The EBwS Bird News provides a summary of sightings for the past 14 days.
- Headline News highlights interesting birds categorised as locally scarce or where the EBwS requires full notes/descriptions
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Bird News - Report of Recent Sightings
Ashdon, 12:30 to 13:00, Sunny
2 Buzzard
[Phil Harling ]
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Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford, 11:15 to 12:00, Sunny but chilly
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Whetmead NR, nr Witham, 09:15 to 10:00, sunny, light breeze
1 Red Kite (Over Blue Mills direction)
[Paul Shuttleworth]
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Langdon Hills NR EWT, 08:00 to 08:00, Sunny, chilly. Plotlands.
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Whitethroat (Male. Not singing.), 10 Blackcap (Nine singing males (at least). One female.), 4 Chaffinch (Singing males.), 1 Greenfinch (Singing Male.. )
[Andrew Cox]
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Tilbury, 07:00 to 08:00, Fine and sunny, calm, LT
1 Bar-tailed Godwit (East of the old P Stn site), 6 Curlew (East of the old P Stn site), 1 Whimbrel (I’m foreshore by the ferry terminal, then up river)
[Paul Larkin]
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Mersea Island, 17:00 to 19:00
4 Yellow Wagtail (On centre bank between both boating lakes next to youth camp )
[Stephen Entwistle]
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Stapleford Tawney, 16:30 to 19:30, Cold, Rain,
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Warley, 16:00 to 16:30, Cold, sunny with brief hail shower
1 Ring Ouzel (Male), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush
[Jon Clark]
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Wrabness, 14:15 to 14:15, Sunny
2 Mistle Thrush (In first paddock from car park), 2 Nightingale (Heard but not seen), 5 Blackcap
[Peter Brittain]
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Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge, 13:00 to 14:00
12 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Peregrine Falcon
[Graham Barber ]
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Chigborough Lakes, 11:00 to 13:00
2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Buzzard
[Graham Barber ]
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Fingringhoe Wick NR EWT, 10:00 to 15:30, sun/cloud, some rain/hail showers, cold wind
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East Tilbury, 09:40 to 15:00, Broken cloud, ENE wind, showers, rising tide
6 Redshank, 3 Ringed Plover, 571 Black-tailed Godwit, 99 Curlew, 69 Shelduck, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Little Egret, 30 Common Gull (Including two adults), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Third calendar year), 43 Grey Plover, 12 Oystercatcher, 70 Avocet, 3 Great Crested Grebe (One on the river, two on the fleet), 6 Pintail (Three pairs on the river), 5 Pochard (Three drakes), 2 Tufted Duck (Pair), 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Stonechat (Males on the sea wall and the old landfill), 4 Mediterranean Gull (Over calling), 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 177 Teal, 200 Dunlin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler
[Paul Larkin]
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Maldon, 09:10 to 09:45, Sunny, moderate NE wind. Elms Farm Park.
2 Canada Goose (Pair on lake.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail. Over by-pass then settled in tree by Railway Pond. Same vicinity as March 12th.), 5 Chiffchaff (Four singing.), 1 Blackcap (Singing.), 1 Whitethroat (Singing), 1 Song Thrush
[Malcolm Corbett]
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Mersea Island, 09:00 to 13:00
2 Common Tern (Hard /coast road DU), 6 Avocet (Strood channel SB), 1 Swallow (Strood channel SB), 1 Sedge Warbler (Cudmore grove park pond AF ), 1 Blackcap (Mimicking segel Warbler & blackbird AF)
[Stephen Entwistle]
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Warley, 09:00 to 13:00
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Hall Marsh Scrape, Lea Valley, 09:00 to 13:00, Dry, sunny, breeze
1 White Stork (released), 1 Garganey (drake)
[Quentin Given]
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Warley, 09:00 to 10:00, Fine and dry, sunny but cold
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Westley Heights, 08:00 to 12:15, Sunny, cool. Becoming warmer & cloudier.
