Mon 14th Nov 22

I joined Simon and Dave Cummings at the shelter for a seawatch, but shortly after Simon left the mist rolled in with just a few Brent, 18 Com. Scoter and 2 R T Divers seen heading south. We headed to the hide and had 7 Turnstone & 2 Sanderling on the beach north of the sluice.

From the hide: 109 Greylag, 65 Teal, 60 Wigeon, 15 Shoveler, 3 Shelduck, 137 Lapwing, 7 Snipe, 9 Blk H Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 1 Water Rail (heard).

A walk to the Frinton end added just 3 Stonechat and 1 Reed Bunting but on the return 5 Purple Sandpipers & 2 Turnstone were on the sluice rocks with a mixed gull flock. DC/MR

Reports from today:

Simon Cox

17:19  0710-0910 this am: Brent 467S 16N, Eider 1, C Scoter 60, Pintail 8, only a few Teal & Wigeon, Cormorant 80+ mostly N

Graham Sutton

10:43 Light passage restarted/emerging from fog… 27 Scoter 17 Teal 10 Wigeon 25 Brent’s

12:03 Totals 1000-1200 from HH shelter: Brent 450 + 22N, Wigeon 190, Teal 24, C Scoter 70, Eider 9, Duck sp 300 in murk, RTD 4, Cormorant 58.