Wed 18th March 20

Lt.Ringed Plover was a New For Year for Pete Loud at lunchtime today with two on the scrape, the earliest by at least a week since our records began.

I spent a pleasant morning covering the area including the Dell, Dipping Pond, Approach Rd., Approach Rd. Wood and over the road, noting 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Herons along with good numbers of the regulars.


Paul Brayshaw

13:36 Lunchtime run along the seawall from Frinton to sluice produced.... one mippit in off.  Quick scan of the scrape gave 15 avocet and 14 blackwit (but almost certainly incomplete count).


Pete Loud

13:45 2 Little Ringed Plovers Just flown on to Scrape. Showing now along back edge. Also 5 Redshank, 10Blackwit & Marsh Harrier.
13:46 Entrance road earlier ,1 Firecrest. 5 Goldcrest & Chiffchaff.
15:07 Also from the Hide earlier, 1 Little Egret, 22 Shelduck, 30+ Shoveler, Water Rail, Chiffchaff & a Stoat that ran along the bank of the channel,1st I’ve seen in a long time.