1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel (Pair, Coombe Wood. Male prospecting tree hole & calling to female.), 7 Green Woodpecker (From four likely territories.), 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Including a pair mating in Coombe Wood.), 1 Swallow (Male, Dry Street meadow.), 2 Goldcrest (Singing males.), 2 Treecreeper (At least.), 7 Nuthatch (Four territories: pair near nest hole in The Park; pair seen mating in Coombe Wood. Male noticeably more brightly coloured than his mate. Pair seen indulging in courtship behaviour & feeding,horse paddock. Singing male seen at likely nest hole in copse near car park. New site; or hitherto undiscovered.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Adult female, heading east.), 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Male,showing well drumming in Coombe Wood.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Tilbury, 08:00 to 09:40, Fine and sunny, ENE wind, showers, rising tide
12 Shelduck (Six in the fort, the rest on foreshore near the new landfill), 1 Mute Swan (In the moat), 2 Canada Goose (In the horse fields), 16 Sand Martin (Hawking round the Fort), 1 Little Egret (In the moat), 1 Green Sandpiper (Around the fort), 1 Blackcap (In the STW), 39 Linnet (Around the fort), 4 Oystercatcher (On foreshore by the new landfill), 2 Red-legged Partridge (On the new landfill), 6 Curlew (On foreshore by the new landfill), 4 Mallard (Around the fort), 11 Teal (On STW outfall), 60 Starling (Single flock around the fort)
[Paul Larkin]
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Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford, 07:30 to 08:00, Sunny
1 Kittiwake (Still on East Side of pit )
[Brian Bolton]
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Warley, 06:45 to 07:30, Dark Lane, Boyles court, sunny and cold, still with ground frost. 2degrees C
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Great Leighs, 15:00 to 16:00, cloudy
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Vange Marsh RSPB, 13:45 to 16:15, Sun & cloud. Chilly breeze. All waders NW corner.
2 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier (Adult male & immature male.), 2 Oystercatcher, 31 Avocet, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew, 3 Spotted Redshank (Gradually attaining SP.), 3 Greenshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull (Adult & 2nd summer.), 4 Swallow (At least.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Stanford Warren, 13:15 to 14:15, Mostly cloudy
2 Coot (Fishing lakes), 4 Cormorant (On pylon by fishing lakes), 1 Buzzard, 4 Blackcap, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Greylag Goose (Flying south towards TTNP), 1 Little Grebe (Pond in reedbed south of fishing lakes), 4 Goldfinch (Scrub), 4 Linnet (Scrub), 1 Song Thrush (Scrub), 3 Swallow (Fishing lakes), 3 House Martin (Fishing lakes), 2 Sand Martin (Fishing lakes), 1 Mallard (+ 4 ducklings. Footbridge over Hassenbrooke River), 8 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 6 Cetti's Warbler (4 heard in reedbeds west of fishing lakes, 2 heard in reedbed south of fishing lakes)
[Jamie Thornton]
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Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB, 12:30 to 17:00, Cloudy, cold, some sunny intervals. Short Walk.
2 Marsh Harrier (pair displaying; female carrying reeds.), 2 Spotted Redshank (partial summer plumage. Very close to path near windmill. ), 2 Ruff (with Black Tailed Godwits on large freshwater pool, south wall. Also a silver Bahama Pintail pointed out & identified for me.), 125 Avocet (At least.), 1 Barn Owl (near Car Park. Flew straight towards me. ), 7 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 3 Little Ringed Plover (with Spotted Redshanks.), 4 Cetti's Warbler (heard)
[Ian Swanson]
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TQ5791, 12:15 to 13:15, Warley. Horse paddock along Dark Lane at 51.601539, 0.279953
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Mersea Island, 09:00 to 16:30
2 Yellow Wagtail (1 east Mersea MC 1 strood channel DU ), 2 Willow Warbler (1 feldy view cemetery SE . 1 back footpath firs chase caravan park SE), 5 Corn Bunting (Strood channel DU), 1 Golden Plover (Cudmore grove MC), 1 Black Brant (Strood channel nr old jetty bottom firs chase caravan park DU), 1 Firecrest (Lovely coloured one fish pond wood shop lane MC SE), 1 Short-eared Owl (Reeves hall marshes (MC)), 1 Great Northern Diver (Off Victoria esplanade SE ), 2 Cetti's Warbler (East Mersea MC ), 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (With black brant DU)
[Stephen Entwistle]
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Wivenhoe, 09:00 to 13:00
6 Redwing (early in Wivenhoe Wood)
[Richard Allen]
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Abberton Reservoir, 09:00 to 13:00, Very cold (7degrees), sunshine and cloud (18.20-19.00 visit)
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Danbury Common, 08:15 to 09:30, Bright, sun, cool
1 Nightingale (First this year at Danbury. Brief burst of song. Chiffchaffs actively nesting. 10+ Blackcaps both male and female.), 1 Goldcrest
[Doug & Tina Holden]
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Wrabness, 08:00 to 09:45, Cloud cover 2/8, cool but warming, hardly any wind. Tide well out.
