16th July - sunny spells and scattered showers, some heavy, 18C, light-mod WSW breeze

Lilbourne Meadows; morning.

Fairly quiet.  Three Yellowhammers, two Little Ringed Plovers and Redd Kite over.

DIRFT/A5 pools; morning

Two Egyptian geese still, three Little Ringed Plovers, 13 Lapwings and a Stock Dove pair feeding.

Stanford Reservoir; afternoon.

The female Red-crested Pochard still, Shelduck family, two Teal, a Common Sandpiper, a Yellow wagtail, six Grey Wagtails, Two Hobby

Several young Common Tern now left the nesting raft and flying and settling on the water..

20+ Swifts and c70 House Martins.