25th July - sunny interval, cloudy light SW breeze, 22C

This afternoon two Green Woodpeckers were feeding on our hard driveway.  Late evening two Bullfinch flew over calling and landed in the church yard trees.

An quick evening visit to Stanford reservoir to see if any thing had dropped in.  Three Common Terns, Nine Cormorant, two drake Pochard, but no sign of the Goldeneye.  A Grey Heron was feeding  near the hide.

There was a Whitethroat family near the bay, with at least six Linnets going to rose in the Hawthorns, and a Long-tailed Tit family foraged in the hedgerow.  A Sedge Warbler and three Reed Buntings were feeding in the same bush.

Sedge Warbler - keeping an eye on me!

Two Green Woodpeckers were feeding on the earth side of the dam, while a Common Sandpiper fed on the water side.

Gatekeeper and Ringlet butterflies were seen.