Good news with the removal of the herd of ASBO cows from one of the fields on the patch it was the first time this summer that I could take some time and actually check to see if the Spotted Flycatchers had bred in the same place as last few years , the good news is that within a few minutes I could see that they had returned as I was greeted with the sight of 3 Juvenile and one adult feeding from the usual dead tree in the hedgerow.
Signs of Autumn are now evident in the bird sighting with an influx of 11 plus Chiffchaff , Willow Warbler ,2 Blackcap , and 9 plus Whitethroat in the hedges.
Overhead there were 7 plus House Martin and 8 plus Swallow (local birds), and another Grey Heron passed over ,also 1 Pied Wagtail did likewise .
 Around the fields were 3 Buzzard, Red Legged Partridge and 2 Skylark and 7 Stock Dove ,a nice sighting was a flock of 15 plus House Sparrow feeding on maize.
 The best of the rest were 5 plus Linnet ,Green Woodpecker ,2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker , and 1 Brown Hare.