28th Sept - rain through the night, sunny spells, light Westerly, 18C

Willey; no Swallows seen by mid-day, still good number of Chiffchaffs in the hedges/trees.  Mid-afternoon 4 Swallows were resting a short while on the telegraph wires.  This morning there were 4 Greenfinch sitting atop the neighbours fir tree, they have feeders in the garden.

Stanford reservoir; a quick look later afternoon produced 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff, A Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper on the inflow weir and a single Snipe flew over calling.  A Few Chiffchaffs in the bushes and a roving Tit flock.