| Saturday 16 Nov |
Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB |
2 Cattle Egret (with sheep in Old Hall Lane) |
David Allen |
14:00 to 14:45 |
Bright |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
1 Little Auk (Distantly from Island Hide), 7 Scaup (E of ldlH c/way), 1 Ring-necked Duck (Drake E of ldlH c/w), 29 Goosander (E of LdlH c/way), 1 Smew (Redhead E of LdlH c/w), 1 Bewick's Swan (Wig. Bay), 1 Stonechat (Wig. Bay), 4 Great White Egret, 20 Pintail (Wig. Bay), 23 Goldeneye |
Sean Nixon |
13:30 to 16:00 |
Still, grey and cold |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Mountnessing |
8 Grey Partridge (Covey of 8 in field. 1st for me in ages) |
Paul Kingston |
12:15 to 12:30 |
Dry, cloudy, cool |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Fingringhoe Wick NR EWT |
6 Marsh Harrier (+), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Merlin, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Red-breasted Merganser (Distant ), 3 Bullfinch |
David L Smith |
11:45 to 16:00 |
Overcast, high tide c14:15 (all sightings from Crawshaw Hide) |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Hamford Water |
1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (circa), 30 Little Grebe (circa), 50 Pintail (circa), 300 Avocet (+), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 500 Knot (+), 500 Golden Plover (circa), 2 Sanderling, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 800 Bar-tailed Godwit (+), 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (female), 1 Common Scoter, 2 Rock Pipit (+) |
Liz Huxley |
11:00 to 13:30 |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
1 Little Auk (On main reservoir from ldlh causeway though distant ) |
Yvonne Watling |
09:00 to 13:00 |
Dull |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Westley Heights |
2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird (Feeding on a hawthorn Bush. Many more around the area.), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Siskin |
Andrew Cox |
08:45 to 10:30 |
Overcast, damp, cool. |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Naze, The |
2 Shore Lark (Stone Point lagoon ), 13 Snow Bunting (Stone Point lagoon), 1 Pomarine Skua (North, distant. Seen earlier at Holland Haven.) |
Glen Moore |
08:00 to 11:30 |
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| Saturday 16 Nov |
Langdon Hills NR EWT |
3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Andrew Cox |
08:00 to 08:45 |
Overcast, damp, cool. Lincewood & Mark's Hill. |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Boxted |
2 Gadwall (pair), 10 Moorhen, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Siskin (garden feeders) |
Martin Peers |
13:45 to 14:00 |
light rain |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Ardleigh Reservoir |
9 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 7 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe (2 still in juv plumage), 24 Coot, 2 Green Woodpecker, 30 Fieldfare (also one Redwing), 1 Grey Wagtail |
Martin Peers |
12:45 to 13:30 |
overcast |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
West Mersea |
1 Great Northern Diver (flew towards Dabchicks), 40 Sanderling, 15 Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 1 Knot, 27 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Iceland Gull (second winter flew over the cormorants on their small island beyond Seaview caravan park and briefly settled on it) |
David Allen |
11:00 to 13:30 |
Dull, rainy. |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Langham |
8 Teal (Broomhouse flash), 50 Mallard, 1 Green Sandpiper (ww reservoir), 20 Common Gull (Broomhouse flash), 11 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer |
Martin Peers |
10:30 to 12:00 |
overcast |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Westley Heights |
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Goldfinch |
Andrew Cox |
09:30 to 10:30 |
Overcast, damp, breezy, mild. |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
1 Kestrel, 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail, initially distant at eastern end of Peldon Bay from the viewing screen east of Lodge Lane gate. Then flew closer by about 400m, perched and then caught a large rodent which it then devoured.), 1 Goosander (Male, Peldon bay), 4 Goldeneye |
