Mon 31st Aug 26

From the hide: 10 Greylags, c100 Teal, 3 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 7 Cormorants, c30 Lapwing, 5 Curlew Sands, 3 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 2 Ruff, 2 Blk T Godwits, 2 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Avocet, 1 Dunlin, 44 Blk H Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 4+ Wheatear, plus a steady movement of Swallows, House & Sand Martins south

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

09:06 Haven early morning - Lots of vis-mig on walk- mainly hirundines inc. constant passage of Swallows and 5 large groups of mainly House Martins with some Sand Martin mixed in and a single Swift. 4 yellow wags, 2 grey wags and 2 siskin south too. On scrape- 13 blackwit, 1 Ruff, 1 curlew sand, 1 common sand, 1 snipe, 105 teal, yellow wag. Bushes quiet for me, 3 grey wags around sewage works/ council compound.

Richard Jeffree

16:31 Redstart still showing well this afternoon Whinchat and 3+ Wheatear along bluethroat trail.

At the end of August the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 159

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