Wednesday 20 November 2024

Gunners Park, 15:05 to 16:30, Very cold, moderate westerly High tide 15:20.
3 Red-throated Diver (All flying west ), 1 Great Northern Diver (Drifting out on tide towsrds east beach ), 35 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Common Scoter, 100 Ringed Plover, 500 Sanderling (C. In coastguard roost), 100 Dunlin, 1 Rock Pipit [Jeff Delve]

Gunners Park, 14:30 to 15:40
3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 22 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 8 Common Scoter, 1 Grey Phalarope (Approx. 400-500m offshore. Very active taking short flights and dropping back on the water, mostly associating with a small group of Common Gulls on the water. ) [Marc Outten]

Canvey Point, 11:40 to 13:00, NW 3-4 Sunny H.T 15:20 5.6 m
2 Red-throated Diver (drifting in on the tide), 50 Great Crested Grebe (+), 500 Wigeon (+), 30 Teal (+), 2 Shoveler (off the Point), 1 Common Scoter (female drifting on the tide), 1 Goldeneye (female in the bay at the point before flying west), 1000 Dunlin (+), 1 Rock Pipit [Terry Blackwell]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 11:15
2 Great White Egret, 3 Barnacle Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 23 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (female.), 2 Kestrel, 2 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Stonechat [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Tuesday 19 November 2024

Coombe Wood, 13:30 to 13:35, in my garden
1 Song Thrush, 1 Firecrest, 2 Nuthatch [Jeff Saward]

Canvey Point, 12:05 to 15:25, Heavy overcast, some light showers, light NNW. Visibility variable sometimes poor.
1 Leach's Petrel (Initially found well upstream 13:10 flew strongly east to near pavillion when dropped on water and lost to view but drifted back up on tide. Picked up flying out again 13:45 when flushed by passing ship and gave brilliant views as headed out east past point and out towards pier til lost in murk), 6 Gannet (4 adults, 1st and 3rd W up and back out), 12 Shelduck (N across river ), 300 Grey Plover (+), 20 Sanderling (+), 1000 Dunlin (+, Constant stream N across river), 113 Kittiwake (After some initial downstream movement birds counted upstream before late downstream again), 2 Rock Pipit [Jeff Delve, Terry Blackwell]

Canvey Point, 10:30 to 12:00, N 1-3 Very murky with rain most of the time H.T 14:33 5.9 m
3 Red-throated Diver, 2 Gannet, 8 Scaup (drake and 7 females flew in and landed opposite holiday park and drifted up river at 11:20), 40 Golden Plover (+), 176 Kittiwake (+ including groups of 100,64 and 12), 1 Little Auk (flew up river at 11:37 and probaly flew back out and landed east of holiday park at 12:50) [Terry Blackwell]

Monday 18 November 2024

South Fambridge, 14:30 to 14:30
1 Grey Squirrel (Scarce here. Even scarcer now, after I accidentally ran it over...) [Paul Baker]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 13:10 to 16:30
2 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 4 Pintail, 73 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel, 5 Water Rail, 19 Avocet, 241 Grey Plover, 562 Lapwing, 740 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 33 Snipe, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl (High over the landfill), 1 Stonechat, 2 Bearded Tit, 50 Linnet [Marc Outten]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 11:40 to 13:50
1 Ring-necked Parakeet (flew west calling), 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 10:45 to 15:00, WeBS Count - east Allfleets and Jubilee highlights. Still, dull overcast, cold.High Tide 13:45 5.47m
1 Cattle Egret (Marsh Flats), 2 Goosander (Pair in main channel Jubilee), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail west of Pool Marsh), 150 Grey Plover, 2200 Knot, 900 Dunlin, 1 Woodcock (flew across entry road and dropped into cover in reptile area, a long awaited first for the island for me), 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Dartford Warbler (Adult with Stonechat in small bushes 100m m E of Jubilee trail junction) [Jeff Delve]

Canvey Point, 10:00 to 12:00, Over cast and flat calm H.T 13:45 6.1 m
3 Red-throated Diver, 60 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Common Scoter (females drifting on the tide), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (drake flew out), 15 Sanderling, 1 Guillemot, 1 Rock Pipit [Terry Blackwell]

