Saturday, 5 August 2023

4th August - mostly cloudy, few sunny spells late pm, light NW, 19C

Stanford reservoir; afternoon.
Three Swifts, c70 House Martins plus a few Swallows.
Four juv Shelducks, 10 Gadwall, four Shovelers.  A Grey Heron.
Goldfinch c10, a Reed Bunting,  two Whitethroats - one taking food to a nest still.
Treecreeper, Long-tailed Tits.

A Grass Snake spotted sunning itself.  A good number of Green-veined Whites, single Comma and Peacock.





Lilbourne Meadows; evening.
Four Green Sandpipers, a Snipe and juv Little Ringed Plover. Six teal.
Eight Yellow Wagtails.
A Roe Deer ran along the bank very fast.

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