John Fell |
09:15 to 10:30 |
Overcast, light breeze |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Langdon Hills NR EWT |
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Bullfinch (At least.) |
Andrew Cox |
08:30 to 09:30 |
Overcast, damp, breezy, mild. Lincewood & Mark's Hill. |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Frinton-on-Sea |
1 Common Scoter (31N 62S), 8 Eider (N (1+7 - group of 8 at Holland Haven lost one before reaching Frinton!)), 51 Wigeon (12N 39S), 4 Goldeneye (N), 1 Kittiwake (N), 366 Starling (in off), 4 Red-breasted Merganser (1N 3S), 3 Great Skua (N), 2 Pomarine Skua (S @ 1000 and 1028, latter bird then sat on sea, former also seen at Holland Haven), 1 Song Thrush (in off), 1 Little Auk (N @ 1046, also seen at Holland Haven), 5 Shoveler (N) |
Paul Brayshaw |
07:30 to 12:30 |
NE2-6, occ showers. Early watch then looks to sea during the morning. Selected totals |
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| Friday 15 Nov |
Warley |
8 Redwing, 30 Jackdaw (Woodland Road cemetery. Awaking from roost.) |
Andrew Stroud |
07:30 to 07:45 |
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| Thursday 14 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
5 Goosander (2m, 3f), 3 Goldeneye (1m, 2f), 13 Pintail, 7 Corn Bunting, 1 Goldcrest (Heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard only), 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 3 Mistle Thrush |
Matt Turner |
14:30 to 15:30 |
All sightings from St Andrews Church |
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| Thursday 14 Nov |
East Tilbury |
17 Little Grebe, 3530 Dunlin, 37 Curlew, 48 Grey Plover, 94 Shelduck, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 43 Teal, 4 Stonechat (Two pairs), 581 Avocet, 55 Linnet, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female type), 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Great Crested Grebe (On the river), 40 Redshank |
Paul Larkin |
08:30 to 14:30 |
Sunny with broken cloud, light ESE wind, rising tide |
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| Thursday 14 Nov |
Langdon Hills NR EWT |
1 Sparrowhawk (Male.), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Stock Dove, 20 Goldfinch (At least.) |
Andrew Cox |
08:15 to 09:00 |
Cloudy, then sunny. Cool. Plotlands. |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Epping |
30 Pied Wagtail (Roost in Epping High Street (tree outside Speakeasy) - at least 30 birds, possibly many more as tree still substantially in leaf so hard to see roosting birds) |
Roger Emmens |
20:45 to 21:00 |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Roxwell |
1 Peregrine Falcon (Juvenile sitting on telegraph pole.) |
Matthew Davison |
14:30 to 15:00 |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Wrabness |
1 Buzzard (Primrose Lane on Post ), 30 Chaffinch (C), 3 Great Tit, 1 Dunnock, 10 Blackbird, 6 Magpie, 2 Jay, 1 Bullfinch (Male), 5 Goldfinch, 20 Redshank (C), 9 Oystercatcher, 5 Dunlin, 6 Turnstone, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Egret, 250 Brent Goose (C) |
Peter Brittain |
14:00 to 15:30 |
Sunny. Tide going out. |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Bradwell Bird Observatory (BBO) |
1 Hen Harrier (Adult male), 2 Merlin (Two bird chasing Pipits.), 1 Redpoll sp. (Fly-over.), 2 Redwing |
Robert Pease |
13:00 to 15:00 |
Sun the rain late afternoon. Up date to earlier post. |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Dovercourt |
4 Sanderling (First I’ve seen this autumn) |
Peter Brittain |
11:00 to 11:00 |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Clavering |
4 Ring-necked Parakeet (4 flew overhead) |
Simon Taylor |
10:30 to 10:35 |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Fingringhoe Wick NR EWT |
100 Shelduck (+), 12 Turnstone (+), 500 Knot (+), 200 Golden Plover (+), 200 Avocet (+), 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark (+), 8 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher (Lake), 10 Siskin (+ in alders by Lake), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad male), 1 Kestrel (male) |
Liz Huxley |
10:00 to 14:45 |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Bradwell Bird Observatory (BBO) |
