8th Dec - windy early morning, becomig sunny, moderate SW, 12C, showers late afternoon.

Willey; a look at the feed station this morning was rather disappointing with few birds, maybe the wind was too much.  It was noticeable that the berries on the Yew tree and Holly trees have taken a big hit over the last few days.  Redwings were continually coming and going to the Church Yews, c20 Starlings joined in, as well as 2 Mistle Thrush, Blackbirds and Song thrushes.

Cotesbach Landfill; Carl called this morning saying he had found the first Glaucous Gull, a juvenile, of the winter.  Last year a juvenile appeared on the 9th December, so a day earlier this year, which is interesting as so far there has not been many reports of Glaucous Gulls in the UK.