Wed 31st July 24

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

11:25 Female Wheatear southern end of golf course.

Pete Loud

12:17 Large mixed Tit flock in the Dell at 7:30 this morning. Great, Blue and Long tailed, mainly juveniles, including 3 Juvenile Willow Warbler and a juv Chiffchaff. A few Sandwich Terns moving north offshore this morning, on the Scrape, 1 Greenshank, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sand, 2 Little Egret, 50+ Blackwit, c30 Avocet, 10 Sand Martin & 1 House Martin.

At the end of July the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 152.

 

Tues 30th July 24

From the hide: 19 Greylag, 4 Canada Geese, 30+ Mallard, 16 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 Lt. Egret, 40+ Blk T Godwits, c30 Avocet, 14 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, plus a few Swallows.

 

Mon 29th July 24

Another lovely day today with a warm temperature and gentle breeze.

From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, 30+ Mallard, 8+ Shoveler, 3 Teal, c50 Blk T Godwits, c30 Avocet, 11 Lapwing, 3 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 Lt Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, Reed & Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, c10 House Martin, plus a few Swallows & Linnets. PNt/DW/BH/DP/MO'H/MR.

 

Sun 28th July 24

Just a quick visit to the hide for me today, a lot of the Avocet & Blk T Godwits were hidden behind the island but number felt about the same, just 2 Common & 2 Green Sands, 21 Lapwing was a bit of a change everything else much the same.

 

Sat 27th July 24

Reports from today.

Richard Jeffree

11:58 From the hide this morning 1 Green, 4 Common Sands 1 LRP, first juv Med Gull of the autumn, 37 Blackwit, 27+ Avo, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Egret, 14+ Shoveller, 7 Teal + all the usuals.

 

Fri 26th July 24

A nice Red Kite spent some time over the carpark area first thing

From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, 25+ Mallard, 6+ Shoveler, 4 Teal, 52 Blk T Godwits, 20+ Avocet, 5+ Common Sands, 3 Green Sands, 1 Lapwing, 1 LRP, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Water Rail, 6 Cormorant, 2 Lt. Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, several Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler & Cetti's Warbler. PL/RJ/MO'H/DW/MR

Reports from today.

Paul Brayshaw

08:26 Seawall jog Frinton to French point and back a little earlier - 2 Whimbrel on gc with a further one on beach plus a Common Sand just north of French point.

Mike O'Hanlon

08:53 Red Kite over the road between the entrance to HH and the brook.

Richard Jeffree

09:01 Red Kite still over carpark

 

Thurs 25th July 24

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

09:39  Adult LRP, 3 Green, 4 Common Sands scrape.

14:09 Haven summary this morning: 66 Blackwit, 37 Avo's, 6 Common, 3 Green Sands 1 LRP, 7 Shoveller, 5 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Little Egret also a group of 20+ Curlew on marsh before GC.

Pete Loud

14:37 Left hide at 1:30, 60+ Black-t Godwit, 1 Barwit, 40+Avocet, 3 Green & 6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ad LRP, 2 Little Egret. .Offshore, south, 6 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 1 Turnstone & 4 Sandwich Tern.

 

Wed 24th July 24

From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, 20+ Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 46 Blk T Godwit, 20+ Avocet, 4 Curlew (over), 3 Common Sands, 3 Green Sands, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 1 Water Rail, 22 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Egret. 

 

Tues 23rd July 24

From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, 25+ Mallard, a few Shoveler, 4 Teal, 32 Blk T Godwits, 31 Avocet, 4 Common Sands, 2 Green Sands, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Lapwing, 66 Blk H Gulls, 2 LBB, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Egret, 2 Cormorant, Linnets, Sedge Warbler and a few Swallows, 2 Buzzard.

Reports from today

Pete Loud

14:46 Made it for couple of hours in the hide late morning/early PM, good to be out in the fresh air, 2 Green Sands, 4 Common Sands, 4 Little Egret, 30 Blackwits, able to count when a LBB Gull put them up. 3 Sandwich Tern feeding offshore.

 

Mon 22nd July 24

Quite windy today but at least it stayed dry.

From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, 30+ Mallard, 10+ Shoveler, 5 Teal, 52 Blk T Godwits, 26+ Avocet, 3 Common Sands, 3 Green Sands, 3 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 78 Blk H Gulls, 5 LBB, 3 Med Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 2 Lt. Egret, 2 Buzzard, Cetti's, Reed & Sedge Warblers. DP/LH/MR et.al.

 Liz Huxley had 15+ Curlew on the marsh on the walk in from Frinton.

 

Sun 21st July 24

Just 1 Wood Sand, 3 Commons and a Green Sand during the morning, plus bird of the day a Water Rail seen a couple of times along the back of the scrape to the left of the island. Otherwise much the same with lots of Mallard & Shoveler, 5 Teal, 43 Blk T Godwit, 29 Avocet, 1 Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher, Sedge & Reed Warbler, and a few Swallows. SC/RJ/MO'H/MR.

