Fri 3rd April 20

Just one report from the Haven today with Pete Loud out for some exercise this morning, but it did include another site year tick with the first Blackcap of the year.


Pete Loud

14:17 Long walk today, started off at the Church, walking down through the site to the entrance road and back. Knackered now, but got to keep fit for the eventual return to work. Great Spot, Coal Tit & Mistle Thrush at the farm. Firecrest where southern most footpath meets Golf Course. At last Blackcap, singing and showing along entrance road, with a nice flock of 60 Curlew still on marsh there. Ad Male Peregrine overhead, plus Sparrowhawk and 4 Buzzard. 1 Goldcrest and several Chiffs about. Water levels on Leon’s marsh and Scrape getting low, probably due to the low level of the Brooke. Water Rail showed very well, also only 8 Wigeon now, 50 Teal still, 12 Shoveler, 16 Shelduck, 10 Redshank, 2 Blackwits & pair of Stonechat by moth enclosure. Offshore very quiet, just the odd Cormorant.