5th Sept - fine drizzle clearing mid-morning, cloudy slowly breaking to sunny spells evening, very warm, 22C, light breeze SW

I have now completed one year of this blog, thanks to those who have looked at it and especially to those who return.  I intend to continue as it makes for a great diary to look back over comparing the seasons and days.  Apologies for the many typos, sometimes they can be funny!

I can say that the Swallows did not leave, this morning about 20 were feeding around the horse paddocks near the old railway and ~40 were feeding just above the ground and heads of the Sheep in the field to the west.  Food is being taken to the nest, I wonder whether others help as often more than two will go into the shed where the nest is, but I can't see what they do when in there.

The Grey Wagtail flew over this morning, the Nuthatch was quite vocal, while the hedgerows seemed to hold plenty of Chiffchaffs.  A single Yellow Wagtail flew over calling late morning.

At 1315h a female Sparrowhawk landed atop of a garden shrub and had a good look around, spying birds as they flew past, clearly on the hunt.

I visited Shawell lagoons early evening, a Buzzard kept flying over low scaring all the gulls, so I had a general look around.   A Common Sandpiper flew in and fed on the sandy shore, several Lapwing flew off leaving just one. On the water the usual Tufted Duck and Mallards, four Little Grebe on the south lagoon, a single Moorhen and several Coot, a Chiffchaff called from the hedge.

Late evening a Green Woodpecker called from behind the village church.

About 2015h a bat was flying around the garden so i got my detector out, it was emitting at 47/48kHz while feeding, a Pipistrelle species, maybe a Soprano