Sun 8th Aug 21

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

13:06 With a strong SW wind still blowing, viewing the bushes was difficult so could only find a couple of both Whitethroat and Blackcap. From the Hide, out of the wind was a fine Wood Sandpiper which showed well for 30 seconds and failed to show again, also 1 Green Sand, 4 Common Sand, 4 Blackwit and a flyover Golden Plover. 2 Sandwich and a juv. Common Tern flew through. 15+ Sand Martins and a House Martin were feeding over the scrape and a juv Yellow Wagtail, 26 Teal and 3 Shoveler were noted. 1 Peregrine and a Marsh Harrier were over the arable. A short seawatch from  the sluice produced 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Common Tern and 16 Swift all south and 3 Sandwich Tern north. (MR,PL).

Simon Cox

17:53 1600-1700 Wood Sand, 3 Common Sands, Greenshank, Redshank, 3 Blackwits + Whimbrel south.

Matt Lonsdale

Haven this evening - 1 Wood Sand, 3 Common Sand and a Blackwit on scrape. 

c 5mins. offshore 15 Common Tern and Sandwich Tern.