Friday 3rd November

Bright and sunny after a cold, frosty night. The flocks of birds - gulls, crows, rooks, jackdaws, usually on the Downland grass in the mornings were absent. Nothing much at the Peregrine Watch, I did spot a couple of black backed gulls, one going up river probably a greater black backed, the other down, probably a lesser black backed. I judged these were different from the intensity of the black backs and size. Acres of mud and the tide nearly finished going out.