29th May - cloudy start and cool ~11C. Very slowly brightening by late afternoon reaching 17C. Light- mod Northerly wind

I visited Stanford reservoir during the afternoon, the usual residents and summer migrants were around, but the wind kept things mostly out of sight.  Three Common Terns were present, and about 20 Lesser black-backed Gulls passed through.   The Greylag Geese flock of 12 has two broods with them of 9 goslings.  The male Goldeneye was showing still with only about 15 Tufted Ducks seen.

A Cuckoo was calling from various points around the water and nearby wood, a Jay crossed the reservoir from one wood to another.  Buzzards from it suitable weather for soaring, with lots of thermals, but harassed by the Carrion Crows when they came low.

Disappointing weather meant no Dragonflies again, and only one each of Large White and Orange-tip butterflies.

At nearby pools two Canada Geese broods consist of six and nine goslings respectively.

This evening while, sitting in the garden catching up on some reading, three Mute Swans flew over low eastward.  I think this may be the first record of these in the village area for me.