Thurs 4th Nov 21

2 Purple Sands on the Boating Club rocks this morning and it was another very high tide, a seawatch was taking place from the shelter so hopefully a report will follow.

On the scrape & marsh: 4 Mute Swans, c40 Greylag, 1 Brent Goose, c60 Teal, c60 Wigeon, 11 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard. PRD/MR.  

Reports from today:

Laurence Drumond

14:36 Sea-watch from the shelter 07.00-12.30, Small mixed flocks of Wigeon and Teal all South, odd Pintail, 30+ Common Scoter, most north,3 R B Merg ,close south, 4 R T Diver, constant presence of mostly adult Gannet all morning, to much churn to count, all north,1 Ring Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Curlew, 1 poss Purple Sand, 2 Bonxie north, at least 6 Kittiwake, 3 Med Gull, 3 Guillemot,1 Razorbill (Matt L ), a handful of Blackbirds in off, along with a single Redwing, many flocks of Starling (some 100+), and 34 Lapwing in off, Siskins heard overhead. 

Matt Lonsdale

16:31 Continued seawatch till 13:15 then back again 14:00-16:00. 

In addition 3 Pale-bellied Brent Geese N, 4 Eider N, lots more Brent Geese (few hundred), and Gannet. Few more R T Divers also and a single Shoveler. 100s of Starlings continued in/off making it at least a few thousand for the day. 50+ Lapwing in addition this afternoon, 2 Tree Sparrow, Brambling, few Blackbirds, Mipits and a Redwing all in/off. Walk to Frinton late morning produced just 2 Rock Pipit and a Stonechat.