Sunday 17 November 2024

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 15:00 to 16:30, Just entry road and short walk on sea wall
1 Cattle Egret (On Marsh Flats), 2 Grey Heron (With cattle on marsh flats), 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel, 1000 Golden Plover (+, Over Allfleets), 300 Black-tailed Godwit (+, Allfleets), 3 Stonechat [Jeff Delve]

Rochford Golf Course, 11:30 to 16:15, Sunny spells, SW wind
2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Siskin [Neil Chambers]

Gunners Park, 11:20 to 13:30, High tide c 13:00 overcast with low sun light westerly, cold. Just sea watching
3 Red-throated Diver (All flying west), 45 Great Crested Grebe (Most in East Beach bay), 1 Slavonian Grebe (Initially well out with a GC Grebe then closer in by Gogs Berth near high tide, diving continuously ), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female heading up river against the wind), 60 Sanderling (+), 24 Turnstone, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail [Jeff Delve]

Shipwright's Wood, 08:30 to 10:00
6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Nuthatch (at least, calling in different parts of the wood) [Jeff Saward]

Saturday 16 November 2024

South Fambridge, 14:55 to 14:55
1 Hen Harrier (adult male, west through garden - which was nice!), 1 Green Woodpecker [Paul Baker]

Shoebury East Beach, 14:00 to 14:15
1 Slavonian Grebe (Great find Neil) [Lee Ebbs]

Shoebury East Beach, 13:45 to 14:15, Overcast, SW wind, high tide c12:10
4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe (close in off SW end near cafe throughout) [Neil Chambers]

Shoebury East Beach, 13:30 to 15:00
2 Red-throated Diver, 1 Slavonian Grebe (excellent bird close in opposite the new Cafe; cheers Neil), 2 Gannet (adults), 1 Guillemot (close in to the beach on falling tide), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Arlow]

Gunners Park, 13:00 to 13:45, Overcast, light SW wind
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Water Rail (calling from lake), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Siskin (flew SW calling) [Neil Chambers]

Southchurch Park West, 12:30 to 13:10
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red-crested Pochard (female still present), 1 Goldcrest [Steve Arlow]

Southend Pier, 10:30 to 12:15
5 Red-throated Diver, 76 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Guillemot [Steve Arlow]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 10:30 to 12:30, Very grey
10 White-fronted Goose (north of the fleet), 200 Wigeon (+), 51 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Stonechat, 12 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 8 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]

Friday 15 November 2024

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 10:10 to 11:30
10 White-fronted Goose (8 adults 2 juvs on the reservoir then later on the grazing marsh north of the roadside hide), 2 Pintail, 21 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting [Marc Outten]

Thursday 14 November 2024

Canewdon, 09:00 to 09:40, Sunny periods, garden watching
5 Ring-necked Parakeet (On birch tree out the front, flew west towards church), 1 Grey Wagtail (again on garden pond), 6 Chaffinch, 6 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 1 Red Admiral [Jeff Delve]

Canvey Point, 07:30 to 11:30, NNE 1-4 Foggy start and bright sunshine later H.T 10:44 5.7 m
9 Red-throated Diver, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Gannet, 27 Common Scoter (groups of 17 and 10), 30 Ringed Plover, 20 Sanderling, 2 Purple Sandpiper (landed on revetment 15ft away from end bench at 9:45. then flew west at 10:02), 1000 Dunlin (+), 1 auk sp., 1 Guillemot, 3 Rock Pipit [Terry Blackwell]

Wednesday 13 November 2024

Shoebury East Beach, 08:20 to 09:30
17 Great Crested Grebe, 26 Little Egret, 1500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 12 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Woodcock (Surprised to flush one from the MOD boundary fence. First for me here. ), 97 Redshank, 1 Swallow (Heading east), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 7 House Sparrow, 2 Siskin [Marc Outten]

Canvey Point, 07:30 to 09:45, NE 2 Sunny intervals H.T 10:50 5.4 m
4 Red-throated Diver, 12 Shelduck, 6 Common Scoter (females), 6 Red-breasted Merganser (1 male and 5 red heads) [Terry Blackwell, Bob Young]

