Wed 7th Aug 19

Quiet around the bushes today. Whitethroat, Less. Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldfinch & Linnet all noted in small numbers + 1 Green Woodpecker

From the hide :- 2 Wood Sands, 3 Com. Sands, 1 Dunlin, 22 Avocet (adults & young), 3 Oystercatcher, c40 Lapwing (on marsh at back of scrape), 74 Greylag, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard), c 20 Swallows, 4 Sand Martin, PRD/DW/JH/MR.

A few Painted Ladies and a Southern Hawker Dragonfly were also seen (see Haven Wildlife).



Simon Cox

Late afternoon today :- 2 Wood Sands, 1-2 Common Sands, 2 Black-tailed Godwit's, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Buzzard.

Tue 6th Aug 19

A Garden Warbler was seen in the Dell again this morning along with Whitethroat, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch in good numbers but once again the rest of the site was quiet.

From the hide :- 2 Wood Sands, 3+ Com. Sands, 10 Avocet + 16 Young, c80 Lapwing (on marsh behind scrape), 3 Oystercatchers, 6 Curlew, 6 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, c20 Swallows, 2 Sand Martin. DW/CB/MR  

Mon 5th Aug 19

Much the same around the site this morning with a few Whitethroat, Less. Whitethroat, Blackcap around the Dell, a juv. Willow Warbler in a Tit flock at the Dipping pond and Goldfinch, Linnets and a pair of Stonechat on the mounds.

From the hide :- 2 Wood Sandpipers, 4 Com. Sandpipers, 2 Dunlin (+ 4 fly overs), 8 Avocet + 12 Young, c50 Lapwing (on marsh behind scrape), 3 Oystercatchers, 7 Cormorants, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Egret, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult, fly over), 1 Common Gull (juv.). PRD/DW/MR.


Matt Lonsdale

Haven this evening
Scrape :- 2 Wood Sand, 4+ Common Sand, Little Egret and Grey Heron.
Bushes quiet :- 2 juv. Willow Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
50+ Sand Martin south and 3 Sandwich Tern feeding offshore other highlights.

Sun 4th Aug 19

First thing this morning Pete Loud found the first Garden Warbler of the year in the Dell, along with lots of Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and Blackcaps. Also noted 1 Sparrowhawk along the approach road. 
Unfortunately when Ian, Matt and myself turned up a short while later the Garden Warbler couldn't be relocated but a Willow Warbler, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Chaffinch + a fly-over Greenshank were added to the day list.
Moving through the rest of the site was a bit of a disappointment as it was very quiet, the high point being a brief flight view of the juv. Cuckoo from yesterday, near the memorials.

Things on the scrape were much the same as Paul Braishaw had reported a earlier.

From the hide :- 2 Wood Sandpipers, 3+ Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 BlkWits,  27 Greylag, 7 Canada Geese (1 adult, 6 fledged young), 7 Cormorants, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Stonechat (juv.), and a few Mippits and Linnets. PL/IM/MR

On the way back to the car park the juv. Cuckoo flew over the mounds and landed in the bushes along the path to the hide.

Sat 3rd Aug 19

First thing Max Martin had a juv. Cuckoo in the memorials bushes.

On view from the hide this morning were 2 Wood Sandpiper, c4 Common Sandpiper, single Green Sandpiper, juv Yellow Wagtail, Little Egret, 2 Dunlin and a Great Spotted Woodpecker over. Avocet numbers remain the same as recent days. IM/MM/JH/PRD  
The mounds were very busy today with c150 birds including c50 Linnets, 30 Goldfinch, 30 Meadow Pipit along with Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler and Stonechat. PRD.

Fri 2nd Aug 19

Thankfully a more relaxed morning at the Haven today as the travelers have moved on, but sadly so had most of the birds.

From the hide :- 14 Avocet (+ young), 3 Com. Sandpipers, 3 Snipe, 3 Oystercatcher,  2 Blk.T.Godwit, c40 Lapwing (on marsh behind scrape), c30 Blk. H. Gulls, 11 Cormorant, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 2 Bearded Tit, c40 Swallows, 2 Sand Martin. PRD/JH/MM/DC/MR

A walk to the second pillbox added 1 Wheatear, and a few Meadow Pipits and Skylark.

A Stonechat (juv.) was on the mounds + Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Linnet, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat. A Gt. S Woodpecker and a Willow Warbler (juv) were in the car park bushes.

Thu 1st Aug 19

Not quite the numbers that some places have, but nice to still have 3 Wood Sands on the scrape for the start of a new month.

From the hide :- 16 Avocet +18 young, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 4 Com. Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher + 2 chicks, 47 Lapwing (on marsh at back of scrape), 8 Blk.T. Godwits, (made two attempts to land then flew out south), 44 Blk.H. Gulls, 1 Shelduck, 11 Cormorants, 6 Greylag, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, a few Swallows, 3 Sand Martin MM/CB/MR