Shustoke Reservoir.

Nice trip out to North Warwickshire to visit Shustoke Reservoir where there were plenty of songbirds singing and lots of birds nest building including a pair of Kestrel, Blackbirds, House Sparrows, Wrens, Blue Tits, Great Tits and Woodpigeons.

Highlights included seeing the aforementioned Kestrels nest building in a lone tree that's located in a large open field adjacent to the reservoir, observing a male singing Blackcap, seeing and hearing my first Willow Warbler of the year and seeing my first Sand Martin, Swallow and and Swift of the year. It was also nice to see a Mute Swan and Great Crested Grebe on the nest.

Birds seen today were Kestrel, Blackcap (male), Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed It, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Jay, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Grey Heron, Lapwing, Sand Martin, Swallow, Swift, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Mallard and Canada Goose.

The only downsides of the day were the very low numbers of waterfowl on the reservoir and fly fishers pool, in fact they were the lowest numbers I've ever seen. Worse than that was the bird feeders etc, have been destroyed by chavs who are no doubt also to blame the rising number of litter including many cans, bottles and tissues. Finally it was very sad to find a deceased Great Crested Grebe along the waters edge, at least now it's in a decent resting place.