27th Feb - mostly cloudy all day, a cold steady easterly making the 7C feel like 2C

It was nice to see a flock of ~40 Redwing move north over the village this morning.

I visited Shawell lagoons during the afternoon, hoping for a Iceland Gull as one was seen by Carl some days ago and others have been reported around the Midlands, however I did not see one.

There was two Grey Herons present, one was on the middle bank and then moved to a lagoon to fish.  It did catch a small fish, it picked and dropped it several times before swallowing it.  How fish originated in the lagoons is a mystery, some say fish eggs get transported on the legs of birds.

Several colour ringed gulls were present, however, due to poor light it was not possible to read them, apart partially.  One Lesser-black Backed gull had one ring which ended with a T, which I believe would have been ringed by the Thames group.

Also present were a pair of Shelduck, only 6 Wigeon, 31 Tufted Duck and a Cormorant.  17 Lapwings were there, this is well down on the wintering flock that visits the lagoons, suggesting many have left to their breeding areas.