25th June - sunny spells early then mostly cloudy, light. 18c

Willey;  this morning 4 Fox cubs, well grown, were in the long grass by the BH wood corner.  I've previously mentioned 1 here but did not expect 4.  To the west a Red-legged Partridge was in the sheep field.

The swallows fledged this morning with 2 sitting on the door, a quick phone grab photo.

Stanford reservoir;  news came through there was an Avocet present, however I was busy and on the way out to Blaston show. I managed to stop as I passed and look fortunately it was at the inlet end quite close and had short but good views, also a Redshank was present.

I managed to make a visit late afternoon,  I was greeted by a Red Kite gliding over. The Avocet and Redshank were still present. On one of the islands 3 Little-ringed Plovers were feeding, an adult and 2 juveniles.  Lapwings were in good number with the majority feeding at the inlet which is still nice and shallow.
After a while 27 Black-tailed Godwits dropped in and joined the Lapwings feeding, they looked super and were chattering all the time.

Close examination showed that one bird was colour ringed, so details hopefully will be obtained.

A couple of Hobby flew over, the Godwits looked up but did not fly, unlike the Lapwings, but they soon settled down again to the important business of feeding.

A pair of Shelduck have 4 young, this is the first breeding record here.  Also, when walking along the track saw a Red-legged Partridge sneak off, then I noticed a small feathery object move, looking carefully I could see a brood on ~11 chicks on the path sitting still and tightly together.