Sat 30th Sept 23

A good ringing session for Simon & Pat added Lesser Redpoll to the site year list (see Ringing page) first thing

Several Chiffchaff around the bushes this morning but not much else, overhead a good passage including Swallows, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Redpoll and Goldfinch was evident for most of the morning.

From the hide: c30 Teal, 9 Wigeon, 1 Mallard, 14 Lapwing (lots more on the arable), 2 Greenshank, 1 Avocet, 1 Dunlin, 36 B H Gulls (lots more on the arable), 6 Herring Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel. 

A walk to the 3rd. pillbox added Lesser Redpoll (in the hand), 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 S E Owl, 9 Golden Plover (over), 5 Buzzard (circling high over the arable) PL/RJ/MR

Reports from today

Simon Cox

07:00 Lesser Redpoll in hand now, reed-bed site.

09:02 Up to 8 redpolls, latest one some Mealy features but not a classic.

Matt Lonsdale

07:22 Redwing over car park, + light finch passage inc Lesser Redpoll

At the end of September the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 174.

 

Fri 29th Sept 23

A Gt. White Egret flew along the marsh below the carpark before landing for a short while in the short ditch north of the approach road, after a few minutes it continued on it's way over the road and was lost to view.

From the hide: c30 Teal, 9 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 94 Lapwing, 2 Blk T Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Avocet, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Grebe, 350 ++ Blk. H Gulls, 6 Herring Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, lots of Swallows + a few House Martin, 10 Red-legged Partridge were up on the arable. PL/RJ/DC/MR  

Reports from today:

Dave Cummings

09:12 GWE on field north of approach road.

 

Thurs 28th Sept 23

From the hide: c30 Teal, 4 Mallard, 85 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 1 Ruff, 1 Avocet, 60 Blk. H Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel.

A walk to the 3rd pillbox added 3 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat and a steady stream of Swallows plus a few Sand Martin, Mippits and Skylark.

Offshore signs of a bit of an increase in wildfowl movement with several small groups of Wigeon and one flock of 350+ birds heading south with a few Teal. PL/RJ/MR

Reports from today

Brian Combes

17:56 Early morning walk from Frinton to Haven and back today: 4 Stonechat (pair GC dump, singles both ends of seawall), 2 Whinchat (1 south of wooden hide, 1 GC dump), 1 Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit (on sea defence rocks then south), 1 Peregrine (in off, short skirmish with some gulls, then powered inland), 1 Chiff, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Pied Wag (south), 2 Grey Wag (south), 1 Yellow Wag (south), 153 Mipit (south), 2 Reed Bunting, 5 Cetti’s (singing), 1 Avocet (appeared lame), 1 Ruff, 1 Water Rail (squealing), 6 Linnet, 1 Dunlin, 79 Lapwing, 1 Mute Swan, 64 Swallow (south), 1 Buzzard, 1 Turnstone.

 

 

Wed 27th Sept 23

We spent a few minutes with Graham toward the end of his sea-watch, then had a quick look around the bushes, all very quiet.

From the hide: 16 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, c40 Lapwings, 2 Snipe, 1 each of Ruff, Dunlin, Curlew, Avocet & Blk. T Godwit, 1 Water Rail (heard only), c500 Blk. H Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 1 GBB Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, lots of Swallows, Pipits and a few House Martin (over). A walk to see Simon & Pat ringing in the reedbed (see Ringing page) added 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat & 1 Whitethroat. RJ/MR

Graham Sutton

12:43 HH seawatch 0700-0840, all south unless stated: Brent 67 1N, Teal 31, Shelduck 6, RTD 2, Wigeon 28, Sand. Tern 2, Com. Tern 1, Sandpiper sp. (Dunlin size) 42. From about 0830, flocks of small passerines moving parallel to coast but too far out for ID.

