Date: 17th July 2026
Time: from 8 p.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 20°C
The main purpose of my evening visit was to record any Swifts still remaining in the area.
I undertook my "Swift watch" from St. Nicholas Church which provides a good vantage point. I eventually had a very distant view of 4 Swifts over the estate beyond Pound Lane but I also heard "screaming" birds briefly on a few occasions.
Totally unexpectedly, my "Swift watch" also produced a single fly-over Common Tern, only my second record for the site since the first heard-only record in 2024.
Other notable records in the immediate churchyard area included a juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Painted Ladies and an unidentified hawker species plus a brief view of a Red Fox in the wooded area close to home.
Total species list for the site
Love nature .... act now
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