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Bright day again today with still a North breeze... I heard that people went on the beach today and left as soon as they arrived. Good old East coast.

Home:  Worked all day in the garden finishing of the new soil pipes to take water away surface water to the new soak away. Opportunity to bird in my small patch. Best bird again today was the COMMON WHITETHROAT that must be nesting somewhere around here but I am scuppered as to its location. Also much noise from the PERI nest for over an hour. I understand they were rung a week ago so what the kick of was I do not now but they could be getting ready to go. HOUSE SPARROWS are a real encouragement here with numerous birds flitting through and feeding well at the table. Both male and female let alone young birds. LINNETS also persist in settling in Buddleia bush with both sexes. Goldfinch to keep flitting in. At 11:30 am a the gulls started to kick of and a COMMON BUZZARD ran the gantlet heading West.

Somerlyton:  Watched Jonathan in his cycle race from Somerlyton Green so an opportunity to watch with 1 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER , 4 SWIFT,1 HOUSE MARTIN,  2 BLACKCAP, 2 CHIFFCHAFF and 2 SONG THRUSH. Several CHAFFINCH calling and along Market Lane, Somerlyton. three YELLOWHAMMER calling with one viewable.

                               Common Buzz over house this am and all day Peri fly over.

This is Harry and his wife Sally has been sitting on eggs for the last two weeks. He is still holding his territory and is fed three times a day.