Willey; I did not see any Swallows on the wires this morning so thought the rest may have left, except the pair feeding 4 young in our shed. However, in the evening, 1920h, 10 were back around the village pre-roost flights. So, some may have left but not all; I would say the young have about 10 days to fledge, finding food for them will become more difficult as we are forecast an unsettled wet few days from Friday.
Stanford reservoir; a interesting walk here this afternoon. All the Lapwings went up high suggesting a bird of prey, and sure enough a juvenile Peregrine was atempting to catch a Black-headed Gull. Interestingly, opposite to the Lapwings the BHGs all gathered in a loose group on the water and did not fly up, they just sat tight while the Peregrine tried to pluck one off, but it had no chance.
A little later a Hobby flew over hawking insect food, there had been a moxed flock of hirundines, but it seemed uninterested in these. A Green Sandpiper, Greenshank and Black-tailed Godwit were still present, a couple of Little Grebe were on the water near the islands. Around the bushes a mixed flock of Tits, Goldcrest, Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers, included a Willow Tit.
On the adjacent field the two Whinchats were still present catching food from the tall vegetation.
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