Wed 31st Mar 21

Another lovely morning to be out, 4 Chiffchaffs along the approach road and a male Blackcap were the best bits from around the bushes, the Scrape was much the same with the addition of 6 Med Gulls (one of which was the colour ringed bird seen by Paul at Frinton earlier in the week) and thanks to Max for picking up 2 Gt. C Grebe & 3 Red T Divers sitting close offshore on a flat calm sea.

Reports from today:

Max Martin

11:58 Yellowhammer calling and showing from path that runs up to farm just as you leave the Golf Course.

Photo Max Martin©

John Hall

15:31 PM visit to Haven. Feeders busy Blue & Great Tits Greenfinch male & female House Sparrows  making frequent visits. 

From Pillbox 30+ Avocets, 5 Blackwits, 6 Redshanks, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatchers, 5 Lapwings, 9 Shelduck, c15 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant. Sluice and rocks covered and visibility out to sea very poor so no joy there. A very pleasant outing good to be back.

At the end of March the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 119.

 

Tues 30th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

14:07 Fine spring morning at the Haven. Along the approach road were 2 Male Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest & 1 Redwing. 54 Curlew were on the marsh. Raised platform end were 2 more Chiffs and a female Blackcap. Only a handful of Wigeon now but still 12+ Shoveler. The Sewage Farm hedge held a splendid Firecrest plus Goldcrest and Chiffchaff. From the Pill box, 4 Swallows and 2 Sand Martins, plus 34 Avocet, 2 Gadwall, 6 Redshank , 1 Little Egret, a Marsh Harrier and 7 Curlew. Cetti’s showed in Kirby creek, 2 Purple Sands and 7 Turnstones were by the Sluice and a few Red throats still offshore. 6 Peacock and 1 Tortoiseshell Butterfly noted.

Up at the Farm were 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, but not much else.

Matt Turner

16:42 Brief visit earlier, first for a long time and good to bump into some friendly faces. 38 Avocet on scrape with 10 Redshank and 4 Snipe, single Sand Martin over with Barn Owl entering left hand box. Firecrest by Sewage works with a couple of noisy Meds nearby and pretty sure I heard Sandwich Tern as I got out of the car but couldn't locate.

Mon 29th Mar 21

Not quite as warm as promised first thing, but when the sun broke through the cloud mid morning it was almost like spring.

From the pillbox:  3 Greylag, 2 Canada Geese, Wigeon, Teal, 10 Shelduck & a few Shoveler, 54 Curlew, 24 Avocet, 15 Lapwing, 9 Snlpe, 7 Redshank, 3 BlkWits, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 LRP, 1 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Swallow. PRD/DC/MR.

On the way out 2 Chiffchaffs & my first Blackcap (male) of the year were around the Orchard area.

Reports from today:

Max Martin

07:11 Firecrest, Approach Road.

07:44 Swallow briefly over sewage works then flew out of view towards scrape.

08:58 6 Wheatear at Farm.

Dave Cummings

13:11 Now 10 + Wheatear in farm paddocks.

Matt Lonsdale

21:07 Not much different this evening but a Swallow by French point best. 5 Chiffs in bushes, pair of Stonechat and Turnstone only other bits.

 

Scrape early morning- 5 blackwit, 6 redshank, 14 avocet and few snipe. Few linnets moving S and an alba wag.

 

Sun 28th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

09:33 Little Ringed Plover at back of scrape.

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

18:15 Quick visit up the farm before England game - no Wheatear and only 1 Mistle Thrush of note. Additions to PL’s report earlier where a brief White Wag on scrape, and 2 blackwit. 2 Common Scoter N and few Red T Divers past on brief seawatch.

Pete Loud

13:52 LRP didn’t stay for long, departed just after 10am. The Scrape was similar to of late 60 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 4 Redshank, 20+ Snipe, 20 Wigeon and less Avocet, about 25. Chiffchaff by raised platform and 15 Wigeon and 12 Shoveler on marsh. 5 Purple Sand on the rocks and just 4 Red throats seen, quite a few Cormorant still and 2 Brent passing.

