Wed 22nd Sept 21

A few more Blackcaps around this morning but otherwise quiet around the bushes, 5 Turnstone were on the sluice with a mixed Gull flock and 3 Sandwich Tern headed north. Around 100 Swallows were hawking along the front and close offshore.

On the scrape: 2 Mute Swan, 22 Greylag, c40 Teal, 1 Shelduck, 158 Lapwing, 10 BlkWits, 9 Snlpe, 5 Avocet, 3 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel.

A further 200+ Swallow were over the marsh and the arable + 1 Sand Martin, 2 Stonechat and a Whinchat were on the brambles to the right of the hide. PRD/RJ/BH/MR

Reports from today:

Paul Brayshaw

08:00 Haven area from raised tee - small numbers of Mipit and Swallow south plus 3 Chaffinch, 8 Dunnock, one Yellow and three Grey Wag, Skylark.  Two Sandwich Tern north, 5 Chiffchaff (including 2 in off) and Whitethroat.

Matt Lonsdale

19:22 Little Stint with 4 Dunlin, 6 Balckwit and 10+ Snipe on scrape this evening. Finally something to report…..