Sun 19th Mar 23

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

09:32 Busy morning @ haven. 4 Chiffchaff (2 mounds, 1 sewage works, 1 raised platform), Firecrest heard (behind raised platform), 9 Siskin (perched breifly 5 bar gate then N), 2 Med Gull, Redwing (in/off), 4 Purp Sands (French point), Rock Pipit. Few Pied Wags and lots of corvids coasting + in/ off.

Pete Loud

12:13 Not bad at the Haven this morning. 20 Redwing flew out of the car park bushes and 1 Chiff behind raised platform.2 more Chiffs by sewage work’s entrance and another 2 plus a Firecrest in the hedge bordering the brook behind the sliuce. Another Redwing just north of French point and 4 Purple Sands on the rocks. 2 Dunlin flew south offshore plus 1 Red throat and 9 Brent. Adult Med Gull over and a Red Kite drifting south from the farm. Scrape held all the usual Wigeon Teal and Shoveler, but the Avocets have left for the time being as the water level is too high at the present time.