Still present this morning near the hide and was flushed by what looked to be the only fishing boat out on the lake. Last seen flying off in the direction of Cow Moor Bay which is opposite the yacht club.
No sign of Ring-necked Duck in walk round whole of lake including hurscombe reserve. Some of birds seen or heard: bullfinch buzzard - 4 chifchaff - 6 cormorant - 8 goldcrest goldfinch great crested grebe - 6 great spotted woodpecker - 3 grey wagtail - 2 jay - 2 little grebe long-tailed tit - several meadow pipit - 2 nuthatch - 2 raven - 4 redpoll - several snipe - 2 song thrush wren - 12 plus one roe deer.