Monday 30 December 2024
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch [Max Hellicar]
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
8 Little Grebe, 1 Pochard (female), 1 Goosander (female on lake) [John Wright]
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]
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]
27 Great Crested Grebe,
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]
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]
6 Corn Bunting (by entrance track) [John Wright]
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]
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]
20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Velvet Scoter (Viewed from Barling ), 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 1 Buzzard [Lee Ebbs]
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
1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting from bushes on south side of field to south of double hedges) [Tim Bourne]
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]
6 Barnacle Goose, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher [John Wright]
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
1 Red-crested Pochard [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Velvet Scoter (on river east of pag lag), 1 Rock Pipit [Bob Young]
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
1 Red-crested Pochard [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Heron, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard from Colbert Avenue), 5 Goldcrest [Max Hellicar]
3 Egyptian Goose [Max Hellicar]
1 Firecrest [Max Hellicar]
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]
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]
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
1 Golden Plover (flew over calling), 1 Barn Owl (flew through garden) [Paul Baker]
Tuesday 24 December 2024
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]
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]
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]
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,
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
1 Hen Harrier (male, crossed field north of Loftmans Corner, viewed from Creeksea Ferry Road) [John Wright]
50 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Scoter (pair), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Red head heading up river) [Terry Blackwell]
1 Song Thrush (First one in the garden since last winter) [Steve Arlow]
2 Mistle Thrush (by N entrance) [Paul Griggs]
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]
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
1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult with sub-adult bill pattern still upriver along River Crouch) [Steve Arlow]
1 Red Kite (over Cherry Tree) [Graham Mee]
1 Buzzard (in roadside tree along Lower Rd just west of The Dome) [Paul Baker]
Friday 20 December 2024
1 Sparrowhawk (over Southend Hospital) [Paul Griggs]
1 Green Woodpecker (still climbing all our trees) [Paul Baker]
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]
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
5 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver (flew in them back out with adult RTD), 25 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 2000 Dunlin (+) [Terry Blackwell]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
Tuesday 17 December 2024
1 Green Woodpecker (Clambering around, & feeding on every small tree in my garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Firecrest (in my garden again), 2 Nuthatch (regular pair on the feeders) [Jeff Saward]
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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