14th Mar - bright spells, soon becoming cloudy, mod W, 9C, feeling cool

Willey; a flock of, c 40 Fieldfares and a couple of redwings flew over northward, 0845h.

Cotesbach landfill/sandpit;  a look here after lunch, rather quiet, all the regulars plus two Oystercatchers.  A couple of Red Kite and three Shelduck.

13th Mar - sunny spells, brief showers/rain/hail, mod-fresh W, 8C

 Alas, not obs today

12th Mar - sunny spells/showers, mod-blustery WSW, 9C, feeling cool

 Cotesbach landfill;  Not many Gulls around this afternoon, may be restricted tipping occurring.

A flock c20 Golden Plovers flew passed NW, otherwise all the regulars still present.  A Chiffchaff moved along the boundary hedge.

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

10th Mar - mod/blustery SSW, 9C, light rain frequent

 No Obs today.

A CR Gull I spotted yesterday, yellow/black PdotW37 was a Polish ringed Caspian Gull.  I concentrated on the ring reading and I didn't concentrate on the bird identity, however it sat down and tucked its head under the wing facing me, as it was with a group of Herring Gulls I assumed it was one of these.  Always a challenge when ring reading as you often you don't have too much time to read it and it's really interesting to read it if you can, you can then be 'sure' of it's identity.

This Gull has been seen here several times previously - Carl Baggott.

9th Mar - sunny spells, light WSW, 10C

Cotesbach Landfill/sandpit;  

The Russian ringed Herring Gull, KL47, was present again.  Fourteen Ravens were around the area, and quite active. 

Ducks included eight Wigeon, 22 Shoveler, c40 Teal, Shelduck pair, Mallard and Tufted.  A small flock, 37, of Lapwing were present too.

8th Mar - mostly cloudy, light NW/W, 9C

No obs today.