Tues 1st Sept 26

From the Hide: 10 Greylag, 4 Cormorant, 100+ Teal, 3 Mallard, 90 Lapwing, 23 Curlew, 5 Avocet, 3 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sands, 2 Lt. Stint, 2 Snipe, 2 Blk T Godwits, 1 Bar T Godwit, 1 Green Sand, 50 Blk H Gulls, 2 LBB's, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2+ Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler, Loads of Swallows + House & Sand Martins & 1 Swift (RJ). PL/RJ/MO'H/TR/MR

Reports from today

Brian Combes

06:44 Haven: Alexandrine parakeet flying round dell.

09:17 Now south of dell.

17:54 Haven this morning: 1,680++ swallow (south - stunning passage first thing with birds streaming through, mostly keeping low with many birds going close past me at shin height; much lighter movement after 08:15), 340+ house martin (south, some mixed in with the swallows, others in large monospecific groups), 60+ sand martin (south), 1 spotted flycatcher, 3 yellow wag (south), 2 whinchat, 4 wheatear, 6 willow warbler, 7 whitethroat, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 2 green woodpecker, 2 buzzard, 2 sparrowhawk, 130+ linnet (flock has already formed on arable), 1 Alexandrine parakeet (!). 

Photo Brian Combes©

Scrape:1 curlew sandpiper, 3 ruff, 5 avocet, 1 green sandpiper, 1 common sandpiper, 2 black-tailed godwit, 1 snipe, 3 curlew, 7 redshank.

Richard Jeffree

08:29 Spot fly dell.

09:03 Spot fly taken up residence in the copse west of dell.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

 

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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Sun 30th Aug 26

From the hide: 1 Mute Swan (on the brook), 8 Greylags, 70+ Teal, 10+ Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 8 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 44 Lapwings, 25 Curlew, 7 Curlew Sands, 3 Avocet, 3 Blk T Godwits, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Lt. Stint, 90 Blk H Gulls, 3 Herring Gulls, 3 LBB Gulls, 6+ Wheatear. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

09:16 Redstart in southernmost hedge of southernmost paddock at Farm.

Photo Richard Jeffree©

 

Sat 29th Aug 26

Reports from today

Brian Combes

07:08 Haven: 2 little stint, 1 curlew sand scrape.

07:33 3 curlew sand.

10:09 Haven: Redstart at farm in southern hedge of most southerly paddock next to footpath, though elusive.

14:30 Haven this morning: 1 pied flycatcher (orchard), 1 redstart (remained very elusive), 1 spotted flycatcher (orchard), 16 wheatear (4 on seawall, 11 on golf course, 1 by the dell), 230+ swallow (low to the south, some in large groups, the movement petering out by about 08:00), 5 house martin (south), 17 sand martin (south), 1 goldcrest (with tit flock), 1 yellow wag (south), 1 lesser whitethroat, 3 willow warbler, 3 chiff, 4 whitethroat, 17 pied wagtail, 2 Cetti’s (singing), 1 green woodpecker, 2 greenfinch. 

Scrape: 2 little stint, 4 curlew sandpiper, 1 green sandpiper, 2 ruff, 3 avocet, 1 black-tailed godwit, 1 snipe, 2 common sandpiper, 3 dunlin, 10 curlew.

Richard Jeffree

08:31 Pied and Spot Fly still orchard.

Matt Lonsdale

09:28 Spot fly feeding station. 4 curlew sands and 2 little stint on scrape.

09:30 Pied fly 5 bar gate. 

 

Fri 28th Aug 26

Just a short visit for me again today, but managed to pick up the Spotted Flycatcher plus Lesser Whitethroat.

