Willey; at about 0900h 10 Swift flew over low feeding, heading eastward. A Green Woodpecker called behind the church and the Goldcrest was in the large Yew. A Frog was hopping along by the church wall. The Blackbird pair have been busy feeding their young in the garden Clematis nest for a couple of days now. They lost their first nest, to Magpies I think.
Stanford reservoir; the blusterly wing meant most passerines were in cover. Around the reservoir shore I counted 7 Common Sandpipers, the Oystercatcher pair - looks like they have not nested after all or lost the eggs to a predator. Near the dam, a Tufted Duck duck had one small duckling on the water, the older duckling family were sitting on a exposed tree stump. Otherwise it was fairly quiet with just the usual birds spotted.
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