Monday 20 January 2025
60 Redwing (c.), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch (h) [Paul Griggs]
1 Blackcap (Female again on garden feeders) [Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard, 1 Firecrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Jay, 10 Chaffinch [Terry Blackwell]
1 Red Kite, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Jay [Terry Blackwell]
16 White-fronted Goose (West of manor Way.), 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 7 Avocet, 2 Dunlin, 24 Snipe, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Stonechat [Graham Ryland]
1 Little Egret, 50 Barnacle Goose (landed on bowers tip SW end), 400 Wigeon (+), 2 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier (male and female), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 4 Snipe, 2 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher (in the creek), 1 Redwing [Terry Blackwell]
Sunday 19 January 2025
1 Marsh Harrier (Stunningly marked male with very contrasting white rump), 20 Snipe (+, flew from Don's Marsh at dusk), 2 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Red Fox (+, lots on route back to Benfleet ), 3 Northern Water Vole,
3 Harvest Mouse (Feeding on phragmites seed heads), 1 Brown Rat (JW), 1 Rabbit (+, JW) [Tim Bourne, John Wright]
1 Red-crested Pochard (female) [Neil Chambers]
2 Mistle Thrush (Haresland Close sat in trees at dusk) [Steve Arlow]
30 Great Crested Grebe [Neil Chambers]
1 Firecrest [Steve Arlow]
3 Buzzard, 20 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 100 Redwing (At least), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper [Steve Arlow]
700 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant (In with the DB Brents by the entrance gate. Fortunately the first bird I viewed upon reaching the reserve.), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel [Marc Outten]
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Lesser Redpoll [John Wright]
1 Wren, 2 Robin, 1 Redwing (First one in the garden this winter), 12 Goldfinch [John Wright]
Saturday 18 January 2025
6 Water Rail (+), 20 Snipe (+), 1 Chinese Muntjac (On landfill), 2 Northern Water Vole, 1 Harvest Mouse (Prob 2 (only 1 spotlighted) Feeding on phragmites seed heads in reed bed ) [Tim Bourne]
1 Marsh Harrier (Fem), 1 Peregrine Falcon (On Vange Wick pylon) [Tim Bourne]
53 Great Crested Grebe, 40 Teal (+), 7 Pintail, 1 Peregrine Falcon (on sand bank), 40 Sanderling, 300 Dunlin (+), 1 Mediterranean Gull [Terry Blackwell]
1 Red-throated Diver, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 22 Mediterranean Gull [Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
1 Teal, 20 Mediterranean Gull [Max Hellicar]
2 Stonechat [John Wright]
2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 9 Avocet, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 12 Snipe, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Stonechat [Graham Oakes]
6 Gadwall, 3 Pintail, 10 Shoveler (+), 8 Avocet, 1 Jack Snipe (Flushed from cut reed area), 3 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Water Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail [Lee Ebbs]
2 Buzzard, 4 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch (Heard) [Lee Ebbs]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (fantastic looking male hunting SW paddocks on WCM), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 5 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Barn Owl,
1 Kingfisher (on rocks in the creek), 18 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]
Friday 17 January 2025
7 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Short-eared Owl [Jeff Delve]
53 Great Crested Grebe, 100 Sanderling (+), 40 Turnstone (+), 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd W), 0 Dartford Warbler (No sign of bird seen previously), 1 Red Fox (Very smart beast), 1 Rabbit (Rather sick looking individual in reserve) [Jeff Delve]
1175 Oystercatcher ((min) counted roosting - from photo) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
9 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Dartford Warbler (associating with the two Stonechat around the mound in the reserve) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 100 Turnstone (+), 10 Mediterranean Gull (8 adults, 2ndW. 1st W), 2 Grey Seal [Jeff Delve]
1 Blackcap (Female again in garden) [Steve Arlow]
2 Smooth Newt (males in my pond. I've never had them here in my pond before. Plus the pond was still totally frozen two days ago.) [Paul Baker]
16 White-fronted Goose (in north-west corner not viewable from the trails. Seen on site management visit.) [Marc Outten]
60 Pintail (+), 7 Marsh Harrier (3 males, 4 females/immatures), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 5 Kestrel (+), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Soaring over Jubilee), 5000 Golden Plover (Circa, most on Darwin plus flock on Pool), 500 Dunlin (+), 1 Short-eared Owl (Near office ), 3 Stonechat [Jeff Delve]
4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat [Bob Young]
Thursday 16 January 2025
