Thurs 29th Dec 22
Reports from today:
Pete Loud
14:32 Probably last visit before New Year’s Day. Male Stonechat chippings lay by with another by the boardwalk. Goldcrest car park bushes. On the Scrape, 11 Shoveler, 2 Avocet, 7 Curlew and plenty of Wigeon & Teal. Peregrine up on the arable, briefly joined by a second bird. Rock Pipit along the front. Purple Sandpiper and Oystercatcher by the Sluice. (PD,RJ,PL).
Tues 27th Dec 22
I had a short visit to the site this morning for a breath of air but it was very quiet all round, 2 Purple Sands and a Turnstone on the rocks south of French Point, a Stonechat and a few Mippits along the front. A juv Brent Goose was sitting on the sea north of French Point and 3 others headed south. On the scrape were 20 Greylags, several Teal, a few Wigeon and Shoveler, 2 Avocet and a few Gulls + a large Brent flock was on the arable toward the Tennis club, 2 Kestrel and a Buzzard were also seen. RJ/MR
Sat 24th Dec 22
Quiet around the bushes this morning, just a lot of Blackbirds along the approach road. Offshore were 20+ R T Divers and at least 3 Gt. C Grebes sitting on the sea with just a few Cormorant on the move.
From the hide: Scrape, 6 Greylags, c200 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 4 Avocet, 4 Blk H Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 1 Lt. Egret. The Brent were again on the arable toward the Tennis club and two Muntjac Deer were also noted. A walk to French Point added just 2 Stonechat, a few Meadow Pipits and a Wren. RJ/MR
Reports from today:
Liz Huxley
11:50 4 Avocet on Scrape; 1 Bearded Tit briefly reeds in front of hide. Also 1 Stonechat; 1 Purple Sand.
A very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you all
Fri 23rd Dec 22
A very wet start to today, but I wasn't the only one to venture out for a few minutes.
Dave and Richard reported little change on the scrape but at least it was dry in the hide and I had a short look out to sea which did give three groups of Cormorant totalling 207 (80-120-7), 1 Com. Scoter heading north and a dozen or so R T Divers sitting on the sea before it was home time.