From the hide: Canada & Greylag Geese, c30 Teal, 10+ Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 1 Shelduck, 3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 80 Lapwing, 12++ Dunlin, 5 Curlew Sands, 3 Avocet, 3 Snipe, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Blk T Godwit, 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew, 100 Blk H Gulls, 1 LBB Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk. RJ/MO'H/MR 

Reports from today: 

Matt Lonsdale

09:19 Pied Fly in orchard, naked eye views only of what was probably a wryneck underneath orchard trees when disturbed.

Richard Jeffree

09:58 Spot fly by metal gate.

Photo Richard Jeffree©

11:13 Now 2 Little Stints scrape+ 5 Curlew Sand.

Pete Loud

17:43 Pied Flycatcher in the orchard at 4 pm this afternoon.

 

Thurs 27th Aug 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

12:34 Scrape hide this morning, still 5 juv Curlew Sandpipers and juv Little Stint, 2 Ruff, 20 Dunlin, couple of Green & Common Sandpipers, 23 Curlew, 1 ad Ringed Plover. Hard work round the bushes lately, but a Pied Fly showed very briefly by the five bar gate, also seen, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Common & 1 Lesser Whitethroat and Great spot Woodpecker.(RJ,PL).

 

Wed 26th Aug 26

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

07:47 Little Stint+ 3 Curlew Sands still.

Pete Loud

12:12 Scrape this morning,1 juvenile Little Stint, 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Golden plover, 40 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 3 Black-wits, 3 Green, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Turnstone briefly in and out, 2 Sandwich Tern in and out, 1 Adult male Marsh Harrier, 60 Teal.(RJ, PL).

Mike O'Hanlon

14:47 This morning’s Marsh Harrier from the hide.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

 

Tues 25th Aug 26

From the hide: 4 Greylag, 30+ Teal, 10+ Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 7 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 40+ Lapwing, 30+ Dunlin, 26 Curlew, 5 Snipe, 4 Curlew Sands, 3 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 2 Ruff, 1 Lt. Stint, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Ringed Plover (seen in flight leaving PL), 83 Blk H Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls, 4 LBB's, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Wheatear, 10+ Pied Wags, Swallow & Lots of Starling once again today. PL/RJ/MR et.al. 

Reports from today

Brian Combes

06:57 Haven: little stint + 3+ curlew sand still.

17:23 Haven this morning - Scrape/marsh: 1 little stint, 4 curlew sandpiper, 8 wheatear (7 on marsh + 1 on seawall), 4 ruff, 3 green sandpiper, 1 greenshank, 8 curlew, 5 snipe, 8 dunlin, 2 common sandpiper, 1 ringed plover, 1 grey heron, 6 swallow. 

Other: 1 goldcrest (with tit flock), 2 whitethroat (1 in subsong), 2 chiff, 1 sparrowhawk, 1 greenfinch, 21 pied wag, 1 Chinese muntjac.

James Davidson

07:02 Haven: Arctic Skua south, Wheatear on greensward near car park.

07:45 Haven: 5+ Wheatear to right of hide.

 

Mon 24th Aug 26

A bit cooler today with a steady breeze.

From the hide: 6 Greylag, 6 Cormorant, c20 Teal, 10+ Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 40+ Dunlin, 30 Curlew, 30 Lapwing, 9 Ruff, 4+ Curlew Sands, 2 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 2 Snipe, 1 Little Stint, 1 Avocet, 62 Blk H Gulls, 3 LBB's, 1 Buzzard, 3+ Wheatear, Pied Wags and several hundred Starlings. PL/RJ/MO'H/SG/MR et.al.

On the way back 5 Sandwich Tern were heading north offshore PL/MR

Reports from today

Brian Combes

07:01 Haven scrape: Little Stint + 4 Curlew Sand (all juvs).

07:06 Now 5.

17:43 Haven first thing - Scrape/marsh: 1 little stint, 5 curlew sandpiper, 4 ruff (1 headed south), 1 avocet, 3 black-tailed godwit, 3 green sandpiper, 2 common sandpiper, 14 dunlin, 2 curlew, 1 whimbrel (heard), 4 wheatear (on the marsh first thing), 1 marsh harrier, 1 Cetti’s (singing), 1 hare. 