4 Blackcap (2 singing at reserve; 1 singing, one other seen, Shore Farm/chalets area.), 2 Whitethroat (2 singing, reserve.), 2 Nightingale (singing on reserve.), 2 Yellowhammer (singing on reserve.), 1 Swallow (Shore Farm), 135 Brent Goose (12 Shore Farm/chalets; 120+, reserve.), 2 Green Woodpecker (2 yaffling, Shore Farm/chalets area.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming, reserve.), 1 Buzzard (Shore Farm area), 1 Kestrel (reserve), 5 Great Crested Grebe (3 off Shore Farm/chalets area, 2 off reserve), 1 Little Egret (Shore Farm area), 2 Reed Bunting (Pair, near Shore Farm.), 7 Chiffchaff (4 singing, 2 others seen, reserve; 1 singing, Shore Farm/chalets.), 2 Greenfinch (2 singing, Shore Farm/chalets area.), 2 Bullfinch (Pair, reserve near hide over Stour)
[Simon Banks]
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Thorndon CP (South), 08:00 to 09:30, Sunny, cool.
3 Buzzard (Including pair displying, Pavillion meadow.), 2 Sparrowhawk (Pair displaying.), 1 Kestrel (Female.), 5 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 9 Fieldfare (Heading east.), 1 Coal Tit, 4 Nuthatch (From three territories.), 2 Goldfinch (At least.), 2 Linnet (At least.), 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Calling, near goats inclosure.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford, 07:15 to 08:00, Sunny
1 Kittiwake (Still hanging on)
[Brian Bolton]
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Navestock, 17:30 to 17:30, Bright but cold
1 Hobby (Flying along tree lined part of lane )
[Ann Darnell]
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Writtle, 17:15 to 19:30, Sunny spells and cool. Only certain species recorded.
1 Black Redstart (Female. Found by Daryl Rhymes at 16.50 around the barns at Sturgeons Farm. Still present at 18.40 when I left.), 3 Snipe (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Yellow Wagtail (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 10 Tufted Duck (Titchmarsh Reservoir)
[Andrew Allen]
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Maldon, 16:15 to 16:15, Sun and cloud, light NW wind.
1 Nightingale (Singing from deep in copse SE of Elms Farm Park lake.)
[Malcolm Corbett]
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Wrabness, 14:30 to 16:15, Sunny and overcast at times
6 Redshank, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (Mid river), 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 4 Blackcap (2 pairs), 1 Reed Bunting (Female), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (I watched it drumming, down Wall Lane), 2 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin (I looked at the site and found the wire fencing had dropped over most of the holes so this may well be the reason they deserted this site which is a great shame.), 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Estd 140), 8 Dunnock, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 7 Chiffchaff (I’ve never seen so many in one Reserve, maybe more than 7)
[Peter Brittain]
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Great Totham, 13:50 to 14:00, Sun and cloud, light NW wind.
