Wed 7th Sept 22

Very quiet all round today, 4 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcap and a few Lesser & Common Whitethroats was about it around the bushes, a single Stonechat was on the wood pile.

From the hide: 116 Teal, 6 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 10 Lapwing, 40 Blk. H Gulls, Cetti's Warbler (heard only), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Swallows were again on the move with good numbers of House & Sand Martins PRD/RJ/MO/MR

Reports from today

Mike O'Hanlon

13:15 2 Wheatear on the upper (northernmost) Frinton farm track.

Photo Mike O'Hanlon©

 

Tues 6th Sept 22

Quiet around the dell this morning, a Pied Flycatcher was along Manor Way near the 5 bar gate, the Boating Club compound was busy with Lesser & Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, poss. Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Blue & Great Tits, Robin, Dunnock & Wren. Two Lesser, 1 Common Whitethroat and 1 Willow Warbler were in the bushes behind the sluice. 

From the hide: 100+ Teal, 5 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 16 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Ruff, 37 Blk. H Gulls, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, plus a steady movement of Swallows and House Martins MR

Liz Huxley had a Firecrest in the carpark bushes and Graham Sutton had a two hour seawatch that was a lot more productive than of late, adding Eider to the year list and Pete Davis continued the trend by adding Long-tailed Skua shortly after lunch.

Reports from today:

Graham Sutton

08:51 Haven seawatch 0630-0830: Fulmar N, Wigeon 38 S, ++ Teal  S & N, Shoveler S, 2 Eider S, 33 C. Scoter S, 4 Gannet S, ++ Sandwich & Common Terns mostly S, 3 Kittiwakes S. 200+ Swallows S.

Scrape: 1 Ruff. Still 1 Reed Warbler & 1 L. Whitethroat.

Liz Huxley

10:05 Firecrest in bushes by car park.

Pete Davis

15:00 Long Tailed Skua SW 1455 from shelter landward side of yellow Haven buoy !!

 

Mon 5th Sept 22

Very quiet today with just a couple of Willow Warblers and the tit flock around the bushes, a good number of Swallows and House Martins were moving south. On the scrape just 1 Snipe and half a dozen Lapwing, Teal up to 110, 2 Buzzards and a Kestrel over the arable. PRD/DC/MR

 

Sun 4th Sept 22

Reports from today:

Pete Loud

12:15 Scrape fairly quiet today, still 90+ Teal, 2 Snipe & Curlew. A few Willow Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat around the bushes. Short seawatch did produce a few Wigeon and Teal, 3 Knot and 3 Common Tern all moving south. 

 

Sat 3rd Sept 22

Reports from today:

Matt Lonsdale

08:44 Guillemot south past shelter.

09:37 Knot on scrape.

Dave Cummings

12:56 Knot still on scrape - along with Green Sand, Snipe and 4 Dunlin.

Pete Loud

13:07 Haven this morning. Offshore,1 Guillemot, 2 Wigeon, 3 Teal. A few Swallows moving through, but mainly House Martins 140+. Around the bushes, 2 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat & 2 Stonechat. Grey Wagtail at Sewage Farm and 2 Yellow in with the cows. Scrape, Knot, Green Sand, 3 Snipe, 7 Curlew, 1 Shoveler and 120+ Teal.(PL,ML).

 

Fri 2nd Sept 22

A few Willow Warblers, Lesser & Common Whitethroats, and the odd Blackcap around the bushes this morning plus a very short view of a Pied Flycatcher.

From the hide: 90 Teal, 5 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 2 Grey Heron, 10 Lapwing, 1 Lt. Stint, 1 Curlew, 93 Blk H Gulls, 5 Herring Gulls, 3 LBB's, 1 Common Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, a few Swallows and Linnets. PRD/RJ/DC/MR.

 

Thurs 1st Sept 22

From the hide: 2 Greylag Geese, 87 Teal, 2 Shelduck, 11 Curlew (on marsh), 8 Lapwing, 1 Little Stint, 1 Ruff, 75 Blk. H Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 3 LBB's, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lt. Egret, 1 Kestrel.

A juv. Willow Warbler was in the hide bushes as I left the hide, another Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat and a Blackcap were in the carpark bushes around the burnt area and the Pied Flycatcher reported earlier was seen briefly.

 

Richard Jeffree

08:28 Little Stint on the scrape.