Killington Lake service area was alive with Swallows and House Martins this afternoon. The martins were taking mud from a damp lawn edge and using it to build their nests under the eaves of the Lakeside Hotel. Two Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler were among the birds in the bushes around the car park and a Great Crested Grebe was on the lake. Later, some typical village birds around Leebotwood included Collared Dove, Greenfinch and Yellowhammer.