Reports from today:

Simon Cox

09:37 Wood Sand back of scrape with Green & Common

Paul Brayshaw

10:35 Very leisurely dog walk in gc and adjacent sea wall areas - single Whimbrel on gc, two Common Sands by raised tee, c10 Sand Martin

Matt Lonsdale

17:09 Haven this afternoon- 4 Common, 3 Green and single Wood Sand. 6 Teal and a Med Gull on scrape. Offshore 6 Meds, 4 Whimbrel.

 

Sat 20th July 24

Reports from today:

Richard Jeffree

16:27 4 Green + 2 Common Sandpiper along with 20+ each of Blackwit and Avocet.

16:34 Correction 5 Green, 3 Common + a Brent Goose.

 

Fri 19th July 24

A few more Avocet and Blkwits this morning.

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, Mallard and Shoveler,  45 Blk T Godwits, 31 Avocet, 16 Lapwing, 2 Common Sands, 1 Oystercatcher, 30+ Blk H Gulls, 4 juv Herring Gulls, 1 LBB, 1 Common Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern (over), 3 Lt. Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, Buzzard & Kestrel, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Linnets and a few Swallows. RJ/MO'H/MR.

 

Thurs 18th July 24

All much the same again today.

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, Mallard, 10+ Shoveler, 21 Blk T Godwits, 17 Avocet, 2 Common Sands, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Lt. Egret, c30 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB, Swallow, Swift & Sand Martin. RJ/MR.

 

Wed 17th July 24

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, 4 Greylag Geese  (plus the hybrid family), 4 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Egret, c30 Avocet, 16 Blk T Godwit, 2 Common Sands, 26+ Mallard, 10+ Shoveler, 30+ Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard plus a few Linnet, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting and Swallows. RJ/MO'H/DW/BH/MR.

 

Tues 16th July 24

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

11:29 HH scrape 3 Green Sands, 1 Common, 3 Little Egret (1adult 2 juvs), 2nd summer Med Mull + the usual ducks and Avo's, Cuckoo flew out to sea from over sluice.

19:16 Finally Little Owl back of GC.

 

Mon 15th July 24

A few new birds on the scrape this morning with 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 Sandwich Tern (adult and juv) & 1 Whimbrel. 

From the hide: 25+ Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 2 Cormorant, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Grey Heron, c30 Avocet, 5 Common Sands, 2 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Oystercatcher, 40 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB, 2 Sandwich Tern (1 ad-1 Juv), Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, and a few Swallows. 

 

Sun 14th July 24

Much the same on the scrape this morning.

From the hide: 20+ Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 34 Avocet, 4 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 40 Blk H Gulls, plus a few Swallows and Reed Warblers.

 

Sat 13h July 24

Reports from today

Brian Combes

17:15 Walk along seawall from Frinton to first pillbox and back first thing included: 2 Siskin (south), 17 Swift (south), 3 Common Sandpiper (together just south of French Point), 6 House Martin, 21 Swallow, 5 Reed Bunting (singing), 1 Song Thrush (singing), 17 Pied Wag, 8 Linnet, 40+ Starling, 1 Cetti’s (singing), 4 Oystercatcher, 4 Reed Warbler (singing), 14 Curlew, 2 Hare, 41 Avocet, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Little Egret, 16 Lapwing, 1 Grey Heron.

 

Fri 12th July 24

A Yellow-legged Gull seen by Pete Davis at the sluice this morning was new for the site year list, he also had a Black Redstart (fem) at the Frinton end of the site.

From the hide: 30+ Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 1 Teal, 36 Avocet, 7 Blk T Godwit,  6 Lapwing, 4 Blk T Godwits, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin, 1 Curlew (over), 48 Blk H Gull, 1 Med Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail (heard only).

Reports from today

Paul Brayshaw

18:14 Fem/imm Black Red walings beach huts ranging between beach, sand store at haven boundary end and hedgerow at southern end of Frinton greensward (seen PRD earlier). Seen from within haven boundary. Also 15 House Martin (presume first broods fledged) and 8 Sand Martin gc.

 

Thurs 11th July 24

Richard had a brief view of a Norfolk Hawker Dragonfly between the wind pump and the hide, sadly it flew off toward the sewage works just as I arrived.

From the hide: 30+ Mallard, 8 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 36 Avocet, 7 Blk T Godwits, 6 Lapwing, 1 Common Sand, 1 Oystercatcher, 42 Blk H Gulls, 7 Herring Gull, 2 Med Gulls, 1 LBB, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel. RJ/MO'H/MR.

 

Wed 10th July 24

From the hide: 30+ Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 7 Teal, 1 Wigeon, 37 Avocet, 5 Blk T Godwits, 4 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 52 Blk H Gulls (inc 4 juvs), 4 LBB, 1 Med Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 15+ Sand Martin, a few Swallows & Swift, Reed & Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Linnet & Pied Wags. RJ/MR.

