Fri 30th Jan 26
Reports from today
Richard Jeffree
11:14 14 Whitefronts back of scrape.
Max Martin
14:37 25+ Whitefronts behind raised platform, had a group of around 20 fly in with 6 already being seen on the deck
Matt Lonsdale
15:54 Still 15+ Whitefronts from raised platform although some of groups obscured
Thurs 29th Jan 26
Reports from today
Richard Jeffree
12:36. Very quiet around the site today practically nothing over the road except water, on the main site only birds of note were 4/5 Red-throats sitting on the sea, 2 adult Med Gulls on GC, all the common duck numbers down on recent days, 3/4 Snipe remain on there disappearing island, overall very uninspiring.
Wed 28th Jan 26
Reports from today
Richard Jeffree
10:20 Adult Caspian over the road on the flood. 3rd field down at the back.
12:20 This morning’s sighting - From hide - 4 Snipe, 2 Shelducks, 1 Peregrine, 1 Mute Swan, 21 Greylags, 53 Shovelers, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 3 Mallard, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 100+ Teal, 100+ Wigeon and 1 Chinese Water Deer,
Over the road - 1 Woodcock, 1 Caspian Gull, 1 Buzzard
Mike O'Hanlon
11:50 At least 3 W F Geese on flood in front of wooden platform (seen from hide).
Pete Loud
15:15 From the hide this morning,1 drake Pintail on the winter flood, with plenty of Wigeon, Teal and Shoveler, 12 Curlew. Walk to French Point, 1 adult Med Gull over, heading to Golf Course & 1 immature male Marsh Harrier. 6 Purple Sandpipers were on the beach just north of French Point. 2 Adult and 1 imm. Whitefronts were in with Greylags seen from the raised Platform.(PD,PL).
Mon 26th Jan 26
Reports from today
Richard Jeffree
10:50 6 Purps and a Sanderling on beach by sluice.
Mike O'Hanlon
13:25 This morning from the hide with RJ - (1100 to 1230) 17 Canada Geese, 7 Greylag, 1 Canada/Greylag and 1 Canada/ Barnacle goose hybrids, 71+ Shovelers, circa 200 Teal and Wigeon each, 1 Avocet, 2 Shelducks, 2 Buzzard, 1 Mute swan, 2 pairs of Mallard, pair of Gadwall, 30 Lapwings + Med Gull on Golf Course.
Sun 25th Jan 26
Reports from today
Richard Jeffree
10:48 6 White-fronts just landed behind raised platform.
Pete Loud
15:16 Good to catch up with the 6 Whitefronts at long last, viewed from the raised platform with plenty of wigeon and Teal still in that area with a nice flock of Lapwing, from the hide, the female Peregrine was in her usual spot on the track down through the fields, still lots of wildfowl on the winter flood, mainly Teal but good Shoveler numbers 47 counted, 17 Curlew, Little Grebe in the ditch in front of hide. The hybrid Canada/ Barnacle was on the marsh with a few Canada Geese, first time I have seen it. nice, flock of 80 Brent flying along the front as I walked back to the car ,unbelievably a year tick for me.(MO’H, RJ,PL)
