Wed 6th Nov 19

I had a walk round the site with Dave Cummings today, he had walked the approach road before we met up and had a large flock of L.T. Tits but nothing of note with them. The Dell was quite busy with the normal stuff, a large group of House Sparrows, Dunnock, Robins, Goldfinch and some nice Greenfinch. 
The carpark bushes were much the same with lots of Blackbirds, a few Redwing, Song Thrush and 2 Cracking Fieldfare + 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Heron and 14 Curlew on the marsh below the raised platform, and 70+ Brent on the arable.

  

The walk to the Frinton end added 1 Oystercatcher (S), 1 Cormorant (N), 10 Brent (sitting on the sea), 3+ Rock Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 10+ Mippits, 10+ Pied Wagtails, 1 Kingfisher (in front of wooden hide), 2 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard. DC/MR



Simon Cox

c80 Brent came in over the seawall & headed toward the scrape, unsure if they landed, 30+ Mippits seen during a ringing session otherwise nothing of note.


John Hall

10:09 Ringed Rock Pipit on top of sea wall by sluice.

From Hide 15:00-16:00 c130 Lapwing, 70+ Teal,  c25 Wigeon, 5 Snipe, 1 Blackwit, 1 Common Buzzard,  1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Moorhen, 1 Cock Pheasant, Water Rail (heard only). 
Little Grebe in Brook. Sluice Rocks 7 GBB Gulls with B H & Herring 1 Turnstone. c35 Brent on grazing marsh large flock ( 200+) Greylag circled but didn’t land. 
Nearly 16.00 and no sign of SEO or Barn Owl my target birds. Getting cold so going home grrr.