Fri 6th Feb 26
I had a quick stop in the lay-by on my way back from Clacton early afternoon and there were still 80+ White-fronts with Canada & Greylag Geese on the field east of the B1032
Reports from today
Matt Lonsdale
08:05 C75 grey geese (presumably GWFG) from lay-by on b1032. Bins only.
Richard Jeffree
09:40 At least 66 White-fronts from layby.
09:51 Re-count min 85.
Wed 4th Feb 26
Reports from today
Mike O'Hanlon
13:18 6 Purple Sandpipers roosting just south of French Point.
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16:50 The leading White-fronts circling the scrape in front of the raised platform earlier.
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Pete Loud
14:27 For a change as it was calm and sunny today I thought I would start up at the Farm at Gt Holland, added 2 species to the site total, believe it or not House Sparrow and Red legged Partridge both have proved to be very elusive so far this year, sadly a sign of the times, also seen up there both Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, lots of Skylark, a few Linnets and a Cetti’s Warbler. Later from the Hide, the 2 Peregrine were in their favoured spot on the arable track, still lots of Teal ,Wigeon & Shoveler on the flood and a Dunlin was a year tick for me. A walk to Sandy Point and back with Richard and Mike we noted 2 Stonechat, 1 Rock Pipit, 5 Sanderling & 6 Purple Sands, walking back to the car 37 Whitefronts put on a good show flying about over the entrance marsh & raised platform area loosely associated with a large Grey lag flock before heading off towards the marsh over the road.
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Tues 3rd Feb 26
It was a first Site Year Tick for February when a Knot dropped into the the marsh to the right of the hide, otherwise it was much the same but no sign of the White-fronts.
From the hide: 1 Mute Swan, c30 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, c600 Teal, c250 Wigeon, c80 Shoveler, 4 Mallard, 2 Pintail, 2 Gadwall, 50+ Lapwing, 4 Snipe, 3 Golden Plover, 2 Blk T Godwits, 1 Avocet, 1 Knot, 1 GBB Gull, 1 Kestrel. RJ/MO'H/TR/MR/PL
6 R T Divers and a Gt C Grebe were noted offshore on the way back.
Reports from today
Mike O'Hanlon
11:20 Knot on the flood at the Haven.
Mon 2nd Feb 26
A quick stop at the Chippings lay-by showed that there were still loads of ducks all over the flooded marsh but the murky conditions made it hard work to pick out anything special.
From the Hide: 1 Mute Swan, Greylag & Canada Geese, 26+ White-fronted Geese, c1000 Teal, c350 Wigeon, 88 Shoveler, 9 Pintail (6f 3m), 8 Mallard, 6 Shelduck, c130 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 2 Avocet, 2 Snipe, 1 Blk T Godwit, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail (seen briefly first thing DP/RJ), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. RJ/DP/MR
Sun 1st Feb 26
From the hide: 2 Mute Swans, lots of Greylag and Canada Geese (plus the Canada/Barnacle hybrid), 25 W F Geese, hundreds of Teal, c350 Wigeon (on the marsh & sitting offshore), c70 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 4 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, 1 Gadwall, c20 Lapwing, 2 Blk T Godwits, 1 Avocet, 3 Pied Wags, 2 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard. PL/RJ/MO'H/TR/MR et.al.
Sat 31st Jan 26
Reports from today
Richard Jeffree
10:48 At least 4 W Fronts distantly from chippings layby pr Pintail on flood right of hide.
Matt Lonsdale
11:03 25 W F Geese on flash behind scrape (not viewable from hide) + 1 from raised platform. 4 Pintail 2m+f from pillbox, 1 female from raised platform. LBB Gull and Canada/Barnacle hybrid from chippings lay-by.
At the end of January the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 90.
