Thurs 22nd Oct 20

I spent an hour at the south end of the site this morning, a dozen or so Goldcrest were along the approach road with lots of Blackbirds and 30+ Redwings, 2 Chiffchaff around the Dipping Pond area, but sadly no sign of the YBW heard earlier by a visitor along the car park bottom hedge.

From the hide:

3 Mute Swans (on arable), 127 Greylag, 210 Teal, 38 Wigeon, 8 Shelduck, c70 Lapwing, 16 Blk H gull, 16 Herring Gull, 10+ Swallows, 1 Water Rail (heard only).

On the return to the car a Stonechat was on the Mounds and 5 Turnstone on the sluice rocks.

Reports from today:

Paul Brayshaw

08:25 At least two Bearded Tits in reeds adj. to seawall just south of Frinton whalings beach huts.

09:03 More or the same Bearded Tits just dropped in by the northern pillbox.

09:51 Vis mig easing but (from within haven boundary) steady movement mainly of Goldfinch, Siskin, Redpoll and Linnet with a few Swallow, Skylark, Reed Bunting, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Brambling, Peregrine and Greg Wag.

11:05 No sign of the Dusky Warbler in a quick look at 1015 but others on site thought they had heard it earlier.

Matt Lonsdale

09:20 YBW in car park per RBA.

John Hall

Scrape 15.45 C110 Greylag, 10 Wigeon, 46 Teal, 15 Lapwing, 6 Shelduck, 20 Herring Gulls, Klngfisher (heard only), 3 Mute Swans on arable, 1 Grey Heron fly by. No Canada Family no Raptors. Water on the high side. Departed 16.30.