Willey; a pair on Linnets were on the hedge to the east, one had a feather in its bill, so maybe nest building. To the west a Yellowhammer is still singing from the hedge/tree between the pasture and Spring cereal field.
Stanford reservoir; I made a morning visit to the reservoir today. There had been movement during the night as new waders were in. Four Greenshank, 15 Common Sandpipers, 10 Little-ringed Plovers were in and 2 Black-tailed Godwits dropped (one smallish one looking like a juvenile with an adult). I think the number of Common Sandpiper is the largest ever recorded here too.
Three Gadwall in moult and 3 Shoveler were present, along with the Shelduck families. Five Common Terns were flying around a pair sometimes presenting a small fish and mating, but it must be too late to nest now. A Green Woodpecker and Great-spottted Woodpecker were in the trees along with the usual mixed Tit flock. Many Warblers were in the bushes and tall grass area, some still feeding young. A Stock Dove was singing from the adjacent wood.
The colour ringed Lesser-black Back Gull, HAL46, I saw last week was ringing in Amrum/Odde - Germany in July 2016, now two years old.
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