Wildlife in August

At last the Rooks and Jackdaws who have been yelling outside our window at dawn (even when dawn was about 4am) have finally grown up and gone somewhere else first thing in the morning. We will never be short of Rooks in the field with a particularly large rookery over the road, but the Jackdaws do seem to have all but disappeared for now.
Highlight of this month is probably the Mistle Thrush, who still appear in the Rowan in the field from time to time. A fleeting glimpse of a Redstart in the woods was also another treat. Swallows are lining up on the power lines just behind the house, planning their route back for winter no doubt. One morning there were over 50 on the two lines at one time.