What have you seen

RK wrote "... whilst I was varnishing two wooden pots about 3 metres away from me"

Must have been a very long handled brush. 

Ha ha Cyberyatch normal size brush but forgot to add the word and heyho it was very warm outside even in the shade 28C phew.

I can't compete with the sightings of Pliers and RK, but did see a pair of Little Egrets and a Grey Heron in one of the small pools in the local woods today. Also lots of song birds about but as I'm rubbish with most bird song was unable to identify most of songs.

Had a ride to the coast today and saw Lapwings, Eider Duck, Whitethroat, and a dozen or so Sand Martins  by the boulder clay cliffs.

I have had to come into house, it’s a sweltering 26c here, no breeze at all. Swifts have arrived, saw and heard first ones over house. Closely followed by a Sparrowhawk.........

Sat outside with a cup of tea late afternoon and it seems the birds are getting more used to our continuous presence at the moment. The spotted woodpecker seemed unfazed by me nearby. 

Went back up to the golf course and was gobsmacked to find dozens and dozens of sand martins along the cliffs.  On investigation it looks like the nest site has expanded by at least 300 yards over previous years.  Good to see at least one species doing well

Another walk along the shore today. Saw thousands of Dunlin along the incoming tide line and 3 huge murmerstions of birds way out to sea and high in the sky. More Sand Martins about as well as the odd Swallow and House Martins, and a few Wheatear, also a solitary seal, and a Common Lizard. 

Tried to do this before, but had to resize. This is the little fellow we saw.

Edit, Not quite cracked the white band thing yet.

Out for a walk this morning and saw three very young lapwings watched  over my what I assume was one of their parents.