20th May - Mostly cloudy, light-mod SW, 17C

I heard the Nuthatch calling near the village this morning and a Mistle Thrush was singing from a Yew tree top near the church, these soon should have some young to feed.  Several Starlings are flying to nests in or near the village with food for their hungry young.

This evening I visited Stanford reservoir, not the best late spring evening, but some interesting sights.  A Common Sandpiper was feeding on the dam, five Swifts came over and distantly House and Sand Martins fed over the wood, these were joined briefly by a Hobby.  The drake Goldeneye is still present, all alone apart from the Great crested Grebes.

Two Hares were feeding in the fallow field next to the reservoir, just their ears sticking out the vegetation.  A Muncjac was feeding along the path.

Yesterday evening I had a short walk in a local wood and spotted the following fungi and flower.