Thurs 29th Oct 26

At last a pleasant morning, nice light wind and sunshine, hopefully it will last for a few days.

We stared with a bit of a tidy up to the hedge in front of the shelter, in anticipation of future sea-watches, and after a coffee on the prom we headed to the hide.

From the hide: The return of the Greylags 100+, 1 White-fronted Goose,  35 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Lapwing, 3 Blk T Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Water Rail (heard only), 18 Blk H Gulls, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, plus Cetti's Warbler, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Wren & Pied Wags. RJ/MR.

 

Wed 28th Oct 26

From the hide: 1 White-fronted Goose, 4 Greylags, 54 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 61 Lapwing (on the arable), 4 Blk T Godwits, 33 Blk H Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8+ Stonechat, 4 Swallows, Cetti's Warbler, Blue Tit, Robin & Wren. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR.

Reports from today

Brian Combes

17:29 Walk from Frinton to Haven and back via the farm this morning included (some nice passsge south, tailing off after about 9:30):

2870++ wood pigeon (south, over a broad front, some over the sea others well inland), 2 swallow (south), 488 goldfinch (south), 86 mipit (south), 91 linnet (75 south, 16 on arable), 68 stock dove (south), 146 starling (98 south, 8 in-off, 40 on arable), 57 chaffinch (south), 15 siskin (south), 3 redpoll (south), 3 brambling (south), 39 skylark (south), 2 rock pipit (south), 7 reed bunting (2 south), 32 pied wag (2 south), 6 stonechat, 1 grey wag, 1 chiff, 5 goldcrest, 2 greenfinch, 3 song thrush, 7 Cetti’s (singing), 1 white-fronted goose, 6 shoveler, 50+ lapwing, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 green woodpecker.

 

Tues 27th Oct 26

From the hide: 5 Greylags, 1 White-fronted Goose, 25 Teal, 8 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler, 142 Lapwing (on the arable), 3 Blk T Godwits, 10+ Blk H Gulls, 1 Med Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat. RJ/MO'H/MR

On the way out I had a Chiffchaff & 2 Goldfinch in the bushes just before the sluice.

 

Mon 26th Oct 26

Another blustery morning at the Haven, so we headed to the hide to get out of the wind, all much the same again but being kept on their toes buy a Sparrowhawk sitting in the reeds at the back of the scrape.

From the hide: 5 Greylag, 1 White-fronted Goose (juv), 20+ Teal, 8 Wigeon, 6 Mallard, 5 Shoveler, 6 Cormorant, 138 Lapwing (up on the arable with loads of Starling), 2 Blk T Godwits, 1 Snipe (over), 14 Blk H Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk. RJ/MO'H/MR.

 

Sun 25th Oct 26

A very short visit this morning to a very windy site, the Approach Rd. was blocked first thing by a fallen tree but was soon cleared. I headed for the shelter of the hide, 2 Lt. Grebe were on the brook behind the sluice and the wave were braking over the pormanade.

From the hide: All looked much like yesterday, the juv. Whitefront was still around 2+ Blk T Godwits, Teal, Wigeon & Shoveler, Lapwing up on the arable and 3 Stonechat to the right of the hide. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR.

Mike O'Hanlon

09:39 Firecrest on approach rd, sounds like more than one.

 

Sat 24th Oct 26

A very late start for me today, with a brisk wind blowing I headed to the hide.

From the hide: 1 White-fronted Goose (juv), 20+ Teal, 6+ Shoveler, 4+ Wigeon, 6 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 100+ Lapwing with 2 Golden Plover & lots of Starling (on the arable), 3 Blk T Godwits, 1 Avocet, 20 Blk H Gulls, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chinese Water Deer. PL/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

09:45 Water Pipit came off from behind raised platform, flown towards greensward/ south.

10:04 Good hour at haven this morning topped off with the water pipit. 

Good Vismig- 2 Redpoll, 2 brambling, 2 siskin, 3 swallow, 2 rock pipit, c250 goldfinch, c40 chaffinch, 40+ linnet, 6 greenfinch. Small numbers of mipits and skylars in/off and a SEO in/off. 

Juv Whitefront, 1 avocet, 4 blackwit on scrape (no sign of lesser legs + yesterday Pm). Kingfisher on brook. 

Purple sand, 2 ringo and turnstone on sluice.

 

Fri 23rd Oct 26

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

07:45 Yellowlegs still present.

09:23 Sooty shearwater north.

12:52 2 Purple Sands, 1 Turnstone sluice.

Matt Lonsdale

08:37 Yellowlegs still showing 08:15-30

Dave Cummings

09:16 Yellowlegs still showing 09.15

Simon Cox

15:11 Seawatch from shelter 07:15-11:15: Sooty Shearwater N at 0923  then it or another S at 0930, Gannet 8 N (all adults), Red-t Diver 3 N, 1 S, C  Scoter 3, Brent 10, Shelduck 4, Wigeon 4+, Tern sp 1 (SC, PL, RJ, MR & latterly MO’H, DC).