Mon 9th Dec 24

Slightly less wind today but still cold and damp. A single Purple Sand and a Sanderling were on the beach just north of the sluice on my way to the hide this morning.

From the hide: c 500 Brent were up on the arable with c100 Lapwing, on the scrape, 2 Greylag, similar numbers of Teal & Wigeon, 7 Shoveler, 30 Lapwing, 2 Avocet, 1 Blk T Godwit, 8 Curlew were on the marsh to the right and a Peregrine was on the arable toward Gt. Holland DC/MO'H/MR plus Dave Cummings had the Kingfisher fishing over the pond earlier. 

Reports from today

Graham Sutton

10:41 7 Eider on sea off shelter.

12:23 Seawatch from shelter 0930-1130 very quiet. As well as the Eiders, 3 Common Scoter N, 5 RT Diver S, 1 Med Gull N.

Mike O'Hanlon

11:18 Sanderling and Purp still on beach by sluice.