26th July - increasingly sunny and hot, 26C, light WSW

Stanford reservoir; a walk here in the afternoon, birds included two Jays and Bullfinches, a Treecreeper, three Common Sandpipers, many Pied Wagtails on the spillway, plus other regulars.

Lilbourne Meadows; a look this evening, sightings included five Green Sandpipers, Lapwings, c300 Starlings, three Little Grebe and the female Redstart still.