Tuesday, 29 July 2025

 


Tues 29th July 25


Reports from today


Richard Jeffree

08:58  Adult Cattle Egret back of scrape juv on Leon's, 2 Common, 1 Green Sand so far.


Mike O'Hanlon

10:30 Moulting male Whinchat on the marsh near site of old wooden hide (with PL and RJ)

11:48 Juv Whinchat just north of hide.


Photo Mike O'Hanlon©


Pete Loud

14:35 Quick roundup of Haven this morning. Bushes fairly quiet with a north westerly airflow, just a few Common and Lesser Whitethroat & 3 Willow Warblers. From the Scrape Hide, 2 Green Sands, 3 Common Sands, 5 Curlew & a flyover Black t Godwit. 1 Adult and 1 Juvenile Cattle Egret, that later on got in with the Cattle on the marsh. Walk to Sandy Point and back, 2 Whinchat & 1 Juvenile Stonechat, plus 1 Sandwich Tern offshore, Good Swift passage south late morning.(MO’H,RJ,PL)



Monday, 28 July 2025

 


Mon 28th July 25


The juvenile Cattle Egret was still on the scrape this morning before flying out late morning and dropping into the marsh over the road, 3 adult Avocet spent a very peaceful morning in the middle of the scrape, otherwise 2 Common and 1 Green Sand was about it.




From the hide: 1 Greylag, 3 Teal, 2 Mallard, 28 Lapwing, 3 Avocet, 2 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 84 Blk H Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gulls, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel.



Sunday, 27 July 2025

 


Sun 27th July 25


At last the Avocets have finished their breeding and have all left the scrape, so we hope for a bit of calm to greet the Autumn migrants. 3 Common Sands, 2 Green Sands, and a Juv. Cattle Egret were the highlights today. 15 Cormorant were heading south offshore on the way to the hide

From the hide: 4 Mallard, 4 Teal, 10+ Lapwing, 3 Common Sands, 2 Green Sands, 1 Oystercatcher, 40+ Blk H Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 LBB Gulls, 1 Cattle Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Reed & Sedge Warbler. RJ/MO'H/MR et.al.



Reports from today


Richard Jeffree

10:32 Juv. Cattle Egret back of scrape + 2 each of Common & Green Sand.



Saturday, 26 July 2025

 


Sat 26th July 25


Reports from today


Mike O'Hanlon

15:50 This morning’s visit by myself and Richard Jeffree - (Around the Dell) Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff. 

(From the Hide) 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Avocets, 9 Teal, 14 Lapwings, 2 Oystercatchers , 2 Mallard, 5 Buzzard, 100 + Sand Martins, 100 + Swallows + a few Swifts and House Martins, 80+ BHGs.



Friday, 25 July 2025

 


Fri 25th July 25


Reports from today


Pete Loud

12:55 Very lively round the bushes today early morning. The burnt area on the Dell was again very good with several of both Lesser and Common Whitethroat, Reed  Warbler, Chiffchaff and mixed Tit flock. Very large mixed Tit flock in the bottom hedge just south of the raised platform held our first Willow Warblers of the Autumn, 1 adult and 2 or 3 juveniles, several Chiffchaff including juveniles and a few of each of Blackcap, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler and lots of Long t Tits, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Scrape very quiet as we wait for the water level to drop a little after the recent rains, just 1 Common Sand & 2 Avocet, 1 Marsh Harrier. Nice Summer plumaged Turnstone on the rocks of French Point.(RJ,PL,MO’H, MR).



Thursday, 24 July 2025

 


Thurs 24th July 25


Much cooler this morning with cloud, a steady breeze and some light rain.

From the hide: 8 Mallard, 2 Shelduck, 1 Teal, 23 Lapwing, 9  Avocet, 3 Common Sands, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 66 Blk H Gulls, 1 Grey Heron, PL/RJ/MO'H/MR


Reports from today


Brian Combes

17:43 Walk from Frinton to The Haven and back via the farm this morning included: 2 Reed Warbler (passage birds in the recently burnt section of the dell - Pete and I had a very pleasant twenty minutes watching this area, full of juv warblers and tits), 3 Chiff, 4 Whimbrel (golf course first thing), 22 Curlew (golf course first thing), 4 Common Sandpiper (2 scrape, 2 sea defences), 72+ Swallow (including group of 11 south and 39+ over golf course late morning), 14 House Martin (over golf course), 10 Swift (south), 20 Pied Wag, 120+ Starling (golf course), 8 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting (singing), 1 Hare (golf course first thing), 10 Avocet, 2 Buzzard, 1 Teal, 1 Little Owl (50m north of usual spot), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (farm), 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Redshank (sea defences), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Sand Martin (south).



Wednesday, 23 July 2025

 


Wed 23rd July 25


Hundreds of Gatekeeper butterflies were along the path from the sluice to the hide this morning along with Small Heaths, Whites and 4+ Common Blues, 2 Wasp Spiders. Richard & Mike also had a Clouded Yellow. 

A walk around the Dell area added another 18+ Wasp Spiders they seem to be coping with the fires and the rain

From the Hide: 3 Mallard, 2 Shelduck, 10 Avocet, 10 Lapwing, 4 Common Sands, 1 Oystercatchers, 1 LRP, c40 Blk H Gulls, 1 Med Gull (juv), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. MO'H/RJ/PNt/MR et.al.