9th June Tuesday - mod to brisk W, 16C, cloud showers

Willey:

The only obs today is a Small Tortoiseshell about 1400h at home.  These are still low in numbers following the wet cold year and have still to read in numbers.

8th June Monday - Showers early am, the sunny spells, mod variable direction, 17C

Lilbourne Meadows; evening.

Four Oystercatchers, plenty of 'piping' activity, hopefully further breeding attempts will be made.

I've not seen the Redshank pair  for awhile new, they were frequenting a very grassy area, often where a Fox roamed!

A make Linnet and female Reed Bunting. A single House and Sand Martin over the Island pool. 

Three Little Egrets and a Grey Heron at the flood pools area, also Stock Doves.

Skylarks adn Meadow Pipits active over the meadows area.

7th June Sunday - cloudy, mod-gusty SW, 18C

Mere Lane Lake; morning.

Nice to see that there were two broods of Little Grebes being fed on the lake.  

No broods of Mallards were seen, eight adults were present and a pair of Tufted Ducks.

Stanford Reservoir; afternoon.

A Green Woodpecker and a single drake Teal and Shoveler, c60 Greylags, a few Canada Geese and two Cormorant.

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers along the by-pass.  Blackcaps and Garden Warblers still singing.

Long-tailed, Great and Blue Tit families.

A Red Kite, two Buzzards and a Kestrel were about.

A single Cuckoo singing.

Butterflies were few, just singles of  Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell and Common Blue.

6th June Saturday - SHowers early and and late, mostly a brisk SE, 16C

No Obs today, other than a House Sparrow taking food to nest under eaves of  Elm Cottage.

5th June Friday - sunny spellsa, light-mod SW-S, 18C

Willey -The Blackbirds in the shed fledged today, the parents have been very attentive to the fledglings.

Lilbourne Meadows; evening.

Rather quiet, a flock of 13 Lapwings flew off from the island pool area.  There are still pairs in their breeding territories on site.

Two Little Egrets and a Grey Heron.  An Oystercatcher pair feeding.

Several Meadow Pipits and Skylarks over the meadows.

4th June Thursday - Breezy SW,18C, sunny spells, the odd short shower

Shawell Sandpit/Landfill area; evening.

Egyptian Goose family still present., Mallard number building, 34, plus two broods.  Drake Pochard and several Tufted.

At least 12 Red Kites and a Buzzard flew over carrying food, looked like a Frog.

Sand Martins again and six Swifts.

3rd June Wednesday - a few showers, becoming blustery, sometime strong, SW, 18C

Shawell Sandpit/Landfill area; evening.

The blustery wind had brought in more Sand Martins to the main pit, c60, plus a few Swifts and a couple of Swallows.

29 Mallards, plus a pair Gadwall and a drake Pochard.

Plenty of Covid activity around then landfill area, including Rooks, now they have left the Rookeries.

At least six Red Kites.