Shawell Lagoons; After lunch I was just getting ready to go here when Carl called to say he had found an adult Glaucous Gull at the landfill nearby. So, I hoped that it was now going to show at the Lagoons. There were plenty of Gulls present to search through on each lagoon, and a continual exchange of the Gulls with the landfill site. However, the Glaucous was not found during the afternoon here.
Other birds seen during this period included aRed Kite, Buzzard 2, Snipe 6 feeding, Pied and Grey Wagtsil, c100 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 1 Shoveler, a Little Grebe, 6 Cormorants, 2. Mute Swans, Starlings, Fieldfare and Redwing flew over.
Carl and I waited until about 1600h to see if the Glaucous Gull appeared, from a little after 1500h Gulls start to leave the landfill area and pass over the Lagoon on their way to roost at Draycote Water. Here some stop for a drink and wash. It is a continuous stream of Gulls and we were wondering about the number involved. I estimated if there were 300 per minutes going by and it lasted for an hour that would give at estimated total of 18000 Gulls. It sounds a lot, but maybe an under estimate. Carl believes he heard that an estimated 50000 may roost at Draycote Water, obviously not all from this area. The stream of Gulls was an incredible sight as the sun was setting this evening.
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