16th Dec - cloudy am, rain pm, mod-fresh SSE, 9C

Cotesbach Landfill; a look in the sandpit area this morning did not produce much.  Most Gulls were distant as were the Red Kites.  Shoveler 23 and  43 Teal were noted.

The 'Nordic Jackdaw' was seen again among c50 Western Jackdaws that were feeding on the sloping bank sides around the sandpit area.

15th Dec - sunny am, high light cloud pm, 9C, light SSE

 No obs today.

14th Dec - sunny periods, light S, 10C

 Willey; Had a look around my feed station area, all the usual attendees, although there seemed many more Great and Blue Tits -  maybe hungry after yesterdays rain.

Plenty of Redwing and a few Fieldfares, mostly feeding on Holly berries, fortunately still plenty to eat.  More than six Blackbirds were feasting on the Sloes.

13th Dec- Rain just about all day (6.5 mm by 2000h), light -increasing pm, SSE, 8C.

 Cotesbach Landfill; I had a look here in morning and lighter rain, however therre was very little present which was a bit unusual, but with no tipping and reduced water level in the sandpit area maybe not surprising.  Of course the ever present Red Kites were noted.

Shawell lagoons; next as look here.  Today Lapwing numbered 316, a few Snipe on show, 10 Teal, 29 Tufted, a Great-crested Grebe and Cormorant were noted.  

12th Dec - first thign spots rain, then cloudy until late afternoon, a few bright spells before sunset, 8C, light NW

Shawell lagoons; a look after lunch, highlight was 287 Lapwings, and 24 snipe visible in the reeds.  Plenty of Gulls here today, especially Great Black-backed.  c40 Wigeon, 17 Tufted, 6 Teal, 64 Canada Geese, a Great-crested grebe and Cormorant.

Cotesbach Landfill; very few Gulls, 24 Teal, 2 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 3 Red Kites and Green Woodpecker was heard near-by.

Stanford Hall; checking through the Geese here, a single Barnacle was found.

Stanford reservoir; a quick check here in case unusual Swans or Geese had dropped in (two Whooper Swans were seen to fly passed this morning (Chris Hubbard), alas none were found.

Although the weather had brightened showers were still occurring locally as witnessed by this 'hanging'  portion of a rainbow.

11th Dec - cloudy, a few light showers am, broken cloud pm, light W, 9C

Cotesbach Landfill;

Yesterday I managed to read another colour ring this time on a Lesser Black-back Gull - N8CT- again from the Thames group again, it was aged as a fifth year  or older when ringed.   this is the second times it has been seen since ringing, again at Cotesbach Landfill.  The details are:

	11 Jun 2016	Pitsea Landfill Site, Essex
	15 Dec 2018	Cotesbach Landfill Site, Leics
	10 Dec 2020	Cotesbach Landfill Site, Leics

Stanford reservoir; I did have a walk here during the afternoon, it was particularly quite.  I did here a Bearded Tit, but didn't see it.

10th Dec - cloudy, mist and drizzle pm, light SE, cool, 6C

 Cotesbach Landfill;

The colour ringed Herring Gull I saw in the 7th Dec was Z1WT, it was ringed by the North Thames Gull Group, aged as a 4th year or older adult, details are:

15 Oct 2016	Pitsea Landfill Site, Essex	Ringed
	05 Jan 2017	Beddington SF, Greater London
	07 Dec 2020	Cotesbach Landfill Site, Leics

A look after lunch today, light conditions were deteriorating as fine drizzle set-in, however Gull numbers were very good, so hopefully soon 'white-wingers' will appear.  News is that a 1000 Iceland Gulls have been seen in the Faroes, next stop the UK!

There was an adult Yellow-legged Gull and a blue/white CR Lesser Black-backed Gull nearby that I could not read.