Cotesbach Landfill; Carl called mid-morning to say there was a very large number of Gulls present, this was potentially good news as last night an adult Glaucous Gull was reported in the Draycote water roost, so maybe around here today. It really is quite a challenge searching through so many Gulls and over a considerable area, with some areas out of view, meaning you may miss out. Eventually Carl did spot the adult Glaucous on the pool in front of us (it must have sneaked on to the pool unseen), it was washing and we watched it for a few minutes before it flew up and landed on the far side spoil heap, after another short while it flew off to the landfill area. I only managed some (poor) record shots when it was facing us on the far side.
The adult Glaucous was not seen again during the following watching, but highly likely it was out of view feeding on the landfill. [it was reported in the Draycote water roost tonight]
Gulls start streaming back to Draycote early afternoon until near sunset, so if weather conditions are good its worth staying to see what flies over. And today proved the point as Carl again picked out a 2W Glaucous Gull as we were about to pack up to leave.
Two Glaucous Gulls were a good haul, plus Caspian and Yellow-legged Gulls among the throne.
Two Red Kite were present, with Shoveler, Teal, Mallard and a Little Grebe on the pools.
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