Mon 13th Dec 21

Quite a nice morning with a very chilly breeze, Brent this morning numbered c1000, first on the arable then split up with c200 dropping onto the scrape and the remainder sitting on the sea offshore with 100+ Wigeon. 9 Purple Sands were on the sluice rocks. MR

From the hide: 100+ Greylag (+2 hybrids), c250 Teal, 24 Wigeon, 20 Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail (heard only). DC/MR

No sign of yesterday's Shag from the Haven today (seen off Frinton PBr), but info received back on the colour ringed bird showed it was another from the Isle of May (see Colour Ring Obs. page). Three Isle of May colour ringed birds on 7th Dec 2009, 10 Dec 2020 & 12 Dec 2021, Amassing!!