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.