Mon 6th Oct 25

Late start this morning so I just had a walk to the hide, some remedial work on the sluice has raised the water level in the brook and there is now some water in Kirby Brook in front of the hide.

From the hide: 21 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 4 Cormorants, 16 Curlew (1 scrape, 15 on the marsh), 1 Lapwing, 76 Blk H Gulls, 1 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk plus a light passage of Swallows & Mippits.

Reports from today

Pete Loud

09:45 Walk to Sandy Point and back along the front this morning , 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Curlew on golf course, plenty of groups of Goldfinch, Linnet & Meadow Pipit moving  south, still 30+ Swallows & House Martins on the move, 4 Stonechat.

 

Sun 5th Oct 25

Reports from today

Richard Jeffree

12:14 Short visit to the Haven this morning not much change around site Ruff on scrape later on GC, 14 Widgeon on pond  at least 10 Stonechat mainly NR GC along with 2 Curlew very quiet around bushes usual Buzzard, Kestrel and Sparrowhawk.

Stonechat from the GC. Photo Richard Jeffree©

 

Sat 4th Oct 25

Another very windy day but at least it was dry this morning, overnight rain had left the scrape with a small amount of water and the Wigeon & Teal had moved over from the pond.

From the hide: 25 Wigeon, 16 Teal, 2 Cormorant, 4 Curlew, 2 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 22 Blk H Gulls, 11 Herring Gulls, 2 Peregrine (up on the arable). RJ/MR

Richard had a walk to French Pt. and had 2 Common Sands along the front.

Reports from today

Matt Lonsdale

08:45 Short walk this morning- 3 Sanderling on beach N of sluice the highlight. Couple of Chiffs and Goldcrest in bushes. 2 Grey Wag south + couple of hirundines.

 

Fri 3rd Oct 25

The one or two brave souls that ventured out in the very wet and windy conditions this morning soon decided they were better off at home.

No Reports received so far.

 

Thurs 2nd Oct 25

Very much Groundhog Day today, 10+ Goldcrest around the bushes + a couple of Chiffchaff, 19 Wigeon off the hide pond and out to sea. From the hide, 3 Teal, a single Ruff on the scrape mud, c70 Lapwing around the marsh, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk. The walk to French Point added a few Stonechat, Skylark, Mippits, Linnets and a steady movement of Swallows south. PL/RJ/MR

 

Wed 1st Oct 25

Much the same as yesterday, several Goldcrest and Chiffchaff around the bushes, 21 Wigeon headed south over the sluice (having been on the hide pond earlier), Simon & Pat were having a busy time during a ringing session in the reedbed (see Ringing page). A walk to Sandy Point added well in excess of 10 Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Skylark, Linnets, Meadow Pipit and Goldfinch plus a steady stream of Swallow south, a few Lapwing were out on the marsh and a single Ruff was on the scrape on the way back, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel & 1 Sparrowhawk were also noted. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR.

 

Tues 30th Sept 25

Reports from today

Brian Combes

07:45 Haven: Great White Egret west over sewage works + Ruff on golf course

17:41 Walk from Frinton to Haven and back via the farm this morning included: 1 Great White Egret (west, probably in-off), 4 Redpoll (south), 2 Ruff (scrape, earlier 1 on golf course), 5 Siskin (south), 2 Chaffinch (south), 2 House Martin (south), 25 Swallow (south), 2 Kingfisher (1 on French Point then flew north along beach, 1 brook), 3 Wheatear (1 seawall, 1 golf course, 1 bridleway), 13 Goldcrest, 14 Chiff, 4 Blackcap, 43 Skylark (23 south, 20+ on arable), 122+ Mipit (72 south 50+ grounded), 12 Stonechat (probably more, 10 between Frinton and the hide with 6+ around golf course dump, 2 along bridleway), 6 Reed Bunting, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Mediterranean Gull (on golf course first thing, also 4 over arable later), 350+ Black-headed Gull (golf course first thing), 7 Cetti’s (singing), 100+ Starling, 27 Linnet, 1 Chinese Muntjac, 1 Curlew, 1 Heron, 20+ Goldfinch, 1 Snipe (west), 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk.

Photo Brian Combes©

At the end of September the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 164.