Mon 7th Mar 22
Another bird for the year list this morning with a single Barnacle Goose sitting out on the marsh to the right of the hide, otherwise much the same on the scrape with 2 Mute Swans, 4 Canada Geese, Wigeon, Teal, Shoveler & Shelduck, c30 Lapwing, c25 Curlew, 4 BlkWits, 2 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard) and on the seawall 7 Purple Sands. PRD/SC/DC/MR et. al.
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| Record shot Pete Davis© |
Sun 6th Mar 22
Reports from today:
Pete Loud
12:34 Long walk today up to farm and back along seawall. Very quiet mostly, good to see the cracking male Brambling still in the 80+ Chaffinch flock behind the paddocks plus a couple of Corn Bunting. 4 Purple Sandpiper by the sluice, 25 Curlew and 11 Blackwit on the marsh, Scrape much the same as of late with 2 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher and a few Teal, Shoveler, Wigeon and Shelduck. Finished off finding a stunning male Firecrest in the hawthorns by the orchard, at times so close I was struggling to focus my bins.
Sat 5th Mar 22
I started the morning with an hour sea-watching which turned out to be worthwhile with a pair of Mergansers heading south the high point, also 5 Red T Diver (2 north and 3 sitting on the sea), 10+ Cormorant, 5 Wigeon, 1 Curlew (all north) and 100+ Starling (in off).
From the hide: 2 Canada Geese, c100 Teal, c80 Wigeon, 17 Shoveler, 5 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, c30 Lapwing, 11 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 1 BlkWit, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk. $ Brown Hares and a Red Fox were also around.MR.
Reports from today:
Paul Brayshaw
07:23 Close R B Merganser south for haven year list?
08:22 Steady trickle of Chaffinches north despite the rain.
09:15 Gc area - 280 Blk H Gull, 30 Common, 2 Med, Oyk, 185 Starling, 33 Chaffinch plus 22 over and a Grey Wag north.
Fri 4th Mar 22
Another nice morning, almost spring like again with 2 Song Thrush and lots of Chaffinch singing along the approach road, finally managed to dig out a Goldcrest with Dave Cummings in the wood on the north side. Lots of Gulls, 10 BlkWits and 1 Lt. Grebe were on the approach road marsh.
Two Purple Sands were on the sluice rocks and a few Cormorants heading north.
From the hide: 1 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Geese, c90 Wigeon, c60 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 5 Shelduck, c30 Lapwing, 24 Curlew, 3 Avocet, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Peregrine, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. DC/MR
A short look out to sea on the way back gave c80 Wigeon sitting on the sea and c30 Cormorants heading north.
Thurs 3rd Mar 22
I spent most of the morning at the farm, and most of that time was spent watching the Chaffinch flock 80+ strong which included at least 2 Brambling. A lot of the male Chaffinch are looking superb at the moment and it's nice to hear them singing along with the Skylarks and Linnets around the paddocks.
Reports from today:
Brian Combes
15:01 This morning included: 3 Cetti’s Warbler (singing), 65+ Linnet, 7 Reed Bunting (singing), 1 Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 38 Avocet (scrape), 6 Turnstone, 3 Greenfinch, 60+ Chaffinch (farmyard flock), 2 Brambling (in with chaffinch), 1 Buzzard (over farm), 2 Goldfinch.
Wed 2nd Mar 22
Very slow progress on the site year list this year, but one more to add this morning with an Egyptian Goose picked up from the hide by Pete Davis on the marsh below the raised platform wandering around for a few minutes before flying out towards Holland-on-Sea. Also from the hide 8 Canada Geese were around the marsh, one pair spending sometime in the reeds on the island where they normally nest. Otherwise much the same with c40 lapwing, 5 BlkWits, 2 Avocet, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Snipe all the usual ducks and 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel. PRD/LH/MR
Reports from today:
Brian Combes
18:28 This afternoon: 150+ Starling (on golf course), 170+ Black-headed Gull (on golf course), 2 Shelduck (north), 3 Stonechat, 5 Linnet, 5 Turnstone, 2 Purple Sandpiper (on sluice rocks then flew north with Turnstone), 2 Avocet, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Cetti’s Warbler (singing), 12 Curlew (north), Little Owl (in hedge where footpath to farm leaves the golf course, 1 Hare, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (calling from woods near farm).
