11th Sept Friday - high cloud, light SW, 19C

Willey; a couple of Swallows first thing over the village.  Two Red Kites over c1300h and a Jay flew from the Church lane towards the Long Spinney.

Stanford Reservoir; late afternoon.

Eight Swallows around the dam area, two still entering the tunnel, presumably with young in a nest.  Four House Martins flying up to the Lodge, presumably a nest with young  too.

A Common Sandpiper on the dam.  A Grey Wagtail and three Linnets in the spillway.

Two Blackcaps and six Blue Tits enjoying Blackberries near the pumping station.

Plenty of Chiffchaffs and several Willow Warblers # with Long-tailed Tits a Goldcrest in the waterside Willows. 

A Great Spotted Woodpecker in hedge trees and a Green Woodpecker on the Lodge lawn..  A Raven over high calling.

c15 Teal and single female Pochard with the other ducks, plus three Little Grebes.  Several Grey Herons and a Little Egret.

10th Sept Thursday - sunny intervals, light-mod SW, becoming breezy and cloudy with drizzle early evening.18C

Willey; three Swallows around this morning.  One Red Kite over mid-morning.

Bittesby Country Park; afternoon.

Brief walk near lake and old railway track -Two Mutes, a juv Tufted, three Little Grebes and two Swallows. A Sparrowhawk flew low north along track.

9th Sept Wednesday - mostly broken high cloud, light W/NW, 18C

WIlley; I did see two Swallows around the village late morning.

A Hedgehog is still coming to food I put out and see on camera.

Shawell Sandpit/landfill; evening.

A Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper this evening.

16 Little Grebes, single Shoveler, eight Teal.

Several 1W Caspian and Yellow-legged Gulls.

8th Sept Tuesday - light rain till c1100h, then sunny intervals, becoming breezy, W, 16C

 Willey; didn't see any Swallows today, but should be about still.

Out and About - I did spot a Hare feeding

Frolesworth Manor Lake; morning

A few House Martins and Swallows.  On the lake, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted, Mallard, Coot and Moorhen.

A Chiffchaff and Greenfinch in lake side willow.  Red Kite over.  Six Red-legged Partridges in maize stubble adjacent.

c60 Linnets on game feed adjacent, and two Goldfinch.

Stanford Reservoir; late afternoon.

A Common Sandpiper and two Snipe on the dam.

Several Grey Herons, a Little Egret over.

Single male Pochard with the Tufties and Teal, plenty Shoverlers still present.

7th Sept Monday - sunny spells, cloud increasing late afternoon, light-mod W, 20C

Willey; Five Swallows on the wires mid-day.

I noticed the church Yew trees are very short on berries this year, so the Thrushes will soon clear them when they arrive here.

Lilbourne Meadows; evening.

Evening closing in now!!

Six Swallows, two Skylarks, eight Lapwing, seven Mallards, a Green Woodpecker, two Goldfinch, two Pheasants, a Little Egret and Kestrel.

6th Sept Sunday - mostly sunny, light/mod S, 25C

Willey;  Swallows still around the village and area, although I didn't to a full count today.

Shawell Sandpit/Landfill; early evening.

Two each Shoveler and Gadwall, seven Teal, plenty Mallard and Tufted.

A Common Sandpiper and 61 Lapwings.

Six Ravens over the landfill plus other corvids.

Juv Buzzard still calling for food from the spinney.

5th Sept Saturday - sunny spells, mod W, 21C

Willey; a Red Kite over at 1145h.  

Swallows seen during the day with 33 on the wires at 1900h plus a few flying around too.

Lilbourne Meadows; morning.

33 Canada Geese, two greylags and a few Mallards at the island pool.  

A Blackcap and willow Warbler moving along the brook hedge.

11 Lapwings and a Little Egret.  Two Kestrels hunting.

A Roe Deer eating hedge leaves through a fence.

Stanford Reservoir; afternoon.

All the current regulars, nothing new on the water, a couple of Little Grebes showing at the point.

Again, several Blackcaps and Whitethroat on the branles near the pumping station.

Two Spotted Flycatchers near the old feeder area.

Butterflies  seen were Common Blue (3), a Comma, a Speckled Wood and several Small Whites