Tues 28th July 26

From the hide: 10+ Mallard, 3 Teal, 31 Lapwing, 27 Curlew, 7 Whimbrel, 7 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 3 LRP's, 3 Common Sands, 2 Green Sands, 1 Avocet, 1 Blk T Godwit, 81 Blk H Gulls, 4 Med Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 1 LBB, 3 Sandwich Terns (over), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, Swallows, House & Sand Martins, Pied Wags, Linnets. PL/RJ/BH/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Brian Combes

18:03 Holland Haven first thing: 3 willow warbler (first of the autumn for me here (first at The Naze, last week), 1 by sewage works, 1 by sluice, 1 dell), 2 lesser whitethroat (in freshly burnt area of dell), probably passage birds), 6 chiff, 2 swift (south), 3 yellow wag (2 south), 12 swallow (6 south), 2 sand martin (south), 1 great spotted woodpecker (juv), 3 little ringed plover, 2 green sandpiper, 3 common sandpiper, 4 dunlin, 2 black-tailed godwit, 4 snipe, 1 avocet, 5 curlew, 1 whimbrel (heard), 32 lapwing, 2 shelduck, 1 buzzard, 1 blackcap (singing), 1 Cetti’s (singing), 1 green woodpecker (juv), 1 grey heron, 1 hare, 1 song thrush (subsong), 2 greenfinch.

 

Mon 27th July 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

12:40 Scrape hide this morning, 3 juvenile LRP still with us, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 2 Black-wit, 5 Snipe, 6+Yellow Wagtail, 2 Med Gull, ad + juv,1 juv Yellow-legged Gull.

 

Sun 26 July 26

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

08:29 Scrape this morning- Snipe, lrp, 3 common sand, 2 green sand, 2 avocet. Swifts and swallows moving south, grey wag in sewage works. Barn owl early evening yesterday.

Richard Jeffree

10:14 Scrape mid morning: 3 juv LRP, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 2 Avocet, 1 Med Gull, 6 Common Gull, 85 BHG, 1 Yellow Wagtail.

 

Sat 25th July 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

10:32 Scrape this morning, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 LRP, 2 Avocet, 5 Whimbrel, 35 Curlew, 1 Juvenile Yellow legged Gull.

11:05 Now 2 Green Sands & Little Egret.

Richard Jeffree

15:32 Scrape this afternoon 15.00-15.30 10 Dunlin, 7 Whimbrel, 2 LRP, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4+ Yellow Wagtail.

15:40 Clouded Yellow sluice.

 

Fri 24th July 26

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan & 3 Canada Geese (on the brook), c30 Mallard, 2 Shelduck, 1 Teal, 49 Lapwing, 26 Curlew, 6 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sands, 2 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 LRP, 1 Blk T Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 62 Blk H Gulls, 2 Med Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 1 LBB, !0+ Yellow Wags, 10+ Pied Wags, Linnets, Reed Warbler, 1 Red Fox, 1 Southern Migrant Hawker. PL/RJ/MO'H/BH/MR.

Reports from today

Brian Combes

16:28 Haven first thing: 1 little ringed plover (juv), 1 snipe, 3 common sand, 2 avocet, 17 curlew, 2 whimbrel, 2 oystercatcher, 2 yellow wag (1 adult, 1 juv), 1 grey wag (juv by sluice), 13 swallow (7 south), 2 green woodpecker (juvs), 7 linnet, 12 pied wag (juvs), 1 mute swan, 1 Chinese muntjac, 1 hare.

 

Thurs 23rd July 26

A late start this morning meant I missed the Gt W Egret by a couple of minutes, another new bird for the site year list.

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan (on the brook), Greylag & Canada Geese, 20+ Mallard (+23 ducklings), 1 Shoveler, 32 Lapwing, 30 Curlew, 6 Whimbrel, 3 LRP's, 2 Common Sands, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 1 Blk T Godwit, 2 Grey Heron, 28 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 10+ Pied Wags, 1 Yellow Wag, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby. RJ/MO'H/MR

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

09:43 GWE just flew in.

Photo Richard Jeffree©

Mike O'Hanlon

09:46 Now flown south towards Holland and towards the coastline.

 

Wed 22nd July 26

From the hide: 20+ Mallard (+18 ducklings), 3 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 28 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 3 LRP's, 2 Common Sands, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 1 Blk T Godwit, c30 Blk H Gulls, Swift, Swallow & Sand Martin, 10+ Pied Wags, 1 Grey Wag, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk. PL/RJ/MO'H/BH/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

16:05 2 Little Owls back of GC workshop.