Willey; only 5 Swallows seen today around the village, soon there will be none.
Stanford reservoir; news from the ringers this morning of 2 Whinchats and a Stonechat, so mid- afternoon I made my way there hoping to see them. I did find the Stonechat sitting on the hedge bushes and hawking insects, but not the Whinchats. Plenty of roving Mixed Tit/Warbler flocks, In one I was able to find several Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat, which was good because around here these have been hard to find this summer.
Four Wigeon were present, so some new arrivals since yesterday, a couple of Little Egrets and 2 Little Grebes were among the usual ducks. A much smaller number of Swallows and House Martins were around the reservoir today.
Several butterflies were on the wing, Small White and Red Admirals.
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