Sat 21st  Aug 21

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

07:16 Ring-necked Parakeet just flown south over the pill box to sewage farm. Presumably Darrell's bird from the Naze.

10:51 Lovely early morning walk along seafront from sailing club to raised tee and back. Ring necked Parakeet a nice surprise and a good Haven  year tick. Heading south were 12 Common Scoter, 13 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 5 Barwit with 3 Curlew, 2 Teal and 1 Grey Heron, 5 Common Sand on the rocks, 1 Yellow Wag and a couple of Wheatear. 3 Whimbrel on the Golf Course. On the Scrape were 2 Green & 2 Common Sandpipers, 10 Blackwit, 4 Snipe, 1 Whimbrel, 1st Summer Med Gull and 40+ Teal. Bushes were fairly quiet with a few Lesser & Common Whitethroat and 1 Willow Warbler.

Photo Matt Lonsdale©

Matt Lonsdale

07:25 On wires behind 5 bar gate.