Mon 26th Oct 20

Very quiet again this morning, a few Blackbirds and Redwings and 1 Chiffchaff was about it around the bushes, the bird of the day for me was my first autumn Purple Sandpiper on the sluice. 

Grim on the scrape with just a small number of gulls, 1 Shelduck, loads of Greylag/Canada Geese, Pete Davis did manage Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler & Kingfisher but all heard only.

Reports from today:

John Hall

16:20 PM 14.40 Visit to scrape. Very poor. c170 Greylag, 2 Lapwings, 1 Shelduck, 30+ mixed BH and Herring Gulls, Kingfisher (heard only), 1 Moorhen. One redeeming factor S E Owl over grazing marsh, dropped behind reed bed not seen again departed 16.50.