Sat 21st Feb 26

Still lots of ducks & geese over the road that included 30+ Canada Geese, 30+ Greylags, hundreds of Teal & Wigeon, 60+ Pintail, 40+ Shoveler, and a few Mallard & Gadwall.

From the hide: 3 Mute Swans, 70+ Greylag, 1 W F Goose, c500 Teal, c200 Wigeon, 8 Mallard, 2 Shelduck, c200 Lapwing, 13 Curlew, 4+ Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard. PL/RJ/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

14:07 2 Egyptian Geese in Greylags behind scrape. 4 Purp Sands on boating club rocks. 2 Peregrine and 2 Mute Swan on arable. R T Diver offshore.

 

Fri 20th Feb 26

One White-f-Goose was with c100 Greylags on the marsh below the raised platform.

From the hide: 3 Mute Swans, 30+ Greylags, 10+ Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, c500 Teal, c250 Wigeon, c60 Shoveler, 10 Mallard, 6 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, c30 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Buzzards, 2 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel. RJ/MO'H/MR

Both the Peregrine and the Red Kite managed to find a meal this morning

 

Thurs 19th Feb 26

The site year list hit 100 today with Goosander and Bar T Godwit during Graham's second seawatch of the week.

6 Purple Sands and a Rock Pipit were along the front first thing (RJ et.al.)

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan, 140+ Greylag, 10+ Canada Geese, 1 W F Goose, (all up on the arable), c500 Teal, c150 Wigeon, 60+ Shoveler, 10+ Mallard, 4 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 1 Gadwall, c80 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Snipe. RJ/MR  

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

09:56 11 Pintail on site today- Pair on flood right of hide and 9 over the road. 2 Black-wits also over the road. Ad Med Gull raised platform. 

Graham Sutton

10:05 Haven Shelter (0715 - 0915): C Scoter 1 N, Goosander 11N, Cormorant 223N 1S, RT Diver 8N, Bar-tailed Godwit 1N, Oystercatcher 1N, Med Gull 1N (ad).

 

 

Wed 18th Feb 26

Another bird added to the site year list this morning with a Fulmar on Graham's seawatch.

Very rough seas and a strong wind meant we headed to the hide where things were much the same apart from the Peregrine putting on a display and getting everything very agitated a couple of times.

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan, 80+ Greylag, c500 Teal, c100 Wigeon, 60+ Shoveler, 10 Mallard, 1 Shelduck, 21 Golden Plover (over), 13 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 1 LBB &1 GBB Gull, 1 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR

Reports from today

Graham Sutton

11:22 Haven Shelter (0720-1010): Wigeon 5S, Teal 1S, C. Scoter 4S, Fulmar 1N, Gannet 3N, Cormorant 114N, GC Grebe 6N, RT Diver 14N 23S, BT Diver 1N.

 

Tues 17th Feb 26

Amazingly two Site Year Ticks this morning, as we drove along Manor Way at the top of the carpark a male Yellowhammer dropped onto the road ahead and then worked it's way up the grass bank before flying off toward the orchard (RJ/MR), then after spending an hour in the hide a Spoonbill appeared from nowhere on the marsh below the raised platform.

A single Purple Sand was on the seawall south of French Point.

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan, 130 Greylag, 8 Canada Geese, 1 White-fronted Goose, 500+ Teal, c100 Wigeon, 123 Shoveler, 8 Mallard, 6 Shelduck, c 20 Curlew, 18 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 1 Snipe, 1 Spoonbill,  2 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier. SC/RJ/MO'H/TR/MR.

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

10:20 Male Yellowhammer carpark approach

11:29 Spoonbill back of raised platform

 

Mon 16th Feb 26

One Purple Sand south of French Pt., a pair of Stonechat and a few Wigeon offshore was the best of a walk to French Pt. and back to the hide.

From the hide: Wigeon & Teal numbers down a bit today, Shovelers up to 120+, 8 Mallard, 5 Shelduck, 3 Pintail (over), 1 Avocet, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Buzzards, 1 Red Kite, PL/RJ/MO'H/TR/MR.

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

09:29 Haven this morning- 122 Shoveler on scrape with an Avocet and an Oyk. 2 Peregrine on arable, Rock Pipit on seawall. Med Gull and Linnet flew south.

Pete Loud

13:20 Haven late morning,1 White-fronted Goose in with Greylags on entrance marsh, Red Kite over arable behind Scrape.

 

Sun 15th Feb 26

Lovely weather for ducks, not so good for duck watchers !!

No reports received so far.