Tuesday 12 November 2019
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
1 Nuthatch (occasional visitor to the garden feeders) [Jeff Saward]
Sunday 10 November 2019
12 Pintail, 6 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail to the east near sluice), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Buzzard, 8 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1000 Golden Plover (c), 1 Snipe, 7 Short-eared Owl (including 2 dogfighting over Foulness. Always several in the air at any given time.), 1 Stonechat (male), 2 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
3 Pintail (f), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Goldcrest, 2 Jay [Martin Cracknell]
1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard (Sat on telegraph pole alongside the road ) [Martin Cracknell]
2 Barnacle Goose (flock mostly out of view), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Fox, 1 Wood Mouse [Paul Baker]
3 Little Egret, 150 Wigeon (circa), 2 Marsh Harrier (including male over Bowers Marsh), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 250 Lapwing (circa,East Haven Creek ), 1 Snipe, 3 Curlew, 2 Common Gull (adults), 60 Stock Dove (circa,East Haven Creek), 1 Stonechat (female), 1 Fieldfare, 2 Cetti's Warbler (heard only) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Nuthatch, 1 Brambling [Jeff Saward]
2 Gavia sp., 1 Red-throated Diver, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Gannet, 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Mediterranean Gull (+) [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
Saturday 09 November 2019
73 Mute Swan (Groups dropping in throughout presumably to roost on the lagoon overnight ), 2 Whooper Swan (Still present on fields on Barling side of the river, viewed S from seawall ), 7 Pintail (4 drakes), 2 Red-crested Pochard (Pair ), 3 Goldeneye (2 drakes), 2 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Goldcrest [Martin Cracknell]
4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 4 Short-eared Owl [John Wright]
2 Great White Egret (Near the white gate still), 10 Marsh Harrier (At least, includes 4 adult males seen in flight at same time), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail- hunting the seawall at east end ), 2 Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechat (Pair throughout) [Martin Cracknell]
39 Barnacle Goose (inc several pure birds), 200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Fieldfare (in garden), 1 Red Fox [Paul Baker]
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit (flew over), 1 Reed Bunting (flew over) [Neil Chambers]
1 Kestrel, 3 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Reed Bunting [Paul Griggs]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch (first one for 9 years!), 1 Brambling (female with the Chaffinch flock
) [Jeff Saward]
Friday 08 November 2019
2 Great White Egret (usual 2 in flight along SW sea wall before dropping back into long vegetation), 10 Marsh Harrier (3 ad males, 7 fem/juvs widely spread across reserve), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail (juv female) over reptile area and wild bird cover), 2 Buzzard (one on post being bombed by a Kestrel with at least one direct hit!), 2 Peregrine Falcon (on easternmost south lagoon (Fitzroy)), 20 Black-tailed Godwit (+, small flock flew out of Grass Farm area), 1 Green Woodpecker (flew onto island by causeway), 2 Stonechat (consorting with Robin around car park area), 2 Blackbird (obvious migrants around car park.) [Jeff Delve, Bob Young]
1 Sparrowhawk (male chasing Grey Wagtail all around Waitrose car park, London Road, Leigh.) [Graham Mee]
51 Little Egret (foreshore), 22 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (foreshore), 2 Curlew (foreshore), 19 Mediterranean Gull (two First Winter,two Second Winter,fifteen Adult Winter including white ringed individual 3KRY), 3 Common Gull (adults), 1 Herring Gull (adult,yellow ringed V5WT ), 1 Guillemot (on water,south of pier head), 1 Common Seal [Jeff Kinnerman]
162 Avocet, 1 Stonechat (female), 4 Cetti's Warbler (heard), 15 Reed Bunting, 12 Corn Bunting [John Wright]
4 Ring-necked Parakeet (briefly in garden then around BHP before flying west towards church), 1 Red Fox, 4 Badger (usual gang overnight on trail cam including erythristic individual - surely not same as since 2010!) [Jeff Delve]
2 Song Thrush, 1 Red Fox [Paul Baker]
Thursday 07 November 2019
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (juv with strong silvery wing flashes), 1 Hen Harrier, 2 Peregrine Falcon (Pair distantly on Darwin Lagoon), 2000 Golden Plover (+, huge distant flocks over lagoons then a mass low overhead towards Burnham, breathtaking!!), 1 Short-eared Owl [Jeff Delve]
10 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper (on south shore of Crouch ), 1 Yellowhammer, 47 Corn Bunting [Jeff Delve]
3 Great White Egret (From the white gate), 3 Marsh Harrier (1 Male, 2 Female), 2 Hen Harrier (1 Adult male, 1 ringtail), 1 Buzzard (From the white gate), 3 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1000 Golden Plover (+), 1 Stonechat [Dudley Shayler]
