With torrential rain and a moderate to strong NW >5 gusting 6 with an added extra of hail and sleet it was abandon all hope of heading for the hills and settling for some very wet dog walks.
A walk through the fields to Old Guy road produced a single Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Skylark and several Meadow Pipits plus lots of Linnets and Starlings.
Unfortunately these fields between Fleet Lane and Old Guy road have just been bought and plans passed for the building of just short of 300 houses. Another nail in the coffin.
Showing dry for morning on a light NW at 8 degrees then sunshine and showers late morning on.
BS