 

Sat 27th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

08:07 6 Wheatear on the horse paddocks up at Gt Holland farm this morning 3 Male & 3 Female, also 2 Mistle Thrush.

Matt Lonsdale

10:05 8 Wheatear on site for me this morning (1 by boardwalk and 7 in horse paddocks at farm). 5 Chiffchaff in the bushes. 

On scrape - 25 Snipe, 4 Redshank, 37 Avocet and 2 Blackwit on flood behind raised platform.

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

19:24 Another visit this evening- 3 Purple Sands and 9 Turnstone on groyne next to sluice, additional 3 Dunlin, Blackwits up to 4 and 5 Redshank. Rest of golf course covered and whailings beach huts but nothing else of note. 4 Siskins over this morning (1+1+2) and 2 Stonechat forgot off this mornings report.

Paul Brayshaw

13:54 Still 7 Wheatear at farm paddocks (4 Male) plus a White Wag and Peregrine (ad Male) on arable nearby.

 

Fri 26th Mar 21

Two new birds for the year list today with a Blackcap at the Dipping Pond and at least 5 Wheatear (3 near the wooden hide (DC), 2 on golf course (SC)) for Dave Cummings.

Reports from today:

Dave Cummings

08:22 Wheatear on field by wooden hide.

Simon Cox

11:43 5 Purple Sands & 2 Dunlin (French Pt. rocks), 2 Wheatears g-c, Sp’hawk, Buzzard, 2 Cetti’s (hide & boardwalk areas), 2 Red-T-Diver's offshore.

Max Martin

17:07 Walking in the rain payed off, 2 Male Wheatear and 1 Female Wheatear in big paddock at Farm. Also of note was 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Mistle Thrush. Definitely brightened up my day!

Matt Lonsdale

20:31 Couldn’t find any Wheatears in 3 hours searching for me this late afternoon/ evening. Male Marsh Harrier, Lt Egret on Golf course, 20+ Snipe, c40 Avocet and 3 Blackwit on scrape. 5 Redshank only additions this morning.

 

Thurs 25th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Pete Davis

09:04 3 Tree Sparrows low south west over car park 9.05.

Pete Loud

12:21 Haven this morning, quite a few Redthroat's offshore 40+ and a Fulmar north. 7 Turnstone on seawall. Scrape, 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper plus all the usuals. Goldcrest by the sewage farm, and Cetti’s seen at last in reeds below French point.

Paul Brayshaw

19:17 Golf course seawall - good number of Redwing departing this evening with c105 seen and calling flocks now passing in the dark.

 

Wed 24th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Steve Piotrowski

16:00 Scrape area late-afternoon: 42 Avocets, 53 Curlew, 5 Blk-T-Godwit, 5 Redshank, 10 Snipe, 23 Lapwing, 2 Oyks, 5 Shoveler, 75 Teal, 160 Wigeon, 5 Shelduck, Gadwall, Little Egret, Med Gull & Peregrine.

Matt Lonsdale

16:50 Drake Eider in Wigeon offshore.

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

19:18 Haven today - Early am - Ruff on scrape, 12 Snipe, 5 Blackwit and 4 Redshank. Chiff and Crest in sewage farm hedge.

Late pm - Offshore - Eider (offshore with wigeon), Gannet S, 10+ Red T Diver (inc bird very close inshore, possibly ill), 40+ Curlew N, 2 Mallard and 2 Oyks (on sluice). 

Bushes - very quiet only a Goldcrest of note. 

Scrape - Green Sand, Lt Egret, 5 Balckwit, 2 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, few Snipe, 42 Avocet, Barn Owl. 

Checked golf course and beach huts (no Wheatear or Black Red still) just a pair of Stonechats.

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

 

Tues 23rd Mar 21

Reports from today:

Pete Davis

10:06 Spotted Redshank on the scrape.

