14th May - mostly sunny, 16C, light NW

Lilbourne Meadows; 

No Wood Sandpipers this morning.

A late afternoon look produced a Redshank and a Oystercatcher.

Stanford reservoir; afternoon.

Three Hobbies hawking over the inlet area and fields.

Six Garden Warblers and two Whitethroats singing along Northants side to the orchard area.

13th May - cloudy, cool 8C first thing, slowly warming and sunny spells by late afternoon, 14C, light NNE

Shawell sandpit/landfill; morning.

Two great Crested Grebes seen again.  A Pied Wagtail collecting food for youngsters.

DIRFT/A5 pools; afternoon.

A Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin, four Little Ringed Plovers, a lapwing with two chicks (ca week old).

Five Shelducks.

A Coot with two chicks.

Lilbourne 'wet' Meadows; afternoon.

Highlight was five Wood Sandpipers flew in and started to feed.

Challenging to get images though due to conditions.

Husbands Bosworth Sandpit; afternoon.

A great Crested Grebe pair with nest.  Four Little Grebes, Two pairs of Tufted Ducks, a Mallard pair.

A Little Egret flew over.

Four Coots, one on nest and one with two chicks.

12th May - cloudy, 14C, breeze NW, freshening N, feeling cool.

Willey;

Moorhen with chicks on Hurls Furlong pond.

Lilbourne Meadow, evening.

Four Ringed Plovers, a Lapwing, c10 Gadwall, five Shelducks, a Tufted Duck pair, c12 Swallows, c20 House Martins.

11th May - some light sahowers am, mostly sunny pm, 17C, light WNW-NNW

Willey; 1600h

A Red Kite moved low, slow northward.  A grey Heron flew on to the pond behind the old railway track.

Church lane - two Holly Blues,  a Peacock, a Comma, several Orange-tips.

Stanford reservoir; afternoon.

Two Hobbies hawking, Swifts, House Martins and a Swallow.  

Grey Wagtail pair, a Pied Wagtail.  

Red kite, two Buzzards, a Raven.

A Yellow Wagtail on the dam.

Coombe Abbey Park; evening.

I thought I'd check the Sheep field where a couple of Cattle Egrets have been reported, not found.

A Ring-necked Parakeet was heard, five Egyptian Geese on the field with Canada and Greylags.  Two Green Woodpeckers heard.

Over 100 Rabbits were counted in the fields!

10th May - sunny spells, then showers and light rain, 15C, light WSW

Lilbourne meadows - evening

A drake Shoveler, several Gadwall, Canada Goose pair with 4 goslings still,

Five Little Ringed Plovers and a single Ringed Plover.  Seven Mute Swans.

12 Swifts, five Swallows.

Shawell sandpit/Landfill - evening

The single Egyptian Goose adult and four goslings were on the water - carefully watching a Fox walking nearby.

A Canada Goose pair with four goslings and a Mallard with six ducklings.

18 Tufted Duck and two drake gadwalls, plus a Teal pair..

Trilling Little Grebe.

Yellow Wagtail pair.

Several Swifts, Swallows and House Martins over the area.

9th May - sunny spells am, thundery showers, and rain pm, some heavy, 13C

Lilbourne meadows; late afternoon. - raining

Eight Shelduck- a good max count for here, several flew off to the other lakes and over to DIRFT A5 pools.

A Little grebe - not seen one for a while, can be secretive.

Two Swifts over, Goldfinch pair.

8th May - light rain/drizzle till mod day, then cloudy, light SSW/S, 15C. Light rain later afternoon in to evening.

Lilbourne Meadows, morning.

A drake Garganey was present.

Brandon Marsh; afternoon.  Highlights included-

A Little Ring Plover and Common Sandpiper, a single Oystercatcher (no Redshank seen) on east marsh, also a drake Garganey(was first seen this morniong.

A good number of Common Terns and lapwings holding territories.

A Kingfisher flew passed.

Blackcap and three garden Warblers singing. .No Whitethroat rr Lesser Whitethroat seen/heard/  A Cuckoo calling.  Good number of Swifts, House Martins and Sand Martins feeding around the area.