28th April - light rain until evening, 7C, light NE

Willey;  another poor Spring day. However, migration still occurring, this morning I found 4 Wheatear occupying a manure heap in a pasture field to the east of the village.

Cropston Reservoir; a look here after lunch as I heard some Terns were in, while I was there I counted 30 Common Tern and 6 Arctic Tern.  Over the reservoir water were several hundred Swallow and House Martins, plus ~ 30 Swifts.   A couple of Mandarin drakes were along the willow edge, plus 4 Gadwall. A Grey Wagtail was along the dam.

Swiftland Reservoir; I them went and had a look here, the rain not helping too much.Again over the water was a good number of Swallow and House Martin, plus a few Sand Martins.  There must have been a good movement last night.  A Jay was looking for food on the iron fencing and a female Kestrel was hunting the grass dam bank, a Green Woodpecker called several times nearby.  Plus the usual residents and Warblers.