Monday 18 March 2024 1 Common Scoter (flock over at c22:35) [Neil Chambers]
21 Cormorant, 1 Shag (distantly on Shoebury boom), 1 Stonechat [Max Hellicar]
10 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 8 Red-legged Partridge [Max Hellicar]
264 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (rings read on 3 birds), 1 Black Brant (adult feeding in fields), 4 Pochard, 5 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff [Max Hellicar]
1 Blackcap (Singing BHP), 2 Chiffchaff, 0 Siskin (No sign of birds seen yesterday), 20 Smooth Newt (+, Garden pond), 1 Brimstone (Finches nature reserve), 1 Peacock Butterfly (Finches NR), 1 Comma (Finches NR) [Jeff Delve]
7 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret (seen from seawall over Bowers), 5 Grey Heron, 1 White-fronted Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 20 Gadwall, 14 Pintail, 30 Tufted Duck (+), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Oystercatcher, 12 Avocet, 8 Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Curlew (+), 16 Redshank, 1 Barn Owl, 7 Cetti's Warbler (2 seen), 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch [Terry Blackwell]
4 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Ruff, 200 Black-tailed Godwit (At least), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit [Steve Arlow]
6 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Ruff, 120 Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Mediterranean Gull (+), 10 Fieldfare, 1 Yellowhammer (male.), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Sunday 17 March 2024 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret (in SE corner, flew towards Wat Tyler to roost), 23 Pochard, 1 Water Rail (calling), 1 Water Pipit, 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 5 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Bearded Tit, 2 Common Pipistrelle [Neil Chambers]
1 Red-crested Pochard [Max Hellicar]
1 Pochard (drake on pool) [Max Hellicar]
250 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Chiffchaff (h) [Max Hellicar]
Saturday 16 March 2024 1 Badger [Neil Chambers]
1 Tawny Owl (heard), 3 Common Pipistrelle, 2 Badger [John Wright]
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (adult on the water) [Max Hellicar]
4 Mute Swan (three 2CYs from Gunners Park (confirmed by rings) and an adult), 5 Canada Goose, 2 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Max Hellicar]
1 Swallow (flew low north over Rawreth Lane) [Neil Chambers]
270 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Stock Dove [Max Hellicar]
42 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Little Egret, 550 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Max Hellicar]
2 Peregrine Falcon (Vange Wick), 10 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 3 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Bittern (Flew from reeds on S side of the reservoir to the reeds nearest the solar panel benches (would have been a fantastic view from there!). Also seen by the chap who found the Casp Tern.), 3 Great White Egret, 6 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (Heard), 1 Ruff, 6 Snipe, 2 Bearded Tit [Mike Clarke]
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Paul Baker]
2 Pintail, 6 Buzzard, 1 Water Pipit (Coming into summer plumage) [Mike Clarke]
2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard (pair displaying), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 6 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Bank Vole, 7 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Comma [John Wright]
1 Canada Goose (flew high NW), 2 Red Kite (one drifted over SE was joined by a second and circled southwards), 1 Sparrowhawk (high south), 10 Buzzard (3 resident birds to the east + others drifting S/SW), 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Blackcap (in subsong), 1 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin [Neil Chambers]
4 Pochard (3 pairs BHP), 1 Blackcap (Singing at BHP), 4 Chiffchaff (Singing birds at BHP, Paddock Copse and Finches), 2 Brimstone (BHP and Finches), 3 Peacock Butterfly (BHP and Finches) [Jeff Delve]
8 Little Egret, 5 Great White Egret (seen from seawall over Bowers), 7 Grey Heron, 4 White-fronted Goose, 500 Wigeon (+), 12 Gadwall, 7 Pintail, 10 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 15 Avocet, 1 Jack Snipe (flew from field SE of the fleet. calling heading towards the fleet), 10 Snipe, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Water Pipit (N side of the fleet from road side hide, in summer plumage), 1 Bearded Tit (seen from seawall over Bowers), 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Brimstone [Terry Blackwell]
1 Great White Egret, 2 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 4 Snipe [Lee Ebbs]
8 Chiffchaff, 0 Lesser Redpoll (5 finches distant in birches were probably these, but flew before I got near enough to confirm) [Mike Clarke]
6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Pintail, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 130 Black-tailed Godwit, 240 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellowhammer (male) [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Friday 15 March 2024 1 Woodcock, 5 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Max Hellicar, Tim Bourne, John Wright]
1 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Plover, 2 Ruff, 23 Snipe, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 95 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 5 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Yellowhammer (male singing) [Max Hellicar, John Wright]
1 Snipe, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Bearded Tit [Neil Chambers]
1 Chiffchaff (Singing ) [Steve Arlow]
3 Common Lizard (basking together on favourite fencepost) [Paul Baker]
1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff [Bob Young]
1 Ruff, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit [Bob Young]
Thursday 14 March 2024 1 Redwing (heard calling, flying overhead) [Paul Baker]
21 Siskin (Group over calling near trees at Heritage Centre) [Marc Outten]
