Tues 7th Mar 23
Started at the farm this morning in light drizzle, a walk around the paddocks gave 1 Gt. Spotted & 2 Green Woodpeckers, 14 Fieldfare, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Gt. Tit, Blue Tit & L T Tits, Mistle Thrush, Linnet, Skylark, Blackbird, Buzzard & Kestrel.
From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, c60 Wigeon, c30 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 4 Mallard, 4 Shelduck, 40 Lapwing, 11 Curlew, c70 Blk. H Gulls, 10 Herring Gulls. Lots more gulls and ducks on the marsh below the raised platform.
Mon 6th Mar 23
Shortly after arriving on site it started to rain so Dave and I headed for the hide, a single R T Diver was noted sitting on the sea along with a raft of Wigeon and a few gulls on the way.
Things were very quiet but two Dunlin on the back of the scrape were a site year tick, unfortunately they flew out a couple of minutes later.
From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, 3 Brent, c20 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 1 Shelduck, 13 Curlew, 2 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, 40+ Herring Gulls and a few Blk Headed Gulls. DC/MR
Reports from today:
Dave Cummings
08:59 12 Fieldfare in farm paddocks.
Sun 5th Mar 23
I had an hour at the farm this morning and finally tracked down a Corn Bunting, also 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 10+ Blackbird, Gt. Spotted and Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Linnet, Skylark, Goldfinch, Etc.
From the hide: 4 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, c80 Wigeon, 20 Teal,16 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 1 Shelduck, 68 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 1 Curlew, 1 Kestrel. MR
4 Purple Sands were seen near French Point by visitors
Reports from today:
Pete Loud
13:22
Very short visit this morning, too cold for me and the birds it seems. Adult Gannet north was a year tick for me, 60+ Red throats got off the sea and headed north. 80 Wigeon were on the marsh over the road. Scrape, 2 Avocet, 2 Canada’s, several Shoveler and a few Teal.
Matt Lonsdale
14:47 Redwing, 11 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush in farm paddocks
14:51 Drumming gsw also.
Sat 4th Mar 23
No sign of any of the swans from the chippings lay-by this morning, 1 Lt Grebe was on the brook and c100 Wigeon, c60 Greylags and lots of gulls and corvids out on the marsh plus 6 Purple Sands on the sluice.
From the hide: c60 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 4 Mallard, 4 Shelduck, 30 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Pied & 1 Grey Wagtail, plus the Water Vole. PNt/RJ/ML/MR et.al.
Reports from today:
Pete Loud
12:44 Farm/seawall loop this morning. Great spotted Woodpeckers drumming, 2 Corn Bunting singing, Mistle Thrush, several Red throats fishing just offshore. Over the road the Whooper Swans do seem to have moved on, 1 Stonechat and 20 Curlew were on the marsh.
Richard Jeffree
16:24 Barn Owl hunting near boardwalk also 3 Stonechat.
Fri 3rd Mar 23
No sign of the Whooper Swans this morning, after being with us for nearly nine week have they moved on or just having an away day?. 11 Mute Swans were still there and out on the marsh were c60 Greylags, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Grey Heron, c100 Wigeon and lots of corvids.
6 Purple Sands were on the sluice on the way to the hide.
From the hide: 6 Brent Geese, 4 Canada Geese, c80 Wigeon, c30 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 4 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 18 Lapwing, 5 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and the Water Vole.
A walk to French Point added just 1 Oystercatcher on the rocks and the Purples had moved onto the seawall beside the sluice. RJ/MR et.al.
