Fri 25th Sept 26
Very quiet around the bushes today but a Guillemot was an unexpected surprise drifting passed the sluice on the tide. On the sluice 1 Turnstone & 1 Gt B B Gull were with the Herring Gulls.
From the hide: 137 Greylags,150+ Teal, 16 Shoveler, 3 Shelduck, 5 Cormorant, 110 Lapwing, 15 Avocet, 13 Curlew, 1 Blk T Godwits,1 Snipe, 43 Blk H Gulls, 8 Herring Gulls, 2 LBB's, 6+ Pied Wags, 6+ Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff. PL/RJ/MO'H/DC/BH/MR.
Thurs 24th Sept 26
A Seawatch this morning was quiet but I was lucky enough to pick up my first Arctic Skua of the year just after I arrived, also noted were 2 Red T Divers, 5 Common Scoter a few Sandwich Terns and small groups of ducks at distance.
A walk round the bushes showed double figures of Chiffchaff but not much else of note
From the hide: 150+ Greylag, 150+ Teal, 16 Shoveler, 5 Cormorant, 114 Lapwing, 12 Avocet, 5 Curlew, 14 Blk H Gulls, 4 LBB's, 10+ Pied Wags. PL/RJ/TR/MR.
Wed 23rd Sept 26
From the hide: 150 Greylag, 150+ Teal, 15 Shoveler, 2 Mallard, 5 Cormorant, 60+ Lapwing, 17+ Curlew, 13 Avocet, 2 Blk T Godwits, 22 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB, 1 Caspian Gull, 10+ Pied Wags, several Meadow Pipits. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR et.al.
Reports from today
Matt Lonsdale
08:20 Short dog walk over haven this am - 5 grey wag south, light mipit passage + few swallows. Several flocks of teal south offshore + 4 wigeon. Lt egret on scrape, 2 turnstone sluice.
Richard Jeffree
08:25 2 Arctic Skua north
Graham Sutton
11:02 HH shelter 0650-0945, Brent 2S, Mallard 2S , Pintail 8S, Wigeon 484S, Teal 185S, Shoveler 9S, Common Scoter 1S, Grey Heron 6S, Gannet 10N 5S, R T Diver 8N 4S, Whimbrel 1S, Sandwich Tern 58N 32S & distant feeding groups, Common/Arctic Tern ++ & distant feeding groups, Arctic Skua 3 loitering/chasing terns
Mike O'Hanlon
11:48 This Caspian Gull was on the scrape 10 minutes ago.
Photo Mike O'Hanlon©
Tues 22nd Sept 26
Lots more of the every day birds reported around the site today with the calm conditions but nothing out of the ordinary, 6 Sandwich Terns were feeding off the sluice on my way to the hide.
From the hide: 150+ Greylag, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 150+ Teal, 17 Shoveler, 2 Mallard, 50 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 3 Avocet, 2 Blk T Godwits, 1 Snipe, 24 Blk H Gulls, 2 LBB's, 5+ Pied Wags, 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR.
Mon 21st Sept 26
From the hide: 138 Greylag, c150 Teal, 10+ Shoveler, 6 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 1 Wigeon, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, c60 Lapwing, 13 Avocet, 3 Blk T Godwits, 3 Snipe, 1 Ruff, 60+ Blk H Gulls2 LBB's, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1000+ Swallows, 100+ House Martins, 1 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 10+ Pied Wags, 1 Wheatear. RJ/TR/MR et.al.
Sun 20th Sept 26
From the hide: 2 Mute Swans, 134 Greylag, c150 Teal, 16+ Shoveler, 6 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 1 Wigeon, 5 Cormorant, 51 Lapwing, 19 Curlew, 13 Avocet, 4 Blk T Godwits (incl. the colour ringed bird), 3 Snipe, 1 Raven, 1 S E Owl, 1 Hobby, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 10+ Pied Wags, 6+ Yellow Wags, 2 Wheatear. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR.
Reports from today
Matt Lonsdale
08:27 SEO offshore from sluice going south.
08:35 Came in/off- was behind sewage works.
Pete Loud
13:35 From the hide this morning,1 Raven, Hobby & Short-eared Owl, 13 Avocet, 6 Yellow Wagtail. Walk back to car park, 4 Clouded Yellow and a Wall Butterfly.(RJ,MR,M O ‘H,PL).
Sat 19th Sept 26
Reports from today
Steve Grimwade
07:33 Hobby in off at Frinton and south over golf course at 7.30am
Matt Lonsdale
07:35 No sign of Osprey HH but Arctic skua south.
Pete Loud
10:22 Another rather disappointing seawatch from the shelter this morning 8-10 am, 1 Gannet north, Hobby south, 7 Sandwich Tern & a group of 6 Terns feeding far offshore for a while before moving off south, identified as Little Terns after much debate.(RJ,MO’H,PL).
