Sat 20th Feb 21

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

14:12  Circuit up to the farm and back along seawall this morning. A pair of Peregrine were up on the arable feeding on a kill. 3 adult Med Gulls were on the Golf course, 2 in fine breeding plumage. 400-450 Brent feeding on arable and making trips to the Scrape to wash and brush up. Plenty of birds on the Scrape now, 22 Shoveler, lots of Wigeon and Teal & 1 Blackwit. 2 Purples on the sluice rocks and the Grey Plover again (briefly (ML).

Matt Lonsdale

14:33 In addition - farm area - 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Song Thrush, c50 Chaffinch, few Reed Buntings and a Cetti’s alongside lots of singing Skylarks. Still only 7 Greylags but 363 Wigeon (across raised platform + scrape). Brief Stonechat (first since cold snap) and a Goldcrest. Not long till the first proper spring migrants arrive.