Tues 6th Dec 22

Brian had covered most of the site before I got out this morning so I wandered to the hide in the mid morning sunshine.

From the hide: c120 Greylag, 60+ Wigeon, 50+ Teal, 15 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 76 Lapwing & 12 Curlew (on marsh to the north of hide), 1 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard.

In the carpark bushes on the way back were 2 Goldcrest, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Wren and lots of Blackbirds.

Reports from today:

Brian Combes

08:25 4 Egyptian Geese on scrape

08:27 Just flew off west

09:28 1 Firecrest western end of approach road though elusive + 3 Fieldfare

09:33 1 Chiff eastern end of approach road

10:45 1 Purple Sandpiper roosting on rocks east of golf course dump

17:38 Frinton to Haven along seawall and back via farm, this morning included: 4 Egyptian Geese, 1 Firecrest, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Little Grebe (in Holland Brook, sluice end), 1 Common Sandpiper (flushed near wooden hide, flew low calling, quickly dropping out of sight), 9 Curlew (3 south, 6 on golf course), 2 Reed Bunting, 7 Pied Wagtail, 110+ Cormorant (north first thing, mainly in one single loose group), 3 Cetti’s Warbler (singing, 2 Haven, 1 golf course), 82 Lapwing, 54 Wigeon, 51 Teal, 9 Shoveler, 21 Blackbird (mainly approach road), 3 Fieldfare (approach road, then flew inland), 5 Goldcrest (2 approach road, 3 by carpark), 3 Song Thrush (approach road), 8 Goldfinch, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5+ Stonechat (probably 7, two pairs northern end of golf course, 1 where footpath leaves the golf course; a pair southern end of golf course were likely to be additional), 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Buzzard, 23 Linnet (fields adjacent to paddocks), 5 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff (approach road), 1 Redwing (approach road).

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