Monday 21 October 2024

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 10:20 to 10:20
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 09:30 to 13:30
1 Great White Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier (3 males, 1 female), 1 Hen Harrier (adult female), 4 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Stonechat, 3 Field Vole [John Wright]

Sunday 20 October 2024

Southend Airport, 16:00 to 16:05
1 Grey Wagtail [John Wright]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 13:10 to 13:15, Approach road only
2 Great White Egret (out with the cattle), 1 Stonechat [John Wright]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 11:50 to 15:40
3 Great White Egret (2 with the cattle at the west side of Grass Farm Lagoon and a third on the east side of Grass Farm Lagoon), 20 Pintail, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (adult female), 5 Greenshank, 1 Stonechat (male) [Steve Arlow]

Leigh on Sea, 09:05 to 09:05
1 Grey Wagtail (flew over Library gardens) [John Wright]

Saturday 19 October 2024

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 16:50 to 18:30
1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin (Chasing a passerine north of reservoir ), 2 Water Rail (Calling), 1 Barn Owl (At least 1), 1 Short-eared Owl, 7 Stonechat, 1 Brambling (Flew over heading SE, calling ), 28 Corn Bunting (Incl. a group of 21) [Tim Bourne]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 14:05 to 16:45
1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 4 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Greenshank (h), 8 Stonechat (c.), 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 12 Corn Bunting [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]

Shoebury East Beach, 13:45 to 14:55
40 Little Egret (+, on pond roost), 16 Sandwich Tern, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling (with mixed finch flock in trees west of new cafe), 60 Goldfinch (+) [Bob Young]

Gunners Park, 13:30 to 15:00
1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Arctic Skua, 4 Sandwich Tern, 1 Chiffchaff [Mike Clarke]

Paglesham Lagoon, 13:30 to 16:45, Via Hampton Barns
51 Little Grebe, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 15 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 223 Shoveler, 170 Pochard, 90 Tufted Duck, 4 Buzzard (Including smart pale individual ), 13 Grey Plover, 25 Curlew, 180 Redshank, 1 Little Owl (Heard), 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Brambling (Hampton Barns), 4 Greenfinch, 30 Linnet [Marc Outten]

Gunners Park, 13:00 to 15:20, Overcast, then sunny, SW wind, high tide c2.20pm
1 Red-throated Diver, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Shoveler (flew high west), 2 Arctic Skua (flew east), 15 Sandwich Tern, 1 Guillemot, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Canvey Wick, 12:15 to 14:00
2 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Chaffinch [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 10:10 to 10:50
1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Friday 18 October 2024

South Fambridge, 16:00 to 16:00, Sunny
5 Common Lizard (basking on fence posts), 1 Field Vole, 1 Common Darter, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Wall Brown [Paul Baker]

Westcliff Casino, 15:00 to 15:10
2 Red-breasted Merganser (Just out from Casino) [Graham Mee]

Shoebury Coastguards, 13:30 to 14:30
1 Grey Heron (on boom), 30 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1500 Oystercatcher (+), 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Sanderling, 65 Redshank, 12 Turnstone, 13 Sandwich Tern (on boom) [Graham Mee]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 10:45 to 13:50, Fog clearing to leave bright Sunshine
12 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret (seen from seawall in the creek), 20 Pochard, 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 3 Greenshank (pantile scrape), 1 Green Sandpiper (flew from pantile scrape), 12 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 White Wagtail (pantile scrape), 1 Stonechat, 1 Redwing (flew over), 8 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Firecrest (down in the bushes near the seawall. very vocal), 7 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]

Thursday 17 October 2024

Belfairs Woods, 19:30 to 19:40
2 Tawny Owl (Calling and answering ) [Graham Mee]

Gunners Park, 17:00 to 17:30
1 Yellow-browed Warbler [Marc Outten]

Gunners Park, 16:30 to 17:55
1 Kestrel, 15 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (showing well in Bunker Wood), 100 Goldfinch (flocks of 70 + 30 flew SW) [Neil Chambers]

Gunners Park, 16:10 to 17:15
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Still in Bunker Wood, showed well occasionally, calling but generally elusive) [Steve Arlow]

Gunners Park, 10:40 to 11:30
2 Green Woodpecker (in playground ), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Meadow Pipit (SW), 1 Black Redstart (female type briefly on metal gate in NW corner of car park, which was nice!), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap (female type), 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (calling & showing in Bunker Wood), 3 Siskin (+ flew SW calling), 3 Red Admiral, 1 Speckled Wood [Paul Baker]