Other: 1 willow warbler, 1 chiff, 4 swallow (south), 80+ starling, 1 yellow wag (over), sparrowhawk. 

(Very few passage passerines today.).

 

Sun 23rd Aug 26

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

08:06 Glossy Ibis on scrape then flew west.

Record Shot-Richard Jeffree©

12:06 Haven scrape this morning Glossy Ibis briefly, 4 Little Egrets, 4 Curlew Sands, 2 Green, 3 Common Sands, 6 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, 6 Golden Plover, Lapwing, Teal, Curlew not counted. Bushes still quiet but 4 Wheatear on walk to Sandy pt and back.

Photo Richard Jeffree©

Simon Cox

12:16 Currently 5 Curlew Sands from hide.

Matt Lonsdale

20:10 At least 5 curlew sand still on scrape + little stint. 5+ ruff, 2 common sand, 3 green sand, several snipe.

 

Sat 22nd Aug 26

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

08:19 Reduction in numbers on scrape this morning - 21 Dunlin, Curlew Sand, 3 Ruff, 3 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Snipe, 33 Teal and White Wagtail. 27 Curlew, Grey Heron and Little Egret. 

Overhead- multiple Ringed Plover and Green Sand, 3 Redshank, 1+ Turnstone, 4 Sanderling N along beach + Yellow Wag and Grey over. Lots of Sandwich Terns offshore + south + 6 Shoveler. 

Only N end of car park and hide bushes covered- 3+ Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and few Blackcaps.

Pete Loud

13:43 Definitely less waders on the Scrape this morning, although 4 Curlew Sandpipers was an increase on yesterdays one, the Temminck's Stint seems to have moved on with no sign today, also seen, 2 Ruff, 10 Golden Plover, 2 Green & 3 Common Sand, still about 30 Dunlin present.1 Wheatear out on the marsh.(MO’H,RJ,PD,PL).

 

Fri 21st Aug 26

Brian Combes

07:25 Haven: 2 Curlew Sand on scrape.

07:38 Temminck’s Stint at back of scrape

07:39 Spoonbill flying off.

07:50 Stint mobile last seen creeping around centrally at back of scrape at edge of vegetation.

09:36 Good session at The Haven first thing: Scrape: 1 Temminck’s Stint (lovely), 2 curlew sandpiper (juvs, also lovely), 1 spoonbill (thanks Pete), 4 ruff, 3 green sandpiper, 6 common sandpiper, 2 greenshank, 9 snipe, 34 dunlin, 1 kingfisher, 37 lapwing, 4 curlew, 1 grey heron, 2 yellow wag. Other: 1 goldcrest, 1 chiff, 3 lesser whitethroat, 2 blackcap, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 4 whitethroat, 1 grey wag, 1 green woodpecker.

Peter Newton

07:37 Spoonbill just joined.

09:14 Disappointment of watching a juvenile Peregrine get out of the net, was shortened and forgotten, put a smile on our faces with a Green Sand. (see Ringing page for full list)

Photo Peter Newton©

10:13 Marsh Warbler on back hedge.

Matt Lonsdale

08:18 Temminck’s stint and at least 1 curlew sand viewed from near windpump as in North of scrape

 

 

Thurs 20th Aug 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

11:54 Scrape this morning, 4 Ruff, 3 LRP, 1 Greenshank, 10 Snipe, 5 Green & 5 Common Sandpiper, 30+ Dunlin, 20+ Curlew. Bushes 1 Yellow wag flyover, 2 Willow Warbler.

