28th November - slight night frost, bright start, becoming cloudy rain mid-pm, freshening SW, cool, 6C

I ventured to Shawell lagoons this afternoon, hopeful for a scarce gull.  During the morning there had been three Caspian Gulls seen by Carl at the nearby landfill site, but not at the lagoons this afternoon.  The lagoons were fairly devoid of gulls and other birds for that matter. Several colour ringed gulls were found by Carl, one which had been seen here before and had been ringed in Aberdeen, Scotland.

One, or possibly two, Green Woodpeckers were very busy feeding and flying around the site.  17 Wigeon and 9 Tufted Duck with 4 Mute Swans were present on the south lagoon.  In the hedge Long-tailed and Blue Tits foraged, accompanied by a Goldcrest and a fleeting glimpse of a possible Chiffchaff.  A Kestrel was hunting the rough ground to the north.