Rain last night clearing early morning to give a sunny, slightly humid day, especially pm.
There did not seem so many Swallows around the village today, but being a better day they may have been feeding further afield, or maybe some have left.
I took a look around the local lake during the afternoon. The Mute Swan pair with the nine cygnets were still on the lake, along with several Little Grebe, with well grown young, Coots, Mallard and a single Tufted Duck.
Passerines were scarce this afternoon, Chiffchaff, Blackcap two Bullfinch and a Yellowhammer, Blue and Long-tailed Tits were roaming about.were seen.
Several Dragonfly were about and tsp plus Speckled Wood butterflies were on the wing.
This area will be changing in the near future as a very large warehouse extension plan will be build on the neighbouring farmland, a wildlife area and park is also proposed, this will include further a lake area to take the drainage water from the site. So, the typical farmland birds will be affected, but others will gain to some extent. We shall see what happens in time.
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