23rd July Thursday - sunny, 26C, light NW

Ash Tree Farm, Bitteswell; afternoon.

Still a good number of Butterflies, especially Common Blue, Small Copper and gatekeepers, several Speckled Wood, Whites, Meadow Brown and a single Red Admiral.

Juv Little Grebe  and Moorhen family on the lake.  Six Goldfinch feeding on the wildflower meadow.

Stanford-on Avon; evening

The Spotted Flycatcher family was showing well this evening with two juvs sometimes being fed, sometimes catching their own food.

Stanford Reservoir; evening

Female Ruddy Shelduck still present, Four Little Grebes, c220 Black-headed Gulls, single Common Gull, a Jay, a Raven over.  Gadwall family and single Pochard.