Weather: drizzly rain. From 11am.
After Reffley Wood a visit to the Fisher Fleet & the Point for possible shorebirds. Around the Fleet's outflow pipe: Cormorant, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Mallard; overflying Starling, Black-Headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail & Collared Dove; a single Common Tern also flying along the river.
In the hedgerow & verge along the track to the Point: Greenfinch, Reed Warbler from low in the grass; Sedge Warbler clearly visible from a shrub; Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch; Swallow overflying & charms of Goldfinch.
Just past the sheep paddock a lovely Turtle Dove preening itself in the wind & rain, it sat for a while allowing nice views. In the vegetation near the houses: Great Tit, Dunnock.
At the Point: Buzzard soaring high over the river before being lost to view; singing Meadow Pipit, Mute Swan & Oystercatcher over the marsh flats; Shelduck, Redshank, Little Egret & Lapwing on the river-side mud.
29 species, none new.
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