Wed 29th April 20

Reports from today : 


Matt Lonsdale

09:27 Hobby just gone through south Over the road.
09:58 House Martin from raised platform.
14:44 Good morning at haven - highlights:
Vismig- Spoonbill N + circling, Hobby S, 2+ House Martin, 20+ Swallow, 1 Whimbrel S. small movement of finches.
Bushes- busy with increase in Blackcaps and Whitethroat + all other common warblers present.
Scrape- Common Sand, 6 Dunlin, 2 Blkwit, Yellow Wag, Marsh Harrier, Peg, 2 Little Egret.
Golf course - 4 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 23 Whimbrel.
+ another Stonechat and Med Gull across other parts of site.


Pete Loud

09:54 Hobby circling high over entrance marsh.
11:03 Spoonbill circling over scrape. Heading over Golf Course.
16:08 In addition to Matt’s List, 2 Fulmar, 1 amazingly picked up coming in across the fields from Gt Holland church direction, also 1 Peregrine and 5 Swift.



Paul Brayshaw

19:16 Frinton to sluice and back along seawall. Gc - as earlier 4 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 25 Whimbrel plus one Curlew and 2 Yellow Wag.  Single Blackwit the only wader of note visible on the scrape.