16th April - mostly cloudy, a few sunny spells, 15C, light-breezy SSW

Cotesbach Landfill; I was able to have a look here after lunch, hoping for a Iceland Gull which would be the latest Spring date, I didn't see one (Carl did in the evening).  However, I did find a 2W Glaucous Gull which is our first April record for this site.  It flew in to the sandpit area from the tipping site, it looked very 'white', with a small area of pink on the bill tip and slightly pale eyes.  It certainly showed the other Gulls who was the 'boss', pecking at them it they were in its way.  I took a range of recorded photos.

A couple of Red Kite were present too.

Willey; John M told me he watched a Red Kite flew over the village yesterday.