Tues 15th Feb 22

Weather wise today it started off well then went downhill fast, with heavy rain moving in by midday.

From the hide: On the scrape, 60 Wigeon, 40 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 4 Mallard, 1 Shelduck, 32 Lapwing, 22+ Curlew,  6 BlkWits, 2 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 78 Bk H Gull, 15 Common Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Med Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron. Up on the arable were lots of Carrion Crow & Jackdaws + 4 Rooks a the Peregrine was behind the 1st owl box. Lots more Gulls and Ducks were below the raised platform and 3 Whitefronts heads were seen between the reeds (bet their all there somewhere). I had 9 Purple Sands on the sluice mid morning but Liz Huxley managed 11 in two groups on her way from the Frinton end a bit later, great to have a good number still around. PNt/MR 

 

Reports from today:

Brian Combes

11:51 Earlier this morning: 15 Chaffinch, 1 Cetti’s (singing Frinton end), 65 Starling on golf course and 36 north, 5 Reed Bunting (2 singing), 19 Curlew south, 3 Song Thrush (singing 1 Haven 2 by farm), 2 Avocet, 3 Stonechat (pair golf course dump, male paddocks), 100++ Linnets (set aside), 1 Mistle Thrush (paddocks), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Shoveler, 13 Corn Bunting (12 flew over paddocks towards set aside, + single), Marsh Harrier (over set aside).