Southend Ornithological Group Bird News

Records submitted in the last 14 days, most recent first. Amber indicates scarce, red indicates rare (Essex requires notes or a description), magenta indicates non-native.

Monday 30 December 2024

Belfairs Woods, 13:00 to 14:00
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch [Max Hellicar]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 11:30
1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Pintail, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (female.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (female.), 11 Avocet, 7 Dunlin, 5 Ruff, 14 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Curlew, 4 Stonechat, 7 Greenfinch [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Sunday 29 December 2024

Gunners Park, 16:10 to 16:30
8 Little Grebe, 1 Pochard (female), 1 Goosander (female on lake) [John Wright]

Canvey Wick, 15:15 to 17:00
1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 8 Woodcock (over at dusk), 20 Redpoll (mobile flock south-west of middle bridge) [Tim Bourne]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 13:30 to 16:00, Cool westerly, misty
1 Spotted Redshank (Flew from Stokes north calling ), 1 Barn Owl (West of Pool Marsh), 2 Short-eared Owl (One along Stokes lagoon wall, another over Pool Marsh), 1 Stonechat (Male) [Jeff Delve]

Shoebury, 12:00 to 13:15, East Beach through to Gunners Park
27 Great Crested Grebe, Goosander female Gunner’s Park Lake 29_12_24 (Marc Outten) (60667 bytes) 1 Goosander (Female first seen from Rampart Street looking west. It then moved west to the sea off Gunner’s Park, when it came in off the sea to land on the Park Lake. Still there when I left at 13.15. ), 150 Sanderling (On MOD side of fence at East Beach), 2 Redshank [Marc Outten]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 12:00 to 15:30
4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 6 Stonechat, 1 Dartford Warbler (south of seawall 150 metres east of rspb office compound) [John Wright]

Bolts Farm, 11:20 to 11:20
6 Corn Bunting (by entrance track) [John Wright]

River Roach, 10:15 to 11:15, Barling
1 Velvet Scoter (Female still on river adjacent to Pag Lag. Walked in via Ropers Farm footpath. ), 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [John Wright]

Canvey Point, 09:30 to 11:40, SW 3 Very grey and misty H.T 11:18 5.2 m Sprats are in
11 Red-throated Diver, 30 Great Crested Grebe (+), 6 Gannet, 200 Wigeon (+), 1 Velvet Scoter (female flew up river and lost in the murk), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (flew up river), 6 Sanderling [Terry Blackwell]

River Roach, 09:30 to 10:45
20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Velvet Scoter (Viewed from Barling ), 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 1 Buzzard [Lee Ebbs]

Priory Park, 08:20 to 10:25
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 1 Common Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), 1 Grey Wagtail (over,calling), 1 Song Thrush (singing,fishing lake), 1 Goldcrest (conifers,SW of Bowls Club), 1 Coal Tit (with the Goldcrest) [Jeff Kinnerman]

Saturday 28 December 2024

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 15:40 to 17:00
1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting from bushes on south side of field to south of double hedges) [Tim Bourne]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 14:30 to 16:15, Grey and murky
11 White-fronted Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Redwing, 6 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 14:00 to 16:30
6 Barnacle Goose, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher [John Wright]

Barling, 10:00 to 13:45
1 Velvet Scoter (female still on the River Roach down river between Paglesham Lagoon and Paglesham Boatyard), 3 Goldeneye (drake and 2 females on the Roach), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 2 Buzzard, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Stonechat (male), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 70 Corn Bunting (at least west of Bolts Farm) [Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs]

Friday 27 December 2024

Southchurch Park West, 14:10 to 14:10
1 Red-crested Pochard [Max Hellicar]

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

River Roach, 10:10 to 11:50
1 Velvet Scoter (on river east of pag lag), 1 Rock Pipit [Bob Young]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 11:30, Cold and Foggy
2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (male & Female.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Female sitting on the gate west of benches.), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 7 Avocet, 5 Golden Plover, 40 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 15 Snipe, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Thursday 26 December 2024

Southchurch Park West, 16:00 to 16:00
1 Red-crested Pochard [Max Hellicar]

Thorpe Bay, 15:50 to 15:50
1 Grey Heron, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard from Colbert Avenue), 5 Goldcrest [Max Hellicar]

Shoeburyness Park, 15:30 to 15:30
3 Egyptian Goose [Max Hellicar]

Shoebury, 15:20 to 15:20
1 Firecrest [Max Hellicar]

Barling, 13:50 to 15:00, Seawall from Bolts Farm to 2 km east
1 Velvet Scoter (On the Roach. Nice one Steve.), 3 Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest [Max Hellicar]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 13:30 to 14:45, Just to red hill and back
1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin (Probably 2, distant bird N of main fleet, then second much closer fly by at red hill didn’t appear to be same bird), 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush [Martin Cracknell]

