Common Gulls were all over the Fisher Fleet, I got confused with Common Gulls and Herring Gulls. I said that a Common Gull was a Herring Gull. The guide showed me differences: silvery back, black wing tips, yellow feet and yellow bill are all features Herring Gull does not have.
Black Headed Gulls were very common, one juvenile was floating down the river.
Shelducks were spotted on the opposite bank and flying about.
Redshanks came flying over in flocks.
Two Linnets were seen one going towards Point and one coming back.
A group of Goldfinches were seen feeding, with black and red face and yellow wing bars.
A Greenfinch was very noisy whilst listening for a Yellowhammer with their familiar call.
Little Terns hovering and then diving in river after small fish and sand eels.
Wood Sandpiper spotted whilst watching the Little Terns.
Common Sandpipers were seen skimming the waves.
Herons were spotted when we were in the point, one on the salt marshes and one on the river bank near some Canada Geese.
Lots of Kestrels were hovering over marshes hunting for small mammals four were seen at one time. One seen perched on sea wall.
A Skylark's song was first heard then as we looked up we saw the bird.
Oystercatches were seen either in flocks or by themselves piping very loudly, they were quite large black and white birds with a long bright orange beak.
A Bar Tailed Godwit and Curlew flew over together, they were the only ones seen that day.
Common Terns were seen in ones and twos flying about.
Only two Lesser Black Backed Gulls were seen flying together.
About two Sandwich Terns were seen flying about like Common Terns.
As we walked back a thunderstorm broke out and we got saturated.
Twenty species seen.
