Thurs 12th Aug 21

A cloudy start to the morning but warm when the sun broke through, bushes quiet today. On the scrape things were much the same apart from 3 Greylags until 10:00 when 15 BlkWits dropped in to join the 2 that have been around all week, (this group all adults contained 14 sum. plumage & 1 winter plumage), after a while everything was flushed and the BlkWits took flight and were lost to view, a short time later 8 BlkWits wandered into view from the back R/H corner non of which matched the previous birds?

A Marsh Harrier spotted by Pete Davis over the back of the marsh around 11:30 had bright Red wing tags, I picked it up over the scrape from the sluice but unfortunately  neither of us were able to see any marks on the tags. Pete also had a Wheatear along the front.

Around the scrape were 3 Greylag, 5 Shelduck, c30 Teal, 25 Blk. T. Godwits, 18 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 3 Common Sands, 2 Wood Sands, 1 Yellow Wag (juv), 3 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:24 Haven early morning - Scrape- 2 Wood Sands, 4 Common Sand, Blackwit, 25 Teal and a Water Rail was a surprise in back right corner. 

Bushes quiet although still c5 Willow Warbler (1 singing, dipping pond) and a couple of Blackcaps. First Yellow Wag of the autumn South, and a Peregrine flew through the site.

21:03 Haven this evening- Scrape- Wood Sand, 2 Common Sand, 8 Blackwit, c40 Teal. C50 Common Tern south

Peter Newton

12:40 8 Blackwits , 1 Wood Sand and a Wheatear on the pill box.

12:48 1 Green Sand + Sparrowhawk.