Paglesham, 10:00 to 14:45
700 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 222 Pochard (On Paglesham Lagoon), 1 Velvet Scoter (Female on River Roach ), 0 Goldeneye (First time I’ve ever been to Paglag in winter and not seen a Goldeneye), 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 5 Buzzard, 126 Avocet (On River Roach), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 21 Fieldfare (At Barton Hall), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Arlow]

Wednesday 25 December 2024

South Fambridge, 14:15 to 14:15
1 Golden Plover (flew over calling), 1 Barn Owl (flew through garden) [Paul Baker]

Tuesday 24 December 2024

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 14:00 to 16:00, light wind and sunny
6 Barnacle Goose (two with neck rings - Grass Farm Lagoon), 350 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (on fields north of approach road), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Buzzard, 70 Golden Plover (A very odd grey Golden Plover with the Goldie flock. some plumage characteristics as American Golden Plover however structure, Goldie length primary projection and open face point to an aberant European Golden Plover. ), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl (perhaps 2), 1 Kingfisher (Acresfleet), 6 Stonechat [Steve Arlow]

Rochford, 08:25 to 08:50
1 Song Thrush (yesterdays 1st winter bird again present), 1 Blackcap (male again to the fatballs was joined this morning by a female: both regularly chased off by the resident robin) [Steve Arlow]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 11:40
4 Pintail (3 drakes.), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 8 Avocet, 4 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 8 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Stonechat, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 07:05 to 11:30, Calm and very grey
1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 18 White-fronted Goose (field north of the fleet middle hide), 1 Barnacle Goose, 30 Pintail, 15 Shoveler, 2 Marsh Harrier (adult male with white rump back again), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, Peregrine (Terry Blackwell) (104656 bytes) 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Snipe (Pantile scrape), 2 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl (showed briefly red hill south), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Water Pipit (showing well Pantile scrape), 1 Black Redstart (seen from red hill north on fence), 4 Stonechat, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]

Monday 23 December 2024

Rochford, 15:00 to 15:05
1 Hen Harrier (male, crossed field north of Loftmans Corner, viewed from Creeksea Ferry Road) [John Wright]

Canvey Point, 13:40 to 14:40, WNW 3. Very grey and murky H.T 18.20 4.7 m
50 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Scoter (pair), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Red head heading up river) [Terry Blackwell]

Rochford, 13:20 to 13:25
1 Song Thrush (First one in the garden since last winter) [Steve Arlow]

Priory Park, 12:45 to 13:10
2 Mistle Thrush (by N entrance) [Paul Griggs]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 10:45 to 14:50
3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Stonechat, 1 Common Seal [John Wright]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 09:25 to 13:05
1 Little Egret, 12 White-fronted Goose (grazing together in field N of roadside hide), 375 Wigeon (+), 12 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (juv/f Red Hill), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 400 Lapwing (+,over Bowers Marsh), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Curlew, 5 Stock Dove, 25 Meadow Pipit (c), 1 Water Pipit (Pantile scrape), 1 Stonechat (f), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 11 Corn Bunting (single group ) [Jeff Kinnerman]

Sunday 22 December 2024

Hullbridge, 12:30 to 13:00
1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult with sub-adult bill pattern still upriver along River Crouch) [Steve Arlow]

Stambridge, 12:30 to 12:30
1 Red Kite (over Cherry Tree) [Graham Mee]

Hullbridge, 08:15 to 08:15
1 Buzzard (in roadside tree along Lower Rd just west of The Dome) [Paul Baker]

Friday 20 December 2024

Westcliff, 12:20 to 12:20
1 Sparrowhawk (over Southend Hospital) [Paul Griggs]

South Fambridge, 11:00 to 12:00
1 Green Woodpecker (still climbing all our trees) [Paul Baker]

Priory Park, 08:55 to 11:20
1 Little Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st W ), 3 Common Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 12 Collared Dove (together feeding with Stock Doves), 1 Kingfisher (fishing lake ), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), 4 Fieldfare (over,calling), 2 Goldcrest (Bowling Club ), 1 Chaffinch [Jeff Kinnerman]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 11:45
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk (male.), 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 3 Avocet, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Curlew, 2 Water Pipit (Don's Marsh.), 4 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven, 2 Greenfinch [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Thursday 19 December 2024

Canvey Point, 13:30 to 15:30, WNW 5 Sunny intervals H.T 15:10 5.5 m
5 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver (flew in them back out with adult RTD), 25 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 2000 Dunlin (+) [Terry Blackwell]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 13:00 to 13:00
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]

Tuesday 17 December 2024

South Fambridge, 11:00 to 12:00
1 Green Woodpecker (Clambering around, & feeding on every small tree in my garden) [Paul Baker]

Coombe Wood, 10:00 to 10:00
1 Firecrest (in my garden again), 2 Nuthatch (regular pair on the feeders) [Jeff Saward]

Priory Park, 08:45 to 10:50
1 Mediterranean Gull (1st W), 2 Common Gull, 4 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Chaffinch (1m,2f ) [Jeff Kinnerman]

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