 

Tues 26th Sept 23

From the hide: 7 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 60+ lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 1 Curlew, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Avocet, 300+ Blk H Gulls (lots more on the arable), 7 LBB's, 6 Herring Gulls, 1 Med Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, plus Swallows & Meadow Pipits over. PL/MR

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

12:34 Sea-watch this morning, 3 Adult Arctic Skuas, (2 Light and 1 dark phase). Common Scoter 2, Brent 49, Teal 7, Common Tern 3, Sandwich Tern 8, Grey Heron 38 in two flocks, Grey Plover 1, Shelduck 6.

Peter Newton

16:47 Just one Brent Goose and one Sandwich Tern flying south from the shelter between 16:00 hours and 1640. Approximately 30 Swallows over the car park on departure.

 

Mon 25th Sept 23

A short seawatch this morning showed a small movement starting with 31 Brent, 3 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck and a Cormorant all heading south.

Also on the move were a good number of Mippits, Skylark, Swallow and a few Sand Martin and Siskin. PL/MR

From the hide: 18 Canada Geese (plus a mixed family group of Greylag/Canada hybrids that seemed very similar to the ones that bred here last year), 2 Mallard, 1 Wigeon, 1 Lt. Grebe, 79 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, c20 Blk. H Gulls, 3 Grey Heron, 20+ Siskin (over), 2 Chiffchaff, Reed & Cetti's Warbler.

A walk to the wooden hide added 2 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat, 1 Whitethroat.

 

Sun 24th Sept 23

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

07:45 Manx heading your way Paul Very close.

12:42 Seawatching this morning until the sun came out and spoiled it. Cracking Manx Shearwater close in north, 5 Gannet, 1 Guillemot, 4 Common Scoter, Southbound, 10 Brent, 6 Pintail, 8 Sandwich Tern & 12 Dunlin. Scrape water level very low, just 1 Dunlin, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Stonechat. Along the Seawall 2 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat.

 

Sat 23rd Sept 23

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

14:17 Lots of Swallows through early 200+, later House Martins 150+, Sand Martin 6, Swift 1. Offshore, 30 Knot in two groups, 1 Barwit, 6 Sandwich Tern & 5 Brent. Scrape, 4 Dunlin, 1 Blackwit, 5 Wigeon, 1 Scaup. 1 Marsh Harrier and at least 14 Buzzard. 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 8 Chiffchaff & 4 Blackcap.

Richard Jeffree

18:09 SEO hunting the marsh HH

 

Fri 22nd Sept 23

From the hide: 9 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 1 Scaup, c60 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, 1 Lt. Stint, 1 Curlew, c600 Blk. H Gulls, 2 Herring Gulls, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, Swallows & a few Sand Martin. RJ/DC/MR.

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

07:19 Badger sett alone. 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser, Blackcap and Chiffs. Grey Wag and Siskin over.

14:17 Haven this morning 07:00-09:30 Overhead passage - 500+ Mipit south, 50 Siskin, 8 Chaffinch, Reed Bunting, 8 Grey Wag, 2 Yellow Wag, 4 Golden Plover, 100+ Swallow, few House Martins and a Sand Martin. Offshore Bonxie and 3 Sandwich Terns on sluice. 

In bushes- 35+ Chiff, 10+ Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser White, Reed Warbler. Little Stint still on scrape, Kingfisher in brook.

Dave Cummings

09:07 Pied Fly in dell.

Mike O'Hanlon

11:37 Spotted Fly south of sluice in dead Alexandra.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

12:55 Whinchat north of old wooden hide. 

 

Thurs 21st Sept 23

Highlight of the day was a Gt. White Egret that dropped into the scrape shortly after I arrived and spent 15mins in the middle of the scrape before flying out to the south west.

From the hide: 10 Mallard, 9 Teal, 1 Scaup, c70 Lapwing, 6 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Little Stint, 150 Blk. H Gulls, 8 Herring Gulls,1 Gt. White Egret, 2 Cormorants, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Grebe.

Reports from today: 

Brian Combes

08:59 Tree Pipit south over Dell.

09:44 Little Stint, still at back of scrape.

