Mon 13th July 26

A good start to the morning with 2 Wood Sandpipers on the scrape, now looking very good waterwise. Around midday the calling of Sandwich Terns alerted us to three birds overhead, two Sandwich Terns dropped straight in and the third an Arctic Tern had a couple of circuits before it also joined the large group of roosting gulls, another FFY for July.

From the hide: 70+ Blk H Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 LBB Gulls, 7 Mallard (+18 ducklings), 25 Curlew, 22 Lapwing, 2 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Blk T Godwit, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Cormorants, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Grebe, 8+ Pied Wags. RJ/MO'H/DP/GS/TR/MR

Reports from today

Pete Loud

09:37 From the Scrape hide this morning, now 2 Wood Sandpipers, 1 Blackwit, 39 Curlew and 1 unseasonal Brent Goose.

Richard Jeffree

11:45 Adult Arctic Tern scrape.

Sun 12th July 26

A much nicer temperature out today with a nice cooling breeze coming in off the sea.

From the hide: 54+ Blk H Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 3 LBB Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Med Gull, 25 Curlew, 14 Lapwing, 5 Blk T Godwits, 2 Redshank, 2 Avocet, 1 Wood Sand, 4 Cormorants, 6+ Mallard (+2 x 9 ducklings), 1 Lt. Grebe, 3+ Sand Martins, 2 Swallows, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel. RJ/MO'H/MR

Photo Richard Jeffree©

Photo Richard Jeffree©

 

Sat 11th July 26

Reports from today

Brian Combes

06:53 Haven: wood sand still on scrape.

09:47 Brief visit to Haven this morning included: 1 wood sand (lovely), 1 greenshank, 1 whimbrel, 1 hobby (low north over marshes), 8 black-tailed godwit, 1 shoveler (male in eclipse), 1 great spotted woodpecker (over hide, will be a dispersing juv), 1 avocet, 16 curlew, 2 oystercatcher, 8 lapwing, 1 little grebe, 3 swift (north), 7 swallow (4 south), 1 chiff (singing), 2 grey heron, 16 pied wag, 50+ starling, 4 linnet, 1 hare.

Pete Loud

18:08 From the hide this morning, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 1 Avocet, 4 Teal, 4 Med Gulls over. 24 Curlew, 30 Lapwing, 1 Swift. (RJ,M O’H,PL).

 

Fri 10th July 26

From the hide: 46 Blk H Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 LBB Gulls, 25 Lapwing, 5 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Mallard (+9 ducklings), 1 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 8+ Pied Wags, and a few Swallows. PL/RJ/MO'H/DC/MR 

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

10:03 Wood Sandpiper scrape.

 

Thurs 9th July 26

From the hide: 26+ Blk H Gulls, 29 Lapwings, 18 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin, 2 Mallard (with 9 ducklings), 11 Pied Wags, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler & Linnet, 1 Muntjac Deer. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR. 

Frist Brown Argus of the year and a Humming-bird Hawk-moth, (see Haven Wildlife page).

Reports from today

Brian Combes

16:41 Brief early visit to Haven, followed by a walk from Frinton to French Point and back. Haven included: 9 swallow (4 south), 1 common sandpiper, 1 whimbrel (heard), 1 redshank, 1 reed warbler (singing), 33 lapwing, 2 oystercatcher, 7 linnet, 1 shelduck, 19 curlew, 50+ starling, 1 little egret, 1 Cetti’s (singing), 2 moorhen, 1 chiff (singing), 2 fox (adult and cub on the scrape). Seawall included: 24 pied wag, 4 reed warbler (singing),  1 sedge warbler (singing), 2 reed bunting (singing), 9 swallow (1 south), 7 swift (1 flew east out to sea), 5 linnet, 1 redshank, 20+ house martin (greensward and Esplanade, including several nests on one building - very late arriving or I missed them earlier, either way very good news).

Photo Brian Combes©

 

Wed 8th July 26

On the walk down to the hide there were lots of butterflies around, a pair of Swans with 6 signets were on the brook behind the sluice and several Wasp Spider were found between the sluice & the hide (see Haven Wildlife page).

From the hide: 100+ Blk H Gulls, c15 Med Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 31 Lapwing, 13 Curlew (over), 2 Oystercatcher (no sign of the chicks), 1 Lt Grebe, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank. 

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

11:37 Greenshank just landed on the scrape.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

 

Tues 7th July 26

Another very warm day, and a late start for me. Lots of butterflies on the way to the hide but I didn't see the Marbled White seen by Richard a bit earlier.

From the hide: 39 Blk H Gulls, 2 Med Gulls, 23 Lapwing (incl a large chick), 2 Oystercatcher (+2 Chicks), a few Sand Martin & Swallows.

Reports from today

Peter Newton

10:53 It’s amazing how few reports of Barn Owl have been recorded over the last couple of months from the Haven, yet there are five well developed youngsters in the owl box in line from the Hide. 

Photo Peter Newton©

Photo Peter Newton©

Pete Loud

12:02 Haven this morning, one of the juvenile Grey Wagtails was on the path by the Raised Platform. From the hide, 40 Black headed & 25 Med Gulls, 20 Lapwing & the return of 1 Avocet. On the pond a Female Gadwall had 3 ducklings, also 1 Little Grebe present 18 Curlew on the marsh, several Swift still passing through throughout the morning.