Thurs 10th Feb 22

I started the morning looking over the marsh west of the B1032 from the chippings lay-by, of note were c100 Greylags, 11 Canada Geese, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzards and lots of gulls and corvids. A Marsh Harrier was also seen over the marsh towards the scrape.

An hour or so spent around the bushes and the approach road was quite busy but with nothing of note. 

From the hide things were much the same again today apart from the Marsh Harrier that was still around the marsh and when I left was sitting on the ground in the sun annoying the corvids.

Reports from today:

Brian Combes

08:22 35+ White-fronts on fields.

08:44 4 Purple Sands - sluice rocks, then flew north

10:14 Dartford Warbler in bramble halfway down bridleway.

12:11 Also today: 45 Linnet (mustard seed field), 23 Teal, 2 Avocet, 3 Stonechat, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch, 15 Chaffinch (fields/hedges W of footpath), 1 Redwing, 2 Corn Bunting (singing), 116 Wigeon, 83 Starling (N first thing in small groups), 3 Reed Bunting (2 singing), 1 Cetti’s Warbler (singing), 175+ Lapwing, 3 Canada Goose (on sea), 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Shoveler. Ten species in song.