A day of disappointments

I made my first visit of the winter to Cotham Landfull this morning. Whilst there were plenty of Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls present, there were no white-wingers to be had. The best I could muster was a 1cy Yellow-legged Gull and 2 adult Lesser Black-backs. 

Gulls

Collingham proved equally disappointing this afternoon, with dull, windy conditions and few birds of note. Best were the Little Owl in his usual tree, 3 Redshank on the Silt Lagoon, and a redhead Goosander on Ferry Lane Lake. The gull roost has shrunk to less than 100 Black-headed Gulls now, and wasn't worth the wait until dusk.