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11th August

SAL - 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Swift, 20+ Swallows, 20+ House Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Sedge Warblers, 6+ Reed Warblers, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 15+ Willow Warblers, 10+ Chiffchaff - Stephen Patmore

10th August

SAL - 4 Teal, 1 Common Buzzard, 1ad Hobby, 2 Swifts, 30+ Swallows, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6+ Reed Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15+ Chiffchaffs, 25+ Willow Warblers - Stephen Patmore

9th August

Stansted Airport Lagoons - Juvenile LRP, 1 Little Grebe, Four and one (f) Tufted Duck. Grey Heron came in at dusk and stayed to walk on two surrounds and across the bandstand lagoon feeding - David Arch

7th August

Trims Green - PEREGRINE FALCON male perched on 2nd pylon from Blount's Farm again, flying towards Tye Green at 1000 Hrs - Graeme J. Smith

6th August

Stansted Airport Lagoons - Black-tailed Godwit (ad), Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP (juv) - Colin Wills

5th August

Stansted Airport Lagoons - LRP (juv), Common Sandpiper, Common Tern (juv)- Colin Wills

Stansted Road - 6 Swifts over, looking like local birds - David Arch

3rd August

Trims Green - Linnet 41, first decent count post breeding

Milliners Way - Hobby hunting House Martin over colony at Milliners Way Nr. Michaels Mead Pond (Southern Country Park) at 1300 Hrs

I've not noted Swift for 3 days - Graeme J. Smith

2nd August

SAL - 6 Little Grebe (1Ad, 5juvs), 3 Cormorant (all juvs, came in from SE, circled and left SW @ 07:20), 1 Grey Heron, 103 Mallard, 4 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck (F + 3 juvs, IF- but no sign of the old injured F), 1 Kestrel, 18 Coot (includes the 'orphan' juv - no attention from any adults), 1 Little Ringed Plover (juv), 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 4 Swift, 1 Skylark, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Swallow (ad & juv), 7 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 8+ Reed Warbler (includes 3 singing M's), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler (singing M), 5 Phyllosc's (spp.), Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Yellowhammer (inclu 2 singing M's), 2 Reed Bunting

20+ Painted Lady - Mike Harris

Trims Green wih Rick at Blounts - PEREGRINE flew over Blouts around 0630 Hrs this morning (from South-east)and landed on the first pylon on the South side of the road. GOLDEN PLOVER of the season low over North, 5 Brown Hare, 3 min yellow wag, 1 (or 2) Little Owl, Bullfinch, female Sparrowhawk - Graeme J. Smith

1st August

Swifts now gone from Newtown Road - Mike Franklin

Stansted Airport Lagoons - 1 Common Buzzard east, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Imm Grey Heron - Graeme J. Smith

Patmore Heath - 40+ Black-tailed Godwits N to S low over 18.45 - Mick East

29th July

Trims Green - Crossbill East over Morris Farm/Lysander Park at 0700 Hrs, 4 Juv Yellow Wagtail with a single at Morris Farm and 3 more at Blount's Farm in early evening with usual abundance of Brown Hare. The fields are now being cut around here bringing in the gulls with a seasonal high today for both Black-headed Gulls (130+ on 2 passes at 1615 hrs + 2000 Hrs) and Lesser Black-backed Gulls (20+)- Graeme J. Smith

Stansted Airport Lagoons - 2 Common Sandpipers. Poor during previous few days due to water levels - single Common Sandpipers being the only evidence of wader migration. 3 singing male Yellowhammers on site.- Colin Wills

26th July

Debden Park - 2 Tufted Ducks, Common Buzzard - pair with recently fledged young, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Terns (carrying food from lake to the E), 1juv Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - Stephen Patmore

SAL (08:15-09:30)- 8 Little Grebe (ad + 4 juvs on Large lagoon, 2 ads + 1 juv on Wader lagoon), 1F Sparrowhawk (accidentally flushed from corpse of juvenile Wood Pigeon, recently fledged, with wing feathers not fully grown), 3 Lapwing (NW @ 08:30), 2 Common Tern (both ads, S @ 09:10), 1 Stock Dove, 21 Swift (S), 2-3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (carrying food), 1 Swallow (S), 1 House Martin (S), Reed Warbler still singing, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet , (6 Bullfinch, yesterday 25/07/09)