1 Dartford Warbler (A female along the sea wall by the Obs.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (An immature male hunting over the roosting wader flocks.), 1 Merlin (Chasing pipits over the salt marsh.), 1 Little Owl (Othona hedge.), 2 Stonechat (A pair in company with Dartford Warbler.), 1 Kestrel (An adult male Hunting the salt marsh.), 2 Buzzard (Soaring over Sandbeach Farm.) |
Robert Pease |
10:00 to 13:00 |
Mild and sunny |
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| Wednesday 13 Nov |
Langdon Hills NR EWT |
1 Kestrel, 5 Siskin, 20 Goldfinch (At least.) |
Andrew Cox |
07:30 to 08:15 |
Sunny, cold. |
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| Tuesday 12 Nov |
Warley Place NR |
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Robin, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 10 Blue Tit (Circa.), 5 Great Tit, 3 Moorhen, 2 Magpie |
David Hale |
11:30 to 13:30 |
Dry sunny to start turning overcast & wet, 10c, cold wind chill. Sightings with Brenda. First hide only. |
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| Tuesday 12 Nov |
Ardleigh Reservoir |
40 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest (Heard only), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe (1w), 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Buzzard |
Matt Turner |
07:30 to 08:30 |
Sunny and calm |
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| Monday 11 Nov |
Stanford Warren |
2 Kingfisher (Very vocal on lakes) |
Mark Fisher |
16:30 to 16:45 |
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| Monday 11 Nov |
Wivenhoe |
5 Marsh Harrier (Coming to roost near the Fingringhoe gravel quay) |
Michael Padmore |
09:00 to 13:00 |
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| Monday 11 Nov |
Great Totham |
1 Tawny Owl (Calling from South Wood.) |
Malcolm Corbett |
06:30 to 06:35 |
Gt. Totham South. |
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| Sunday 10 Nov |
Hamford Water |
15 Marsh Harrier (into Bramble Island roost (6 males)), 2 Hen Harrier (male showed v well 1620-1626, briefly joined by a ringtail), 2 Buzzard, 3 Cetti's Warbler (sm in borrow dyke to west of Little Oakley Quay), 1 Barn Owl, 24 Little Egret (to roost in conifers north of Little Oakley Quay), 2 Bearded Tit (in borrowdyke reeds where footpath joins the seawall (closest accessible point to Bramble Is along seawall)) |
Paul Brayshaw |
15:30 to 17:00 |
Viewing from below LIttle Oakley |
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| Sunday 10 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
25 Goosander, 1 Hen Harrier (Ring tail briefly at Abberton church ), 3 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 10 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Scaup (Ldlh causeway ), 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Smew (Red head ldlh causeway ), 20 Egyptian Goose, 2 Stonechat, 10 Great White Egret (All over the reservoir ) |
Yvonne Watling |
11:00 to 15:30 |
Cold and sunny |
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| Sunday 10 Nov |
Holland Haven |
1 Waxwing (On bushes between carpark and orchard ) |
Barbara Leport |
11:00 to 12:00 |
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| Sunday 10 Nov |
Bradwell Bird Observatory (BBO) |
2 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver, 20 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Ring tail (probably juv male)), 1 Little Owl (Othona hedgerow.), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 male & 1 female on Obs feeders.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 20 Long-tailed Tit (+.), 1 Dartford Warbler ( Female frequenting Suaeda bushes around Obs area.), 1 Goldcrest, 10 Robin |
John Sutherby |
09:45 to 15:15 |
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| Sunday 10 Nov |
Dovercourt |
1 Little Auk (Stranded on garden patio, later died in care) |
Simon Cox |
09:00 to 13:00 |
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| Sunday 10 Nov |
Lawford, near Manningtree |
1 Kingfisher, 19 Knot, 17 Turnstone, 31 Ringed Plover, 300 Shelduck (+), 12 Goldeneye, 7 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Black Swan, 1 Greenshank, 120 Redshank, 150 Dunlin, 1 Skylark, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Curlew |