17:07 Walk from Frinton to The Haven and back via the farm this morning: 1 Tree Pipit, 861 Meadow Pipit (781 south, heaviest movement between 07:30 and 8:30, few before this, steady passage after; and 80+ feeding in paddocks/fields round farm), 5 Wheatear (4 together along seawall, 1 by sluice - another behind the golf course workshop probably a sixth), 2 Grey Wag (south), 2 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat (with 1 of the stonechat by boardwalk), 8 Reed Bunting (4 south), 12 Curlew, 6 Cetti’s (singing), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Chiff, 30 Siskin (south), 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 8 Pied Wag, 1 Yellow Wag (south), 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest (by farm pond), 1 Little Stint, 4 Dunlin, 39 Swallow (20 south, 19 feeding over paddocks), 3 Buzzard (2 circling very high and drifting south).

Whinchat and stonechat together, both looked
to be first winter birds Brian Combes©

 

Wed 20th Sept 23

From the hide: 38 Greylag, 10 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 2 Mallard, 1 Scaup, 5 Dunlin, 1 Lt. Stint, c120 Blk H Gulls, 10 Herring Gulls, 2 Lt. Grebe, 1 Cormorant. RJ/MR

 

Tues 19th Sept 23

From the hide this morning: 10 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 1 Scaup, 18 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 1 Lt. Stint, 1 Lt. Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Blk H Gulls. A quick look out to sea gave just 2 Brent Geese pushing south against the wind.

Reports from today

Pete Loud

09:51 Little Stint, 4 Dunlin, 1 Snipe & Juvenile Scaup from the scrape hide, but little else in very blustery conditions.  

 

Mon 18th Sept 23

After yesterdays great sea-watching, a few minutes looking out to sea showed that there was very little on the move today, but a Razorbill sitting close offshore was a year tick bonus.

From the hide: 10 Teal, 6 Mallard, 5 Wigeon, c70 Lapwings, 4 Dunlin, 1 Lt. Stint, 1 Snipe, 1 Blk T Godwit, 23 Blk H Gulls (hundreds on the arable), 2 Herring Gulls, 1 Lt. Grebe. 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. DC/MR.

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

18:33 Scaup and Little Stint still at HH.

 

Sun 17th Sept 23

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

14:42 All about the sea-watching today. 2 Sessions 0700 -10:30 & 1230 - 1400. Sooty Shearwater 3, Great Skua 1, Arctic Skua 4, Pomarine Skua 1, Gannet 25+, Razorbill 1, Kittiwake 1, Common Tern 30+, Sandwich Tern 20+, Common Scoter 20+, Scaup 1 same bird later on pond?, Brent 15+, Hobby 1. Scrape, 1 Little Stint, 6 Dunlin, 1 Blackwit, 60 Lapwing, 1 Scaup, 2 Peregrine, 5 Wigeon, 2 Wheatear.(RJ,PL).

Peregrine Mayhem on the scrape
Photo's Richard Jeffree©

Matt Lonsdale

19:03 Scaup and Little Stint still present early evening.

 

Sat 16th Sept 23

Reports from today:

Richard Jeffree 

09:18 Shag on rocks at sluice.

Laurence Drumond

10:57 No sign at sluice, tide to high now

11:23 Got scope out, bird I thought might be Shag was a Guillemot.

Paul Brayshaw

11:02 Quiet wander Frinton to northern pillbox and back. Dribble of Mipit, Swallow and House Martin following good passage earlier.  Offshore south - 2 Brent, 3 Wigeon, 2 Gannet, north - Sandwich Tern and a close auk that I got into late but looked like a guille.

Pete Loud

14:22 Haven this morning, Scrape, 1 Little Stint, 8 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 3 Blackwit, 1 Common Sand, 4 Wigeon, 2 Curlew, 1 Spoonbill. From pillbox 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 23 Siskin, 1 Adult Gannet very close in. Quite a few House Martin and Swallow moving through. 2 Turnstone along seawall plus a couple of small groups of Teal, 13 Wigeon & 2 Sandwich Tern offshore. 2 Wheatear. Razorbill very close offshore by northern pillbox and later, still feeding just off the beach down past the sluice. juvenile Shag on the Sluice rocks plus Kingfisher.(RJ,DC,PL).

