Tuesday 16 March 2010
1 Ring-billed Gull (Rossi coming to bread, looking very smart), 1 Caspian Gull (looked to be the same 1st winter, in pool at end of concrete groyne, then in flight where it really stood out), 6 Common Seal (hauled out) [Martin Cracknell]
Monday 15 March 2010
1 Water Rail (heard), 2 Woodcock (showing really well over the reedbed ) [Martin Cracknell, Paul Griggs, Vince Kinsler, Marc Outten, Don Petrie, Graham Ryland, John Wright, Bob Young]
1 Water Pipit (still present in the west end of the moat, but mobile) [Marc Outten]
1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Flushed from perimeter of Old Southendians FC), 1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch [Dudley Shayler]
1 Ring-billed Gull (Rossi looking stunning and showing down to 3 feet from my head!!), 1 Caspian Gull (1st winter persumed yesterdays bird as had similar bill shape/colouration and shawl round nape highlighting paleness of head. Bird was around from at least 1155-1230 from 50-100m distance.) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Ring-billed Gull (showing well) [Don Petrie]
7 Common Seal [Paul Griggs]
2 Cetti's Warbler (1 singing either side of hide) [Neil Chambers]
1 Little Egret, 4 Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 2 Cetti's Warbler (1 singing on VW towards res, the other still NE of pillbox) [Neil Chambers]
Sunday 14 March 2010
2 Little Egret (roosting), 3 Snipe, 2 Redwing, 1 Red Fox [Paul Baker, Neil Chambers]
1 Little Egret, 2 Pheasant (inc one melanisitc/dark bottle green one), 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat (pair), 3000 Starling (c, roosting nr power station on Canvey(?)), 2 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting, 21 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker, Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Baker]
1 Ring-billed Gull (Rossi showed very well on falling tide), 0 Caspian Gull (no sign of the bird from earlier though seafront heaving with people) [Steve Arlow, Don Petrie]
2 Mallard (over), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Goldcrest (singing at the back of my garden) [Paul Griggs]
2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 230 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 37 Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 1 Kestrel, 176 Oystercatcher, 18 Ringed Plover, 38 Grey Plover, 1650 Knot, 800 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 270 Curlew, 51 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 6 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet, 5 Reed Bunting [Graham Ryland]
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult summer briefly), 1 Ring-billed Gull (Rossi briefly),
1 Caspian Gull (1st winter for about 25minutes. Was distant offshore for about 10minutes and was then closer in, came to bread when thrown out, before eventually heading towards Chalkwell (it may be still be present and will be looked for this afternoon)) [Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs]
Saturday 13 March 2010
3 Oystercatcher (perhaps many more, flew over calling in the dark, heading SW) [Paul Baker]
0 Ring-necked Parakeet (couldn't find it..... still) [Martin Cracknell]
1 Little Egret, 3 Mediterranean Gull [Marc Outten]
1 Grey Heron (over), 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Redwing, 1 Siskin (heard) [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
1 Siskin (head only), 5 Lesser Redpoll (together feeding in oak for 15minutes before flying further into the wood) [Steve Arlow]
1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (female on RSPB West Canvey Marsh) [Graham Mee]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Siskin (heard), 2 Lesser Redpoll (plus 11 probables - all flight views only), 1 Chinese Muntjac (seen by Martin Cracknell) [Paul Griggs, Martin Cracknell, John Wright]
1 Great Northern Diver (feeding in distance towards pier), 52 Great Crested Grebe (Almost all in summer plumage, mostly paired, some pairs displaying) [Don Petrie]
1 Kestrel, 8 Ruff (on Vange Wick), 2 Mediterranean Gull (seen by MB only), 1 Iceland Gull (on Vange Wick, aged as faded 1st-winter coming into 1st-summer. Present from 11:00 - 11:30), 1 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Bunting [Paul Baker, Mike Bailey]
4 Sparrowhawk (2 pairs displaying high over woods), 1 Woodcock, 3 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Redpoll (at 09:35 by silver birch just south of Dodds Grove entrance) [John Wright]
1 Redwing (in the garden) [Steve Sanford]
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Redwing (one singing) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Black-headed Gull (leucistic bird in Holehaven Creek), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing near end of Northwick Road) [Neil Chambers]
5 Knot, 260 Black-tailed Godwit (approx), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (2nd winter - before Don arrived, so he can't count it even if he wants to!), 1 Caspian Gull (a nice adult for c30 mins then flew on to tip. Don's only 99% certain so isn't counting it), 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail (flew over), 10 Redwing, 65 Chaffinch (approx), 10 Greenfinch (approx), 80 Goldfinch (approx), 1 Siskin (male with Goldfinch flock), 30 Linnet (approx), 1 Yellowhammer (female briefly - may or may not have been with finch flock), 2 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers, Don Petrie]
