Mon 1st May 23

Reports from today:

Matthew Gough

08:59 Cracking 5.30am walk from Gt.Holland to scrape and back. Highlights for me: Swallow, Blackcaps on trees at farm pond, Whitethroats, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, around 10 Whimbrel (golf course), Reed Buntings (loads), Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers on scrape: Water Rail (quite brown-juvenile I think- anyone else seen it?), Lapwing, Avocets (around 15), Shoveler, Shelducks, Wigeons, Gadwall, Lesser-black backed, Teal, Cettis (popped up right in front of me!), on way back Cuckoo (heard), Pied Wagtail and Corn Bunting. Sky filled with song. All glorious with the world. Note to self: Don't sleep more often.

Paul Brayshaw

09:19 Echo all of that although it’s a bit cooler now! Frinton to sluice and back additions - 25 (briefly 32) Whimbrel on gc, steady Swallow arrivals, small numbers of Linnet and Goldfinch south plus 3 Yellow Wag and a Siskin.  2 Purples on French point and two Med south. Greenshank flew over scrape and Red Kite currently in distance up the valley. Forgot to say two Coot still on scrape.

Matt Lonsdale

19:03 Drake Pochard flown around scrape calling, now gone south.