2 Red Kite (Circling together, slowly moving S. over Captain's Wood.)
[Malcolm Corbett]
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Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford, 12:00 to 13:30, Sunny. Light NW wind
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Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB, 11:50 to 15:00, Mixed! Sunshine, rain & hail
2 Spotted Redshank (1 summ plumage), 7 Sanderling, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo (Heard calling from main reed bed area but not seen), 3 Whimbrel
[Jon Clark]
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Epping, 11:45 to 12:00, Cold, partly sunny, occasional light sleet showers
2 Swallow (Probably wishing they were still in Africa...)
[Roger Emmens]
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Walton-on-The-Naze, 11:00 to 14:00, Partly cloudy, wind North Easterly light. 12c / 54f
2 Pintail (♂♀ John Weston Reserve), 2 Brent Goose (John Weston Reserve), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 19 Turnstone (Hamford Water), 1 Snipe (John Weston Reserve), 1 Green Woodpecker (John Weston Reserve), 4 Swallow, 6 Blackcap (Heard more than seen), 8 Teal (John Weston Reserve), 16 Wigeon (John Weston Reserve), 2 Lapwing (Overhead), 6 Chiffchaff (Heard more than seen), 12 Greenfinch (Estimated), 3 Cetti's Warbler (3 different birds calling, one sighting)
[Mick Woodruff]
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South Woodham Ferrers, 09:45 to 09:45, North of the town. Sunny cold SW breeze
6 Blackcap, 6 Buzzard (resident birds including a pair displaying), 2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Nightingale (brief subsong), 1 Yellow Wagtail (over farmland), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Snipe, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, 1 White Wagtail
[Alan Shearring]
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Gosfield, 09:15 to 13:00, Sunny, 5/8
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Tern, 5 Great Crested Grebe (Pairs on lake), 1 Swallow, 2 Siskin (Rayne hatch wood), 1 Nuthatch (Moat Wood), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper (Lake), 1 Willow Warbler (Singing Rayne Hatch Wood), 9 Redpoll sp. (1 over lake, 8 over Rayne hatch wood), 3 Marsh Tit (Rayne Hatch Wood)
[Andrew Goodey]
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TL6907, 09:15 to 09:15, Bright - seen by David alone!
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Mersea Island, 09:00 to 15:30
1 Little Owl (Cross lane SE ), 4 Blackcap (2pr cross lane ), 3 Song Thrush (Singing cross lane SE ), 1 Willow Warbler (Feldy view DU ), 2 Whimbrel (Ray Island DU ), 7 Swallow (4 Strood channel DU . 3 east Mersea MC ), 4 Mediterranean Gull (Strood channel DU), 6 Buzzard (Strood channel (DU) ), 2 Golden Plover (East Mersea MC), 12 Chiffchaff (3prs cross lane SE . 8 east Mersea MC), 1 Redstart (Feldy view cemetery found by jon B ,seen by DU . Seen 45min by a couple locals only (notme)), 3 Cetti's Warbler (East Mersea between park & oyster fishery MC )
[Stephen Entwistle]
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Abberton Reservoir, 09:00 to 13:00, Sunny with light breeze
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Thorndon CP (South), 09:00 to 10:15, Cloudy, cold.
5 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.), 5 Nuthatch (Pair plus three other singing males; including one on the edge of the golf course.), 2 Raven (Pair.), 2 Yellowhammer (Pair.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford, 15:45 to 15:55, Cold, overcast
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Fingringhoe Mill, 15:00 to 17:30, Walk from Mill to Rowhedge along Roman River, plus brief look into Fingringhoe GP. Selected highlights
1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 11 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard, 2 Shelduck, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Linnet, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Teal
[Marsh Stitchman]
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Naze, The, 14:05 to 14:05, EWT visitor centre
1 Black Redstart (briefly on patio outside visitor centre)
[Liz Huxley]
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Mersea Island, 12:45 to 19:30
1 Great White Egret (Dropped in strood channel next to layby SE), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female strood channel SE), 3 Yellowhammer (Maydays DU also CHINESE WATER DEER ( DU ))
[Stephen Entwistle]
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West Mersea, 11:15 to 12:00, Overcast & breezy
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (In Strood Channel just beyond Dabchicks Sailing Club), 1 Black Brant (In Strood Channel just beyond Dabchicks Sailing Club), 9 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (In Strood Channel just beyond Dabchicks Sailing Club)
[Andrew Allen]
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Friday Wood, 11:00 to 14:00, Cold
3 Coal Tit, 15 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 4 Little Egret, 4 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Kestrel, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Dunnock, 12 Teal, 1 Egyptian Goose
[Yvonne Watling]
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Vange Marsh RSPB, 10:45 to 13:15, Cloudy, breezy,cold.
