Weather,clear at first but soon clouding over,northeast (8am-930am) river high.
BROOKLAND lake,birds seen - Mute Swan 4,Heron 2,Coot 2,Sand Martin 20,Swallow 10,in the bushes on top of the mound a small foraging flock consisted of 3 Great Tits,2 Blue,1 L T T Tit and 7 Blackcaps,a Cetti`s called and 2 Stock Dove flew over.
ABBEY MEAD - Coot 100,G C Grebe 2,Little Grebe 2,Moorhen 4,Gadwall 4,Shoveler 1,Tufted Duck 60,Wigeon 10 and Snipe 1.In the Hawthorns along the river 4 Bullfinch were seen.

The remainder of the walk was rather quite,with only one Chaffinch and 2 Jays noted in the east scrub and a few calling Chiffchaffs noted elsewhere.