11th Mar - a deep low passed west to east through the night and today, mod-gusty SW, rain (30mph) 8C, showers pm.

Cotesbach landfill/sandpit; No tipping today, presumably due to the strong winds, which meant no significant number of Gulls around.  

All the usual regulars in the sandpit and around the landfill site.  An Oystercatcher, seven Wigeon and two Pochard were notable.

Some ringing information on the Polish ringed Caspian Gull follows:-  ringed as a pullus 31/5/18.  It has been seen several times all in the UK.  Nov & Jan 2018 here, Jan 2019 in Somerset, June 2020 here, Jan 2021 Watermead Park-Leicester and then back here on the 26th Jan 2021.  The ringing site is recorded as 1234 Km distant, so already knocked up a few km on its travels.

Some information on the Russian Herring Gull seen on the 6th March - Ringed as Pullus 25.06.2013. Russia, Murmansk at Kandalakshskiy Nature Reserve, Severnoe lesnichestvo, isl. Farvaternaya.

The recorded distance to the landfill site is 2440 km.  Other sightings are -

14.06.2014 Norway, Rogaland, Yttre Sandsfjord, Jelsa, Suldal 59.12 N 6.02 E

09.03.2018 Great Britain, Leicester& Rutland, Cotesbach landfill site

                   52.26 N 1.13 W

15.03.2018 Great Britain, Derby, Poolsbrook Country Park, Staveley

                   53.15 N 1.21 W