2 Marsh Harrier (Pair.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel (Western end of old tip.), 2 Oystercatcher (Pair.), 19 Avocet, 4 Snipe, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Spotted Redshank (High tide. Moulting into SP.), 4 Mediterranean Gull (Three adults, one 2nd summer.), 21 Swallow (At least.), 5 House Martin (At least.), 4 Sand Martin (At least.), 2 Wigeon (Pair.), 55 Teal (At least.), 2 Peregrine Falcon (Pair,circling over old tip.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford, 10:30 to 10:45, Cloudy and breezy. Only certain species recorded.
1 Kittiwake (1st Winter ), 2 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Cormorant
[Andrew Allen]
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Great Totham, 09:45 to 11:00, Cloudy, moderate E wind
1 Red Kite (Possibly two. One low over Gt.Totham South, 09:45 and one high over village from Captain's Wood, 11:00.), 1 Buzzard (Over Captain's Wood. Brief interaction with R.Kite,11:00), 1 Song Thrush (Singing. Recreation Ground.)
[Malcolm Corbett]
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Rainham Marshes NR RSPB, 09:30 to 12:00, Cold and Overcast
2 Common Scoter (Pair together on the river diving and feeding mid channel), 1 Ring Ouzel (Mobile up and down sea wall , occasionally on the reserve), 1 Yellow Wagtail (Mobile around Aveley Pools), 1 Raven (Mobbed by Lapwing flying over the reserve), 1 Ringed Plover, 10 Swallow (Small flock feeding over the pools)
[Ben Green]
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Langdon Hills NR EWT, 08:15 to 09:00, Cloudy,cold. Plotlands.
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Willow Warbler (Singing.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Witham, 08:00 to 08:00, Cloudy, 8 degrees
1 Kingfisher (On river near the duck pond)
[Paul Shuttleworth]
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Abberton Reservoir, 07:00 to 15:00, Overcast - Wind North Easterly moderate to fresh. 9c/48f
2 Little Egret ( Layer Breton Causeway), 2 Shoveler (Bay hide♂♀), 1 Pochard (LDLH Causeway♂), 10 Goldeneye (At least), 12 Shelduck, 10 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 4 Kestrel, 2 Oystercatcher ( Layer Breton Causeway), 3 Snipe (Bay hide), 2 Green Sandpiper ( Layer Breton Causeway), 2 Redshank (LDLH Causeway), 8 Common Tern (Tern Rafts), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Old Road), 150 Swallow, 2 House Martin (LDLH Causeway), 600 Sand Martin (Both Causeways, and most numbers from Abberton church), 3 Song Thrush, 18 Blackcap, 20 Yellow Wagtail (18 next to Gwen's hide, and 2 West side of Wood-mouse trail), 3 Yellowhammer, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Heard only - Billets Farm), 2 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 1 Jay (Heard only), 1 Willow Warbler (Heard only - Old road (With Steve Grimwade))
[Mick Woodruff]
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Blue House Farm EWT, North Fambridge, 07:00 to 09:00, Cloudy with wind increasing making it cold. Walk from car park to first hide area, hides are closed. Selected species.
