Tues 12th Nov 24

I had a very rewarding walk to Sandy Point this morning with BH, first a late Wheatear was very confiding, 2 Purple Sands and 4 Turnstone were on the rocks south of French Point, a Rock Pipit was on the seawall half way to Sandy Point and the Snow Bunting was on the cycle path inside the seawall by the golf course dump. Joined by PL we made our way back to the hide and found that the Snow Bunting had re-located to the track between French Point and the old wooden hide platform where it was seen yesterday.

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

11:29 Wheatear and Snow Bunting still present. Snow Bunting quite mobile on path below sea wall north of French Point

Pete Loud

12:55 Short seawatch this morning was very quiet 4 or 5 adult Gannet, 1 Auk sp, 5 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 2 Brent, quite a few small groups of Starling in off. Snow Bunting was nice to catch up on and the Northern Wheatear was quite a late record, a nice flock of 25-30 Whitefronts seemed to come in off headed inland a bit then headed off north. Scrape, 1 Great White Egret flew over and headed inland, 1 Little Egret, 1ad Med Gull, 1 Snipe, 3 Avocet, 5 Blackwit and the usual selection of ducks. 3 Purple Sandpipers and 7 Turnstone were on the Sluice early on.

Graham Sutton

14:12  Seawatch from Haven 1015-1130: Pintail 2N, Eider 2N, Egyptian Goose 4S, RT Diver 25S, 4N, Purple Sandpiper 6N, Starlings arriving in off all morning in groups of 10-40 (c. 700 by the time I Ieft), also 2 Chaffinch & 2 Siskins in off/N.