45 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Water Rail (calling from lake), 0 Dartford Warbler (no sign of bird photographed earlier in reserve) [Neil Chambers]
0 Bittern (Again no sign ), 3 Water Rail (+), 3 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 270 Dunlin, 10 Snipe (+, One on island with other waders, at least 9 over calling at dusk), 6 Cetti's Warbler (Calling /singing), 1 Bearded Tit (+, H) [Jeff Delve]
1 Woodcock (flushed from NW corner of Bowls Club), 4 Redwing [Paul Griggs]
2 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (By old bird table at entrance), 2 Chinese Muntjac [Jeff Delve]
3 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Redwing, 2 Firecrest (Tile Wood), 1 Nuthatch (around feeders), 4 Lesser Redpoll (at east end of power line cut), 2 Chinese Muntjac [Neil Chambers]
1 Great Northern Diver, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 30 Cormorant, 50 Turnstone, 25 Mediterranean Gull, 12 Grey Seal [John Wright]
9 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 6 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, 16 Snipe, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Stonechat, 10 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 10 Linnet [Graham Oakes]
9 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill (Fitzroy Lagoon ), 500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail (ditch 100m E of compound ), 125 Avocet (c), 5 Ringed Plover, 1000 Golden Plover (+), 125 Grey Plover (+), 500 Lapwing (+), 1000 Knot (c), 500 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 1000 Bar-tailed Godwit (c), 1 Turnstone, 11 Skylark, 9 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat (2m), 2 Corn Bunting [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Buzzard, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest (Tile wood), 1 Nuthatch, 5 Jay, 5 Chaffinch [Terry Blackwell]
Wednesday 15 January 2025
1 Buzzard, 1 Nuthatch, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Red Fox, 1 Chinese Muntjac, 1 Mouse sp. [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
26 Corn Bunting (flew low through garden 'chipping'.) [Paul Baker]
1 Red-crested Pochard [Bob Young]
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 1 Firecrest, 2 Nuthatch, 50 Grey Squirrel [John Wright]
1 Blackcap (female still in garden during the day) [Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 4 Jay, 4 Chaffinch [Vince Kinsler]
Tuesday 14 January 2025
0 Bittern, 40 Barnacle Goose (into roost at 17:07), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 3 Water Rail (h), 1 Barn Owl, 4 Stonechat, 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Bearded Tit (h), 1 Red Fox [Max Hellicar, Steve Arlow, Jeff Delve, John Wright, Bob Young]
3 Buzzard [Paul Griggs]
2 Little Egret, 8 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Avocet, 40 Grey Plover (Plus), 100 Dunlin (Plus), 2 Ruff, 4 Curlew, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 12 Long-tailed Tit [Graham Oakes]
1 Blackcap (Female on and off for most of day again) [Steve Arlow]
2 Little Egret, 6 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Kestrel, 40 Grey Plover (+), 100 Dunlin (+), 4 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 10 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff (showing well), 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Great Tit, 2 Jackdaw [Terry Blackwell]
Monday 13 January 2025
1 Bittern (flew around the reedbed at the SE end of the main lagoon at 16:40 and then over to the previous night's roost spot at 16:55, but couldn't be refound), 37 Barnacle Goose (flew in to roost at 17:05), 1 Pintail (drake), 1 Kestrel, 4 Water Rail (+, heard calling), 1 Ruff (with Lapwing flock), 1 Barn Owl (hunting far SW end), 1 Kingfisher (around sluice NE corner of main lagoon), 16 Pied Wagtail (flock flying to roost), 4 Cetti's Warbler (+, singing), 2 Bearded Tit (pair feeding on ice NE corner of main lagoon), 1 Long-tailed Tit [Neil Chambers, Marc Outten]
6 Barnacle Goose, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 7 Snipe, 6 Stonechat (3 pairs) [John Wright]
1 Great White Egret, 37 Barnacle Goose (Flock flew up from the eastern Grazing Marsh whilst viewing the saline lagoon. Unable to relocate.), 472 Wigeon, 7 Pintail, 1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 10 Avocet, 118 Grey Plover, 536 Lapwing, 325 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Water Pipit, 6 Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting [Marc Outten]
1 Grey Wagtail [Vince Kinsler]
1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver (drifted in before flying up river), 25 Great Crested Grebe, 1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 1 Shelduck, 100 Teal (+), 6 Ringed Plover, 300 Knot (+), 25 Sanderling, 1 Mediterranean Gull [Terry Blackwell]
2 Blackcap (Both females on the feeders) [Steve Arlow]
0 Bittern (no sign), 2 Water Rail (calling) [Neil Chambers]
Sunday 12 January 2025