 

Tues 9th July 24

Arctic Skua became the 150th bird on the site year list this morning, picked up by Graham Sutton during a seawatch from the shelter after a heads up from Paul at Frinton.

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, 30+ Mallard, 14 Teal, 7 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, c50 Avocet, 7 Lapwing, 7 Blk T Godwits, 1 Curlew, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 40 Blk H Gull (inc 2 juvs), 2 Med Gulls, 1 LBB, 1 Common Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 10+ Swift, 10+ Swallow, Sedge & Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting & Pied Wags. GS/MR et.al.

Reports from today:

Graham Sutton

09:02 Thanks Paul - Arctic Skua picked up off HH, watched turn E & disappear from view.

09:29 Otherwise for the record very little passage off HH shelter. 0745-0930 (N) 1 Teal, 1 Med Gull (S) 13 Common Scoter, 3 Whimbrel , 6 Curlew, 1 Grey Plover, 10 Oystercatcher.

 

Mon 8th July 24

A much nicer morning with light winds and warm sunshine made for a nice walk.

From the hide: 1 Canada Goose, 30+ Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 51+ Avocet, 5 Lapwing, 3 Blk T Godwits, 2 Oystercatcher, 30+ Blk H Guls, 2 Med Gulls, 1 LBB, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Egret, a few Swallows & House Martin, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Linnet & Pied Wags. DW/MR et.al.

 

 

Sun 7th July 24

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, 30+ Mallard, 9 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 1 Wigeon, 74 Avocet, 23 Blk T Godwits, 7 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 30 Blk H Gulls, 1 Med Gull (2nd sum), 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Lt, Egret, Swallow, House & Sand Martin, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Pied Wag, Linnet, Skylark. RJ/MR/et.al.

 

Sat 6th July 24

No reports received so far.

 

Fri 5th July 24

Reports from today.

Richard Jeffree

11:41 Usual suspects from the hide inc new in Common Sand x2, 80+ Avo, 42 Blackwit, solitary Wigeon and a Muntjac.

 

Thurs 4th July 24

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, c30 Mallard, 11 Teal, 6 Shoveler (+ 3 juvs), 1 Shelduck (juv), 1 Wigeon, 60+ Avocet, 35 Blk T Godwit, 10+ Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 30+ Bl H Gulls, 1 Med Gull (2nd sum), 1 LBB, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 1 Lt Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, Swift, Swallow, House & Sand Martin, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Linnet and Pied Wags. RJ/MR/ et.al. 

Reports from today:

Brian Combes

17:12 Walk from Frinton to hide and back via farm this morning included: 21 Pied Wagtail (mainly juvs on golf course first thing), 24 Swallow, 25+ Starling, 9 House Martin, 16 Swift (6 in off and 10 south), 1 Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting (singing), 7 Curlew, 1 Buzzard, 3 Reed Warbler (singing), 5 Sand Martin, 2 Sedge Warbler (singing), 4 Whitethroat (singing), 3 Grey Heron, 66 Avocet, 27 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret, 8 Teal, 1 Chiff (singing), 1 Corn Bunting (singing, flax fields).

 

Wed 3rd July 24

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, 40+ Mallard, 10 Teal, 5 Shoveler (+ 3 juvs), 2 Shelduck (+3 Juvs),  2 Tufted Duck (drakes), 72 Avocet, 28 Blk T Godwits, 14 Lapwing (+3 Juvs), 3 Oystercatcher, 44 Blk H Gull, 1 Med Gull (2nd sum), 3 Grey Heron, 2 Lt. Egret, 2 Cormorant, Swift, Swallow & House Martin, Reed Warbler, Reed Bunting, Pied Wags (lots of juvs), 1 Kestrel. RJ/MR

 

 

Tues 2nd July 24

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, 48 Mallard, 7 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 3 Shelduck (juvs), 63 Avocet, 39 Blk T Godwits, 4 Lapwing (+ 3 juvs), 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank (in & out), 31 Blk H Gulls, 3 LBB, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Lt. Egret, Reed Warbler (feeding young), Reed Bunting, Linnet, Pied Wags, a few Swallows. PNt/MR Plus Sparrowhawk and Sandwich Tern (PNt)

 

Mon 1st July 24

From the hide: 11 Canada Geese, c30 Mallard, 6 Shoveler (+ 3 ducklings), 5 Teal, 1 Shelduck (+2 ducklings), 73 Avocet, 26 Blk T Godwit, 4 Lapwing (+ 3 chicks), 3 Oystercatcher,  1 Redshank, 3 Lt. Egret, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 40 Blk H Gulls, 3 LBB, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Reed & Sedge Warbler, Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler, Linnets plus lots of young Pied Wags. MO'H/MR.