Drove to Gretna first thing and arrived just as weather was brightening up. Managed to escape to Rockcliffe a short time later. Walking south along the Eden produced Mallard, Teal, Lapwing, Curlew, four gull species, a Buzzard, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant, a Meadow Pipit, a Grey Wagtail, clouds of Goldfinches and, best of all, 5 Greenshanks roosting one-legged on the mud. Back at Metal Bridge, a female Goosander was loafing with some Black headed Gulls. Other birds seen from the car included Starling, Kestrel and good-sized flocks of House Sparrow and Chaffinch.