17th May Sunday - sunny intervals, mod W, 13C, showers late afternoon.

Stanford Reservoir; morning

Most notable was a Quail singing from the adjacent winter cereal field (heard yesterday by Chris Hubbard).

Otherwise all the usual current birds.

Lilbourne Meadows; morning.

A check of the winter flood pools (now very reduced in size due to lack of rain this Spring).  A Dunlin and Ringed Plover still.

Two broods of Mallards, plus several Coot and Moorhen broods.

Mute Swan 3, A Redshank, two Oystercatchers, a Yellow Wagtail, a Little Egret.

16th May Saturday - cloudy, sunny intervals, mod W, 13C

Shawell Sandpit/Land fill area; morning.

14 Red Kites, c 25 Sand Martins, single Little Grebe.

Egyptian Goose pair and 6 goslings still.

Two broods of Mallards.

Stanford Reservoir; morning

Drake Garganey on the dam.

Kingfisher, a Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, several Gadwall.

Misterton; afternoon.

A check here for Spot Flycatchers, but none found. 

A Coal Tit was taking food to a nest.  two Song Thrushes were singing.

Ash Tree farm, Bitteswell; afternoon.

A Little grebe on the lake.  Green Woodpecker 'yaffling'. Long-tailed Tit family.

A Orange-tip and Green-veined White was seen.

15th May Friday - Chilly night again, sunny spells, mod/fresh WNW, 14C, but feeling cool

Lilbourne Meadows; afternoon

Similar to yesterday, with Hirundines being attracted again to the island pool for food in this cool weather - c10 each Swallows and House Martins, one Sand Martin.

Dunlin and two Ringed Plovers still present.

14th May Thursday - sunny spells, slightly warmer, less windy and fewer showers than yesterday.

Lilbourne Meadows; afternoon.

Four Mute swans, Gadwall and Mallards.

Redshank, a Dunlin, Oystercatcher pair and two Ringed Plovers at the flood pools.

Swallows and House Martins around the island pool, and a single Swift.

Flock Starlings with noisy juvenilles.

Three Small Heaths, a Brimstone and a few Orange-tops

13th May Wednesday - a blustery day, N/NW, only 11C but feeling much cooler, sunny inteerval and many showers some sharp ans short (a bit wintry too) especially pm.

Lilbourne Meadows - a very quick look at the winter flood pools, 1920h, nothing new except a Shelduck pair.

Also, a Barn Owl flew into the lane trees from the fields, then off again just as a heavy blustery showers was about to hit.

Stanford Reservoir; early evening.

A good flock of Hirundines over the water due to the poor weather, c100 each Swallow and House Martins, c10 Sand martins and c30 Swift.

A pair of Yellow Wagtails washing at the spillway and two Little Egrets over westward.  Two Grey Herons present near the spillway.

Plenty of Great Crested Grebe display activity.  

A single Red-legged Partridge and a Green Woodpecker.

12th May Tuesday - sunny interval, mod W breeze, 13C, but feeling cooler

Lilbourne Meadows; afternoon.

Single Ringed Plover, and Redshank. Gadwall pair, oystercatcher pair.

A male Yellow Wagtail.  A Cormorant on island pool.  

Plus other usuals.

11th May Monday - drizzle light rain am, sunny intervals pm, mod NE, 12C

A very cool day for May, and cool nights

No obs today.