Grey day all round

Went over Barking Bay yesterday, not only was the weather grey the birds were to.
first off was a Grey heron on the mud. Next up came a pair of Grey plovers that flew off the mud and over my head just as i was texting my daughter had to drop the phone to try to get a picture.

With nothing more along the river i decided to look down the middle ditchto be greeted by a Whitethroat and a Dunnock.

Walking back along the top path i had another Grey in a Grey wagtail. I also saw 5 Skylarks 2. Meadow pipits and  7or 8 yellow wagtails flew over. No whinchats or wheatears today. Fared well with the raptors with 2 kestrels (unfortunatly i only got a decent photo from the back).

 1sparrowhawk and a Buzzard over near the pylons. on Friday i popped into Rainham for an Hour after work and managed to see a cettis warbler in the reeds past Ken Barrett hide but only breifly too quick for a photo walking back  Through the cordite store i saw a flock of small finches high in a tree on the far side took a few photo's hoping they might be siskins not a good photo but they lookm like goldfinches all except 1 which looks like a willow warbler.
Finally as i walked to tjhe end of the trees i saw a few people looking up at a bird which had gone b4 i got there to be told it was a spotted flycatcher.they all went so i hung around and was rewarded after about 10 mins when it re appeared for a bit.