Mon 16th Oct 23

Reports from today:

Simon Cox

09:40 Male Beardie in hand now, Reed bed. (see Ringing page)

Dennis Pryor

11:19 Two Fieldfare on farm to Frinton track.

Pete Loud

13:15 Still a few Goldfinch and Redpoll going through this morning. 2 Bearded Tit, 4 Stonechat, 5 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing. 1 Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest in the bushes. Offshore, 1 med Gull, 1 Gannet and a few Brent. (Brambling in bushes by raised platform 1 pm, per PD).

17:03 Seawatch 2:45 -3:45. Kittiwake 40+ including some nice and close in, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Gannet, 3 Shelduck, a few decent groups of Brent, 2 Mediterranean Gull and 7 Wigeon.

Brian Combes

17:22 Walk from Frinton to The Haven and back this morning included: 2 male Bearded Tit (stunning in the hand - thanks Pat and Simon), 7 Cetti’s Warbler (singing), 9 Pied Wags (3 south), 10 Reed Bunting (3 south), 1 Rock Pipit, 26 Mipit (south + many on site), 105 Goldfinch (south), 11 Skylark (south), 5 Stonechat (2 pairs, 1 single), 12 Linnet (south), 29 Siskin (27 south, 2 north), 21 Wigeon, 1 Turnstone, 10 Chaffinch (south), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Peregrine (north over approach road), 47 Redpoll (34 south, 13 north), 2 Chiff, 2 Greenfinch, 44 Greylag, 43 Teal, 1 Snipe