Gunners Park, 08:40 to 13:00
2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Skylark (flew SW), 1 Black Redstart (female/imm briefly on gate in NW corner of main carpark ), 8 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (showed well on occasions in Bunker wood), 100 Goldfinch (small flocks flying SW), 50 Siskin (c50 flying SW in 3 flocks), 4 Grey Squirrel, 1 Migrant Hawker, 5 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 15 Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood [John Wright]

Gunners Park, 07:00 to 09:30, Overcast, light SW wind - 'Vismigging' til 8.45ish and then in Bunker Wood
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Swallow, 50 Meadow Pipit (flew SW), 12 White / Pied Wagtail (single flock flew SW), 4 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (still in Bunker Wood - calling occasionally and showing on and off, sometimes well), 1 Chaffinch (flew SW), 1 Brambling (flew SW with Goldfinches), 1 Greenfinch (flew SW), 120 Goldfinch (+, flew SW), 100 Linnet (+, flew SW), 1 Lesser Redpoll (flew over calling) [Neil Chambers, Bob Young]

Wednesday 16 October 2024

Wat Tyler Country Park, 18:10 to 18:45
1 Firecrest (Mobile around east side of the beacon crossroads/triangle, calling often) [Tim Bourne]

Gunners Park, 16:30 to 18:10
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (calling on and off in Bunker Wood throughout, although very elusive with several brief views only - thanks Bob!), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Siskin (flew over calling) [Neil Chambers, Lee Ebbs]

Gunners Park, 14:50 to 16:00
1 Kingfisher (at southern end of stream), 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush (+), 1 Redwing (+), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Red Admiral [Paul Baker]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 09:25 to 14:25
5 Little Egret, 9 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier (f,over Bowers Marsh ), 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail (h), 30 Avocet (c), 1 Snipe (over Pantile scrape ), 35 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 5 Curlew, 14 Greenshank (single group flew across creek before settling on Pantile scrape ), 105 Herring Gull (+), 14 Skylark, 12 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 7 Meadow Pipit (+), 2 Stonechat (2m), 6 Cetti's Warbler (h), 7 Corn Bunting, 4 Red Admiral [Jeff Kinnerman]

Gunners Park, 08:15 to 16:20
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Stonechat, 4 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Heard at 11:55 and again a 13:50 in bunker wood.), 3 Chiffchaff [Bob Young]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 07:40 to 09:35
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (heard), 20 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 2 Stonechat [Mike Clarke]

Tuesday 15 October 2024

Rayleigh, 18:00 to 18:00
1 Redwing (+ heard calling overhead at Halfords) [Paul Baker]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 16:30 to 17:50
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 18 Swallow, 4 Stonechat, 1 Great Grey Shrike (On Bowers) [Marc Outten]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 16:15 to 17:30
1 Great White Egret (Bowers), 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper (Bowers), 4 Stonechat (Bowers), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Great Grey Shrike (nice!), 2 Migrant Hawker [Paul Baker]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 14:00 to 15:55
1 Buzzard, 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, 1 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Great Grey Shrike (mobile along the Bowers side of East Haven Creek), 5 Migrant Hawker, 3 Common Darter [Neil Chambers]

Canvey Point, 12:25 to 14:30, SE 4-2 Very misty H.T 11:27 5.4 m
2 Gannet, 5 Pintail, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (redheads flew up river), 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 auk sp., 1 Puffin (flew up river at 12:35 and back out at14:15) [Terry Blackwell]

Canvey Point, 11:45 to 13:15
2 Gannet, 1 Puffin (flew up river at 12:35), 1 Common Seal [John Wright, Bob Young]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 08:30 to 11:30
1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 15 Swallow, 4 Stonechat, 35 Redwing, 1 Great Grey Shrike (on Bowers marsh side of creek. Viewed from WCM seawall by Pantile viewpoint.), 2 Corn Bunting [John Wright, Bob Young]

Monday 14 October 2024

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 17:50 to 18:10, Viewing from Canvey Way
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl [Neil Chambers]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 15:45 to 17:00
1 Marsh Harrier (smart male), 1 Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Goldfinch [Paul Baker]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 14:15 to 17:00
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 20 Swallow (c.), 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 13:40 to 16:20, Very grey with light easterly
3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Swallow, 3 Stonechat, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Great Grey Shrike (Viewed from the Pantile scrape, sitting on the predator fence to the north of the scrape near Canvey way at 14:18. (Thx to Rob Boswell for a great find)), 20 Goldfinch [Terry Blackwell]

Sunday 13 October 2024

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 17:20 to 18:50
6 Great White Egret (At least 6), 1 Spoonbill (juv), 3 Marsh Harrier, 5 Water Rail (+, many calling at dusk), 1 Ruff, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Bearded Tit (at least, calling from reedbed) [Tim Bourne]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 13:00 to 13:00
5 Slow-worm (juvs of the year) [John Wright]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 12:45 to 15:00, From sea wall only (walking dogs)
1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 2 Hen Harrier (male and ringtail ), 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin (fem), 150 Golden Plover (+, in fields north of access road, east of Grapnells farm), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Stonechat [Tim Bourne]

