This morning I visited Stanford reservoir, there were many newly arrived hirudines (Swallow, Sand and House Martins), with several hundred busy feeding from low over the water to high up. The Lon-tailed Duck and 3 Goldeneye were still present. A duck Mallard swam along the edge with 9 recently born duckling. 8 Little Egrets and 6 Grey Heron were feeding around the reservoir.
More Sedge and Reed Warblers were singing, along with a single Cettis' Warbler. A couple of Red-legged Partridge were feeding in the rough meadow area.
During the afternoon I continued with my Rookery counting, soon I will have covered them all and know if the population has changed or not compared to last year.
I then decided to visit an area nearby where once Corn Bunting breed, but I have not seen them there for several years as the farm cropping has changed, also I was hoping there may be Wheatear in the area. I scanned a cultivated area and soon picked out two Wheatears, they showed characters of being the 'Greenland' race that pass through the UK this time of year.
Nearby 3 Stock Dove were feeding on a arable field and a lovely bright male Yellow Wagtail sat on a fence post.
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