At the west end of Coombe Hill Meadows this evening two female Shelducks with nine ducklings, five Tufted Ducks, five Little Egrets, 27 Grey Herons, a Great Crested Grebe, a Sparrowhawk, an Oystercatcher, three Common Sandpipers, 50 Swifts, a Kingfisher, 20 Sand Martins and a Redstart. Dragonflies included an Emperor, a Brown Hawker, a Banded Demoiselle and numerous Common Darters.