Week commencing 23rd July

Monday 23rd

Guess what..... another hot day. Got out of the Yeti at the parking area and the heat nearly drove me back into the car!

Some water still left in the pool by the bridge and this morning a single Green Sandpiper was present along with a couple of Moorhen and a Grey Heron, with wings spread, sunning itself. Other than three female Mallard there was a single young Little Grebe on the remaining channel of water on the lower pool.

Good numbers of Reed and Sedge Warbler showing as we walked along the river bank to the upper pools which now were pretty dried up! Another Green Sandpiper here along with a single Snipe. A number of House Martin were dropping in to gather mud and a good number of Swift still present with Swallow passing through.

Beat a hasty retreat as it got even warmer and was home by 8.30 am. While having breakfast in the garden heard the distant call of a Crane passing over Soham Fen. A bit too distant to claim it as a garden tick.

Rest of the Week

Absolutely nothing to report! Single Hobby along the railway sidings on Thursday evening and that was about it, other than the Swift seem to have departed in force by Friday.