Wed 11th Dec 24

All much the same this morning, Brent up to 900+ on the arable beside the chippings lay-by, lots of gulls, 5 Curlew & 5 Blk T Godwits on the approach road marsh.

From the hide: c350 Teal, c150 Wigeon, 14 Shoveler, 100+ Lapwing, 1 Avocet, 1 Snipe, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl (in box at back of scrape). RJ/MO'H/MR

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

11:02 7 Curlews and 2 Blackwits in flooded field alongside Haven approach road.

11:56 4 Purple Sandpipers on beach and a great crested grebe off the tip of French Point.

12:25 Now 6 Purps.

Peter Loud

12:18 1 Sanderling and 2 Turnstone joined the 4 Purples on the beach north of French Point.

Brian Combes

17:54 Walk from Frinton to Haven and back along seawall this morning included: 6+ purple sandpiper (6 together on rocks south of French Point first thing, later, 1 east of the raised tee was possibly an additional bird), 4 eider (north), 1 redwing (over), 4 turnstone, 1 stonechat, 1 med gull (north), 1 water rail (calling, Frinton end), 2 Cetti’s (singing), 2 shelduck (north), 3 curlew (south), 100+ starling (feeding on golf course), 288+ brent (38 north, 250+ on scrape), 1 Chinese muntjac, 1 buzzard, 1 marsh harrier, 250+ teal, 12+ shoveler, 100+ wigeon, 1 hare (ran east to west across the golf course at dawn - lovely)