Sun 1st Mar 26

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

11:43 Highlights from this morning: 3 Dunlin on the flood, 27 Avocet, 5 Snipe, 4 Oystercatcher, usual duck species single Peregrine, Buzzard, Kestrel, 8 Purple Sands below French Pt.

 

Sat 28th Feb 26

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

08:49 Haven this morning - Chiffchaff singing ringing compound, 4 Goldcrest in bushes. Female Marsh Harrier quartering fields, 34 Avocet on scrape, 6 Blackwit on marsh.

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Mike O'Hanlon

11:17 Single Purple Sandpiper on end of French Point

11:32 + 3 more on rocks north of Sandy Point

Simon Cox

14:54 From hide late morning: Greylag 70+, Canada 15, Whitefront 1, M Swan 2, Shelduck 12, Mallard 4, Gadwall 3, Wigeon c400, Teal 170+, Shoveler 85, Avocet 46, Lapwing 22, Blackwit 8, Curlew 75, O/catcher 2, male Sparrowhawk, B-h Gull 110, H Gull 8, Common Gull 1

Brian Combes

19:11 Early morning walk from Frinton to Haven and back via the seawall included: 1 spotted redshank (calling from somewhere on scrape/marsh), 1 yellowhammer W over golf course), 5 purple sand (French Point), 2 stonechat (females by golf course dump), 3 goldcrest (2 near raised platform, 1 singing by sewage works), 5 med gull (golf course), 3 reed bunting (singing), 5 Cetti’s (singing), 7 linnet, 53 curlew (21 south, 32 on marsh), 4 bar-tailed godwit (south), 8 black-tailed godwit, 24 brent (north), 6 pied wag, 20+ mipit (15+ along seawall first thing probably birds on the move), 16 golden plover (flew off the marsh then headed inland), 40 avocet, 71 shoveler, 7 gadwall, 2 mute swan, 4 song thrush (singing), 4 hare, 3 greenfinch, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 buzzard, 1 Chinese muntjac, 1 little egret. (14 species in song).

At the end of February the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 101.

 

Fri 27th Feb 26

From the hide: 2 Mute Swan, 80+ Greylags, 28 Canada Geese, c350 Teal, c300 Wigeon, 77 Shoveler, 10+ Mallard, 4 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 32 Curlew, 28 Avocet, 10+ Lapwing,  6 Blk T Godwit, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 2 Lt. Egret, 82 Blk H Gulls, 1 Med Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard. RJ/MO'H/DC/MR.

 

Thurs 26th Feb 26

The weather wasn't quite as nice today but there were definite signs of spring in the air, several of the 31 Avocet were on the island shuffling around, sitting and pulling in grasses, showing signs of nesting, some of the godwits were moving into summer plumage and even the two Peregrines were mating up on the arable.

From the hide: 2 Mute Swans, c30 Greylags, 6 Canada Geese, c350 Teal, c200 Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 9 Shelduck, 7 Gadwall, 31 Avocet, c20 Curlew, 6 Blk T Godwits, 4+ Snipe, 3 Oystercatcher, 77 Blk H Gulls, 1 Med Gull 1 Common Gull, 2 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard. PL/RJ/MO'H/TR/MR  

Reports from today.

Pete Loud

10:19 5 Purple Sandpipers on Sluice rocks.

 

Wed 25th Feb 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

11:48  Brimstone along entrance road, maybe Spring is just round the corner.

12:10  Whitefront in with 6 Greylags just landed behind raised platform.

 

Tues 24th Feb 26

At last this morning it felt a bit like spring, and just to make the point we had our first butterfly of the year a Peacock in the feeding station.

The water levels across the mashes were very much lower today as was the number of birds, 2 Mute Swans, 15+ Greylag, 4 Canada Geese, c100 Teal, c50 Wigeon, 20+ Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 4 Grey Heron, lots of corvids was about it over the road.

Around the site a lot more birds were singing including Song Thrush and Blackbird, plus 4 Greenfinch around the Badger Sett.

From the hide: 2 Mute Swans, 50+ Greylags, 1 W F Goose, 6 Canada Geese, c100 Teal, 80 Shoveler, c30 Wigeon, 15 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, c40 Lapwing, 34 Curlew, 17 Avocet, 3 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Blk. T Godwit, 81 Blk H Gulls, 2 Com. Gulls, 1 Med Gull, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Muntjac Deer.  RJ/MO'H/TR/MR et.al.

 

Mon 23rd Feb 26

The sighting of the day was not a bird this morning but an Otter, a brief viewing in front of the hide, firstly it's back was seen in the open water, then it popped it's head out to investigate the apple on the raft put out for the Water Vole before dropping back under the water not to be seen again. Brilliant !!!

From the hide: 3 Mute Swans, 40+ Greylag, c600 Teal, c250 Wigeon, 108 Shoveler, 10+ Mallard, 5 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, c150 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard 1 Kestrel. RJ/MO'H/TR/MR.