20th Sept Sunday -

 Lilbourne Meadows; morning.

A feeding flock c40 Linnets near the Island pool.  On the pool only Canada and Greylag Geese and a Mallards. 

Four Meadow Pipits on the fencing and a few Skylarks on the rough meadows.

Four Greenfinch and several Goldfinches around the game cover corner.

Rutland Water; afternoon.

Caught up with the Lesser Yellowlegs which has been present a couple of days.  Other waders included Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, Ringed Plover, Snipe, Ruff and Green Sandpiper.  A single Common Tern.

A Hobby was hawking Dragonflies over lagoon 2.

Butterflies included a Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Small White Red Admiral, Speckled Wood and a worn Brown Argus.

size compared to a Greenshank

19th Sept Saturday - cloudy until pm then sunny spells, breezy SW increasing blustery SW later, mild 22C

 Willey; first thing a Kite over Earls Furlong field and two Ravens over the Perkins long spinney area.

Shawell Sandpit/Landfill area; morning.

Now 12 Teal and seven Shovelers, both increasing slowly.  A Common  Sandpiper.

Five red Kites and 15 Ravens over the landfill area.

39 Lapwings at the south pit.

One Caspian Gull and 30 Great Black-backed Gull, plus the usual LBB and BH Gulls.

Stanford Reservoir; late afternoon.

Estimate 110 Shovelers from part count, a few Teal c10.

Four each Little Egrets and Grey Herons.

Spillway four Grey Wagtails.  Six Chiffchaffs around the pump house, plus other in waterside trees.

A Green Woodpecker. and single Swallow.

18th Sept Friday - sunny intervals, mod SW 19C, late afternoon/evening cold front passes, fresh-blustery SW, some light rain, feeling cool.

Lilbourne Meadows; morning.

Four Meadow Pipits and Skylark and Grey Heron on the meadows, Green Woodpecker heard.

Island pool, npoth9ng new.

Single Kestrel and Swallow.  Two Linnets and c10 Goldfinches around.

Bitteswell- Ash Tree Farm; afternoon.

Rather quiet bird-wise, a Buzzard over, Green Woodpecker on the wildflower meadow.

A Common Blue, two each of Red Admirals and Speckled Woods.

17th Sept Thursday - a little light rain early, then sunny intervals, mod W becoming fresher later, 19C

Frolesworth Manor Lake; morning. 

A walk around the lake area, Mute Swan family still, Tufted, Moorhens, Coots and two Great-crested Grebes.

Three Swallows over, c 20 Linnets on the game food area and a single Greenfinch in the hedge. 

Four+ Chiffchaffs.

Theddingworth, afternoon.

In a walled garden area, a Clouded Yellow, 2+ Common Blue and 3+ Small Coppers.

16th Sept - sunny spells, mod SW, 19C

Willey; no Swallows seen for a couple of days now.

Usual Red Kite over mid morning.

A small Frog, about 2cm at Rose Cottage.

Lilbourne Meadows; evening.

A Mute a few Mallards, a single drake Gadwall, Canada and Greylag Geese and two Lapwing at the island pool.

A Green Woodpecker, two Linnets. feeding.

Watched a Roe Deer feeding for quite awhile.

15th Sept - mod W, 19C, sunny spells.

Misterton; morning.

Checked the woodland and lake around the church area.  Nuthatch, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Coal Tit.

Buzzard calling from tree perch.

Three Speckled Woods and a Red Admiral.

14th Sept Monday - light drizzle early on, then sunny spells, mild, 22C, light SW

Willey; 12+ Swallows flying around trees top end of Main Street.

A Brimstone at Parsons Close gate c1430h.

Soar Brook Lake, WeBS; morning.

c50 Canada,20 Greylags, two Little Grebes, a Little Egret, four Moorhens and two Coot.  

Three Cormorants.

BH, Herring and LBB Gulls coming a coming all the time, no doubt from the nearby pig fields.

Shawell Sandpit/landfill area; early evening.

Nothing new, 10 Teal and six Gadwalls with the other ducks, otherwise the usual regulars.

c50 Lapwings, south pit.