Contents
Chairman’s Watchpoint by Gerry Johnson
Editor’s Introduction by Greg Hope
Sam Shippey by Howard Vaughan
News and Information
Wood’s Warblings by Simon Wood - President
Big County Birdwatch 2020 by Steve Swinney
Otter Nights by Sean Minns
Lockdown Garden, Heybridge by Simon Wood
100 Day Challenge by Matt Turner
An Encounter with Sparrowhawks by Lauren McElroy
Ravens on the Tower by David Jobbins
Walks around Wallasea Island by Jeff Delve
A Polish Swan Discovery by Dom Clarke
An Essex Garden – Rayne by Andrew Goodey
Birds of Iceland by Simon Cox
Dancing Cranes, Fish Owls and Sea Eagles by Sian Bewick
Black-tailed Godwit Travels by Andrew Cox with introduction by the Editor
Making Birding Count by Neil Sumner
Threat to Birdlife – Bradwell by John Smart
Binoculars: A Birder’s Guide by Matt Turner
An Appeal from Fair Isle Bird Observatory
Noc-Mig by Matt Turner
The day we didn’t go to the Bird Fair by Gerry Johnson
The day we didn’t go to The Naze by Steve Grimwade
The day we didn’t go to Bradwell (BBO) by John Sutherby and Bob Pease (additional text by Gerry Johnson)
Cairngorms by Car by Greg Hope
Area Bird Reports
Abberton Reservoir by David Wimpress
Bradwell and Dengie Peninsula by Judith Ross
Foulness Island by Dr Chris Lewis
Hanningfield Reservoir by David Acfield
Langdon Hills and Thameside Nature Park by Andrew Cox
Maldon Area by Simon Wood
Mersea Island by Stephen Entwistle
Metropolitan Essex and Lea Valley by Howard Vaughan
North and North-east Essex by Simon Cox
RSPB Rainham Marshes by Howard Vaughan
Southend Area by Paul Baker
Wat Tyler and Vange Marsh by Andrew Cox