1 Bittern (found roosting after dark, with thermal imager, atop a bramble just east of the small pool at east corner of the freshwater lagoon), 1 Barnacle Goose (On southern fields with Canada Geese), 3 Water Rail (+, 3 on ice around edge of south bay of main lagoon. Many others calling), 2 Barn Owl (Hunting and calling east end of landfill), 1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting on landfill), 3 Bearded Tit (+, active/calling in reedbed), 1 Chinese Muntjac (On landfill ) [Tim Bourne]
1 Goldcrest [Neil Chambers]
20 Pintail (+, Probably more in large duck flock on Pool Marsh (partly tidal and hence unfrozen ) ), 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Barn Owl, 0 Dartford Warbler (just missed one photographed before going to roost just west of compound. ) [Jeff Delve]
1 Stock Dove (singing), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest [Neil Chambers]
2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 0 Red-crested Pochard (no sign, and no sign in Southchurch Park West at 3.30pm) [Neil Chambers]
16 White-fronted Goose, 1 Water Rail (heard only), 2 Barn Owl, 10 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]
4 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest [Neil Chambers]
1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Fieldfare (In NW corner), 10 Redwing (+) [Jeff Delve]
1 Kingfisher (in ditch in field by station) [Simon Watson]
1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Flying around noisily) [Jeff Delve]
1 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest (Near pool at entrance from car park) [Jeff Delve]
2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 1 Redwing, 1 Lesser Redpoll (flew over calling) [Neil Chambers]
1 Oystercatcher (One feeding along side of Elm Road - many 100 in roost), 80 Ringed Plover, 3 Knot, 30 Sanderling, 200 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit [Jeff Delve]
1 Egyptian Goose (Walking on ice ), 1 Red-crested Pochard (Female with 2 Mallard in tiny pool ) [Jeff Delve]
10 Sanderling (+), 20 Turnstone (+) [Jeff Delve]
1 Grey Wagtail [Jeff Kinnerman]
50 Sanderling (+), 30 Turnstone (+), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Ad and 2nd W) [Jeff Delve]
24 Mallard, 12 Coot, 23 Collared Dove (Quite a flock looking despondent in trees nr cafe) [Jeff Delve]
4 Little Grebe, 6 Barnacle Goose (still present in the Canada Goose flock on Marsh Flats
), 102 Pintail, 3 Marsh Harrier (minimum), 2 Hen Harrier (both ringtails over Tillets), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard (around Marsh Flats), 5 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (sat on Lytag fenceline again), 13 Snipe (probably more), 3 Spotted Redshank (a tidy 'mini-flock' on Pool Marsh late afternoon), 2 Barn Owl (probably 3), 1 Short-eared Owl (around Sonya's Shelf), 1 Kingfisher, 5 Rock Pipit, 10 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Dartford Warbler (still along seawall west of Schoolhouse lookout), 2 Chinese Water Deer (pair on Pool Marsh Island) [Steve Arlow]
1 Little Egret (flyover), 2 Grey Heron (flyover), 2 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher (fishing lake ), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (f), 1 Song Thrush (fishing lake ), 1 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest (Bowls Club), 1 Coal Tit (Bowls Club), 2 Jay, 2 Jackdaw [Jeff Kinnerman]
Saturday 11 January 2025
3 Woodcock, 2 Green Woodpecker [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
16 White-fronted Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (cracking male), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (SA, BY), 2 Stonechat, 3 Greenfinch [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
1 Rabbit [John Wright]
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Fieldfare, 20 Rook [Lee Ebbs]
600 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier (imm male, ad female), 2 Buzzard, 10 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare [John Wright]
12 Robin, 1 Song Thrush [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 4 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red-crested Pochard (female), 1 Brown Rat [John Wright]
1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Woodcock (PG), 1 Song Thrush [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
1 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, 3 Water Pipit, 3 Redwing, 1 Bearded Tit (+) [Lee Ebbs]
4 Goldcrest (1 singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 3 Water Pipit, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Bearded Tit [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
18 White-fronted Goose (Seen on far side of scrape before flying off towards Bowers.), 10 Greylag Goose, 10 Canada Goose, 4 Pintail, 20 Pochard (+), 2 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Lee Ebbs]
15 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Alexandrine Parakeet (flying around near Heritage Centre), 2 Green Woodpecker [Neil Chambers]
2000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 2 Ringed Plover, 180 Grey Plover (+), 2000 Knot (+), 1500 Dunlin (+), 1 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 64 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 3 Rock Pipit [Graham Ryland]
