Contents

Editorial by Lesley Collins

Chairman’s Watchpoint by Gerry Johnson

Wood’s warblings by Simon Wood, EBwS President

EBwS Conference Report

Giving Essex birds a ring at Two Tree Island by David Wilkinson

News and Information

Essex birding from your car: birding for the less mobile by Mark Bridges

The garden birds of La Molina, Lima by Andrew Stroud

Hawfinch Invasion autumn/winter 2017–18 by Andrew Cox

Oare Marshes Local Nature Reserve by Kevin Duvall

Indoor Meetings

Programme 2018 / 2019

Field Trips

Book Review by Geoff Gibbs

North Thames Gull Group by Paul Roper

The Gambia by Lesley Collins

What’s in a name? by Gerry Johnson

Winter in Thorndon Park by Andrew Cox

Bird Reports

Abberton Reservoir by David Wimpress

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 & Southend RSPB website (Graham Mee)

Maldon Area by Simon Wood

Mersea Island by Steve Entwistle

Metropolitan Essex and Lea Valley by Howard Vaughan

North-east Essex by Dr Simon Cox

RSPB Rainham Marshes by Howard Vaughan

Southend area by Paul Baker

Wat Tyler and Vange Marshes by Andrew Cox

Front Cover
Essex Birding Journal No 132