Matt Turner |
09:00 to 10:00 |
All sightings from behind Co-op, High tide and calm |
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| Sunday 10 Nov |
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (EWT) |
42 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat.), 7 Grey Plover (In the managed retreat.), 631 Black-tailed Godwit (In the managed retreat.), 268 Shelduck (In the managed retreat.), 2 Oystercatcher (In the managed retreat.), 314 Avocet (In the managed retreat.), 202 Redshank (In the managed retreat.), 261 Dunlin (In the managed retreat.), 1 Knot (In the managed retreat.), 38 Curlew (In the managed retreat.), 45 Wigeon (In the managed retreat.), 24 Teal (Two on the pit to the south of the tip the rest in the managed retreat.), 4 Great Crested Grebe (Two each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates), 1 Sparrowhawk (Over the tip), 2 Stonechat (Pair on the road to the VC), 107 Tufted Duck (13 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Goldeneye (Females, one each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates), 1 Little Grebe (Golden Gates), 136 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 24 Shoveler (19 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 14 Gadwall (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 16 Pochard (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Aythya sp. (Female Tufted X Pochard on the pit to the south of the tip) |
Paul Larkin |
08:45 to 15:00 |
Fine and sunny, light NNE wind, rising tide, managed retreat half covered. |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Redshank, 3 Goosander (males), 1 Smew (mobile redhead), 2 Long-tailed Duck, 10 Scaup (mainly females) |
Sean Gregory |
14:05 to 14:45 |
Layer-de-la-Haye Causeway only |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Stapleford Tawney |
1 Red Kite (There has been (sadly) a shoot nearby that morning ) |
Ann Darnell |
14:00 to 14:00 |
Overcast breezy |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
1 Great White Egret, 2 Bewick's Swan (asleep in Wigborough Bay), 2 Long-tailed Duck (Pair on Layer de la Haye causeway), 6 Scaup (LDLH causeway all female), 7 Ruff (Wigborough Bay), 20 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 2 Goosander (sleeping males), 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard |
David Allen |
12:30 to 14:15 |
Beautiful |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Harwich |
1 Purple Sandpiper (flew from Essex side to jetty at Landguard point), 1 Sparrowhawk (mobbed over Harwich mobile tower by crows) |
Sean Gregory |
12:00 to 12:00 |
sunny, fine cold (sightings from Landguard Point). Hide tide retreating. |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Wrabness |
12 Goldfinch (+), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard, 10 Red-breasted Merganser (+), 10 Great Crested Grebe (+), 2 Common Scoter (females), 2 Goldeneye, 2 Redwing (+) |
Liz Huxley |
11:30 to 13:00 |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
TQ5993 |
2 Raven (Pair flew low west over my garden. Croaking as they flew over - they are lou!), 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Dunnock, 4 Collared Dove, 4 Redwing (All birds Kings Chase/Westbury Road area, Brentwood ) |
Andrew Stroud |
09:00 to 15:00 |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
2 Bewick's Swan (Wigborough Bay distant from screen), 1 Long-tailed Duck (East from LDLH causeway), 1 Great White Egret (Hide Bay), 12 Goosander (East From LB causeway) |
Andrew Wilson |
09:00 to 11:30 |
Cold, sunny, slight wind |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Thorndon CP (South) |
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch (At least.), 6 Goldfinch |
Andrew Cox |
08:00 to 09:00 |
Foggy, cold. |
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| Saturday 09 Nov |
Naze, The |
8 Lapwing (West first thing), 19 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Scoter, 8 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 220 Wood Pigeon (+, a few groups west first thing), 5 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 1, unusually, by farm pond, 1 undercliff, 1 north of escarpment, 2 in John Weston Reserve ), 1 Blackcap, 2 Sparrowhawk, 19 Goldcrest, 1 Chinese Muntjac, 4 Song Thrush, 29 Blackbird, 2 Firecrest (John Weston Reserve ), 1 Merlin (Saltmarsh towards Stone Point ), 2 Rock Pipit, 4 Red-breasted Merganser (Flew into Hamford Water), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Stone Point ), 2 Red-throated Diver (1 south and 1 Stone Point ), 1 Black-throated Diver (Stone Point ) |
