Thurs 30th Mar 23

At last I managed to tick off Coal Tit at the farm this morning (with a bit of help from Richard), but otherwise just a good number of Linnets still on the set-aside plus Skylarks and a few Goldfinch, Chaffinch, House Sparrow and mixed Tits on the feeders.

 A walk along the brook from the humpback bridge did get Richard a year tick with a Red Kite drifting along the brook from Fan Bridge before heading out toward Gt Clacton.

Just the normal stuff along the Approach Rd and the Dell incl. 3+ Chiffchaff, but the Café was now open for the summer, and a short seawatch added just a cup of coffee.

From the hide:  4 Canada Geese, c40 Teal, 35 Wigeon, 12 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 10 Lapwing, 9 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin, 60 Blk H Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls, 2 LBB Gulls. RJ/MR

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

16:04 Sand Martin SW over GC.