August 5th 2008

Started of dry in the valley this morning with Grey Partridge on the Flecknoe Rd at Woodbine Farm but by the time I arrived at Draycote Water it was tipping it down so sought shelter in hide for an hour being entertained by feeding warblers ignoring the awful conditions. Sedge, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff 6 and a skulking Grasshopper Warbler. Soon got bored so a circuit of reservoir produced a Ruff on outlet, Lesser Whitethroat 2 on inlet, Common Tern 3, Yellow-legged Gull sub adult, Common Sandpiper 4 and hundreds of Swifts and Swallows but in the end I gave up as even the worlds best waterproofs could not keep the torrents from shrinking those bits it shouldn't.

Richard