Sunday, 27 July 2025

27th July - A rather flat day with high cloud, only a few brief sunny spells pm, light NW, 20C

WIlley:

This morning the Redstart as yesterday and another in the next field on the fence line, a male.  
Two Mistle Thrushes and a Green Woodpecker in the middle field near the barns.

Five Mistle Thrushes on the Perkins Sheep pasture and four Ravens flew over westward.


Lilbourne Meadows; morning.

A Green and two Common Sandpipers, two Oystercatchers and Little Ringed Plovers, 42 Lapwings.

A Little Egret dropped in.  Otherwise rather quite, just the regulars.

Stanford Res; afternoon.

Three Teal, 11 Cormorants among the Geese on the dam.
A Hobby over the Leics wood.

A roving mixed Tit/Goldcrest/Warblers flock.  Whitethroats in the orchard area and female Reed Bunting..

c30 Lapwings over to the stubble field, plus a few later on the dam.  Two grey Wagtails in the spillway.
A green Woodpecker and two Red-legged Partridge along the entrance drive field.

Several young Common Terns now flying around the res, off the rafts.

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