2 Large White, Small White, 2 G V White, 1 White (sp.), 1 Peacock, 16 Painted Lady, 1F Common Blue, 3 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet,

3 Black tailed Skimmer (all M's), 29 Emerald Damselfly (at southern end of Wader lagoon, 26M's, 1F, 1 joined pair)

Hatfield Forest - CROSSBILL heard flying Sou'west over Hatfield Forest at about 10:20 today, with Graeme Smith - Mike Harris

25th July

Stortford Park Farm - Linnets have all left the west side after breeding, Reed Bunting now gone without proof of breeding, Little Owl Juvs still showing well for the last week around the stable but were back at the nest tree tonight, Green Woodpeckers unavoidable with demanding Juvs almost always down feeding on the lawn on the East side, Tawny Owl(s) Still dropping feathers at the large oak beside East-edge Pond tho still not seen and Moorhens down to a single bird from a max. of 10. - Graeme J. Smith

Audley End - Black Swan (the resident bird), 50 Canada Geese, 4 Barnacle Geese (the semi-resident flock now stands at ten birds), 1m Shoveler

Coploe Hill - 40+ Lapwings

Newport SW - Swift - strong SW movement all day, c.300 in c.1hr, Spotted Flycatcher - pair with young (the only pair in the village) - Stephen Patmore

SAL(07:35-08:50) - 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 88 Mallard (including juvs), 1F Tufted Duck (+ brood of 4), 17 Coot (but no sign of juv), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 WHIMBREL (over calling @ 07:50), 1 LBB Gull (NW), 3 BH Gull (W, Ad, 1stS & juv), 1 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (singing M), 65 Sand Martin (many juvs), 2 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Mistle Thrush (high E), 3+ Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 11+ Reed Warbler (inclu 5 singing M's still), 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Jay, 1 Rook, 6 Goldfinch, 11 Linnet, 3 Yellowhammer (inclu 2 singing M's), 1F Reed Bunting (carrying food - second brood surely?)

7 Large White, 1 White (sp.), 31 Painted Lady, 6 Meadow Brown, 4 Gatekeeper

5 Six Spot Burnet - Mike Harris

24th July

SAL - 6 Little Grebes, 1 Cormorant (fishing? on the wader lagoon - very unusual for SAL!), 1 Grey Heron, 2f+4juv Tufted, 1 Kestrel, 4 Common Sandpipers, 50+ Swifts, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Sand Martins, 40+ House Martins, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warblers - Stephen Patmore

22nd July

Stansted Airport Lagoons - 5 LRPs (adults). c.15 Sand Martins. - Colin Wills

21st July

SAL - 5 Little Grebes, 1imm Grey Heron, 179 Mallard, 4ad+4juv Tufted Ducks, 1 Common Buzzard 1ad+1juv, Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Gulls (W), 6 Black-headed Gulls, 5 Grey Wagtails, 10+ Pied Wagtails, 2 Sedge Warblers, 10+ Reed Warblers - Stephen Patmore

20th July

SAL - ICELANDIC BLACK-TAILED GODWIT feeding on the wader lagoon at SAL this evening, found earlier today by Colin Wills (also four Little Ringed Plovers)

a female CROSSBILL flew over Long Border Road early afternoon- Stephen Patmore

18th July

SAL - 3 Little Grebe (1Ad, 2juvs), 1 Grey Heron (S), 78 Mallard (incudes juveniles), 1F Tufted Duck (with brood of 4), 17 Coot (16 Ads + 1 juvenile!!! - not attended to by any of the adults - on nest at northern end of the large lagoon), 6 BH Gull (all Ads, 5W,1S), 1 Green Woodpecker, 17 Swift, 8 House Martin, 20 Sand Martin (several juveniles, first for me this Summer), 6 Reed Warbler (all singing males), 2 Willow Warbler (juvs), 1 Chiffchaff (singing male), 8 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Yellowhammer (juvs)

1 Black Rabbit (now grown into adult)

2 Large White, 1 Small White, 3 Painted Lady (2 fresh, 1 worn), 1 Peacock, 6 Meadow Brown, 5 Gatekeeper, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Small/Essex Skipper

2 Six spot Burnet - Mike Harris

17th July

Newport - Two Whimbrels flew SW over my garden at 07:55am,WHIMBREL flying S over Newport at 09:35am - Stephen Patmore

