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Beeleigh 17:30 to 17:30,
Cattle Egret (In field with cows between weir and museum of power.) [David Torrice]

Beeleigh 09:00 to 10:00,
Kingfisher (Beeleigh Weir) 6 Little Egret Common Sandpiper 2 Redshank 2 Blackcap (juv male sub-singing) Buzzard 2 Common Gull (feeding in low tide pool with Black-headed gulls) [Tony Kennelly]

Beeleigh 09:35 to 10:10, Sunny, warm, light E wind. Circular walk from Tesco via river and canal.
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Over river.) 1 Green Woodpecker (Calling. Golf course.) 1 Kestrel (Male. Golf course.) 1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing. E of Falls.) 4 Sedge Warbler (Singing. By river.) 1 Reed Warbler (Singing. By river.) 1 Greenfinch (Singing. By canal.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Beeleigh 09:00 to 09:50, Hazy, light NE breeze. Circular walk: Elms Farm Park-Beeleigh Weir-C&B Navigation.
14 Tufted Duck (Elms Farm Park lake.) 2 Buzzard 4 Green Woodpecker (Calling.) 14 Magpie 1 Cetti's Warbler (By canal, just west of by-pass. Heard only.) 11 Chiffchaff (Singing) 3 Song Thrush (Singing.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Beeleigh 09:20 to 10:30, Drizzle giving way to sun. Circular walk from Elms Farm Park via Railway Trail and C&B Navigation.
2 Little Egret (Flooded meadow Elms Farm Park.) 1 Sparrowhawk (Mobbed by BHGs. Elms Farm Park.) 3 Green Woodpecker (Heard only. Beeleigh.) 2 Song Thrush (Singing. Elms Farm Park and Railway Trail.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Beeleigh 08:00 to 10:00, Frosty walk from London road, maldon - beeleigh weir - Golf course seawall - fullbridge- prom park
5 Red-legged Partridge (fields off london road) 100 Redwing (probably more as heard & seen everywhere) 20 Fieldfare (golf course) 1 Goldcrest 1 Coal Tit (with long-tailed tit flock by weir) 1 Chiffchaff ( heard calling from field by weir lock) 1 Grey Wagtail (1 seen by weir & 1 by supermarket) 1 Kingfisher ( heard calling as it flew away along river) 12 Little Grebe (pairs seen along river) [Tony Kennelly]

Beeleigh 16:00 to 16:00, Cloudy
51 Magpie (All wandering around on maldon golf course fairway next to the canal, more flying in in ones and two's) [David Torrice]

Beeleigh 13:00 to 16:00, Hot and sunny
3 Turtle Dove (at least. All calling along River Chelmer walk near rear view of Museum of Power 834,086) 1 Cetti's Warbler 2 Common Tern 3 Little Egret [David Allen]

Beeleigh 06:45 to 07:00, Beeleigh Weir
1 Teal (Drake) 2 Mute Swan (Pair with cygnets) 1 Goldcrest (Singing male) 2 Little Egret 2 Stock Dove 1 Jay 2 Reed Warbler [Tony Kennelly]

Beeleigh 06:00 to 07:00, Footbridge to / from beeleigh Abbey is closed. Muntjac fawn seen!
1 Grey Wagtail (Male at weir) 1 Teal (Make below weir) 2 Egyptian Goose 1 Common Tern (Carrying food) 1 Tawny Owl (Beeleigh Abbey car park) 1 Cuckoo (Singing male) [Tony Kennelly]

Beeleigh 19:00 to 19:05,
2 Mute Swan (Pair with ten very recent cygnets. Elms Farm Park lake.) [Malcolm Corbett]