Common Scoter, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 2 GN Diver and 54 Eider all around the lighthouse. Also 19 dark bellied & 1 light bellied Brent Geese, 18 Grey Plover, 53 Ringed Plover, 5 Sanderling and a Knot. Pallid & Marsh Harrier at Llanrhidian #birdingWales

RH Smew still at Llangorse Lake, in reeds in front of hide from 15:30 before moving to the centre of the lake at dusk with the aythya's etc at 16:15. Also two female type Scaup still feeding in their usual area close in to Ty-Mawr Wood to the east of the hide. #birdingwales

Redhead Smew still at Llangorse Lake, distant and feeding close to the western reedbed. 6 female type Scaup still, and a drake Pintail of local interest. #birdingWales

Smew at Llangorse Lake this morning, often distant and keeping tight to the western reedbed, sometimes out of view in the SW most corner from the hide. #birdingWales

Redhead Smew at west end of Llangorse Lake from the bird hide #birdingWales

Went to see the Murton Hooded Crow at South Gower RFC before walking out to Whiteford Point where there were a minimums of 22 Eider, 2 RB Merganser, 125 Brent Geese and a summer plumage RT Diver. Single Swallow seen near Reynoldston. #birdingWales

At Llangorse Lake 3 fem/juv Scaup feeding together to the east of the hide close in, a drake Common Scoter in middle of the lake, and 2 late Swallow at Llangasty church #birdingWales

Female type Black Redstart on Old College, Aberystwyth, on the end tower with the pointy roof #birdingWales

9 Whooper Swan at Llangorse Lake this morning #birdingWales

Pallid Harrier still at Llanrhidian marshes at 18:10, in same area as earlier around the brambles, at one point interacting with a juv marsh harrier #birdingWales

Grey Phalarope still at the north end of Llwyn-onn Reservoir 15:25, feeding below the oaks next to the small parking lay-by #birdingWales

Wood Sandpiper keeping company with a Common Sandpiper along the channel at Rhaslas Pool #birdingWales

4 Cattle Egret went to roost on the Crannog island at Llangorse Lake this evening #birdingWales