 

Wed 19th Aug 26

Reports from today

Brian Combes

08:55 Haven first thing: 13 swallow (south, between the showers), 2 yellow wag (1 south), 1 chiff, 4 blackcap, 7 whitethroat, 6 lesser whitethroat, 26 pied wag (1 south, 22 dell/greensward), 2 Cetti’s (singing), 1 peregrine (west, appeared to be in off), 1 sparrowhawk, 150+ starling, 2 greenfinch, 1 green woodpecker, 1 great spotted woodpecker. 

Scrape/marsh: 3 ruff (1 adult male with a juv female showed the considerable difference in size between the sexes), 23 dunlin, 3 green sand, 10 snipe, 2 little ringed plover, 3 common sand, 2 black-tailed godwit, 11 golden plover, 16 curlew, 1 whimbrel, 1 grey heron.

 

Tues 18th Aug 26

Reports from today

Pete Loud

12:18 Still very little around the bushes, but on the Scrape, 3 LRP, 2 Ruff, 1 Golden Plover, 3 Green & 3 Common Sandpiper, 50+ Dunlin, 15+ Snipe, 3 Blackwits, 11 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 juv  Med Gull, also 1 Wheatear and 1 juv Hobby that was sitting up on the arable stubble all morning.(RJ,MO’H, PL)

Brian Combes

15:09 Haven first thing: 2 swift (south), 12 swallow (south), 2 sanderling (south, just offshore), 1 turnstone (sluice rocks), 4 lesser whitethroat, 6 blackcap, 5 whitethroat, 2 green woodpecker, 1 greenfinch, 1 Chinese muntjac. 

Scrape: 3 little ringed plover, 11 snipe, 2 common sand, 1 ruff, 35 dunlin, 1 black-tailed godwit, 2 green sand, 1 grey heron, 1 Cetti’s (singing).

Richard Jeffree

17:21 Additional birds this afternoon male Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk and another Wheatear and Whinchat + Clouded Yellow.

 

Mon 17th Aug 26

Just a short visit for me today.

From the hide: 20+ Canada Geese, 2 Greylags, 22 Teal, 10+ Mallard, 50 Lapwing, 30+ Dunlin, c25 Curlew, 24 Golden Plover, 5 Green Sands, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sands, 1 Ruff, 1 Blk T Godwit, 1 Wood Sand, 1 LRP, 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 98 Blk H Gulls, 3 LBB's, Pied Wag, Yellow Wag. PL/RJ/MO'H/TR/LH et.al.

 

Sun 16th Aug 26

Around the Dell today Common & Lesser Whitethroats, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldfinch, Blue, Great & L T Tits. A Coal Tit was on the feeders.

From the hide, 2 Greylags, 15+ Teal, 10+ Mallard, 48 Lapwing, 30+ Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 3 Common Sands, 1 Green Sand, 1 Ruff, 1 Blk T Godwit, 1 LRP, 111 Blk H Gulls, 4 Med Gulls, 1 Common Gull, PL/RJ/MO'H/TR/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

13:48 Haven early doors - G s woodpecker and lesser whitethroat in car park bushes. 

On scrape- LRP, common sand, 30+ dunlin, 2 snipe, 30 teal. 

Wheatear on rocks off boating club, whinchat on brambles between hide and bridge.

 

Sat 15th Aug 26

Reports from today

Brian Combes

06:52  Haven: wood sand still on scrape + great white egret west (probably in off).

07:19 Haven: Turtle Dove west over marshes.

10:23 Haven this morning: 1 wood sandpiper, 1 turtle dove (lovely surprise - my first record here), 1 pied fly (extremely elusive, in oak east of carpark, briefly at 07:45), 1 great white egret, 2 whinchat (north of bale field), 2 wheatear (bale field), 49 swallow (31 trickling south, most high), 3 chiff, 4 whitethroat, 2 lesser whitethroat, 2 willow warbler, 2 black-tailed godwit, 5 snipe, 3 green sandpiper, 1 ruff, 2 common sandpiper, 14 dunlin, 1 kingfisher, 3 yellow wagtail, 100+ starling, 2 grey heron (1 south), 1 great spotted woodpecker (north), 3 greenfinch, 1 marsh harrier, 1 green woodpecker, 1 fox.