Brian Combes |
06:30 to 12:00 |
cold first thing with some frost, clear, westerly wind, high tide |
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| Friday 08 Nov |
Wallasea Island, Crouch/Roach Estuaries |
1 Short-eared Owl (Showed well for 25 minutes, sea wall opposite car park.), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail. Showing well from car park.), 5 Marsh Harrier (2 males 3 females. Probably more.), 6 Kestrel (At least.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 200 Golden Plover (Circa.), 200 Lapwing (Plus.), 40 Shelduck (Plus.), 50 Wigeon (Circa.), 2 Stonechat (Pair, sea wall. ), 8 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Curlew, 12 Redshank, 12 Pheasant, 13 Mallard, 1 Robin, 2 Moorhen, 500 Starling (Circa. ) |
David Hale |
13:00 to 16:15 |
Mainly dry, short light shower, overcast, cold W breeze, 8c. Sightings with Brenda. |
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| Friday 08 Nov |
Chigwell |
6 Mistle Thrush (In horse field at end of Grange farm opposite riding stables), 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 4 Wood Pigeon |
Melvin Shepherd-Wells |
12:30 to 13:00 |
Dry sun mild |
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| Friday 08 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
2 Bewick's Swan (Wig. Bay), 2 Long-tailed Duck (East of LC), 2 Red-crested Pochard (Male and female from Island Hide), 13 Goosander (LBC), 5 Great White Egret (Hide Bay) |
John Thorogood |
09:00 to 13:00 |
Bright sunny start, soon misting over with light rain early p.m. |
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| Friday 08 Nov |
Beckton |
1 Common Scoter, 1 Pintail, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Redwing |
Gary A James |
08:45 to 10:45 |
Sun/cloud, light north wind. |
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| Friday 08 Nov |
Little Waltham |
4 Jay |
David Saville |
08:00 to 08:15 |
sunny |
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| Friday 08 Nov |
Naze, The |
12 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon (made 2 passes over salt marsh), 30 Long-tailed Tit (+ several small flocks), 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat (Pair by brook near sea wall), 20 Sanderling, 450 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (No sign of Black Brant), 15 Grey Plover, 1 Rock Pipit (Heard), 2 Knot, 8 Ringed Plover, 4 Cetti's Warbler (All heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay |
Matt Turner |
07:30 to 13:00 |
Fairly calm, receding tide |
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| Thursday 07 Nov |
Stanford Warren |
1 Kingfisher (Very vocal on lakes) |
Mark Fisher |
16:45 to 17:00 |
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| Thursday 07 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
17 Goosander (7 Layer de la Haye causeway + 10 Layer Breton causeway), 1000 Teal (+), 1 Scaup (2 females E of LdlHC), 1 Ring-necked Duck (1 male E of LdlHC), 2 Long-tailed Duck (distant pair E of LdlHC), 10 Goldeneye (+), 500 Lapwing (+ Wigborough Bay), 3 Ruff (Wig Bay), 2 Dunlin (Wig Bay), 3 Bewick's Swan (3 adults Wig Bay), 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd year bird Wig Bay), 14 Egyptian Goose (Wig Bay) |
Liz Huxley |
13:45 to 15:30 |
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| Thursday 07 Nov |
East Tilbury |
59 Teal, 28 Redshank, 55 Curlew, 385 Dunlin, 66 Grey Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Little Grebe, 129 Shelduck, 3 Stonechat (Pair and a male), 3 Knot |
Paul Larkin |
12:00 to 15:15 |
Fine and sunny, SW wind, LT. Notable for the lack of waders. |
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| Thursday 07 Nov |
Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge |
2 Egyptian Goose (Small lake.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Linnet (Possibly more. With goldfinch flock.), 25 Goldfinch (circa.) |
