Fri 9th Oct 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

12:45 Seawatch from the shelter, (8:45-10:30) 1Arctic Skua, 2 Gannet (1 north, 1 southbound), 100+Brent, 5 Pintail, 1 Shoveler, a few groups of Wigeon & Teal, 80+ Dunlin, 2 Shelduck.

 

Thurs 8th Oct 26

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

17:13 Nfy female Scaup sitting on the sea off the sailing club/ shelter.

 

Wed 7th Oct 26

The only things of note today were a group of 8 Great Black-backed Gulls on the sluice ranging through from juv. to adult, and a cracking Merlin first sitting on the back hedge then having a fly around before sitting up on the arable for a while, otherwise dire.

From the hide: 104 Greylag, 8 Teal, 120 Lapwing (on the arable), 20 Blk H Gulls, 2 LBB's, 1 Med Gull (over), 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel, 4 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chinese Water Deer. PL/RJ/MR.

Reports from today

Steve Grimwade

17:57 Afternoon at Holland Haven: 70 Song Thrush in off, 1 Redwing in off, 100 Chaffinch in off, 2 Blackbird, 40 Meadow Pipit in off.

 

Tues 6th Oct 26

From the hide: 84 Greylags, 4 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 154 Lapwing, 22 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 1 Avocet, 54 Blk H Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 2 LBB's, 1 Med Gull (Over), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 5+ Buzzard, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3+ Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chinese Water Deer, 1 Muntjac. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR.

 

Mon 5th Oct 26

No sign of yesterday's Jack Snipe but the Cattle Egret was still around, otherwise very quiet all round apart from the Greylag's

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan, 115 Greylags, 5 Teal, 5 Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, c40 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 7 Swallows, 6 Pied Wags, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR

 

Sun 4th Oct 26

Much the same on the scrape today with the exception of Matt's Cattle Egret first thing (still around late morning) and a Jack Snipe in the favourite spot on the back edge of the scrape to the left of the island.

 

The Cattle Egret upsetting the cows Sunday morning snooze

From the hide: 142 Greylags, 10+ Teal, 6 Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 4 Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, 80+ Lapwing, 12 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff. RJ/MO'H/MR.

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

07:29 Cattle Egret over sewage works now landed with cows north of hide.

Richard Jeffree

10:42 Jack Snipe back of scrape found by MR.

 

Sat 3rd Oct 26

From the hide: 130+ Greylag, c20 Teal, 11 Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 3 Cormorant, 50+ Lapwing, 52 Blk H Gulls, 6 Herring Gulls, 2 LBB's, large number of Swallows & House Martins, 10+ Pied Wags, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Chinese Water Deer. MR

Reports from today

Pete Loud

12:26 Haven this morning, round the Dell, 3 Chiffchaff and a number of Chaffinch and Goldfinch, little in the bushes but surprisingly considering we are now into October a heavy passage of Swallows and House Martins, several hundred and 3 Sand Martin seen, a few Skylarks were on the move and a few Meadow Pipits.