Pete Loud

18:28 Haven this afternoon. Scrape the Spotted Redshank was still present, also 7 Dunlin, 6 Blackwits, 3 Redshank, 42 Avocet and 21 Snipe. On the flooded marsh to the right were 2 pair of Pintail, a pair of Gadwall a few Shoveler and 40 Curlew. 4 Purple Sandpipers were on the Sluice rocks. A Male Peregrine  was on the arable, then flew north low and fast putting everything up in its path.1 Goldcrest and a Chiffchaff by the sewage farm.

Mon 22nd Mar 21 

A nice morning for a walk but still a chilly wind on the front. A Chiffchaff was again singing in the ringing compound, an Adder on the mounds, and a single Knot on the outfall breakwater.

From the pillbox: 2 Canada Geese, Wigeon, Teal, 8 Shoveler, 4 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 50 Curlew, 40+ Avocet, c20 Lapwing, 9 Dunlin, 8+ Snipe, 3 Redshank, 2 BlkWits, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Heron, + Blk Headed, Herring, Common & Med Gulls.

Leaving site a second Chiffchaff was at the Dipping Pond & a Firecrest along the Approach Rd.

 

Sun 21st Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

12:14 Haven today - Though going but finished with a Firecrest on the approach road also a Goldcrest and Chiffchaff singing. Couple of Redwing only other bits around bushes. 

2 Purple Sands on sluice, 9 Turnstone on french point rocks. Few Brent and Red T Divers offshore. First Stonechat for a while noted and on scrape - Green Sand, 3 Redshank, Blackwit, few Snipe and still good numbers of Avocet.

Jeff Biddle

13:51 Barn Owl hunting to right of scrape.

Photo's Jeff Biddle©

 

Sat 20th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:56 Haven 6:20-07:45. Vismig - Brambling N @ c6:40 past pillbox, few Linnets, Mipits etc N but too sunny really. 2 Brent, 4 R T Diver and regular groups of 20/30 Blk. H Gull all N. 

Scrape - Water Rail (showed twice on island and bottom right), 40 Avocet, c20 Snipe, 6 Redshank, 2 Blackwit. Barn Owl around grazing marsh and 3 Turnstone on sluice.

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

16:16 Firecrest on approach road at junction to haven path.

18:15 Evening visit - Firecrest and Goldcrest on approach road. 2 Redwing and 2 Song Thrush in rest of bushes. Scrape same as earlier (prob. actually less) and 500+ Wigeon still on site. Black-headed Gulls still going north on few glances to coast, and a Peregrine flushing the scrape.

Paul Brayshaw

18:15 Quite a departure started offshore (currently on golf course seawall). Decent flocks of Brent, Wigeon and Black Heads moving north. Some v high and distant, others close. 

18:51 What started as a typically quiet late pm wander around the golf course ended far better.  At least 8 Med Gulls on the field behind the gc (presumably the same ones that are being noisy outside my window in the mornings!), 2 Cettis in the borrowdyke north of the northern pillbox. Offshore at least 230 Red T Diver, 130 Wigeon with 9 Turnstone north. Then a sudden start of movement offshore (haven area totals) 1025 Blk H Gulls (5 big flocks), 1318 Brent (17 flocks), 231 Wigeon, 40 Teal.  Birds still passing and calling lots in the darkness now.   Mammal interest from a couple of Muntjac, 3 Common Seal and at least two Porpoise offshore.

 

Fri 19th Mar 21

Although the temperature was not very warm this morning a couple of Adders had found a warm spot to bask in the sunshine (see Haven Wildlife page).

Whose watching Who??

From the pillbox: A good number of Wigeon & Teal were on the scrape along with 4 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 35 Avocet, 20+ Lapwing, 8 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 1 BlkWit, + a Barn Owl sat on the bottom fence near the owl box & a Grey Heron was on the marsh to the right.

Lots of Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler and Shelduck were on the scrape below the raised platform + a large number of gulls inc. Blk. Headed, Herring, LBB and a Med Gull was calling overhead, on the way out a single Lt. Egret was on the Approach Rd. marsh.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:14 Vismig- 05:50-06:50. All North 

125 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 20 Redwing (4+16), 4 Alba Wag (2n,2s), 2 Meadow Pipit, c10 Carrion Crow, c200 Starling, c300 Woodpigeon.  All stopped by c6:20. 

