Fri 11th Dec 20

Not a bad morning after the rain cleared away but no sign of the Shag from yesterday, 3 Purple Sands, 2 Turnstone, 3 Cormorants and the mixed gull flock were around the sluice and a Stonechat in the sluice bushes.

From the hide: 6 Mute Swans, c200 Brent (on the arable until the farmer turned up with his fireworks), 165 Greylag, 3 White-fronted Geese, 1 Canada Goose + 6 hybrids, 1 Egyptian Goose, 134 Teal, 36+ Wigeon, 5 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Grey Heron, c30 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Turnstone, 1 Water Rail (heard only), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel. DC/MR

A short seawatch added 2 Gannet (n), 8 Red T Diver (2n 6s), 1 G N Diver (s), 1 Cormorant (s) and a 100+ Wigeon (sitting on the Sea), DC/MR

Reports from today:

Simon Cox

12:20 45+ Whitefronts Holland Marshes Lt Clacton end.

14:30 Revised count 59 Whitefronts & 1 Greylag Holland Marshes.