Sat 3rd Aug 24

Reports from today

Brian Combes

08:18 Spotted Redshank on scrape.

17:29 Walk from Frinton to Haven and back via the farm this morning included: 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Snipe, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet, 1 Little Egret, 15 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover (south over golf course), 16 Curlew, 5 Whimbrel, 2 Oystercatcher (south), 30+ House Martin (drifting high south first thing), 42 Swallow (12 south), 1 Reed Warbler (singing), 1 Sparrowhawk, 16 Pied Wag, 40+ Starling, 75+ Linnet (flock of 60+ on flax fields), 55 Swift (south; some low along the coast others very high well inland), 8 Chiff (1 singing weakly), 3 Willow Warbler (with tit/warbler flock along approach road), 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Sand Martin (south), 3 Green Woodpecker (juvs), 4 Reed Bunting, 4 Corn Bunting (in flax fields, 1 singing).

Richard Jeffree

12:24 Bit of a wader fest on the scrape this morning with singles of Spot Redshank Greenshank, Dunlin, Common Sand, Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 80+ Blackwit, 7 Curlew over but only a couple of Avocet. Also 2 juv Common Gull and a juv Med for comparison  7 Grey Heron + the usual ducks etc, also a steady southbound movement of swifts, autumn's here.