Sat 9th Jan 21

A bright and sunny start to the day has tempted a couple of birders out this morning.

Reports from today:

Paul Brayshaw

10:07 Seawall walk alongside the golf course. Overhead 23 Fieldfare (in small groups) and a Siskin south.  Offshore 220 Wigeon, 6 Brent and 2 Red T Divers plus single Sanderling on beach north of raised tee.  Stonechat and 2 Fieldfare on golf course plus Peregrine, Sparrowhawk and kestrel   Swans distantly on the arable plus 4 hares getting frisky, and groups of Teal flying into the scrape area.

Matt Lonsdale

10:52 26 Whitefronts and 2 Pinkfeet with Greylags to right of hide, Snipe on golf course.

John Hall

16:45 Very pleasant sunny afternoon stroll from sewage works to pill box and back. Hedges much livelier than of late. With Sparrows, Blackbirds, and Robins calling. At least 4 Purple Sands on sluice rocks. Raft of around 80 Wigeon near outfall buoy, further north off the rocky breakwater C 150 Brent and on the grazing marsh next to GC a scattered flock of Grey Geese (presumably Matt’s flock from this morning) a few Brent interspersed among them. On return to car bird of the day for me Grey Plover on beach next to sluice breakwater.