17th Feb - sunny spells, blustery SW, 10C

Willey; this morning a Jay was being hassled by a Carrion Crow in a Hedgerow tree to the west.  A small number of Redwing were in the nearby spinney and feeding on the pasture.

Cotesbach landfill; a look here after lunch, disappointingly there is still no tipping while the capping and pipes are completed, so Gull numbers were very low, maybe 100 tops.

Still a pair of Ravens, a Red Kite, several Buzzards, a Grey Heron,2 Green Sandpipers and c70 Lapwings, plus other usual water-birds kept one looking.

Stanford Hall; a check here next.  The 9 Pink-footed Geese were still present with the Greylags. Three Little Grebe spotted on the main lake, a Mistle Thrush pair feeding and a Great Tit singing.

Monument fields; the drake Shelduck from yesterday still feeding on the field flooded area.