Med Gull on greensward, Barn Owl behind raised platform & Sparrowhawk  only other birds of note.

18:59 Haven this evening - Definite highlight 6 Redwing in ‘sub song’ from raised platform. 3 Goldcrest also in area. 

Scrape - 4 Redshank, 15+ Snipe, 35 Avocet, Dunlin, Blackwit, 3 Gadwall and 2 Grey Heron. Lt Egret flew N. Walked up to Golf Course dump and very little else noted.

 

Thurs 18th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

14:59 Popped out this morning, but with a chilly NW thoughts of any spring migrants are a while away yet. A Goldcrest was in the bushes and on the Scrape were the Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 20+Avocet, 6 Snipe, 4 Gadwall and a few Shoveler. On the Marsh behind the raised platform were quite a few Wigeon & Teal, a Blackwit and 20 Curlew. 2 Adult Med Gulls flew over. A single Red-throat passed offshore.

Matt Lonsdale

18:47 Haven this evening - Hoped for a Seo, but got a soaking 🤦‍♂️! 

Scrape- 32 Avocet, 2 Blackwit, 4 Redshank, 8 Snipe and 2 Dunlin only birds of note.

Wed 17th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:28 Clear arrival of Chiffchaffs at haven this morning - 4 birds (2 in ringing compound, 1 mounds and a singing bird on under cliff next to boating club). 

Scrape- 3 Balckwit, 20 Avocet, 11 Snipe, Redshank. 

Rest of site not covered due to work so potentially few more bits out there.

Steve Piotrowski

11:36 Holland Haven counts; 285 Wigeon, 82 Teal, 8 Mallard, 22 Shoveler, 19 Shelduck, 5 Oyks, 2 Redshank, 22 Snipe, 4 Blackwits, 25 Avocet, 15 Lapwing, Green Sand & 5 Chiffchaffs.

 

Tues 16th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Simon Cox

14:43 Haven this am: Greylag 16, Canada 6, Shelduck 2, Wigeon 155, Mallard 9, Gadwall 2, Teal 90, Shoveler 18, Oyck 3, Lapwing 25, Avocet 36, Redshank 1, Curlew 31, Blackwit 4, Snipe 1, Jay 2, Starling 250+.

Steve Piotrowski

20:10 Peregrine, Corn Bunting & 65 Linnets at the farm. Chiffchaff singing at Little Clacton. Little change from Simon’s totals on The Scrape.

Matt Lonsdale

20:15 Visit this evening - Firecrest singing + showing in ringing compound. Chiffchaff on edge of brook from sluice. Scrape - Green Sand, Snipe, 4 Blackwit, 2 Redshank, 35 Avocet. Cetti's showed by sluice on way back to car park. Chance of some vismig in morning I rekon 🤞

 

Mon 15th Mar 21

A short walk along the front after lunch was a real pleasure, a single Adder was taking the sun on the mounds and 5 Turnstone, 1 Purple Sand were on the Boating Club rocks. A look over the scrape from the pillbox gave lots of Teal & Wigeon, 11 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, c40 Lapwing, 26 Avocet, 24 Curlew (on marsh north of scrape), 10 Snipe, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Blk T Godwits, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Dunlin.    

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:19 Brief visit to haven this morning focused around raised platform - 3 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Med Gulls (2cy+ad), c30 Curlew.

18:53 Haven this evening - Farm - 2 Corn Bunts having a sing off only birds of note. Couldn’t find a Wheatear or anything else of note on GC. 

From pillbox - Green Sand, 26 Avocet and 9 Snipe on scrape. 2 Blackwit and a Dunlin on flood to right and slight increase in both Shoveler and Mallard numbers (both low double figures). Barn Owl flying around and Water Rail calling to finish the evening.

