10th Sept - mostly cloudy, very humid, 28C, very light SSE, light thundery shower during the afternoon.

Willey; Five Swallows seen this morning.

Soar Brook Lake; morning.  Fairly quiet.

Two Red-legged Partridges.

Two grey Herons,a Little Grebes, six Tufted Ducks.  One Cormorant.

Mute Swan pair with two juveniles.  A Green Woodpecker.

Seven Goldfinch feeding and eight Pied Wagtails.

Shawell sandpit and landfill; afternoon.

A quick look, nothing new, two Red Kites over.

Stanford reservoir; afternoon.

Common Sandpiper on the dam, 42 Gadwall counted, most at the point, no further Wigeon increase noted.

Roving Tit flock, with Chiffchaffs present.