Pete Loud

12:55 Good start this morning with a Coal Tit in the bushes opposite the radar mast, on the scrape, the Wood Sand & Ruff with 5 Green Sands, 3 Common Sands, 45 Dunlin, 5 Avocet, 2 Black-wit & 7 Snipe, also 1 Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier, offshore 5 Sandwich Tern north, 1 Wheatear along the front.(RJ,M O’H, PL).

 

Fri 14th Aug 26

The Pied Fly was still along the carpark hedge this morning and most of the waders were still with us on the scrape, so another good day, if a tad warm.

From the hide: 22 Canada Geese, 4 Greylags, 12+ Mallard, 15 Teal, 38 Lapwing, 31 Dunlin, 21 Curlew, 8+ Green Sands, 4 Snipe, 3 Common Sands, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Blk T Godwits, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Wood Sand, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 1 LRP, 5 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 15+ Pied Wags, 6 + Yellow Wags, Swallow, Sand & House Martin, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Muntjac Deer. PL/RJ/MO'H/DC/MR et.al.

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

09:01 Pied fly in usual spot, north east corner of car park, deep in Hawthorns.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

Matt Lonsdale

20:00 Pied fly still in car park this evening. Grey wag and green woodpecker. 

On scrape 12+ green sand, wood sand, 6 snipe, 15+ greenshank, ruff, yellow wag.

 

Thurs 13th Aug 26

Brian's Tree Sparrow first thing was another bird for the "Site Year List" now standing at 151 species for the year, and with over a hundred waders of 14 species on the scrape today that's not bad for your local Country Park. Yesterdays Pied Flycatcher was still around this morning along with a few Whitethroats but not a lot of anything else of note.

From the hide: 22+ Canada Geese, 4 Greylags, 10+ Mallard, 4 Teal, 40 Lapwing, 25 Dunlin, 17 Curlew, 6 Green Sands, 3 Common Sands, 3 Golden Plover, 1 Snipe, 1 Wood Sand, 1Blk T Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 1 Whimbrel, 1 LRP, 128 Blk H Gulls, 1 Yellow Legged Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 reed Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, Swallow, House & Sand Martin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Buzzard. PL/PD/RJ/MO'H/MR.

Reports from today

Brian Combes

06:07 Haven: Pied Fly still in hedge in corner of carpark.

06:37 Haven: Tree Sparrow in bush just north of pillbox then flew south.

06:48 Haven: Wood Sand still on scrape.

16:39 Haven first thing: 1 tree sparrow (nice surprise), 1 pied flycatcher, 1 wheatear, 1 reed warbler (passage), 4 chiff (1 in subsong), 5 whitethroat, 1 blackcap, 1 willow warbler, 7 swallow, 1 sparrowhawk, 2 greenfinch, 2 lesser whitethroat, 1 green woodpecker. 

Scrape: 1 wood sandpiper, 1 ruff (juv), 2 greenshank, 3 green sandpiper, 1 little ringed plover (juv), 2 common sandpiper, 5 curlew, 12 dunlin.

Graham Sutton

06:54 Haven scrape: 1 Greenshank, 1 Wood, 3 Green, 2 Common Sand, 2 Ringed Plover, 16 Dunlin.

Mike O'Hanlon

12:31 Pied fly still in Hawthorns at bottom of Haven car park.

Pete Loud

14:08  All the usual waders around the Scrape this morning, with Wood, Green  & Common Sandpipers, also Ruff, Greenshank, LRP, Whimbrel, Curlew, Dunlin & 3 Golden Plovers, a  juvenile Yellow- legged Gull flew in for a while. 

Short walk to the hay bales and round the moth enclosure added 2 Wheatear, Whinchat and Stonechat, offshore 3 Sandwich Terns north.