1 Great White Egret, 3 Hen Harrier (2 Ringtail and 1 Male), 1 Buzzard, 6 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon [Graham Oakes]
1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 10 Grey Plover, 100 Curlew (+), 200 Redshank (+), 1 Goldcrest [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Gannet (distantly towards Sheppey), 3 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest [Jeff Delve]
Wednesday 06 November 2019
2 Great White Egret (From white gate at west end), 6 Marsh Harrier (3 ad males), 2 Hen Harrier (Ringtails - female across west end, Juv Male to east), 3 Buzzard (All west end), 8 Kestrel, 3000 Golden Plover (Circa, 2000 together on Darwin Lagoon), 5 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher (On Acresfleet then North Sea wall sluice ) [Jeff Delve]
1 Buzzard [Paul Griggs]
5 Fieldfare (eating fallen apples in the garden), 1 Song Thrush (with the Fieldfares) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Fieldfare (over north), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit [Vince Kinsler]
Tuesday 05 November 2019
14 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Kestrel, 800 Golden Plover (+) [Paul Griggs]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Ruff, 29 Snipe, 4 Stonechat, 6 Bearded Tit, 1 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
50 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 2 Pintail, 2 Kestrel, 350 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Stonechat, 16 Fieldfare, 10 Bearded Tit (+) [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Fieldfare (feeding on fallen apples in my garden throughout) [Paul Baker]
2 Red Fox, 2 Badger [John Wright]
Monday 04 November 2019
1 Sparrowhawk (male through the garden) [Paul Baker]
1000 Golden Plover (approx), 8 Knot, 200 Dunlin (approx), 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 3 Short-eared Owl (3 together hunting area near old conveyor belt and a single hunting seawall by carpark 10 mins later - so possibly a 4th bird.) [John Wright]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Common Darter [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
Sunday 03 November 2019
9 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Barnacle Goose (BHF), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (redhead initially seen from my house, flushed upriver by boat. Relocated at Brandy Hole then flushed by another boat and flew downriver beyond Bridgemarsh!), 1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF seen from house), 2 Red-legged Partridge (on northern seawall), 35 Avocet, 1 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher (on dyke behind garden), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Stonechat (together towards Brandy Hole), 1 Siskin (flew south calling), 1 Yellowhammer (male on BHF seen from house) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
2 Sparrowhawk (pair), 2 Buzzard, 3 Goldcrest [Paul Griggs]
2 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Red Admiral (A very tattered individual) [Jeff Kinnerman]
Saturday 02 November 2019
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
Friday 01 November 2019
1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (h), 1 Goldcrest (h), 1 Treecreeper (h) [Paul Griggs]
134 Little Egret (high tide roost) [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 26 Redwing [Andrew Woodhouse]
2 Great White Egret (flushed by MH from grassland at west of reserve dropped back into edge of fallow field), 4 Marsh Harrier (ad male and three first year birds - only three seen coming in to roost), 2 Buzzard (on posts south of Grass Farm), 200 Ringed Plover (+), 2350 Golden Plover (+, High tide gathering on Stokes Lagoon kept growing as birds dropped in from other areas. Count from photos), 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Presumed adult moulting into winter plumage), 1150 Dunlin (+, Spread over three islands on Stokes Lagoon, count from photos) [Jeff Delve]
Thursday 31 October 2019
8 Great Crested Grebe, 50 Common Scoter (+, in two flocks off the point, mostly female type), 1 Rock Pipit [Jeff Delve]
2 Long-tailed Duck (on water,east of pier head) [Jeff Kinnerman]
7 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 24 Mute Swan, 2 Whooper Swan (adults on Barling Marsh), 2 Kestrel, 226 Avocet, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Water Pipit [Paul Griggs]
1 Eider (imm male), 54 Common Scoter [John Wright]
1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Gavia sp. (probably GN Diver, but difficult to be certain in the murky conditions), 3 Red-throated Diver, 50 Common Scoter (at least), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Rock Pipit [Jeff Saward]
1 Coal Tit (35 visits to feeders in less than half an hour, suggesting a larder close by.) [Vince Kinsler]
2 Common Scoter [Jeff Delve]
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