26th Oct - Cloudy until late afternoon, still/very light SSE/SW, 15C.

 WIlley; a Raven over the Sheep field first thing.

Lilbourne Meadows; morning

50+ Lapwings, 38 Shovelers, c80Teal, c50 Wigeon, three Gadwall, a Grey Heron, c 40 Black-headed Gulls.  A few Redwings and Song Thrushes around the tall field hedge.

Magna Park Lake;

A Water Rail call from the reeds.

Stanford Reservoir; afternoon.

A female Ruddy Shelduck with the Canada/Greylag flock on the field adjacent to the spillway.  More Pochard around today, four Red-crested Pochard in Keepers (1600h).  

    

A Great Spotted Woodpecker in the trees at corner of BL Bay, also in the tall field hedge a few Linnets and to Reed Buntings, feeding on the weedy field.

A Yellow-browed Warbler was reported on BirdGuides from the Welford rd end, I had a look around the area but did not find it.  There was plenty of Long-tailed Tits and a single Chiffchaff with them.