15th July, cloudy am, clearing to sunny, 23C, light NW

Willey; a Red Kite over the mown grass fields again early afternoon.

A5 Pools/DIRFT; this evening notables were 2 Greenshank, a Common and Green Sandpiper, a Dunlin, 4 Little Ringed Plovers, plus Lapwings and Little Egret.  A 4CY Yellow-legged Gull was on the pools, many Gulls on the distant hard standing this evening.

Lilbourne Meadows; this evening notables were the female Redstart still, a Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Grebe juvs, a Little Egret, 2 Teal and c100 Starlings.