Friday 10 January 2025
0 Woodcock (Perhaps too frozen), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Jeff Delve]
1 Blackcap (female in garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 14 White-fronted Goose (+, Difficult to count despite viewing from several points), 6 Pintail (4 drakes), 2 Barn Owl (2 Seen together from Red Hill but multiple views elsewhere), 6 Skylark (With Mips on pantile), 12 Meadow Pipit (Pantile scrape), 1 Stonechat (Male nr roadside hide), 1 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing (+), 5 Chaffinch (With pipits and larks on pantile), 50 Goldfinch (Two flocks of 25 across the reserve lovely to see), 1 Common Shrew (Ran across path almost over our toes, zig-zagging past and into the rough grass, great views) [Jeff Delve]
1 Peregrine Falcon (On pylon towards Bowers), 1 Goldcrest [Jeff Delve]
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red-crested Pochard [Max Hellicar]
2 Marsh Harrier (Adult female & immature female on BHF.), 1 Buzzard (on BHF) [Paul Baker]
100 Teal (+, Large flock along main creek), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Redshank [Jeff Delve]
1 Water Rail (In reeds around lake.), 3 Grey Plover, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 1 Dartford Warbler (Nice surprise, seen in brambles between sea wall and main lake, showed well for five minutes before it disappeared and wasn't seen again.) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Paul Baker]
3 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail (On salt marsh(!)), 2 Woodcock, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Rock Pipit (+, on salt marsh), 4 Cetti's Warbler [Tim Bourne]
1 Marsh Harrier (Ad male), 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (Along stream ), 1 Avocet (Saline lagoon), 20 Snipe (Amazed to see flock of 20 flying around over lagoon before pitching down on cut reeds edge), 1 Kingfisher (Along stream perched on reeds), 3 Water Pipit (Walking on ice amidst cut reeds in NE corner), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler (H calling only), 3 Bearded Tit (+, In reefs nr NE corner) [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Male again on peanut feeder), 1 Grey Wagtail (Back on garden pond skating on ice) [Jeff Delve]
Thursday 09 January 2025
1 Great Crested Grebe (still), 2 Egyptian Goose (pair still in fields), 2 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (wailing from reeds), 1 Little Owl (sat on old stables just north of Doggetts Farm), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff (calling ) [Steve Arlow]
8 Little Grebe, 16 White-fronted Goose, 2 Pochard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Little Egret, 1 Shoveler (drake flew high over), 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Redshank (+), 1 Greenshank, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Barn Owl (crossed river heading N just after 4pm), 2 Rock Pipit [Jeff Delve]
1 Red-crested Pochard [Max Hellicar]
1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk (male), 1 Woodcock, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]
15 Mute Swan, 20 Redshank (+), 2 Turnstone, 100 Black-headed Gull (+), 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Herring Gull [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 1 Tufted Duck (drake), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard [Steve Arlow]
16 White-fronted Goose (roadside hide), 1 Marsh Harrier (a nice bright adult male), 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Pipit (on scrape islands), 2 Stonechat (pair) [John Wright]
1 Buzzard, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 150 Redwing (+, Large flock moving through the woods just west of main clearing, lots of subsong), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest (at least, one along main track 100m from car park, the other with a flock of long tails in the woods), 1 Coal Tit (Singing by car park), 3 Nuthatch, 3 Treecreeper (singing and chasing around) [Jeff Delve]
1 Jack Snipe [John Wright]
1 Buzzard (On barn along Lark Hill road as usual), 1 Kestrel [Jeff Delve]
1 Marsh Harrier (imm), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 20 Sanderling (+), 1 Stonechat (m), 1 Cetti's Warbler (seen well) [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 45 Redwing, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chinese Muntjac (buck) [John Wright]
1 Firecrest [John Wright]
5 Chaffinch (3 males and 2 females - largest flock to the garden in a year
) [Steve Arlow]