Friday 12 March 2010
1 Tawny Owl (fem heard several times near poors lane entrance), 1 Siskin (male calling constantly atop tall birch next to redpoll tree.), 2 Lesser Redpoll (same tree as earlier) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Lesser Redpoll (in 1st birch by the split track opp dodds grove entrance) [Mike Bailey, Paul Baker, Don Petrie]
1 Peregrine Falcon (female on and around Maitland House and the HSBC building for most of the day) [Paul Griggs, John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Siskin (flew in from Dodd's Grove, circled around then went back north calling), 2 Lesser Redpoll (Actively feeding in obvious silver birch 50m in woods, south of Dodd's Grove entrance where path splits left or straight on. Present when I arrived at and successfuly twitched by Don & Mike, and still present when we left. Lovely birds!) [Paul Baker, Mike Bailey, Don Petrie]
1 Great Northern Diver, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Purple Sandpiper (on slipway and floating yellow/black inflatable by museum.), 0 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Kittiwake (adults) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Sparrowhawk (female) [Paul Baker]
Thursday 11 March 2010
1 Grey Wagtail (flew low north calling then dropped down in stream) [Paul Baker]
1 Peregrine Falcon (female on Maitland House's fire escape) [Paul Griggs]
5 Siskin (flew over calling (Belton Hills East)) [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk (male), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (3 drumming) [Martin Cracknell]
Wednesday 10 March 2010
1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Redwing, 8 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch (there's no Redpoll's! someone's making it up : )) [Paul Baker]
1 Peregrine Falcon (female perched on the fire escape railings) [Paul Griggs]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Redwing, 10 Goldfinch [Paul Griggs, Mike Bailey, Don Petrie]
1 Blackbird (3/4trs albino with just black tail and rear) [Paul Baker]
1 Cormorant (overhead), 4 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Redwing, 4 Goldfinch [Mike Bailey, Paul Griggs, Don Petrie]
1 Tawny Owl (female calling SE of end of Poors Lane), 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Lesser Redpoll (a single bird c200m south along main track in Great Wood NR from entrance opposite Dodd's Grove, then flew back towards Dodd's Grove calling) [Neil Chambers]
Tuesday 09 March 2010
1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs]
1 Cormorant (overhead), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 62 Redwing, 1 Siskin (flew over Dodd's Grove calling at 13.21) [Mike Bailey, Don Petrie]
16 Grey Heron (On Fobbing/Vange Wick), 1 Red-breasted Goose (The escape, yellow ring on left leg, on Fobbing/Vange Wick with Canada Geese, viewed from Marina mound ) [John Wright]
2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 11 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Lesser Redpoll (feeding in the standard birch trees south of the western Poors Lane/Dodd's grove entrance to the main reserve) [Marc Outten, Tony Mead]
5 Snipe, 1 Water Pipit (N.E. and N.W. ends, mobile!), 1 Cetti's Warbler [John Wright]
Monday 08 March 2010
1 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]
4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest (in holly on SW perimeter path) [Bob Young]
4 Canada Goose (on Potton), 1200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (by central track), 2 Red-legged Partridge, 50 Golden Plover (Potton), 100 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Stock Dove (Potton), 1 Rock Pipit, 20 Corn Bunting (incl. a few singing), 11 Brown Hare [Neil Chambers]
Sunday 07 March 2010
1 Ring-necked Parakeet (flew onto ivy covered tree on island at 17:40, didn't call) [John Wright]
1 Sanderling, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (female on RSPB Bowers), 10 Snipe (circa on scrape) [Graham Mee]
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Redwing [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk (female) [Paul Griggs]
1 Stock Dove (singing), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 1 Firecrest (singing male in large holly trees on SW side from perimeter path), 1 Nuthatch (flew over the Firecrest) [Neil Chambers]
2 Snipe, 8 Meadow Pipit, 12 White / Pied Wagtail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Reed Bunting [John Wright]
Saturday 06 March 2010
1 Ring-necked Parakeet (showing very well in thin ivy-covered tree on island in main pond - didn't call once), 1 Brown Rat [Mike Bailey]
4 Great Crested Grebe, 86 Cygnus sp. (on field on Kent side), 1 Common Scoter (drake flew upriver at 16.45), 4000 Black-headed Gull (approx - constant stream flying east at a rate of c70 per minute, but not a single Med Gull!!) [Neil Chambers, Martin Cracknell]
