Sun 8th Dec 19

Pete Loud

10:25 Brisk WSW wind this morning. Plenty of wildfowl on the Scrape now the water level has risen, Wigeon 150+, Teal 250+, Shoveler 8, Shelduck 2, Brent 150, Blackwit 4, 22 Curlew & 1 Bar-tailed Godwit flew over. Walk to Frinton beach huts, 1 Little Egret, 2 Rock Pipit.


A few extras late morning from the hide : Greylag & Canada's, c280 Lapwing, 4 Lt. Grebe & 1 Water Rail in front of the hide, 1 Grey Heron at back of scrape, 5 Cormorant, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel + 1 Grey Wagtail (fly over). ML/MM/MR.

A single Turnstone was on the sluice & a single Stonechat in the Dell.

A 20 min Seawatch added 6 R T Divers (5S 1n) and a Cormorant (s). MR