 

Fri 15th Sept 23

A few new Chiffchaff's around the bushes today but still quiet.

From the hide: Teal, Mallard, 3 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 77 Lapwing, 7 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 3 Blk. T Godwits, 1 Little Stint, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sand, c20 Blk H Gulls, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Lt Grebe,1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler & Cetti's Warbler. DC/RJ/MR et.al.

 

Thurs 14th Sept 23

From the hide: 18 Teal, 3 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, c70 Lapwing, 7 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 1 Lt. Stint, 1 Ruff, 1 Com. Sand, 65 Blk H Gulls, 1 Com. Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Grebe, 1 Wheatear, Meadow Pipit & Swallows over, 1 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat. PL/RJ/SE/MR.

Reports from today:

Brian Combes

08:06 1 Little Stint back of Haven Scrape.

08:23 Tree Pipit over carpark.

09:21 Spoonbill just dropped onto scrape.

09:22 Another Tree Pipit south.

18:39 Walk from Frinton to Haven and back this morning included: 2 Tree Pipit (south), 1 Little Stint, 1 Spoonbill,  284 Meadow Pipit (south + many others milling around or in off and heading west), 275 Swallow (south), 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiff, 1 Wheatear, 5 Linnet, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Dunlin, 1 Common Sand, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Siskin (south), 17 Pied Wag, 2 Yellow Wag, 6 Curlew, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Cetti’s (singing), 1 Guillemot (on the sea, drifting south), 2 Turnstone, 56 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 1 Ruff, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Stonechat, 1 Sand Martin (south), 1 Grey Wag (south).

Steve Entwhistle

10:14 Little Stint, Spoonbill still from hide.

11:23 Close Gannet off beach at sluice flew by twice close. Not full adult (nearly) black tips, yellow head.

 

Wed 13th Sept 23

On the Scrape first thing were 4 Greylag, c40 Teal, 4 Shoveler, 3 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, c40 Lapwing, 8 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 1 each of Snipe, Blk T Godwit, Common Sand, Green Sand & Avocet, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Grebe (juvs),1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 100 Blk H Gulls, 7 Herring Gulls.

Reports from today:

Steve Grimwade

15:01 HH scrape : Juv. Little Stint.

Richard Jeffree

17:11 Little Stint still late afternoon +7 Dunlin, 9 Ruff, 3 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand, 2 Snipe etc

 

Tues 12th Sept 23

Very quick visit for me today had 9 Curlew Sands drop into the scrape at 12:30 to join the birds from Grahams list below and the Kingfisher was still along the brook behind the sluice.

Reports from today:

Graham Sutton

08:49 HH scrape: 2 Blackwit, 5 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 3 Common Sand, 3 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher (flew across then followed ditch).

 

Mon 11th Sept 23

Reports from today:

Peter Newton

12:02 Brief visit, bushes were dead, and from the scrape viewed from the pill box; 9 Teal , 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Avocet, 71 Lapwing, 5 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 94 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 2 House Martin and c15 Swallow.

 

Sun 10th Sept 23

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

14:17 Haven this am, quiet around bushes, just 3 Chiffs, 1 Lesser & 2 Whitethroat. 2 Grey Wagtail flew over Dell plus a Marsh Harrier. Scrape, 2 Common Sand, 4 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 60+ Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Whinchat, then the juvenile Spoonbill flew in and shortly after a group of 7 Dunlin with 3 Curlew Sand with them. 3 Ringed Plover briefly flew in and out, followed by the Curlew Sand and Dunlin. Walk along the the seawall, 2 Wheatear, 1 Common & 1 Sandwich Tern. Kingfisher again in brook by sluice.

 

Sat 9th Sept 23

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

12:17 Walk to Frinton beach huts this morning, 5 Sanderling close in south, 1 Common Sand, 2 Turnstone, 4 Sandwich Tern, 4 Wheatear and 3 Auks on the sea were too far out to safely identify. Scrape, 3 Avocet, 3 Snipe, 4 Ruff, 1 Spoonbill early but not there on the way back. 1 Little Egret, 60 Lapwing, 11 Teal,  2 Shoveler. Redstart still showing in the Dell just before leaving site.(RJ, PL).