16th July

SAL - 5 LRPs (inc one juvenile) - Colin Wills

Elsenham Hall - Common Buzzard - Stephen Patmore

12th July

Patricia Gardens - B/S - Adult Hobby over house 4.30 pm and again 5.00pm; Female Sparrrowhawk also observed soaring over house on several occasions this afternoon. Dave Sampson

SAL (09:50-11:15) - 2 Little Grebe (juvs), 1F Tufted duck + brood of 4 (no sign of injured F for a while now), 1 Ad Coot dying on the bank, Kestrel, 19 BH Gull (NW, some juvs seen), 3 Stock Dove, 20+ Swift, 5 Sand Martin, 6 House Martin, 2 Skylark, 5+ Grey Wagtail (Pr feeding at least three recently fledged young), 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Phyllosc's, 1 Whitethroat & 1 Lesser'throat, Several juvenile Reed Warblers in the Reed Beds, 8 Linnet, 2 Goldfinch

4 Large White, 4 G V White, 4 Small White, 13 White (spp.), 1 Painted Lady (very worn, almost see-through), 1 Small Tortoishell, 10 Meadow Brown, 8 Gatekeeper, 11 Ringlet, 1 Small/Essex Skipper, 9 Six spot Burnet, 1 Shaded Broadbar, 10 Common Blue Damselfly (inclu joined Pr), 3 Blue tailed Damselfly, 20+ Emerald Damselfly (inclu joined Pr), 1M Emperor Dragonfly, 3 Black tailed Skimmer (all males) – Mike Harris

11th July

Stansted - Yellowhammer with nesting material - Ellen Franklin

SAL (08:20-09:00) - 2 Little Grebe (both juvs), 1 Grey Heron, 1M Teal (eclipse), F Tufted Duck + 4Y (on largest lagoon), 1 Lapwing (juv), 1 LR Plover (juv), 3 BH Gull (all Ads in from the East), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Collared Dove, 3+ Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay, SLRS area (09:20-11:30) - 1 Cormorant (W), 1 Grey Heron (W), 1 Lapwing + chick(s) in field east of Lay-by, at least one pair were successful!, 1 LBB Gull (marauding), 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 GS Woodpecker, 1M Skylark, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldfinch, Pr Reed Bunting (both continually ferrying food across the River) – Mike Harris

9th July

Little Hallingbury Page 2 of today’s Herts and Essex Observer Tufted Duck breeding successfully (8 young in picture) in Wright’s Green - David Arch

8th July

Harps Farm – Yellowhammer, Skylark Beggar’s Hall – House Martin and Barn Swallow Hatfield Forest lake – the female mallard had lost her white chested young - David Arch

Bishops Stortford - Common Tern over High School - Mike Franklin

SAL - 2(1ad) Grey Heron, 3(2juv) Little Grebes, 1(m) Teal, 25ad Tufted Ducks (no sign of the brood of 9 since Monday), 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 20 House Martins , 5 Grey Wagtails – Stephen Patmore

7th July

Bush End – no sign of Turtle Dove Harcamlow Way Lake – only Moorhen on the water, Swallow and Swift above Hatfield Park Lake – only Tufted Duck (1) and Mallard (3) seen Hatfield Forest Lake – Common Tern young in flight with adults A dozen fallow deer including one fawn and one black hind - David Arch

Stansted Airport Lagoons - Common Sandpiper, adult LRP, 3 juv Yellow wagtails.- Colin Wills

SAL - 1imm Grey Heron, 1f Gadwall, 1m Teal, 20 Tufted Duck, 1f Sparrowhawk, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Common Tern, 30+ Swifts, 1juv Green Woodpecker, 20+ Sand Martins, 20+ House Martins, 30 Pied Wagtails, 6 Grey Wagtails, 4 Willow Warblers, 12 Linnets – Stephen Patmore

6th July

Spellbrook Lock Two Mute Swans sitting on bank apparently not trying to nest again. Young seen of Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Moorhen. Single Common Tern flew through. Banded Demoiselle on main river - David Arch

Stansted Airport Lagoons - Common Sandpiper, 4 LRPs (1 Juv), Common Tern (ad) - Colin Wills

SAL - SPOTTED REDSHANK that flew straight through heading NE at 06:55am, 2ad+2juv Little Grebe, 1imm Grey Heron, 1f Teal, 45ad+9juv Tufted Duck, 1 Kestrel, 30 Moorhens, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwings, 2 Common Sandpipers, 15 Stock Doves, 3juv Green Woodpeckers, 20+ Swifts, 6 Sand Martins, 5+ Swallows, 20+ House Martins, 4 Grey Wagtails, 45+ Pied Wagtails, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 6 Linnets – Stephen Patmore

