Stonebridge to Pye's Hall in the squally showers of this morning.   Most noteworthy were 52 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshanks, 15 Sanderlings, 2 Curlews, 2 Kestrels, Common Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, 9 Cormorants, 3 Little Egrets, 20 Shelducks plus 6 young, 2 Tufted Ducks, Mediterranean Gull, 4  Reed Warblers, 4 Cuckoos and 21 Common Swifts.

There was also a rufous-phased Cuckoo in North Somercotes this afternoon