Clapton 19/10/13 sightings + probable FIRECREST

A small rain cloud came up the Severn but luckily went across to Wales. When I went up the sea wall and started heading towards Berkeley Power station I saw an unusual flock of roughly 10-15 lapwing. I looked back and saw lots of corvids and gulls fly up from a field near enough where the WRYNECK had been sighted but he had gone a day after I last went there.
2 grey herons flew along the shore and 3 curlew flew from the mud in different directions calling. I heard a buzzard calling and saw it dive down at another bird of prey which I couldn't identify. Was it another buzzard or the Female MARSH HARRIER which was sighted at Berkeley Pill just the other side of the Power station a day ago.
A little egret was on the shallow pools on the saltmarsh and I looked over to a ploughed field  where a linnet and a meadow pipit flew over. A chaffinch, I think, flew along the bushes but it wasn't until I stopped that a WHETEAR was in the field. Although a very common Autumn migrant and me sighting about 9 here, including a Greenland whetear, it was only a surprise as it's getting quite late for then.
2 skylarks flew across the field chasing each other and with a black headed gull and carrion crow both landing on the same field there was quite a bit to see.  
Suddenly, I heard thunder and as I looked behind me a HUGE thunderstorm was heading my way and it had just hit Oldbury Power Station which isn't that far away. I ran as fast as I could and when I got in line with the clouds the rain came down like hail. It was so strong and powerful. The rain was so powerful a flock of Canada geese flew onto the river from the field which had all the gulls and corvids.
I still had a bit to go so I ran a bit more before going down the sea wall, having to push a gate which was broken, dodge some cows who had their heads down and jump in the car. I was socked. We drove home and I jumped straight into the house but luckily, after a lot of thunder and lightning, a call came from the trees which coincidentally I  was listening to before we went out. It was a FIRECREST. Sadly I had only heard it once and a check of the trees proved there was no sign of this great bird. This would only be the Garden's and my second ever firecrest with one being sighted from the garden briefly in the berry/apple tree last year.