5th July

St Michael’s Country Park, St James, Mathams Wood, Blounts, Morris, Bursteads, Green Lane and Fishing Lake Country Park – Four Common Terns and two Black-headed Gulls Before black barns – Jay, Whitethroat, Skylark, Yellowhammer, Swallow, Linnet, Greenfinch Mathams Wood – Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Chaffinch Blounts – Wood Pigeon only Morris – adult Lapwing calling from ground and then in flight Cattle but no Yellow Wagtail 160 Starling over Lysander to just south of Hayter direction followed by 40 more Bursteads Lake – Grey Heron and Moorhen Bursteads and rear lake – 60 Rooks Green Lane – young of Yellowhammer, Linnet, Dunnock, Whitethroat, Great Tit, chaffinch and probably Bullfinch Fishing Lake – Grey Heron, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck and Mallard but long distance denied me full details - David Arch

4th July

Beggar’s Hall lake Apparently two broods of Grey Lag with only two adults. Five and one. Smallest was either last or first and was constantly calling gently. On departure the seven did a fly round after a noisy start. Otherwise only Moorhen on the water. The banks held Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting and at least two pairs of Whitethroat. House Martins at the house and Barn Swallows at the barn - David Arch

Tilekiln Green Lake Grey Heron. Group of Canada Geese and probably one juvenile. Mallards had already retreated to the duck house - David Arch

SAL (08:00-09:00) - 1 Ad Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron (all left South), 1F Tufted Duck (+9 young), 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Lapwing, 2 L R Plover (ads), 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove, 1 juv Green Woodpecker, 1 G S Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 9 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff (all singing), 3 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting (all singing), 1M Yellowhammer

8 Large White, 1 Green veined White, 3 White (spp.), 2 Small Tortoishell, 30 Meadow Brown, 23 Ringlet, 8 Small/Essex Skipper,

1M Black tailed Skimmer, 4 Common Blue Damselfly, 1M 'red eyed' D/F (sp.), 7 Emerald Damselfly (small lagoon reedbed)

SLRS (09:15-09:45) - 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 1M Yellow Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch, 1M Reed Bunting

15 Large White, 1 Green Veined White, 6 White (sp.), 6 SmallTortoishell, 1 Painted Lady, 29 Meadow Brown, 3 Gatekeeper, 7 Ringlet, 12 Small/Essex Skipper, 1M Common Blue Damselfly – Mike Harris

3rd July

Hatfield Forest Buzzard buzzing Jackdaw on arrival and Little Owls active on departure. On the Lake a pair of Great Crested Grebe and one young at Shell House end. And apparently one adult and one young at marsh end. Two Tern “chicks” on raft. No sign of Mute Swan or recent Coot or Moorhen young. Two single Mallard young with their mothers – one pair white chested Three Grey Lag young still Two Canada Geese young of the year with almost 30 guards - David Arch

Stansted Airport Lagoons - Green Sandpiper, 4 LRPs (1 juv). - Colin Wills

2nd July

Stansted Airport Lagoons Sedge warbler in brook at Pinckneys on arrival Grey Heron scared off by others Tufted Duck with 10 young and various adults at least 14 Two Little Grebe adults but no young seen Two adult Lapwing One juvenile LRP One Pied Wagtail Reed Warbler and Reed Bunting as normal - David Arch

Stansted Airport Lagoons - 6 Little Ringed Plovers (1 juv) - Colin Wills

1st July

Stocking Pelham – three separate records of Turtle Dove - David Arch.