4 Little Egret (3 on Potton Island), 21 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 56 Corn Bunting [Marc Outten]
12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Teal, 15 Knot (roosting with Turnstone),
1 Purple Sandpiper (on south side of pierhead throughout high tide (ie NOT on ramp with main Turnstone flock)), 92 Turnstone, 8 Mediterranean Gull [Mike Bailey]
54 Greylag Goose, 12 Canada Goose [Paul Griggs]
1 Sparrowhawk (plunged into a tree at Porters Grange roundabout to take a sparrow) [Paul Baker]
1 Anthus sp., 1 Cetti's Warbler (showed well in abstraction ditch), 2 Reed Bunting [Paul Griggs]
1 Little Egret, 15 Greylag Goose, 46 Canada Goose, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Mediterranean Gull (adult-summers) [Paul Griggs]
1 Little Egret, 10 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Reed Bunting [John Wright]
4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (NW corner of the moat by the wood yard @7.50, along grassy edge of moat by middle mound @08.30 then flew onto the marsh and could not be relocated), 2 Cetti's Warbler (1 showing very well in abstraction ditch), 6 Reed Bunting [Martin Cracknell]
Friday 05 March 2010
1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs]
1 Sparrowhawk (displaying male this morning), 3 Mistle Thrush (singing birds this evening), 2 Firecrest (a female 200 WSW of compound this morning at 10. Visit this evening male in holly 50m east of first logpile by main clearing), 3 Nuthatch (singing birds near carpark, at main clearing and S of compound), 2 Treecreeper (singing in well grown coppice east of main clearing) [Jeff Delve]
2 Sparrowhawk (hunting low through gardens) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (inc drumming and displaying), 8 Redwing [Paul Baker]
1 Little Egret, 2 Pintail (pr), 44 Pochard (including one with nasal saddle 'A3'), 52 Tufted Duck (including one with nasal saddle 'DL'), 7 Goldeneye (2 drakes), 2 Red-breasted Merganser (pr on river), 1 Skylark, 1 Yellowhammer (male), 4 Reed Bunting [Mike Bailey, Don Petrie]
12 Ruff (+), 3 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler (still singing NE of marina car park) [Neil Chambers]
4 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (1 betwn car pk & clearing, a pair c 100m sth of compound), 4 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest (singing), 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch (vocal), 4 Treecreeper (2 pairs) [Vince Kinsler]
Thursday 04 March 2010
1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs]
1 Water Rail (seen well in ab. ditch), 12 Snipe, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (around flood/moat in most NE corner.), 2 Cetti's Warbler (seen chasing each other in abstraction ditch), 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Northern Water Vole [Vince Kinsler]
1 Buzzard (flying low across field chased by corvids and then gaining height.) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Mute Swan, 58 Greylag Goose, 39 Canada Goose, 1 Red-breasted Goose (Adult of unknown origin. Seen in flight (fully winged) and actively feeding with Canada Geese from15:40 until dusk), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Don Petrie, Mike Bailey, Marc Outten]
1 Woodcock [Andrew Woodhouse]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Common Scoter (hanging around behind West Leigh bouy and Warden Point, flying frequently and landing again on the water), 1 Red Admiral (Thanks Mike!) [Paul Baker, Mike Bailey, Don Petrie]
29 Snipe, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (favouring the grassy edges of the moat between the 2nd viewing mound and the woodyard, though quite mobile), 1 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]
34 Snipe, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warbler (heard), 4 Reed Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
Wednesday 03 March 2010
1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs]
5 Great Crested Grebe, 300 Turnstone (c.), 10 Mediterranean Gull (1 1stW, 2 2ndW, 1 AdW, 6 Ad summer), 2 Common Seal [Don Petrie]
8 Snipe, 2 Meadow Pipit,
1 Water Pipit (found by Marc, showing well in flooded grassy tussocks along north shore (where Snipe are sleeping) in front of line of reeds just east of middle viewing mound - Thanks Marc!), 1 Reed Bunting [Paul Baker, Mike Bailey, Marc Outten]
62 Shoveler (numbers are down but there were over 30 on Vange Wick today), 38 Snipe (including a wisp or 29 flying around the marsh), 1 Water Pipit (on freshmarsh in the tussocky grass opposite the central viewing mound) [Marc Outten]
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (over Pound Lane), 5 Ruff (in creek), 2 Snipe (in creek), 1 Greenshank (in creek), 3 Mediterranean Gull (adults on Vange Wick), 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard on Vange Wick), 1 Brown Rat (at visitor centre) [Paul Baker, Mike Bailey]
2 Yellowhammer [Marc Outten]
17 Ruff (in creek), 2 Greenshank (in creek), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing east of car park) [Neil Chambers]
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