12.30 -1.30pm - river on the way down,overcast to start,later clearing,cold.
birds noted - Curlew 1,Little Egret 1,Snipe 4,Redshank 20+,Lapwing 50,Shelduck 3,Canada goose 3,Mistle Thrush 1 and Bullfinch 4,the latter were seen in the Hawthorns just over the first stile.The Common Seal was also seen making its way down river towards Cuxton.