Tues 6th Sept 22

Quiet around the dell this morning, a Pied Flycatcher was along Manor Way near the 5 bar gate, the Boating Club compound was busy with Lesser & Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, poss. Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Blue & Great Tits, Robin, Dunnock & Wren. Two Lesser, 1 Common Whitethroat and 1 Willow Warbler were in the bushes behind the sluice. 

From the hide: 100+ Teal, 5 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 16 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Ruff, 37 Blk. H Gulls, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, plus a steady movement of Swallows and House Martins MR

Liz Huxley had a Firecrest in the carpark bushes and Graham Sutton had a two hour seawatch that was a lot more productive than of late, adding Eider to the year list and Pete Davis continued the trend by adding Long-tailed Skua shortly after lunch.

Reports from today:

Graham Sutton

08:51 Haven seawatch 0630-0830: Fulmar N, Wigeon 38 S, ++ Teal  S & N, Shoveler S, 2 Eider S, 33 C. Scoter S, 4 Gannet S, ++ Sandwich & Common Terns mostly S, 3 Kittiwakes S. 200+ Swallows S.

Scrape: 1 Ruff. Still 1 Reed Warbler & 1 L. Whitethroat.

Liz Huxley

10:05 Firecrest in bushes by car park.

Pete Davis

15:00 Long Tailed Skua SW 1455 from shelter landward side of yellow Haven buoy !!