30th June

Stansted Airport Lagoons - Evidence of early autumn passage in past week at SAL including Green and Common Sandpipers (singles) and 4 LRPs including 2 juvs. Hobby over on one morning and Buzzard regularly over wood to the west - Colin Wills

SAL - 1imm Grey Heron, 1ad Ringed Plover, 2juv Little Ringed Plovers, 5 Lapwings, 1juv Black-headed Gull, 1juv Green Woodpecker, 10 House Martins, 20 Pied Wagtails, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4juv Reed Buntings – Stephen Patmore

29th June

Dane Park, Bishop's Stortford – Cuckoo, Calling for around 5 minutes at approx 5.15 a.m. - Chris Swan

SAL - 2ad Little Grebe, 1imm Grey Heron, 136 Mallard (inc 5 broods), 1m Shoveler, 12ad+10juv Tufted Duck (first brood of year), 1ad Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2ad+1juv Black-headed Gulls, 6 Stock Doves, 20+ Swifts, 2juv Green Woodpeckers, 30+ House Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtails, Lesser Whitethroat (pair with young), 8 Linnet, Bullfinch (family party) – Stephen Patmore

28th June

SAL (08:17-09:35) - 1 Little Grebe (juv - surely not bred here?), 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Ringed Plover (2 ads, 2 juvs), 1 Common Sandpiper (1st of Autumn), 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 BH Gull (juv), 10+ Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 25+ Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Mistle Thrush (first record for a while), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 1 Bullfinch (juv)

100+ Emerald Damselfly (mainly Tenerals, only 5 ad M's seen), 30 Common Blue Damselfly, 15 Blue tailed Damselfly,

1 Large White, 2 Small Tortoishell, 2 Meadow Brown, 75 Ringlet (10 in reedbeds and 65 on the 200M walk back to the car through the Butterfly meadow), 1 Large Skipper, , 1 Cinnebar, 3 Shaded Broadbar

Bishop's Stortford - 2 Red Kites circling over Hazel End Road at 09:40 this morning, just north of Bishop's Stortford. One bird had the two central tail feathers missing.– Mike Harris

27th June

SAL (07:30-08:45) - 1 Little Grebe , 20 Mallard (7 broods recorded 16, 13, 9, 7, 6, 4, 4), 1M Teal (eclipse), 9 Tufted Duck (inclu inj F), 18 Coot (no young seen), 1 Lapwing (juv), 2 Little Ringed Plover (juvs), 1 Green Sandpiper (Ad), 1 Wader (sp. scared off by Bird-scarer - a bit too quick for me but sandpiper size, another Green?), 1 B H Gull (juv), 2 Stock Dove, 10 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2MM Skylark, 5 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 13 Pied Wagtail (mainly juvs), 2 Grey Wagtail, 2MM Whitethroat, 1M Lesser Whitethroat, 2MM Reed Warbler (others seen), 3MMM Willow Warbler, 1M Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinch, 6 Linnet, 1M Reed Buntin.

3 Blue-tailed Damselfly (MMF), 3 Common Blue Damselfly (MMM), 5 Ringlet (all pristine), 1 Meadow Brown SLRS (09:00-09:30) - 3 Moorhen, 17 Jackdaw, 5 Pied Wagtail (all juvs), 1 Starling (juv), 2 Lapwing (both Ads, one in field east of layby, one in field south of scrape), 5 LBB Gull (All adults looking for food, drifting up from the Harlow Ind Estate colony), 2 Stock Dove, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Swift, 1M Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit (South - first of Autumn!), 2MM Whitethroat, 2MM Chiffchaff, 1M Goldfinch, 2MM Yellowhammer, 2MM Reed Bunting (one carrying food across the River) 1 Small Tortoishell, 1 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet – Mike Harris Sawbridgeworth – Red Kite 1 E over the football ground this morning – John Slee

26th June

SAL - 2ad+2juv Little Ringed Plovers (probably bred on the airport somewhere) 1 Green Sand - Colin Wills

25th June

Sawbridgeworth - A flock of c.25 Black headed gulls flew North over at 06:00 this morning. All were adults. – Mike Harris

22nd June

River Stort south of SLRS - Ring Necked Parrakeet Bird see flying between railway and river along path nr Cormorant tree location, seen by a workmate cycling in this morning - Kevin Hanrahan

20th June

Male Bullfinch at Rivers Hospital - Mike Franklin

19th June

Hatfield Forest - Common Tern (4), 2 Adults and 2 chicks on Tern Raft - Chris Swan

17th June

SAL - Turtle Dove, Also 1 LRP - Colin Wills

15th June

Red Kite over Bishop's Stortford Town Centre at 9.15 a.m. - observed soaring high over the town for about 5 minutes, then continued south (possibly following course of the Stort Navigation channel). Dave Sampson

Stansted Airport Lagoons - Male yellow wagtail, male LRP, 15 Tufted Ducks. - Colin Wills

