Sat 31st Oct 20

Very windy and very quiet today, Stonechat on the Mounds on the way to the hide.

From the hide:

Two lots of Mute Swans this morning 14 in all, the usual 7 (4 ads + 3 signets) were on the arable and a second group of 7 (2 ads + 5 signets) flew in from the S/E and dropped onto the marsh west of the B1032 + c200 Greylag, 5 Shelduck, 30 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, Blk. H Gulls, Herring Gulls, 3 GBB's, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail (heard only), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. PRD/MR.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

08:44 Green Sand flushed out of ditch near scrape, Med Gull along seawall. Few groups of Goldfinch and Siskin early doors before wind really picked up. Pretty quiet really.....

Paul Brayshaw

09:08 Not much to add from the golf course end (seawall to wooden hide and back). 10 Redpoll, 8 Linnet plus small nos of Goldfinch and Siskin.  2 Swallows south.  6 Stonechat along golf course edge and usual two Cetti's singing.

At the end of October the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 180.