 

Fri 8th Sept 23

A female type Redstart in the Dell was a good start for Richard this morning and the bird was still showing well at mid-day. Simon & Pat's ringing session in the reedbed turned up the first Grasshopper Warbler of the year and a S E Owl dropped into the fields behind them mid-morning.(see Ringing page).

Photo Simon Cox©

From the hide: c40 Teal, Mallard & Shoveler, c60 Lapwing, 4 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 4 Dunlin, 2 Common Sands, 2 Avocet, 1 Blk. T Godwit, Blk. H Gulls, Herring & Common Gull, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Stonechat, 1 Whinchat. PRD/RJ/MR.

Reports from today:

Richard Jeffree

08:02 Redstart in Dell.

Simon Cox

08:48 Gropper in hand now, Reed bed site. Message back if want to see

10:58 SEO landed in green field just S of golf-course.

 

Thurs 7th Sept 23

Very quiet again today with just a handful of warblers around the bushes and not much on the scrape.

From the hide: c40 Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 28 Lapwing, 4 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, 4 Grey heron, 1 Lt. Egret, 2 Lt. Grebe (Juvs), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. RJ/MR.

Reports from today:

Paul Brayshaw

19:20 Wander along the seawall from Frinton to the northern pill box. 2 Wheatear, 2 Common Sand on the rocks and two Common Tern north plus 50+ Swallow.

 

Wed 6th Sept 23

Another quiet day, a few Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Willow Warbler was about it in the Dell, plus a few Blackcap around the Orchard area.

A Turnstone was on the sluice rocks with the gulls.

From the hide: c40 Teal, Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 12 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 2 LRP's, 2 Ruff, 1 Common Sand, 1 Lt. Grebe (Juv), 2 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Egret, 1 Cormorant, c80 Blk. H Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 1 GBB, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. MR et.al.

 

Tues 5th Sept 23

A very warm morning with a nice cooling breeze made for a nice walk today, unfortunately only the normal warblers were showing themselves. Also there had been a bit of a clear out on the scrape.

From the hide: 4 Greylag, 30+ Teal, 7 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 21 Lapwing, 4 Curlew Sands, 3 Avocet, 2 Dunlin, 2 Blk T Godwit, 2 Common Sands, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Egret, 20 Blk H Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel. PRD/MR et.al.

 

Mon 4th Sept 23

Quiet around the bushes today but another good array of waders on the scrape, 11 spieces this morning.

From the hide: 30+ Teal, Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 1 Wigeon, 43 Lapwing, 6 Curlew Sands, 4 Common Sands, 3 Snipe, 3 Blk T Godwits, 3 Ruff, 2 Avocet, 1 LRP, 1 Dunlin, 1 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank, 40+ Blk H Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whinchat, Reed Bunting. PRD/PNt/BW/BH/MR.

 

 

Sun 3rd Sept 23

Reports from today:

Brian Combes

07:53 Scrape: 6 Curlew Sand, 1 Wood Sand, 1 Greenshank, 3 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 1 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand.

09:17 Garden warbler - Dell.

12:30 Walk from Frinton to The Haven and back this morning: 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 Avocet, 5 Common Candpiper (2 scrape, 3 French Point), 7 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Garden Warbler (dell), 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiff, 8 Whitethroat,  5 Blackcap, 1 Buzzard, 10 Curlew, 1 Hobby (south over golf course), 3 Cetti’s (singing), 2 Reed Bunting, 15 Linnet, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher (French Point), 4 Turnstone, 2 Yellow Wag, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 40+ House Martin, 20+ Swallow, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Whinchat (2 by wooden hide, 2 golf course dump, 2 Wheatear, 4 Reed Warbler (1 in dell), 2 Sedge Warbler.

