Thurs 29th Feb 24

Another Green Sandpiper was new this morning and a Water Vole put in a brief appearance when he realised a Moorhen was eating all his apple,  otherwise much the same.

From the hide: c150 Teal, c100 Wigeon, 60+ Shoveler, 12 Pintail, 10 Mallard, 6 Gadwall, 4 Shelduck, 19 Lapwing, 8 Blkwits, 7 Avocet, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 81 Blk H Gulls, 2 Com. Gulls, 1 Med Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat (pair), 6+ Brown Hare, 1 Water Vole. RJ/MR

Reports From today:

Brian Combes

Walk from Frinton to Haven and back via farm this morning included: 6 Purple Sandpiper (French Point), 2 Corn Bunting (1 on arable, 1 singing NW of where footpath leaves the golf course), 150+ Black-headed Gull (golf course first thing), 6 Mediterranean Gull (4 adults with black-headed gulls on golf course and two with gulls over arable - one first-winter, one second-winter), 5 Cetti’s (singing), 4 Stonechat (pair and two females together by golf course dump), 75 Curlew (51 south first thing, 24 on fields), 1 Sparrowhawk (flew through passerine flock in pumpkin field, singled out a skylark and eventually caught it), 80+ Starling (golf course), 30+ Skylark (arable), 13 Reed Bunting (including 3 singing and 8 with skylarks north of golf course workshop), 2 Song Thrush (singing), 15+ Linnet (pumpkin field), 20+ Chaffinch (pumpkin field), 100+ Teal, 200+ Wigeon, 36 Shoveler, 5 Pintail, 4 Gadwall, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard, 4 Goldfinch, 8 Turnstone, 5 Avocet, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Chinese Muntjac, 2 Chinese water deer. (12 species in song).

At the end of February the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 98