Coombe Wood, 12:10 to 12:10
1 Great White Egret (Flying over my garden, an unexpected garden tick!) [Jeff Saward]

Two Tree Island, 12:00 to 12:00
1 Kestrel [Angela Baldock]

Shoebury, 11:30 to 11:35
1 Great White Egret (One over Wakering Avenue) [Marc Outten]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:15 to 11:30
4 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 40 Avocet, 1 Ruff, 10 Swallow, 4 Stonechat, 2 Corn Bunting [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 09:30 to 09:30
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Two Tree Island (West), 08:00 to 10:30
2 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 185 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 10 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 93 Avocet, 72 Ringed Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 28 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew, 120 Redshank, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Goldfinch [Angela Baldock]

Hadleigh Downs, 07:55 to 08:00
1 Buzzard [Angela Baldock]

Saturday 12 October 2024

South Fambridge, 12:45 to 13:00
1 Marsh Harrier (female hunting through bottom of garden), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Moorhen (juv on patio), 2 Stonechat (pair at bottom of the garden), 1 Greenfinch [Paul Baker]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 11:00 to 11:00
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Benfleet Creek, 09:30 to 10:00
3 Stonechat (Leigh end of creek/seawall) [John Wright]

Canvey Point, 08:00 to 09:25, SE 2 Grey with light drizzle at times H.T 7:20 4.5 m
5 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Gannet, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Plover, 25 Dunlin, 3 Swallow [Terry Blackwell]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 01:20 to 01:30
3 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]

Friday 11 October 2024

South Fambridge, 18:00 to 18:05
2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 23 Avocet, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Woodpecker [Paul Baker]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 15:00 to 15:05
2 Slow-worm [John Wright]

South Fambridge, 15:00 to 15:00
2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (my first of the autumn here) [Paul Baker]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 13:00 to 13:30
1 Meadow Pipit (flew over calling), 1 Greenfinch, 2 Red Admiral [Neil Chambers]

River Roach, 09:15 to 14:10, Coombes Farm to Hampton Barns via Bartonhall Creek and return to Mill Lane
11 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 7 Buzzard (single group circled over BC ), 2 Kestrel, 12 Avocet, 3 Grey Plover, 115 Lapwing (+), 1 Snipe (BC), 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 81 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper (h,BC), 2 Turnstone, 1 Little Owl (HB), 1 Kingfisher (BC), 29 Skylark (single group spooked from field), 3 Swallow, 17 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch, 13 Red Admiral [Jeff Kinnerman]

Thursday 10 October 2024

Canewdon, 21:55 to 22:45, Aurora watch!
2 Little Owl (calling south of Apton Hall Road) [Neil Chambers]

Canvey Point, 13:30 to 16:00, Moderate N easing, overcast
13 Gannet (All juvs ex one adult single flock upriver), 200 Ringed Plover (+), 3 Arctic Skua (2 pale phase), 2 auk sp. (Heading out distantly) [Jeff Delve]

Prittle Brook (Leigh on Sea), 09:00 to 09:00
1 Chiffchaff [Angela Baldock]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 09:00, raining, chilly NW wind
4 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Greenshank, 2 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]

Canvey Point, 07:45 to 16:00, NW-N 3-1. Light rain and murky. HT 5:10 4.9 m
23 Gannet, 1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 1500 Wigeon (+), 100 Ringed Plover (+), 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 skua sp., 10 Arctic Skua (Including 5 pale phase), 3 Long-tailed Skua (1 ad and 2 very pale juvs behaving more like terns than skua’s heading up river at 11:50), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Gull (Juv heading out behind a ship), 9 Common Tern, 2 auk sp. (flew out), 1 Razorbill (Flew up river), 6 Swallow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit [Terry Blackwell]

Wednesday 09 October 2024

South Fambridge, 16:00 to 16:15
3 Little Grebe, 3 Wigeon, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 5 Avocet, 1 Greenshank [Paul Baker]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 12:40 to 12:40
1 Buzzard [Paul Griggs]

Hadleigh Downs, 11:00 to 12:00
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 11 Marsh Frog, 1 Grass Snake, 1 Migrant Hawker, 6 Ruddy Darter [John Wright]

Hockley/Hawkwell, 08:00 to 08:00, Hockley station
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Paul Baker]

Gunners Park, 07:45 to 10:35
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Swallow (circa), 5 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest [Bob Young]