Barleyfield meadow cut

8th September 15           morning            mid section

o/cast & cold,  8-10°c,  1030mb,  E 3.

Surprised to find the Barleyfield mown as there was no sign of any action when I left late yesterday morning. Pleased to note that with only one exception ( the eastern border 20 metre woodland edge should have been left uncut ) the contractor has done a good job. We still have enough vegetation left for insects and late butterflies to finish their life cycles and consequently food for birds. The stock doves,jackdaws,corvids and wood pigeons are usually very quick to pick through the debri.

Moorhen	few,  no sign of Prefab weir juv but 2 Severn Trent worker cleaning out weir,
Pied Wagtail	1	Compton Field
Robin	9 singing	mid section
Blackcap	1 calling	Birches top of Barleyfield,
Chiffchaff	3	mid section
Greenfinch	1 calling	Barleyfield