Chavenage Lane area     Early afternoon a CORNCRAKE called briefly as the fields were being mowed. It didn’t call again after 2:15pm. Also 8+ Red Kites, at least 18 Buzzards, four Kestrels and a Hobby. Also, a small movement of Phylloscopus warblers and 30+ Swallows feeding over the fields. (Terry Grant).

Tresham     A large flock of 60 Corn Buntings flushed by a hunting Sparrowhawk, three Yellow Wagtails, a Whinchat, a Stonechat, a Stock Dove, a Red Kite and a Little Owl this morning. (Paul Rich).

Saul Warth     This morning 35 Curlews, 1+ Greenshank, a Ringed Plover, two Little Egrets, two Kestrels, a Grey Wagtail, six Chiffchaffs, three Lesser Whitethroats, a Blackcap, a Whitethroat, seven Swallows, 50 Goldfinches and a Raven. (MK).

Frampton     This morning from Splatt Bridge an adult Hobby, a very dark juvenile Marsh Harrier, three Kestrels, two Green Sandpipers, two Yellow Wagtails over, a juvenile Bullfinch and a pair of Great Crested Grebes with three well grown young on the canal. (Gordon Hodgson).

Coombe Hill Meadows     Birds today included 306 Mallards, 55 Teal, six Gadwalls, six Shovelers, five Mute Swans, 25 Canada Geese, 23 Lapwings, two Common Sandpipers, two Snipe, three Grey Heron, three Great White Egrets, two Little Egret, two Kingfishers, a Sparrowhawk, two Whinchats, at least four Sedge Warblers and a Reed Bunting. (Ian Ralphs/Mike Smart).

Halmore     This morning a juvenile male Kingfisher fishing for sticklebacks, first record for several years, a juvenile Bullfinch, juvenile Spotted Flycatchers, several Blackcaps and a Treecreeper. (Chris Newton).

Kingfisher by Chris Newton

Stonehouse     In fields below St Cyr’s church late afternoon two Red Kites, two Buzzards and a mixed flock of over 60 Swallows and House Martins feeding over fields being bailed. (Paul Sutton).

Red Kite by Paul Sutton