John Hall

15:49 From raised platform : Scrape and flooded field beyond, 100 + Gulls mostly Herring, 3 Shelduck, Pair + 1 Male Shoveler. West of scrape field below car park, 12 Curlew. In Orchard 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren in Spiny. Green Woodpecker on Telegraph Pole and what I believe was a distant Corn Bunting but bins only can’t be 100%.

 

Sun 14th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Max Martin

11:09 Red Kite over farm, but distant.

11:12 Moving slowly left above houses.

12:53 Farm paddocks: 2 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 singing Corn Bunting

Matt Lonsdale

11:24 Red Kite digi-binned coming across grazing marsh, excellent views from car park.

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

16:52 Bike up the farm. 

2 Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush, Corn Bunt, 3 Pied Wag, 2 Green Woodpecker, c100 Linnet, 50+ Chaffinch on farm paddocks. G S Woodpecker drumming, Peregrine on fields and large group of Starlings and Woodpigeon made for a totally enjoyable 30 mins.

Pete Loud

12:40 Haven this morning, still pretty windy, no sign of yesterday’s Firecrest, but the Chiffchaff was showing well. Scrape 20 Avocet, 1 Dunlin, 2 Redshank & 6 Blackwits. 3 Turnstone on rocks. 60 Curlew, entrance marsh, Sparrowhawk displaying over the road and Cetti’s singing. Peregrine put everything up over scrape and the Red Kite heading south looking spectacular in the sunshine. Red Kite showed again on the way home by Reedland's Farm Little Clacton, obviously touring the area.

Sat 13th Mar 21

Reports from today: 

Matt Lonsdale

09:56 Firecrest (extremely elusive) and Chiffchaff in ringing compound.

 

Fri 12th Mar 21

On the scrape this afternoon, viewed from the pillbox:

Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler and Shelduck, c50 Lapwing, 10+ Snipe. 5 Blk. T. Godwits, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, c80 Blk. H. Gulls, 3 Common Gulls + 15 Curlew (over), 2 Grey Heron on marsh to the right of hide. Also 1 Lt. Egret on Approach Rd. marsh.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

19:33 Chinese Water Deer highlight this evening (only 2nd time I’ve had one I think). Birds thin on ground - 4 Blkwit, 2 Avocet, 3 Oyks and 4 Snipe on scrape. 2 Stonechat only other birds of note.

 

Thurs 11th Mar 21

A short Haven walk today proved worthwhile with a Chiffchaff (NFY) along the sewage works hedge and second Adder (see Haven Wildlife page) making the most of the little bit of sunshine out of the wind.

Reports from today:

John Hall

16:40 First visit to Haven for over a month and post cataract op. Should have been a celebration but not the case. From pill box scrape 70+ Gulls mostly Herring C30 Wigeon, 3 Shelduck, 1 Mute Swan on arable, 3 Stock Doves. Sluice rocks and breakwater empty. No sign of Mick’s Chiffchaff but nice to catch up with Mick himself. Saving grace Barn Owl over road by bridge on way home.

 

Wed 10th Mar 21

Very wet and windy out there today.

No reports received so far:

 

Tues 9th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:19 Haven pre work - Woodcock the highlight flew towards marsh over wood at end of car park. Goldcrest in bushes, few Chaffinches and Goldfinch moving over. Med Gull over also, More Blackbirds and Chaffinches on deck.

 

Mon 8th Mar 21

Had an hour at the Haven this morning and a scan of the scrape from the pillbox gave the usual Wigeon, Teal, Shelduck and Shoveler + 16 Snipe, 4 Blk. T Godwit, 2 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher and several Lapwing. On the marsh to the right of the was a very notable 71 Curlew. Also noted were 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Mute Swans. PRD/CP/MR

On the way back 4 Purple Sands and 2 Turnstone were on the sluice rocks.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

19:02 Flying visit on the bike this evening- highlights a group of c40 Oystercatcher N over sea. 2 Goldcrest in car park bushes, 9 Avocet, a Blackwit, few Snipe and one of the hybrid Canada/ Greylags. 2 Cettis calling in the ditches along seawall towards Frinton with a Water Rail calling by raised tee. Still no Black Red at whalings beach huts or Wheatear on the gc. Sometime soon.... 😃.