2 Little Egret, 275 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 1 Marsh Harrier (f,BC), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Stambridge Mills), 32 Avocet, 1 Ringed Plover, 250 Golden Plover (+), 10 Grey Plover, 750 Lapwing (c), 550 Knot (c), 750 Dunlin (+), 150 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 47 Curlew, 8 Turnstone, 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st W ), 1 Barn Owl (hunting W perimeter of BC), 11 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat (pair), 3 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush (h), 2 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (one at Waldens,the other Rankins C.C.), 1 Chiffchaff (h), 3 Greenfinch [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Great White Egret, 10 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 19 Avocet, 3 Ruff, 12 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Water Pipit, 23 Robin, 1 Fieldfare, 22 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush (only our 3rd. record for Bowers.) [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Wednesday 08 January 2025
1 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Male ), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Jay (Hanging off fat ball feeder like a giant Long-tailed Tit), 14 Chaffinch (Slow increase in flock), 14 Greenfinch (Down from 20+ ), 16 Goldfinch [Jeff Delve]
1 Black Brant (adult male with c. 300 Brent), 1 Marsh Harrier (adult male), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Sparrowhawk (male), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 20 Golden Plover (c.), 2 Short-eared Owl (poss. 3), 6 Skylark, 1 Stonechat [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
45 Pintail, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Drake in first pools towards Schoolhouse viewpoint ), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Dartford Warbler (male in brambles along seawall fence line half way towards schoolhouse viewpoint. ), 30 Reed Bunting (along north seawall) [John Wright]
1 Merlin (over field along Creeksea Ferry Road) [John Wright]
18 White-fronted Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (male), 1 Barn Owl, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]
Tuesday 07 January 2025
320 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 3000 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Tawny Owl (Male hooting well west of scout camp), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch [Jeff Delve]
2 Barn Owl (hunting the seawall at bottom of garden), 1 Green Woodpecker (in garden), 2 Meadow Pipit (together in garden), 3 Song Thrush (together in garden) [Paul Baker]
16 White-fronted Goose, 500 Wigeon (+), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 38 Golden Plover (In NE corner from roadside hide, not a common bird on site. ), 2 Barn Owl (Possibly 3. One on Bowers, one at Pantile and one south of Redhill (which could have been the Pantile bird)), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Corn Bunting [Marc Outten]
1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Kingfisher (chasing each other over Don’s marsh.), 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Stonechat [Vince Kinsler]
1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Kingfisher (chasing each other over Don’s marsh.), 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Stonechat [Vince Kinsler]
18 Little Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Pied Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Black Brant (With c. 1200 brent), 1 Goosander (Drake on pools nearest Schoolhouse Point),
1 Dartford Warbler (Adult along Allfleets sea wall east of Jubilee ), 45 Goldfinch (two flocks, 20 near car park, 25 on eastern Allfleets feeding on saltmarsh), 12 Linnet (Loosely associated with Goldfinches on Allfleets), 8 Corn Bunting [Jeff Delve]
1 Mistle Thrush (on the verge) [Terry Blackwell]
4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 8 Reed Bunting, 2 Corn Bunting [Bob Young]
9 Little Grebe, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon (adult female ), 240 Golden Plover, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Skylark, 5 Stonechat, 1 Dartford Warbler, 20 Reed Bunting, 4 Corn Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
1 Little Egret, 11 White-fronted Goose (field N of roadside hide ), 500 Wigeon (c), 7 Pintail (3m,4f), 5 Pochard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (f), 250 Lapwing (+), 2 Snipe (over Bowers Marsh ), 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper (creek), 2 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit (creek), 1 Water Pipit (Pantile scrape ), 4 Stonechat (two pairs), 2 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler (h), 6 Greenfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Red Fox (sadly deceased ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
18 White-fronted Goose (in field west of barn, later seen to fly towards Canvey.), 12 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier (male & female.), 1 Sparrowhawk (female.), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (female.), 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 3 Snipe, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Redshank, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Stonechat, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Bearded Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
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