7th August - Sunny spells, mod SW, 19C, occasional brief shower

Willey; a Spotted Flycatcher spotted on the edge of the BH wood, other birds flitting about so I presume that the family still present.

Shawell Sandpit; morning; not many Gulls present but Carl spotted a juv/1st winter Mediterranean Gull, which quickly flew off and then a juv Caspian Gull showing well.  Shoveler, Little Grebe and a Common Sandpiper were present.

Husbands Bosworth Sandpit; afternoon. Not much present in the only remaining pit area, five Little Grebes though.

Welford/Sulby reservoirs;  a check here as the water is currently low, despite walkers can get close to flush birds..  Three Grey Herons, two Common Sandpipers, three Shoveler, a Gadwall, two juv Yellow Wagtails.

Stanford reservoir; a walk along the Leics side from the inlet to the dam.  Notables were a female Red-crested Pochard, three Shovelers, 10 Gadwalls, a Little Egret, c 15 Common Terns, a Common Sandpiper, Grey, Pied and Yellow Wagtails and Kingfisher.

6th August - sunny spells, mod S, 20C

A5 Pools/ DIRFT; evening; notables - 6 Little Ringed Plover, a Ringed Plover, teo Common Sandpipers.  Several Linnets feeding on seed heads, four Skylarks.

Lilbourne Meadows; evening.  Seven Green Sandpipers, two Little Grebes.

5th August - sunny spells am, becomong cloudy, showers - rain later, 18C, light-mod SE

Stanford reservoir; late afternoon. A Common Sandpiper, 15 Pied, 3 Grey and 4 Yellow Wagtails on dam/spillway.  Gadwall family, 4 Shovelers, 2 Little Egrets a Grey Heron.  

Six Linnets feeding on the dam weeds, included juveniles, a Red-legged Partridge nearby.  Swallows, House and Sand Martins overhead.

4th August - sunny spells, 22C, light breeze.

Willey; I counted 45 Swallows on the wires at lunch time, many juvs, all carefully preening - must be ready for the off, which is not too far away.

A couple of Sky;arks were flushed from the grass in Hurls Furlong, which is good as we don't have so many Skylarks around now nearby developments have occured.

Shawell sandpit; Notables this morning were a Little Egret (my first here this year) and Common Sandpiper.  Not so many Red Kites currently,

A5 Pools/DIRFT; evening. A adult Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, two Common Sandpipers, and two Little Egrets.

Lilbourne Meadows; two Snipe, five Green Sandpipers and the female Redstart still present.

3rd Aug - cloud and some mist first thing, clearing during the morning to sunny spells and 19C, light SE

Willey; First thing I counted 40 Swallows sitting on the wires or roof tiles (warming up) with other out and about.   The Spotted Flycatcher family was seen and heard in the BH wood still.  Two Bullfinches flew over the lane in to the hedge from the allotments hedgerow mid-morning.  A couple of juv Buzzards were calling and following a parent over the fields to the east.

Shawell sandpit; a Common Sandpiper this evening.

A5 Polls/DIRFT; evening.  Two Curlews, an adult Ringed Plover, four Little Ringed Plovers, a Common Sandpiper.  4+ Yellow Wagtails, a Little Grebe, only five Lapwings.  Greylag Geese increased to 88 now.

Lilbourne Meadows; evening.  The female Redstart still along the hedgerow and a male showed too.  

Six Green Sandpipers, five Snipe out feeding, and 27 Lapwings flew in.

2nd August - sunny spells, light variable breeze, 19C

Shawell sandpit; a couple of Common Sandpipers this evening.

Stanford reservoir; evening. 

On the dam, a Common Sandpiper, three Yellow and 10+ Pied Wagtails, the Gadwall family, plus usual residents.  A couple of Red-legged Partridge flew in, a Grey Heron on the overflow wall and a Little Egret near the point.  Off the point two Little Grebes.

Swallows, House and Sand Martins were feeding in the area, and a couple of Linnet were heard flying off.

A mixed Tit and warbler flock moved through the waterside Willows.

1st August - light rain during the morning, clearing to broken cloud/sunny spells, light breeze, 19C

Shawell sandpit; morning. three Common Sandpipers.

A5 Pools/DIRFT; morning.  Three each of Common Sandpipers and Little Ringed Plovers.  An Adult Ringed Plover and a Little Grebe.  Two Yellow Wagtails, a Grey Heron and a Little Egret. A handful of Starlings feeding.