Tuesday 12 November 2024

Canvey Point, 07:30 to 14:30, NNE 3-6 Mainly bright and sunny ,with drizzle later H.T 8:48 5.4 m
6 Red-throated Diver, 40 Great Crested Grebe (+), 20 Gannet (+), 6 Pintail, 11 Common Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (red head landed off the Point), 1 Hen Harrier (male flew across from Kent ( great find Jeff ) ), 1 Kestrel (flew up river), 12 Ringed Plover, 50 Grey Plover (+), 1 Arctic Skua (pale form), 3 Mediterranean Gull, 140 Kittiwake (+including groups of 19,37, 39 and 45), 4 Guillemot, 1 Puffin (flew up river at10:12 and back out at 12:09), 1 Swallow (flying over the seawall) [Terry Blackwell, Jeff Delve, Bob Young]

Monday 11 November 2024

Rochford, 13:30 to 13:30
2 Green Sandpiper (flew north over The Drive just west of the junction with Somerset Avenue) [Steve Arlow]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 13:15 to 13:15
1 Buzzard [Paul Griggs]

Doggetts Pits, 13:00 to 13:30
2 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail (calling from the reeds, back for another winter), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Arlow]

River Roach, 08:55 to 13:25, Coombes Farm to Hampton Barns via Bartonhall Creek and return to Mill Lane
5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 500 Golden Plover (c), 60 Grey Plover (c), 500 Lapwing (+), 70 Knot (c), 135 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 80 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 39 Herring Gull (incl ad with red ring on left leg,BC ), 1 Kingfisher (Stambridge Mills then flew to Broomhills Fishery ), 19 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat (incl m at Waldens ), 1 Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush (CF), 1 Goldcrest (h,HB), 3 Red Admiral [Jeff Kinnerman]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 11:30
2 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 3 Egyptian Goose, 12 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (female.), 2 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail (1 seen), 16 Avocet, 17 Golden Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 13 Snipe, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 4 Stonechat, 3 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Sunday 10 November 2024

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 14:30 to 16:30, Very grey
1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechat, 1 Redwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 5 Corn Bunting [Terry Blackwell]

Gunners Park, 13:55 to 15:10, Overcast, light SW wind
5 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Fieldfare (flew high SW), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Park View Drive, Leigh, 13:00 to 15:00
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (male), 2 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 8 Long-tailed Tit (only third ever visit), 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch [Graham Mee]

Hullbridge, 11:30 to 14:30, West to Sewage works and east to Brandy Hole
1 Buzzard, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Larus sp. (An adult hybrid Herring x LBBGull (returning bird) and a 1st W LBBGull resembling a YLGull ), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Adult with retained immature bill pattern still upriver past the Chalet Park), 4 Kingfisher (Two flew up Fenn Creek, one in borrowdyke at west end of seawall and one in river at Brandy Hole), 1 Song Thrush [Steve Arlow]

Friday 08 November 2024

South Fambridge, 15:00 to 15:00
1 Marsh Harrier (flew west through garden), 6 Golden Plover (flew west), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Paul Baker]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 14:30 to 16:30, Cold, still, dreary overcast. Short walk along north sea wall
3 Cattle Egret (On Marsh Flats still), 1 Great White Egret (With cattle on Marsh Flats), 6 Grey Heron (Inc 3 together with cattle on Marsh Flats), 5 Marsh Harrier (At least, 2 female/juv and 3 different males), 2 Hen Harrier (Ringtail reptile area and dark saddled 2cy male came in late on from north of river and over Pool Marsh ), 1 Snipe, 1 Dartford Warbler (Calling but elusive in small bush 100m west of Wheal family seat, then flitted around between nearby brambles ) [Jeff Delve]

Canvey Point, 12:40 to 13:50, ESE 3 Very grey and murky
3 Red-throated Diver, 2 Gannet, 2 Common Scoter (male and female), 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Mediterranean Gull [Terry Blackwell]

Rochford, 10:35 to 11:20
2 Ring-necked Parakeet (visiting the garden feeders ) [Steve Arlow]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:45 to 09:10
2 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier, 6 Dunlin, 1 Bearded Tit (+ heard) [Marc Outten]