14th June

Little Hadham - 1 red kite, low over Nags Head, 1 f sparrowhawk, 3 gsw, 5 chiffchaff, 2 blackcaps, 5 linnets, 1 GBBG adult, 1Herring gull 2nd year - Jono Forgham

13th June

SAL (07:40-09:05) - 1 Little Grebe, 1 Mute Swan, 42 Mallard (+ 3x broods), 1M Gadwall (eclipse), 2 GARGANEY (a pair, settled and feeding well), 4 Tufted Duck (MMF + injured F), 1 HOBBY (came in and took a small passerine in a cloud of feathers on impact!), 16 Coot (two birds on nests), 1 Ad B H Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove (unusual here), 10 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1M Swallow, 7 House Martin, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1M Grey Wagtail, 1M Garden Warbler, Reed Warblers singing, 1M Willow Warbler, 2 Jay, 1M Yellowhammer, 4 Reed Bunting (2MM, plus pair visiting nest site and removing faecal sac)

1 Painted Lady, 1 Common Blue, 1 Small Heath

1 Common Blue Damselfly

SLRS (09:20-10:45) - 2 Cormorant (Corm tree), 8 Lapwing (including a juvenile - locally bred?), 1 B H Gull (1st S), 1 G S Woodpecker, 50 Swift (over Sawbridgeworth in distance), 2MM Skylark, 2MM Whitethroat (+F with food), 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied - Mike Harris

8th June

Twyford Lock: 2 recently fledged Swallows being attended by both parents (presumably nested at nearby stables), 3 Bee Orchids in paddock between Roly Croke bridge and the lock, Lesser Whitethroat and Chiffchaff. Two Grey Wagtails very actively collecting food and looks like fresh nest on lock gates but failed to see any chicks or recently fledged birds.

Thorley Wash area: Common Tern carrying fish, Grasshopper Warbler (reeling 100 yds N of white bridge), Sparrowhawk, Hobby and Kestrel plus usual assortment of Common Whitethroat (5+), Sedge Warbler (3+), Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler & Blackcap. Banded Demoiselle and Red-eyed Damselfly.

Spellbrook Lock: Grey Wagtail on nest

Tony Moverley

7th June

SLRS - LRP 2, Lapwing 6 in total, Yellow Wagtail 1 calling, Pied Wagtail 9 many juvs - John Slee

SAL (16:20-17:35) - 1 Little Grebe, , 1 Mute Swan, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Tern, 1 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Skylark (one carrying a faecal sac), 5 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet - Mike Harris

6th June

SAL (07:25-08:08) - 62 Mallard, 2 Gadwall (MF), 6 Tufted Duck (InjF,Pr,MMF), 12 Coot (but incomplete count), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Woodpecker, c.10 Swallow, c.10 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin, 6 Skylark (one carrying food), 1F Grey Wagtail (pumping station at north end - first record for a while), Family party of Long tailed Tits, 1 Jay, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Black Rabbit

SLRS (08:25-08:50) - 2 Cormorant (1E, 1 in corm tree), 1 Mallard!!!, 6 Lapwing (4Ads on Scrape, 2 in field East of layby), 2 Little Ringed Plover (being harrassed by the Lapwings), 1 Swallow, 1M Skylark, 7 Pied Wagtail (family party), 12 Starling (mainly juvs), 1 Goldfinch, 1M Yellowhammer, Mike Harris

Manuden - Buzzard x2; Little Owl x1; Sparrowhawk x1, Neighbour also reported Red Kite during week - Mark Pegrum

3rd June

Hockerill School, B/S - Two Spotted Flycatchers in courtship dispay just inside school grounds down Manor Road (corrected from original post which stated that one SP was feeding a recently fledged bird)- Tony Moverley

31st May

Patmore Heath - Common Buzzard X 4 also 1 Red Kite PM

Nino Wood 3X Common Buzzard - Mick East

Hollingson Meads / Pye Corner - Hobby. Two birds hunting and feeding together , headed east allong the river ,also 20+ banded demoiselle seemingly fighting over every piece of emergent growth on th river. - Laurence Drummond

Hockerill School, Galloway Road, Windhill - all had Swifts screaming low over, maybe as indication of nesting activity - David Arch

Furneux Pelham - no sign of reported Quail per Hugh Coe. Skylark and Yellowhammer present.

Stocking Pelham - Turtle Dove by church

Upwick to Farnham Road - Yellowhammer and Goldfinch

Farnham Road - Yellowhammer - David Arch