Paul Brayshaw

10:14 Gc area - min 8 Yellow Wags on the deck plus a few flyovers, Grey Wag north, Whinchat 2 in ditch south of dump, 4 Wheatear sea wall, Turnstone on sluice rocks. Scrape additions -3 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 3 Avocet, 1 Blackwit

 

Sat 2nd Sept 23

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

08:12 Hours seawatch 7:05-8:05 6 Arctic Skua, 104 Common Tern, 7 Sandwich Tern, 17 Gannet, 4 Pintail, 2 Scoter and Teal.

08:55 S E Owl right of hide. On scrape so far 2 Curlew Sands, Wood Sand, 2 Ruff, Knot and a Common Sand. 3 Grey Wag over, 4 Siskin and a Ringo.

08:57 And Spoonbill, just come out.

09:24 Curlew Sands up to 6, 4 Ruff, 4 Common Sands, Snipe + Wheatear.

10:31 Pom Skua chased a gull and landed on sea between shelter and radar tower.

Pete Loud

10:19 Pom. Skua heading north not too far out.

17:19 Scrape this morning, 6 Curlew Sand, 1 Wood Sand, 4 Common Sand, 2 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 4 Blackwit, 60 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1 Snipe, 13 Avocet, 1 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill, Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, 3 Sand Martin, 40 House Martin, 1 Whinchat & 1 Wheatear.

Photo Richard Jeffree©

Photo Richard Jeffree©

Matt Turner

15:15 Juv Spoonbill on scrape, 6 Curlew Sand still present.

17:04 Whimbrel on scrape.

17:21 Pec. Sand, back edge of scrape

17:34 Couple of hours in the hide: 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sand, 1 Green Sand, 1 Wood Sand, 3 Dunlin, 6 Curlew Sand, Spoonbill, Pec. & the Whimbrel!

 

Fri 1st Sept 23

Another Great day from the hide with 10 spieces of wader present in varying numbers plus a Spoonbill and a new for year Caspian Gull. Waders were in and out all morning but 37 Ruff that dropped in late morning topped the lot, unfortunately we had left the hide a few minutes earlier and by the time we got to a vantage point the scrape had been cleared, but by what?, could have been the two Marsh Harriers seen several times through the morning or a S E Owl that was around the marsh at the time, things started to reappear soon after but not the 37 Ruff.

From the hide: Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, 1 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Lt. Grebe (juvs), c40 Lapwing, 10 Avocet, 6 Ruff (plus 37 for a short while), 4 Blk T Godwits, 3 Common Sands, 3 Dunlin, 3 Curlew Sands, 2 Greenshank, 1 Knot, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 S E Owl.

Reports from today:

Richard Jeffree

09:51 3 Curlew Sand + Spoonbill still.

14:32 Now 5+ Curlew Sand and 1st year Caspian Gull

14:33 + Wood Sand

Steve Entwhistle

12:29 Curlew Sandpipers, Spoonbill, Greenshank still from hide.

Pete Loud

15:33 Arctic Skua close. North

17:05 Seawatching this morning, probably had 12 Artic Skua, but all distant heading south. 2 Common Scoter, 12 Gannet, 9 Sandwich, 5 Common & Probable juv Arctic Tern, 2 small groups of Wigeon. Spent little time round the bushes, 1 Lesser, 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff. Scrape, Juv. Spoonbill, 6 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sand, 3 Common Sand, 3 Greenshank, 6 Dunlin, 10 Avocet, 4 Blackwit, 2 Marsh Harrier. This afternoon back at the Scrape, 5 possibly up to 7 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper and a very obliging 1st year Caspian Gull that stayed for an hour or so. 1 Whinchat by wooden hide, 4 Wheatear along edge of Golf Course and a very close adult dark phase Arctic Skua  on way back which made up for all the distant earlier ones. Adult female Peregrine circled low overhead landing on the Radar Tower briefly then headed north . 

Paul Brayshaw

18:16 Hobby over the gc on a quick seawall dog walk plus 2 Sand Martin with the Swallows, 4 Wheatear and a Yellow Wag.