March 27th.

I only walked as far as Abbey Mead this morning and then I stood for a while and watched from the Brookland lake mound.Birds that I noted were 3 Chiffchaff,4 Bullfinch.2 Reed Bunting,3 Blackcap,3 Cetti`s Warbler,1 Little Egret,4 G B B Gulls,1 Sand Martin,2 Water Rail and 8 Shoveler.

During the afternoon I saw 3 Common Buzzards over the Downs at Paddlesworth and 30 Stock Doves,60 Jackdaws and 100 Carrion Crows in one of the fields there.