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Description
Holland Haven has a great reputation for being well watched by local birders. Situated along the coast this area get lots of interesting migrants that drop into the flooded scrape or the scrubland. Right next to the car park is an area of cover with some bushes which are always worth a search though for small passerines such as, králik ohnivohlavý, muchár sivý, muchárik čiernohlavý and kolibiarik žltkastotemenný.
Then as you walk towards the hide and the scrape, you need to scan the coastline. Here is a concrete structure where you may well find pobrežník morský which the site is well known for. If the tide is low and the mudflats are exposed you may see, hvizdák veľký, lastúrničiar strakatý, brehár hrdzavý, kulík bledý, kamenár strakatý and pobrežník belavý.
Looking out to sea one may find sula biela flying passed and also potáplica malá alongside turpan čierny and potápač prostredný. Plus the usual suspects of gull species .
Now you can walk away from the shoreline up to the ridge where you get a good view over the marsh and grazing meadows. Keep an eye out for overwintering geese, hus divá , hus bieločelá and bernikľa veľká. Its possible to see cibík chochlatý ,hvizdák veľký and the odd small party of hvizdák malý feeding in the long grass.
Next is the flooded scrape area for such birds as, kačica chrapka, kačica hvizdárka, kačica lyžičiarka, kazarka pestrá and bernikľa tmavá. Many waders can be spotted including šabliarka modronohá, kalužiak červenonohý, kalužiak sivý, kalužiačik malý, kalužiak perlavý, brehár čiernochvostý and pobrežník čiernozobý.
The marsh and grassland is a great hunting ground for raptors and regularly see plamienka driemavá, kaňa močiarna, sokol sťahovavý and the odd kaňa sivá.
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Access
Holland Haven is northeast of Clacton-on-Sea and located between the towns of Holland-on-Sea and Frinton-on-Sea. Easy to get to by taking the B1032 Frinton Rd out of Holland-on-Sea and the turning to Holland Haven is on your Right, just outside the town. Press P on the map for directions to the parking. The cafe and toilet are back towards the town in a southwest direction.