Sun 23rd Aug 20

A great day at the Haven today, the morning got off to a good start for Pete Loud, Max and myself with a nice Wheatear on the sluice rocks and a super juv. Sanderling on the beach.

 

Some time was spent at the Mounds with the bushes full of birds before moving on to the hide.  All the waders from recent days were still on show (see Pete's report below).

After lunch a report of a Spoonbill on the scrape had me heading back and sure enough the Spoonbill was asleep in the middle of the scrape, the day was capped off nicely a few minutes later when a Curlew Sandpiper was located at the back of the island. PRD/DP/PL/DC/MR

Reports from today

Max Martin

09:14 Highlights so far: 2 Ruff, 1 Snipe (showing very nicely on the front of the island), 1 Redshank, 1  Kingfisher, Green Sand. No sign of Little Stint

Matt Lonsdale

13:06 Spoonbill landed on scrape at 12:45 per AA.

14:13 Spoonbill came out of ditch @ back of scrape and onto scrape @ 2pm. Fully blinged up with what looks to be a Dutch scheme though PD going to investigate further as I’ve gotta go do WEBS.

17:24 Spot fly in the orchard, prob. 2 birds in sheltered corner

Pete Loud

13:40 Pleasant morning at Haven today. Wheatear was on rocks by Sluice with a Sanderling on the beach. Mounds area held Male Stonechat, 3 Willow Warblers, Blackcap & 2 Lesser Whitethroats. Elsewhere in the bushes, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, a few Whitethroat & Lesser Whitethroat and a couple of Blackcap. On the Scrape were Little Stint, Wood Sand, 3 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, 2 Ruff, Dunlin, 3 Blackwit, 3Avocet and 60 Teal. Ad Female Peregrine sailed over and upset everything and Marsh Harrier passed through.5 Swifts today and a few Sand Martins heading south. MR,MM,PL

16:43 Juvenile Curlew Sand still showing at back of Scrape, Spoonbill still asleep, Wood Sand was showing on Leon’s Marsh and 2 Whinchat on bramble bush to left of dyke from hide.