Wed 4th Nov 26

Sea-watching was the priority this morning and although I was not there for the start I still picked up a life tick and 2 year ticks, see Simon's comprehensive list below. 

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

09:32 Storm Petrel slowly north past shelter.

10:19 Pom North.

Graham Sutton

10:03 Puffin N Haven.

Simon Cox

13:05 Haven counts 0715 up to 1130 with GS, RJ, PL, MR, MO’H & latterly SE: Diver sp 1, Cormorant 140, Brent 260, Greylag 8, grey goose sp 3 (thought to be Tundra Bean or Pinkfeet), Wigeon 34+, Eider 2, Red-b Merganser 1, Common Scoter 83, Storm Petrel 1 N at 0925 (found by GS & seen by all present), another at 1110 ( found by SE, seen by several but sadly not me!), Arctic Skua singles N at 0845 & 0920, Pom Skua N at 1015, Kittiwake 12, Razorbill 1 N, Puffin 1 N at 1000, Auk sp 1, Purple Sand  2 (GS), Lapwing 8, Starling several small groups in/off.

15:26 Add Gannet 19 to earlier count list.

Mike O'Hanlon

13:09 A short visit to hide with RJ - 62 Widgeon, 5 Cormorants, 11 Shoveler, 4 Brent, 10 Teal, 1 Mute swan, 1 juv White-front, 1 Black-wit (on pond), kestrel + 37 Lapwings on arable.

Brian Combes

17:16 Walk from Frinton to Haven and back via the farm this morning included: 2 woodcock (flushed, 1 from seawall, 1 by sewage works), 6 goldcrest, 1 chiff, 7 redwing, 1 fieldfare, 3 stonechat, 2 goldfinch (south), 4 skylark (south), 5 gannet (north), 1 dunlin (north), 301+ starling (1 in-off, 300+ on arable), 12 blackbird, 5 song thrush, 4 chaffinch, 10 linnet, 1 rock pipit, 7 mipit, 1 white-fronted goose, 1 mute swan, 8 shoveler, 40+ wigeon, 17 teal, 1 grey heron, 4 reed bunting, 1 sparrowhawk, 2 green woodpecker, 3 Cetti’s (singing), 15 lapwing (south).