Wed 4th Mar 26

What a change in the weather today, the mist hung around all day and made any counts impossible. Around the bushes was very quiet and from the hide the calls and shadows out on the marsh made it feel like all was much the same.

 

Tues 3rd Mar 26

Another nice day for a walk around but quite quiet, 2 Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest and a Woodcock flushed from near the raised platform was all of note around the bushes.

From the Hide: c30 Greylags, 6 Canada Geese, c300 Teal, c250 Wigeon, 100 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 9 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 45 Avocet, c30 Curlew, 20 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 5 Blk T Godwits, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron, c200 Blk H Gulls, 3+ Med Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 5+ Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, RJ/MO'H/BH/TR/MR.

 

Mon 2nd Mar 26

What a lovely morning, it was a pleasure to be out and about with out getting Cold, Wet or Windswept.

From the Hide: 1 Mute Swan, c50 Greylags, 8 Canada Geese, 1 White-fronted Goose, c400 Teal, c 300 Wigeon, 100 Shoveler, 12+ Gadwall, 11 Shelduck, 38 Avocet, c30 Curlew, 5 Snipe, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Blk T Godwits, 1 Water Rail, 300 Blk H Gulls, 3 Med Gulls, 2 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, RJ/MO'H/MR/June & Eddie.

 

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.