16th Feb - cloudy,light-fresh SW, 12C

Willey; a Pied Wagtail has returned and was sitting on the old shed roof calling, like in recent Springs waiting for a mate - hopefully they will nest under the pan tiles again.

Misterton; a look here this morning, plenty of Nuthatch activity and 3 Song Thrush were singing. About 15 Goldfinch were feeding in the leaf litter.  10 Moorhens were on the grass next to the lake and my first record here of a Little Egret.   Two Raven flew over, low, calling as they went.

Cotesbach Landfill; A look in the sandpit area after lunch , Carl was already viewing a juv Glaucous Gull, the same one as the other day.  We continued to search through the numerous Gull present, Carl found a near adult Caspian Gull and a little later a 1W Caspian, then an adult Iceland Gull.
9 Red Kite were over the landfill area.

Stanford reservoir;  I then decided to visit here to check out the Gull roost, when I got there (1630h) very few Gulls were on the water, but most were heading off westward (Draycote water?).  However, a flock of Black-headed Gulls were flying over the field next to the reservoir and I spotted a 'white-winger', a Iceland Gull.  It looked very white and an apparent all black bill suggesting a 1-winter.  it flew off westward too.

Also, of note were 12 Goosanders in Blowers Lodge bay. 

A pair of Muntjac were feeding on the rough area in the adjacent field.