Sat 11th July 20

Great to see lots of waders on the scrape this morning, (thankfully Pete Loud had already done a count), with the water level looking really good lets hope for a good autumn passage this year.


Pete Loud

Early visit to the Scrape found 3 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 35+3 Avocets, 25 Lapwing, 2 Blackwit, 16 Teal and a Curlew. Golf Course there were 3 Whimbrel. Later visit to Scrape added another Common Sand, 1 Dunlin, Little Egret. 2 Marsh Harriers over the arable, 1 Hobby chasing Swifts then moved off north. Small numbers of Sand Martins moving through. Adult Med Gull past Sluice. Male Stonechat and Corn Bunting around moth enclosure. 3 Brown Argus today were 1st of the year, generally lots of Butterflies everywhere. See Haven Wildlife page.