Saturday was overcast , with rain and wind and the birds reflected the weather and my mood .In the hedges 4 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff and the Willow Warbler made themselves known.
Overhead not much was happening with just 7 House Martin , 1 Swift and 5 Swallow over,also a fine male Sparrow hawk .
Skylarks showed well with 7 being seen or heard it is a good year for them .I also found a Greater Spotted Woodpeckers nest with the parents feeding young .
The best of the rest were female Kestrel ,4 Sock Dove, 5 Greater Spotted Woodpecker (this included the youngsters), Red Legged Partridge, 2 Linnet .
Sunday I was out early as my son gave us the privilege of a "sleepover", The weather was better and so were the birds. Overhead there were 30 plus House Martins and 15 plus Swift ,also 8 plus Swallow were about.
 In the hedges were a whooping 10 Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff and the still singing Willow Warbler .
A very smart female Yellow Wagtail was feeding around cattle, a calling  Cuckoo was nice to hear.
Two unexpected species were a Jay and then a Mistle Thrush  both of these are not birds that I see until early Autumn normally .
The Greater Spotted Woodpeckers are still feeding young and I saw 2 other birds around the patch . In the fields were 7 Skylark and 3 Red Legged Partridge and both male and female Kestrel.
The best of the rest were 6 Stock Dove, Buzzard and  at least 4 Linnet