I got up early this morning and had a net up in the east scrub by 715:am (New Hythe).I waited around for a while for the birds to appear,no sooner than they had the first dog came crashing through the bushes quickly followed by two more and then the owner.Anyway to cut a long story short rather than waste a nice morning I finished up again at Halling.

Weather: flat overcast,clearing,light southwest,mild. 9:am-10:am.river,on the way up.
Although it was only a short visit more birds were seen today (yesterdays strong winds kept many passerines out of sight) birds noted - Linnet 30,Yellowhammer 4,Stonechat 3,Goldfinch 20.Meadow Pipit 25,Greenfinch 15,Pied Wagtail 2,Snipe 1,Little Egret 1,Little Grebe 1,Cormorant 5,Lapwing 35,Redshank 4,Kestral 1,Common Sandpiper 1 + the usual Gulls.