Wed 3rd Nov 21

A good start this morning with 3 Purple Sandpipers on the sluice before the tide pushed them off. DW/RJ/ML/MR

 Then had a walk to the raised tee with Matt & RJ, the only things of note were a single R T Diver sitting on the sea, 4 Stonechat, 1 Mipit and a steady stream of Starlings coming in off the sea.

On the scrape and marsh: 4 Mute Swans (arable), c200 Greylag, 1 Canada Goose, 95 Wigeon, 67 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard only), DW/RJ/ML/MR.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

 Slower again today. 

16:26 This morning c08:00-11:30. Nearly 1000 Starling, 35 Lapwing and a couple of blackbirds in/off. Quite walk to raised tee produced 4 Stonechat and scrape quiet as well as bushes. Few cont. Blackbirds and Song Thrush. 1 R T Diver offshore.

16:28 Better this afternoon - Walk from farm around Gc edges and back. Lots more thrushes with first Fieldfare of autumn, 35+ continental Blackbirds, 20+ Redwing and c5 Song Thrush. Single Chiff and few Gannets offshore. Distinct lack of Skylarks in fields.

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