Malcolm Corbett |
10:45 to 12:15 |
With Graham Barber. |
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| Thursday 07 Nov |
Belchamp Otten, near Sudbury |
1 Sparrowhawk (all records from Paul's Hall. Evidence of recent pigeon kill.), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (first winter bird near nesting site on church tower.), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit (Langley Wood. ), 40 Skylark (stubbles), 1 Nuthatch (with Marsh Tits), 100 Starling (circa - passage to west), 30 Fieldfare (+), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 4 Meadow Pipit, 8 Greenfinch (feeding on yew berries near church), 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer |
Martin Peers |
10:15 to 12:15 |
rain clearing then sunny |
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| Thursday 07 Nov |
Tilbury |
12 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 5 Curlew (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 21 Redshank (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 10 Lapwing (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 1 Little Egret (In the fort), 156 Teal (46 in the fort, 39 on the STW outfall, 71 on foreshore near the new landfill), 16 Little Grebe (In the fort), 49 Mallard (13 in the fort, 36 on the STW outfall), 2 Gadwall (On the STW outfall), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore near the new landfill), 2 Wigeon (With Teal on foreshore near the new landfill) |
Paul Larkin |
10:00 to 12:00 |
Fine and sunny, SW wind, falling tide |
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| Thursday 07 Nov |
Chigborough Lakes |
1 Sparrowhawk (Possibly two.), 1 Buzzard (Pursued by corvid.), 3 Bullfinch (One male, two female.) |
Malcolm Corbett |
09:30 to 10:10 |
And 12:15 to 13:00. With Graham Barber. |
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| Wednesday 06 Nov |
Elsenham |
1 Sparrowhawk (Male on feeder) |
Anthony Gales |
15:15 to 15:15 |
Cloudy |
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| Wednesday 06 Nov |
Naze, The |
1 Black Brant (Along foreshore below tower), 105 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Grey Plover, 5 Sanderling, 2 Buzzard |
Sean Nixon |
10:30 to 11:30 |
Sunny and still |
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| Wednesday 06 Nov |
Bradwell Bird Observatory (BBO) |
15 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard (Kettle of 5 birds drifted south.), 600 Lapwing (+), 900 Golden Plover, 1 Little Owl (Othona hedgerow), 2 Short-eared Owl (1 high south, 1 hunting Lure Field/Marsh), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Imm male), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Othona pond area.), 1 Dartford Warbler (Female frequenting suaeda and bushes along sea wall in front of Othona thicket.), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat (1 male, 1 female), 1 White Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit |
John Sutherby |
09:45 to 15:15 |
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| Tuesday 05 Nov |
Tilbury |
1 Great Skua (On the water in Lower Gravesend Reach, later flew down river past East Tilbury), 104 Teal (On foreshore near the fort), 32 Mallard (On STW outfall) |
Paul Larkin |
13:00 to 16:00 |
Fine and sunny, light NNE wind, rising tide |
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| Tuesday 05 Nov |
Fingringhoe Wick NR EWT |
1 Curlew (lots on foreshore), 80 Avocet (on foreshore), 35 Bar-tailed Godwit (on foreshore), 100 Black-tailed Godwit (circa on foreshore), 2 Great White Egret (flew towards Wivenhoe), 4 Buzzard, 9 Golden Plover (intertidal ), 1 Slavonian Grebe (on river), 2000 Dunlin (circa on foreshore), 500 Knot (circa on foreshore), 2 Great Crested Grebe (on river), 1 Grey Plover (several ), 10 Wigeon, 1 Lapwing (100+ intertidal ), 2 Marsh Harrier (opposite Robbies Hide), 1 Redshank (several), 50 Brent Goose (very few !!), 2 Cetti's Warbler (shouting), 1 Little Egret (several ), 6 Ringed Plover (on foreshore), 5 Oystercatcher (on foreshore) |
Michael Rimmell |
10:00 to 15:15 |
Bright & clear after heavy mist. 9c Wind 8mph North |
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| Tuesday 05 Nov |
Hanningfield Reservoir |
