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

Front Cover
Essex Birding Journal No 137