Fri 7th Aug 26

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

14:44 Haven this morning, quite around the bushes again with just a single Willow Warbler several Whitethroats and Lesser and a few Reed Warblers Scrape 21 Dunlin, 6 Green & 3 Common Sand's, 1 Greenshank, 1 LRP, 3 Snipe, 3 Whimbrel, 26+ Curlew, several Yellow Wagtail and a couple of Marsh Harrier.

 

Thurs 6th Aug 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

12:38 A walk round the bushes was fairly quiet not much evidence of passage as yet, although Richard and I had a fine year tick with a Garden Warbler sunning itself in the hedge behind the sluice back of the sewage farm, also seen one each of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Common & Lesser Whitethroat, circuit to Sunny Point and back along the seawall 3 Sandwich Terns & several Southern Migrant Hawkers, they seem quite established at the Haven now. From the Scrape hide, still plenty of waders on view, 4 Green Sands, 5 Common Sands, 4 LRP, 3 Black-wit, 12 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 4 Snipe, 1 Whimbrel & 30 Curlew, also seen several House & Sand Martins, 2 Swift, Cuckoo, Great spot Woodpecker and 2 Marsh Harrier.(RJ,PL).

Photo Richard Jeffree©

Brian Combes

16:48 Haven first thing: 11 swift (south), 26 swallow (south), 3 sand martin (south), 1 hobby (zipped through south, over the car park), 1 willow warbler, 1 reed warbler (passage), 3 lesser whitethroat, 4 yellow wag, 2 black-tailed godwit, 7 green sandpiper, 5 snipe, 9 dunlin, 5 curlew, 1 greenshank (heard), 1 mute swan, 6 greenfinch, 1 buzzard, 1 Cetti’s (singing), 15+ pied wag, 5 linnet, 20+ goldfinch, 2 green woodpecker, 60+ starling.

 

Wed 5th Aug 26

Just a short visit to the hide this morning showed still lots of waders.

From the hide: 18 Canada Geese, 2 Greylags, 10+ Mallard, 1 Teal, 20 Lapwing, 9 Dunlin, 8 Green Sands, 4+ Common Sands, 4 Snipe, 2 Blk T Godwit, 1 LRP, c100 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB, 10+ Pied Wags, 3+ Yellow Wags,c30 Swift (heading south), Swallows & Sand Martins, Cetti's Warbler. RJ/MR

 

 

Tues 4th Aug 26

From the hide: 20+ Canada Geese, 2 Greylags, 10+ Mallard, 50 Lapwing, 30+ Curlew, 10 Dunlin, 5 Whimbrel, 5 Green Sands, 4 Common Sands, 4 Snipe, 3 LRP's, 1 Blk T Godwit, 87 Blk H Gulls, 3 LBB's, 3 Herring Gulls, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Pied Wags, 6 Yellow Wags, Linnets, Goldfinch, Swallows Sand and House Martins. RJ/BH/MR

Great to see juvenile Swallow, House Martin & Sand Martin sitting on the wires over the sluice on the way out.

Reports from today

Brian Combes

07:48 Garden Warbler - dell.

17:14 Haven first thing this morning: 1 garden warbler (first of the autumn for me), 1 hobby (flew north over carpark), 3 lesser whitethroat, 4 blackcap, 1 goldcrest, 1 great spotted woodpecker (juv in dell), 36+ swallow (31+ south including 20+ feeding over scrape/marsh that then drifted south), 7 greenfinch, 7 linnet, 30+ goldfinch, 10+ pied wag, 3 little ringed plover, 1 green sandpiper, 11 curlew, 2 snipe, 9 dunlin, 1 common sandpiper, 1 gadwall, 1 green woodpecker, 3 Chinese muntjac.

 

Mon 3rd Aug 26

A Red Kite this morning was another raptor not been seen for a while.

From the hide: 20+ Canada Geese, 8 Greylags, 12+ Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 31 Curlew, c20 Lapwing, 12 Dunlin, 4 LRP's, 3 Snipe, 3 Blk T Godwits, 3 Common Sands, 2 Green Sands, c60 Blk H Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 1 LBB, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 15+ Pied Wags, 2 Yellow Wags, 1 Kingfisher, Linnet, Goldfinch & Reed Bunting. RJ/MR

Photo Richard Jeffree©

 

Sun 2nd Aug 26

Another lovely day and a good selection of birds, including a few birds of prey not seen for a while.

From the hide: 15+ Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, 10+ Mallard, 2 Teal, 34 Lapwing, 30+ Curlew, 12 Dunlin, 6 Whimbrel, 4 Snipe, 4 Common Sands, 3 Green Sands, 3 LRP's, 2 Blk T Godwit, 2 Oystercatcher, 90+ Blk H Gulls, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 10+ Pied Wags, 1 Yellow Wag, a few Swallows. On the way out a Kittiwake was picked up by PL heading N/E offshore PL/RJ/MR.

Reports from today

Pete Loud

17:42 Feeding flock of Gulls just off the sluice includes at least 2 juv Arctic Terns and a Common Tern plus a couple of Med Gulls

 

Sat 1st Aug 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

13:17 Our first Willow Warbler for Richard and I this morning, but little else round the bushes apart from 1 Jersey Tiger moth. From the hide, 4,juv LRP and an adult bird new in, 1 Redshank, 6 Blackwit, 3 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 4 Snipe, 11 Dunlin, 7 Whimbrel, 1 Juv Med Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 3 House Martin, several Yellow Wags in with the cows. A walk to Sandy point and back could only add, 1 Painted Lady and a Southern Migrant Hawker.