Contents

Chairman’s Watchpoint by Gerry Johnson

Editor’s Introduction by Greg Hope

Wood’s Warblings

News and Information

Woodland Birds Conference

EBwS Bird Photography Competition

Citizen Science by Glyn Evans

Patch Magic –Wivenhoe Gravel Pit by Glyn Evans

An Essex Garden – Chelmsford by Gerry Johnson

Memorable Encounters – Garden Birding by John Smart

CES in a COVID Year: Ringing Report 2020 by David Wilkinson

Godwits

Wild Wales – Ramblings from a Welsh Hillside by Rob Usher

Rookery Survey 2021 by Howard Vaughan

Dengie’s Bradwell B Proposal - An Update by John Smart

Birding (a very tiny part of) the Australian Outback by Simon Wood

Tanzania – Birds and Big Cats by John and Louise Sykes

Meetings for 2021–2022

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

Thorndon by Andrew Cox

Wat Tyler and Vange Marsh by Andrew Cox

Front Cover
Essex Birding 138