Today started with a Cormorant at chimney height, presumably following the river but taking a short cut over my suburban housing estate. With road and weather conditions unpredictable, I decided to do my WeBS count one day early. The Murdieston Park dams were around 95% ice-covered, so counting waterbirds was a fairly easy task. Highlights were single Grey Heron and Little Grebe. A couple of the Black-headed gulls had nearly full hoods. Down at Lunderston bay, five Wigeon were a little unusual in my experience, as were two Black Guillemots in breeding plumage.