Sun 31st Dec 23

A walk to French Point with Richard this morning was very windy and quite wet on the way back, the White-fronted Geese had increased to 8 with 2 Greylags on the marsh to the right of the hide and the Purple Sands on the rocks to south of French Point had increased to 8 (12 by the afternoon), otherwise all much the same.

I don't think the new Year List will be very high in the morning.

Reports from today:

Richard Jeffree

 11:13 Now 8 Whitefronts on the flood.

16:03 The Purple Sandpiper flock is up to 12 this afternoon.

At the end of December the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 187.

 

Sat 30th Dec 23

Reports from today:

Richard Jeffree

11:36 7 Purps French pt.

 

Fri 29th Dec 23

A walk to French Point before the rain was a pleasure after being indoors for a few days and eating far too much.

The 4 White-fronted Geese were on the marsh to the right of the hide with a single Brent Goose and the c300 Brent were still at the back of the golf course even though quite a few golfers were on the reopened course. 6 Purple Sands were on the rocks south of French Point.

Around the scrape: 7 Greylag, c300 Teal, 28 Wigeon, 5 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, c100 Lapwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Buzzard.

Reports from today:

Brian Combes

08:58 4 White-front still on scrape

18:01 Walk from Frinton to Haven and back this morning included: 4 Russian white-fronted geese, 550+ brent (on golf course, none first thing, with flock building up through early morning, birds arriving from NW), 750+ black headed gulls (on golf course first thing), 18 shoveler, 1 rock pipit, 1 Cetti’s (singing), 1 goldcrest, 90+ lapwing, 1 peregrine, 1 buzzard, 4 stonechat (2 pairs), 220+ teal, 1 turnstone, 115+ wigeon, 2 reed bunting, 4 song thrush (2 singing),

 

Thurs 28th Dec 23

Reports from today:

Paul Brayshaw

07:46 Much the same on a seawall dog jog - 250 Brent on g c, 5 Purples at French Point plus a Rock Pipit. Offshore 3 close Kitt south (>50 total so far).

 

Wed 27th Dec 23

No reports received so far.

 

Tues 26th Dec 23

No reports received so far:

 

Mon 25th Dec 23

Hope you are all having a great day