Today it rained all day, not optimum birding conditions, the only bonus being that Joe Public rarely ventures forth to disturb the non-existent birdlife during periods of precipitation. A flock of seven Chaffinch was feeding in the understorey at the eastern scrub and while I was going through them in the hope of something better a Jay flew in, my first year tick since the Mute Swan on January 23rd. A single Shelduck was on the basin along with 34 Tufted Duck whilst the majority of the 158 Common Teal were strung out along Bow Creek, other wildfowl included singles of Mute Swan and Canada Goose, both on the Thames. As it was low tide I only managed to find three Redshank, the rest of the day's notables were a Stock Dove flying strongly west, a skulking Song Thrush and three rather tame Goldfinches feeding on Silver Birch buds in the ecology park.
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