 

Sun 7th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

10:24 2 Barnacle Geese N over scrape.

Pete Loud

13:23 Chilly out this morning, but soon warmed up after a walk to Frinton and back. Still plenty of Red-throats offshore & 1 G.C. Grebe, 4 Dunlin & 2 Curlew north. 3 Purple Sand & 5 Turnstone by Sluice. Scrape,19 Avocet, 25+ Snipe, 5 Blackwit, 2 Redshank and the usual selection of ducks. 2 Barnacles flew over heading north and a Water Rail was calling briefly. On the marsh near the Golf Course was a decent flock of 66 Curlew. On the way out a Little Egret entrance road marsh and a splendid adult Male Marsh Harrier over the arable on the other side of the road.

Paul Brayshaw

17:46 Late afternoon seawall and golf course wander - single Cetti's in reeds just south of whalings.   Three groups of Chaffinch totaling 43 north plus Grey Heron north over the sea.

 

Sat 6th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Max Martin

08:16 Matt was right, one Barnacle Goose in with Greylags spotted from within the car when driving along the marshes.

Matt Lonsdale

15:28 Haven this morning-

Offshore- seawatch 7-8:10am 2 Com Scoter N, 1 Brent N, 1 G C Grebe N, 100+ Red T Diver. Guillemot on sea + 3 G C Grebe and lots of Red T Diver. Later c11:30 scan in sluice bay produced 176 Red T Divers (on single scan in choppy sea, indication of how many out there... ) and 3 G C Grebe. Barnacle Goose and leucistic Greylag on arable alongside a Med Gull later on fields. Increase to 4 Goldcrest and few more Chaffinches in bushes.

 

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

Pillbox- 2 Stonechat, 6 ad GBB gulls powering N over scrape to Scandinavia? 

Scrape- 10+ Snipe, 1 Blackwit, 25 Avocet and 4 Gadwalls.

Woodcock in flight from seawall nr Golf Course dump (either in/off or flushed from seawall) but totally unexpected either way.

19:10 Bike up to farm this evening- c100 Linnets around paddocks, 2 groups of Curlew N along coast (c40 and 4) and group of c50 Bar-tailed Godwit N offshore. Group of 3 Grey Herons and a Little Egret N. Optimistic try of the whalings beach huts for Black Redstart again... no luck.

 

Fri 5th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

19:30 Haven this evening - Barn Owl hunting to right of hide. 18 Avocet, 5 Blackwit on scrape. Goldcrest in bushes. Only had bins but thought I had a distant Barnacle Goose with Canada’s to right of hide but when I attempted to get close look couldn’t find it. Guess that gives me something to look for tomorrow....

 

Thurs 4th Mar 21

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

18:30 Haven this evening- still no proper spring migrants for me... 

6 Blackwit, 7 Snipe, 11 Avocet, 3 Gadwall and 2 Oyks on scrape. 45 Greylags inc. leucistic bird on arable and 8 Canada’s to right of hide. 10 Turnstone on sluice, a Red T Diver N and c30 Brents.

 

Wed 3rd Mar 21

No reports received so far:

 

 

Tues 2nd Mar 21

I had a walk at the Haven this afternoon, the sun was lovely but there was a chill wind off the sea.

From the pillbox: 3 Mute Swans, 112 Teal, 12 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 82 Lapwing, 10+ Curlew, 11 Avocet (1 colour ringed-not read), 6 Blk. T Godwits, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin.

A large mixed gull flock was on the marsh below the raised platform as were lots more Wigeon, Teal & Shoveler.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

19:45 Bit of an optimistic visit this PM. Nothing but still a joy to hear the Wigeon and Lapwing calling away in the fog. Yesterday evening- leucistic Greylags with c30 Greylags on arable, 8 Canada Geese (farm arable). Little Owl and Cettis calling from farm track/ Gc junction. Water Rail ran across back of scrape on Sunday PM.

 

 

Mon 1st Mar 21

No reports received so far: