Sun 1st Aug 21

Reports from today:

Paul Brayshaw

10:28 Seawall run through the site produced a decent early autumn Swallow passage to the south (123+ in site - including a lovely group of 60+ over the sea and (hopefully) excluding the birds over the site - (interesting to see the turnover from Simon and Pat’s ringing) - the swallow passage much more obvious eg at Frinton where no loiterers….  Only picked out 12 Sand Martins.  On the rocks were two Turnstone, 9 Whimbrel (which then flew to golf course), at least 4 Common Sands (but could have been twice as many) whilst single Barwit and Curlew flew south close inshore.

Pete Loud

15:10 1st of August today so decided to do the bushes and it paid off with a cracking Garden Warbler in the dell and my first juv Willow Warbler of the Autumn. Family groups of Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat and Chiffchaff all seen, also Green and Great spotted Woodpeckers. 2 juv Peregrine were on the arable, also 100+ Swift. 500+ Swallows and 50+ Sand Martins were feeding over the marsh reedbeds and seawall, giving Simon and Pat a very busy morning ringing in the reedbeds. 9 Whimbrel were on the cut marsh and a Wheatear was on the seawall. Sandwich Tern passed offshore and a Common Sand was on the sluice rocks. On the Scrape were 4 Dunlin, the Greenshank, LRP, 2 Green Sands, 2 Blackwits and a brief Common Tern. Lots of Butterfly species today Clouded Yellow was new for year. (see Haven Wildlife page).

Matt Lonsdale

17:58 Scrape late afternoon - nice selection with 6 Balckwit, 4 Dunlin, 1 each of LRP, Greenshank, Green Sand and Med Gull. Also a Juv Peregrine attacking a Barn Owl was interesting.

18:40 C30 mins seawatch- 1 Common Tern N and 5 Oystercatcher. Also of note 1 of the Dunlin is a Juv + Little Egret on scrape.