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Naze, The, 06:30 to 10:15, cool, overcast, brisk N wind swinging E, high tide; 18 species in song
4 Swallow (North, first thing, singles keeping low), 4 Blackcap (3 singing ), 3 Chinese Muntjac, 1 Willow Warbler (Singing ), 2 Goldcrest, 15 Linnet, 6 Mediterranean Gull (Adults, three pairs over sewage works ), 34 Shoveler (Walton Hall Marshes ), 2 Gadwall (Walton Hall Marshes ), 20 Tufted Duck (Walton Hall Marshes ), 12 Golden Plover (Roosting, Walton Hall Marshes ), 7 Chiffchaff (4 singing ), 7 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 1 escarpment, 4 in and around John Weston Reserve, 1 Walton Hall Marshes, 1 north of decoy pond)
[Brian Combes]
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Writtle, 16:15 to 17:15, Broken Cloud with a breezy & chilly NNW wind. Only certain species recorded.
1 House Martin (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Sand Martin (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 15 Swallow (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Greylag Goose (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 10 Tufted Duck (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Buzzard, 4 Yellowhammer, 4 Pheasant (Heard only.), 1 Teal (Titchmarsh Reservoir)
[Andrew Allen]
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Kelvedon Hatch, 14:40 to 14:45
1 Red Kite (North at roof height.)
[David Jobbins]
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West Canvey Marshes RSPB, 14:00 to 16:00, Selected highlights
1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Snipe, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Swallow
[Steve Grimwade]
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Westley Heights, 13:00 to 13:00, Clear sky. Cold
1 Tawny Owl (heard call then seen in canopy of conifer in south-west corner of The Park)
[James Hudson]
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Tilbury, 12:00 to 16:30, Falling to low tide. NW wind, a bit of light snow
1 Whimbrel (With 9 Curlew), 2 Wheatear (Male and female, on horse field next to fort), 25 Linnet, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Over Thames)
[Sean Huggins]
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Kelvedon Hatch, 11:45 to 12:00
1 Red Kite (Low north along Mill Lane), 1 Sparrowhawk
[David Jobbins]
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Wrabness, 11:00 to 12:30
1 Whimbrel, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Swallow
[Simon Cox]
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Danbury Common, 10:00 to 12:00, Clear skies and cold. Spring flowers are out - anemones - aconites - primrose and bluebells along the woodland trails.
2 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 10 Chiffchaff (At least singing.), 8 Blackcap (At least singing.)
[Robert Pease]
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Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (EWT), 09:30 to 10:30, Sunny, cold, breezy.
1 Peregrine Falcon (Adult.), 2 Avocet, 4 Skylark (At least.), 10 Goldfinch (At least.), 8 Linnet (At least.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:00 to 13:00, Selected highlights
1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Swallow, 16 Bearded Tit, 40 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Water Rail (Heard only), 14 Cetti's Warbler (Singing males )
[Steve Grimwade]
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Mersea Island, 09:00 to 13:00
1 Great White Egret (Strood channel pond JonB), 20 Sanderling (Cobmarsh Island DU), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Cobmarsh Island DU), 2 Ringed Plover (Cobmarsh Island DU ), 50 Oystercatcher (Cobmarsh Island DU ), 1 Red-legged Partridge (Dawes lane SE)
[Stephen Entwistle]
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Wivenhoe, 09:00 to 13:00
10 Fieldfare (NE over garden)
[Richard Allen]
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Great Leighs, 08:56 to 09:40, Sunny, cold, dry. Sandylay and Moat Woods EWT
1 Blackcap (male singing), 2 Nuthatch (Calling), 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard calling), 1 Buzzard, 2 Red-legged Partridge (in field), 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Dunnock (Singing), 2 Chiffchaff (Heard), 2 Robin
[Paul Everett]
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Frinton-on-Sea, 06:30 to 17:00, NNW5-6, concerted watch to 0800 then glances to sea. Selected totals, movement to north unless stated
38 Red-throated Diver, 114 Gannet (110N 4S - mostly very distant passage only really visible in the afternoon light), 21 Sandwich Tern, 1 Great Skua (@ 1532), 4 Fulmar, 207 Kittiwake (south in 9 groups 2-48 in pm - no doubt many more missed!), 73 Common Tern (two groups)
[Paul Brayshaw]
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Great Wigborough, 19:30 to 20:30, Great Wigborough Church
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Birch, 17:00 to 17:00
1 Red Kite
[Emma Robinson]
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Bradwell-on-Sea, 15:00 to 17:00, Warm, sunny.