10 Black-tailed Godwit (Causeway.), 6 Ruff (Causeway.), 50 Lapwing (At least.), 6 Common Gull (Causeway.), 3 Dunlin (Causway.), 1 Green Sandpiper (Rawl hide. ), 8 Pintail (Rawl hide. 5 Drakes, 3 females.), 6 Goldeneye (3 pair. Rawl hide.), 100 Wigeon (Circa. Rawl hide.), 100 Teal (Plus.), 3 Tufted Duck (Only !.), 20 Mallard, 6 Moorhen (Family on Grazing Meadow.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Grazing Meadow.), 50 Meadow Pipit (Mobile flock, Rawl hide.), 6 Robin, 7 Linnet, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female. All raptors over W bank.), 35 Mute Swan (Plus.), 8 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe |
David Hale |
09:15 to 15:15 |
Misty & cold to start , clearing to a sunny day with cloud, light NW breeze, 10c. Sightings with Brenda. |
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| Tuesday 05 Nov |
Frinton-on-Sea |
6 Swallow (following 13 on 04/11 and 14 on 03/11), 509 Common Scoter (9 flocks from 1430 to dusk 1-125), 3 Eider, 1 Sooty Shearwater (North fairly close in @ 1625 - rather unexpected given the conditions!) |
Paul Brayshaw |
07:00 to 17:00 |
N2 occ light showers pm. Selected totals, movement to south |
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| Monday 04 Nov |
Wrabness |
7 Red-breasted Merganser, 5 Goldeneye, 60 Knot, 15 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 15 Grey Plover, 1 Water Rail (Heard only), 4 Greenfinch, 1 Rock Pipit, 50 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Song Thrush |
Matt Turner |
14:00 to 15:00 |
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| Monday 04 Nov |
Holland Haven |
1 Rock Pipit, 6 Stonechat (3 pairs), 1 Snow Bunting (flew N along seawall by golf course towards Frinton), 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Curlew, 100 Teal (+), 2 Shoveler, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Swallow (flew S), 3 Reed Bunting |
Liz Huxley |
09:45 to 11:45 |
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| Monday 04 Nov |
Holland Haven |
2 Rock Pipit, 7 Stonechat, 4 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher (Heard only), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Redwing, 1 Hen Harrier (Ring tail behind scrape), 8 Curlew, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler (Both female), 2 Little Grebe, 60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 6 Reed Bunting, 1 Water Rail (Heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Swallow |
Matt Turner |
08:00 to 13:00 |
Pouring rain clearing to grey skies |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
1 Ring-necked Duck (Drake E of LdlH c/way), 4 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Goosander, 15 Goldeneye |
Sean Nixon |
14:30 to 16:00 |
Grey, but mild and still |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Wrabness |
250 Brent Goose (C), 15 Wigeon, 9 Little Egret, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Goldeneye (2F 7FM), 12 Long-tailed Tit |
Peter Brittain |
14:00 to 15:30 |
Very good. Tide coming in |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Colchester |
1 Nuthatch (Flew into a tree in the garden, calling. Sporadic sightings this autumn, for the first time since the house was built, 20 years ago.) |
Steve Hallam |
14:00 to 14:00 |
Cloudy |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Fingringhoe Mill |
86 Teal, 13 Mallard, 4 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 17 Wigeon, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard), 1 Jay, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier (stunning male in beautiful light.) |
Ashley Gooding |
13:30 to 14:45 |
sunny and mild, light breeze turning cloudy. |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Wallasea Island, Crouch/Roach Estuaries |
2 Short-eared Owl (Flew in high from North at 1430 hours.), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail) |
Alan Reynolds |
12:00 to 16:00 |
Sunny |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Naze, The |
17 Avocet (Walton channel), 10 Swallow (group over JW reserve) |
Martin Richards |
12:00 to 16:00 |
mild, pleasant |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Abberton Reservoir |
