Tues 1st Sept 26

From the Hide: 10 Greylag, 4 Cormorant, 100+ Teal, 3 Mallard, 90 Lapwing, 23 Curlew, 5 Avocet, 3 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sands, 2 Lt. Stint, 2 Snipe, 2 Blk T Godwits, 1 Bar T Godwit, 1 Green Sand, 50 Blk H Gulls, 2 LBB's, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler, Loads of Swallows + House & Sand Martins & 1 Swift (RJ). PL/RJ/MO'H/TR/MR

Reports from today

Brian Combes

06:44 Haven: Alexandrine parakeet flying round dell.

09:17 Now south of dell.

17:54 Haven this morning: 1,680++ swallow (south - stunning passage first thing with birds streaming through, mostly keeping low with many birds going close past me at shin height; much lighter movement after 08:15), 340+ house martin (south, some mixed in with the swallows, others in large monospecific groups), 60+ sand martin (south), 1 spotted flycatcher, 3 yellow wag (south), 2 whinchat, 4 wheatear, 6 willow warbler, 7 whitethroat, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 2 green woodpecker, 2 buzzard, 2 sparrowhawk, 130+ linnet (flock has already formed on arable), 1 Alexandrine parakeet (!). 

Photo Brian Combes©

Scrape:1 curlew sandpiper, 3 ruff, 5 avocet, 1 green sandpiper, 1 common sandpiper, 2 black-tailed godwit, 1 snipe, 3 curlew, 7 redshank.

Richard Jeffree

08:29 Spot fly dell.

09:03 Spot fly taken up residence in the copse west of dell.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

 

Mon 31st Aug 26

From the hide: 10 Greylags, c100 Teal, 3 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 7 Cormorants, c30 Lapwing, 5 Curlew Sands, 3 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 2 Ruff, 2 Blk T Godwits, 2 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Avocet, 1 Dunlin, 44 Blk H Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 4+ Wheatear, plus a steady movement of Swallows, House & Sand Martins south

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

09:06 Haven early morning - Lots of vis-mig on walk- mainly hirundines inc. constant passage of Swallows and 5 large groups of mainly House Martins with some Sand Martin mixed in and a single Swift. 4 yellow wags, 2 grey wags and 2 siskin south too. On scrape- 13 blackwit, 1 Ruff, 1 curlew sand, 1 common sand, 1 snipe, 105 teal, yellow wag. Bushes quiet for me, 3 grey wags around sewage works/ council compound.

Richard Jeffree

16:31 Redstart still showing well this afternoon Whinchat and 3+ Wheatear along bluethroat trail.

At the end of August the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 159

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Sun 30th Aug 26

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan (on the brook), 8 Greylags, 70+ Teal, 10+ Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 44 Lapwings, 25 Curlew, 7 Curlew Sands, 3 Avocet, 3 Blk T Godwits, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Lt. Stint, 90 Blk H Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 3 LBB Gulls, 6+ Wheatear. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

09:16 Redstart in southernmost hedge of southernmost paddock at Farm.

Photo Richard Jeffree©

 

Sat 29th Aug 26

Reports from today

Brian Combes

07:08 Haven: 2 little stint, 1 curlew sand scrape.

07:33 3 curlew sand.

10:09 Haven: Redstart at farm in southern hedge of most southerly paddock next to footpath, though elusive.

14:30 Haven this morning: 1 pied flycatcher (orchard), 1 redstart (remained very elusive), 1 spotted flycatcher (orchard), 16 wheatear (4 on seawall, 11 on golf course, 1 by the dell), 230+ swallow (low to the south, some in large groups, the movement petering out by about 08:00), 5 house martin (south), 17 sand martin (south), 1 goldcrest (with tit flock), 1 yellow wag (south), 1 lesser whitethroat, 3 willow warbler, 3 chiff, 4 whitethroat, 17 pied wagtail, 2 Cetti’s (singing), 1 green woodpecker, 2 greenfinch. 

Scrape: 2 little stint, 4 curlew sandpiper, 1 green sandpiper, 2 ruff, 3 avocet, 1 black-tailed godwit, 1 snipe, 2 common sandpiper, 3 dunlin, 10 curlew.

Richard Jeffree

08:31 Pied and Spot Fly still orchard.

Matt Lonsdale

09:28 Spot fly feeding station. 4 curlew sands and 2 little stint on scrape.

09:30 Pied fly 5 bar gate. 

 

Fri 28th Aug 26

Just a short visit for me again today, but managed to pick up the Spotted Flycatcher plus Lesser Whitethroat.

From the hide: Canada & Greylag Geese, c30 Teal, 10+ Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 1 Shelduck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 80 Lapwing, 12++ Dunlin, 5 Curlew Sands, 3 Avocet, 3 Snipe, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Blk T Godwit, 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew, 100 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk. RJ/MO'H/MR 

Reports from today: 

Matt Lonsdale

09:19 Pied Fly in orchard, naked eye views only of what was probably a wryneck underneath orchard trees when disturbed.

Richard Jeffree

09:58 Spot fly by metal gate.

Photo Richard Jeffree©

11:13 Now 2 Little Stints scrape+ 5 Curlew Sand.

Pete Loud

17:43 Pied Flycatcher in the orchard at 4 pm this afternoon.

 

Thurs 27th Aug 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

12:34 Scrape hide this morning, still 5 juv Curlew Sandpipers and juv Little Stint, 2 Ruff, 20 Dunlin, couple of Green & Common Sandpipers, 23 Curlew, 1 ad Ringed Plover. Hard work round the bushes lately, but a Pied Fly showed very briefly by the five bar gate, also seen, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Common & 1 Lesser Whitethroat and Great spot Woodpecker.(RJ,PL).

 

Wed 26th Aug 26

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

07:47 Little Stint+ 3 Curlew Sands still.

Pete Loud

12:12 Scrape this morning,1 juvenile Little Stint, 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Golden plover, 40 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 3 Black-wits, 3 Green, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Turnstone briefly in and out, 2 Sandwich Tern in and out, 1 Adult male Marsh Harrier, 60 Teal.(RJ, PL).

Mike O'Hanlon

14:47 This morning’s Marsh Harrier from the hide.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©