6 Brent Goose, 7 Pheasant
[Philip Davie]
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Mersea Island, 11:00 to 14:00, Langenhoe/maydays Dougal urquhart
5 Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Red Kite, 1 Merlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler
[Stephen Entwistle]
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Blue House Farm EWT, North Fambridge, 10:30 to 12:15, Bright - low water All sightings from river wall
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Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford, 10:15 to 11:15, Dry and mild
2 Oystercatcher, 2 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 3 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff
[Brian Bolton]
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Copford, 10:00 to 11:00
2 Little Owl, 1 Blackcap (First singing of the year)
[Emma Robinson]
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Great Notley, 09:30 to 11:30, Fine, dry, sunny- dog walking
1 Jay, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Yellowhammer (1 pair and a separate male seen later), 3 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 3 Green Woodpecker (heard only), 1 Dunnock, 1 Wren, 1 Chiffchaff (heard only)
[Paul Everett]
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Mersea Island, 09:00 to 13:00
1 Great White Egret (Strood channel AF), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Strood channel AF ), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Cudmore grove park pond SE), 3 Blackcap (2 park SE 1 cross lane ), 1 Willow Warbler (Cross lane SB), 3 Chiffchaff (2 park 1 cross lane ), 2 Pochard (Males on park pond SE )
[Stephen Entwistle]
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Rayne, 09:00 to 09:30, Cloudy; dull
1 Blackcap (non-singing male in garden where unusual), 38 Fieldfare (west over garden), 1 Siskin
[Andrew Goodey]
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Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (EWT), 08:00 to 14:00, Cloudy early, sunny later, SW wind, LT
7 Blackcap, 3 Corn Bunting (Singing males around the approach road to the VC), 4 Stonechat (Two pairs around the approach road to the VC), 3 Little Egret, 12 Mediterranean Gull (Adults over west during the day), 167 Rook (Occupied nests Golden Gates), 14 Pochard (10, five drakes Golden Gates, four, one drake on the pit to the south of the tip), 61 Tufted Duck (35, 18 drakes Golden Gates, 26, 13 drakes on the pit to the south of the tip), 3 Goldeneye (All females), 25 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 11 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 6 Great Crested Grebe (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, four Golden Gates), 3 Swallow (Two with Sand Martin’s Golden Gates then flew off west, one in off Mucking Bay), 13 Sand Martin (Garden Gates then flew off west), 1 Water Rail (Golden Gates), 12 Coot (Six each Golden Gates and the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Buzzard (Golden Gates), 6 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 38 Shelduck (MuckingBay), 24 Curlew (Mucking Bay), 4 Oystercatcher (In the managed retreat), 9 Chiffchaff, 38 Teal (19 Stanford Creek, 16 on the pit to the south of the tip the rest Golden Gates), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 2 Egyptian Goose (Golden Gates)
[Paul Larkin]
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Shut Heath Wood NR EWT, Gt Totham, 08:00 to 11:00, Chilly to start with sunshine eventually breaking through. Only certain species recorded.
2 Buzzard, 6 Treecreeper, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (+), 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard Only), 5 Blackcap, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Stock Dove, 3 Red Kite (Circling together)
[Andrew Allen]
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Thorndon CP (South), 08:00 to 09:15, Cloudy, cool.
5 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.), 1 Coal Tit (Singing Male.), 1 Treecreeper (Singing Male.), 3 Nuthatch (Singing males.), 3 Goldfinch (At least.), 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Druming from oaks near goat inclosure.)
[Andrew Cox]
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Dovercourt, 07:30 to 08:45
1 Blackcap (Female in bay tree. Same as individual seen once in snow snap - or migrant arrived and waiting for wind to cross North Sea?)
[Simon Banks]
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