8 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Goosander, 3 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Dunlin, 15 Golden Plover, 20 Ruff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Stonechat, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Great White Egret, 20 Goldeneye, 1 Pintail, 20 Egyptian Goose, 10 Wigeon |
Yvonne Watling |
11:00 to 16:00 |
Calm |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Colne Pt |
1 Dartford Warbler, 3 Stonechat, 1 Swallow, 7 Rock Pipit, 20 Corn Bunting, 3 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Harrier, 37 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 4 Wren, 1 Buzzard |
Sean Nixon |
11:00 to 13:45 |
Sunny and still, mild |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
West Wood EWT, Great Sampford |
2 Marsh Tit (At least), 2 Bullfinch, 1 Nuthatch (Heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk |
Stephen Dutton |
11:00 to 12:30 |
Blue sky and Sunny intervals, not windy |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Harwich |
8 Firecrest, 60 Goldcrest, 100 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff |
Andrew Goodey |
09:00 to 13:00 |
Bright sunny Beacon Hill Fort area |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Thorndon CP (South) |
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher (Main lake. First I've recorded here.), 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Goldcrest (At least.), 6 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 1 Raven |
Andrew Cox |
09:00 to 10:00 |
Sunny, becoming warm. |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Little Waltham |
3 Fieldfare, 1 Green Woodpecker |
David Saville |
09:00 to 09:15 |
sunny |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (EWT) |
2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Outer car park), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female type over Stanford Creek), 1 Black-necked Grebe (Golden Gates), 2 Goldeneye (Female types, Golden Gates), 4 Great Crested Grebe (Two each Golden Gates and the pit to the south of the tip), 20 Pochard (14 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 3 Little Grebe (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 81 Tufted Duck (22 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 13 Shoveler (Eight on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 139 Coot (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 4 Cetti's Warbler (One near the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 112 Teal (One each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates, the rest in Mucking Bay), 1 Water Rail (On the pit to the south of the tip.), 1 Aythya sp. (Female Tufted Duck X Pochard on the pit to the south of the tip), 4 Mute Swan (Golden Gates), 31 Lapwing (In the managed retreat), 1 Oystercatcher (In the managed retreat), 9 Grey Plover (Mucking Bay), 32 Curlew (In the managed retreat), 259 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 82 Wigeon (Mucking Bay), 37 Knot (Mucking Bay), 92 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 61 Dunlin (Mucking Bay), 218 Redshank (Mucking Bay), 14 Turnstone (In the managed retreat) |
Paul Larkin |
08:15 to 14:00 |
Broken cloud, light SW wind, rising tide |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Thorndon CP (North) |
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail (Heard overhead.), 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest (At least.), 10 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 5 Nuthatch (Feeding on hornbeam seeds.) |
Andrew Cox |
08:00 to 13:00 |
Sunny, becoming warm. |
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| Sunday 03 Nov |
Heybridge Basin |
1 Whimbrel (Opposite heybridge lock 9am), 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Goldcrest, 500 Golden Plover, 100 Avocet, 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Curlew, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 20 Grey Plover, 3 Rock Pipit, 4 Stonechat (2 pairs along seawall m), 12 Corn Bunting (Western end of GP), 1 Bearded Tit (Only heard at western end of GP), 100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 100 Wigeon, 100 Teal, 6 Cetti's Warbler (Singing males), 1 Kingfisher (Along canal & lock at 6:30), 3 Greenshank |
Tony Kennelly |
06:30 to 09:00 |
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