1st Aug - bright start, clouding over from NW, 21C, light rain early evening

This morning a Coal Tit was singing in the Church Yew tree and a Green Woodpecker was pretty vocal from the wood to the east of the village.

As luck would have it I looked out of the kitchen window at the end of lunch just as a Swift zipped past over the houses opposite.

A quick look at Stanford reservoir again this afternoon produced a Kingfisher, Grey Heron,  three Green Woodpeckers, Whitethroat and c15 Goldfinch on the drive game cover.  Over the water were about 40 Sand Martin, just one Swallow and three Common Tern, one a juvenile had a colour ring, green 16, so I'll get the ringing info for it.   The Mallard and Tufted Duck still have all their ducklings as reported yesterday.

Common Tern, juv 'green 16'

with adult Common Tern and Black-headed Gull