1 Smooth Newt (male in pond), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
4 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Brimstone, 2 Peacock Butterfly, 3 Comma [Bob Young]
1 Comma [Paul Baker]
1 Great White Egret, 70 Black-tailed Godwit [Marc Outten]
2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Greylag Goose (At least), 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Brimstone, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Steve Arlow]
18 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 5 Pintail (2m,3f), 70 Pochard (PL), 3 Goldeneye (2m,1f PL), 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Avocet, 750 Golden Plover (+), 10 Grey Plover, 550 Knot (c), 75 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 14 Curlew, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 105 Common Gull (+,field SW of BC), 20 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush (HB), 2 Cetti's Warbler (h,PL), 3 Chiffchaff (h), 3 Greenfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Blackcap (fem) [Neil Chambers]
Wednesday 13 March 2024 7 Grey Plover [Max Hellicar]
350 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Kestrel, 2 Curlew, 9 Redshank, 1 Reed Bunting [Marc Outten]
1 Red-throated Diver, 79 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Stonechat [Max Hellicar]
1 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Max Hellicar]
6 Pochard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 8 Red-legged Partridge, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1400 Starling [Max Hellicar]
114 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Kestrel, 3 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 2 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Reed Bunting [Max Hellicar]
1 Buzzard [Max Hellicar]
2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (over Potton Creek), 800 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (c.), 1 Black Brant (with c.500 DBB on Fleet Head), 3 Marsh Harrier (+), 2 Buzzard (+), 1 Kestrel, 10 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Corn Bunting [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
2 Waxwing (adults) [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard, 52 Avocet (Hole Haven creek), 6 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (2 singing), 4 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Rabbit [John Wright]
4 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret (seen from the seawall over Bower . South of the solar panel area), 23 White-fronted Goose (viewed from Red Hill), 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 600 Wigeon (+), 20 Gadwall, 36 Pintail, 40 Shoveler (+), 5 Pheasant, 8 Oystercatcher, 10 Snipe (NE corner of the Fleet), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Redshank, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Water Pipit (NE corner of the Fleet. Showing summer plumage), 1 Fieldfare, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit (flushed by a marsh harrier over Bowers), 3 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Goldfinch [Terry Blackwell]
Tuesday 12 March 2024 1030 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Max Hellicar]
800 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+, including a partially leucistic bird), 1 Red-breasted Goose (1'w commuting between Oxenham Farm and Rushley Island), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 11 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting [Neil Chambers]
2 Waxwing (on New Road) [Neil Chambers]
Monday 11 March 2024 1 Pochard (drake on pool opposite driving range) [Max Hellicar]
1 Red-crested Pochard (adult female) [Max Hellicar]
0 Common Frog (but lots of frog spawn) [John Wright]
77 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Shelduck, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Max Hellicar]
2 Waxwing (adults together on overhead cable above Shoebury Road) [Max Hellicar]
5 Little Egret, 130 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 52 Shelduck, 11 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 25 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Avocet, 10 Stock Dove, 300 Wood Pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker (h) [Max Hellicar]
6 Little Egret, 2700 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Likely more. Mobile and chaotic!), 2 Red-breasted Goose (Classic first-winters in Brent flocks. First seen in field between farm and boatyard, more or less together at one point, before flock took flight. Subsequently feeding individually in the water in Potton and Havengore Creeks. One calling as it landed in creek.), 3 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Mediterranean Gull (second-summer), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Reed Bunting [Max Hellicar]
2 Spoonbill, 203 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel [John Wright]
2 Palmate Newt [John Wright]
4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret (solar panel field.), 1 Spoonbill (adult.), 1 Egyptian Goose, 3 Pintail (1 drake.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail (heard.), 5 Snipe, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Stonechat [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Sunday 10 March 2024 2 Waxwing (Two adults still present at New Road) [Lee Ebbs]
122 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 240 Curlew, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Max Hellicar]
2 Red-throated Diver, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 250 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 18 Pintail, 10 Sanderling, 200 Dunlin (+), 1 Guillemot, 2 Harbour Porpoise [Terry Blackwell]
Saturday 09 March 2024 5 Canada Goose, 650 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (one ringed bird read), 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (adult again), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 4 Reed Bunting, 16 Corn Bunting [Max Hellicar]
1 Sparrowhawk (large female), 1 Buzzard, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest (singing), 1 Siskin [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
2 Spoonbill, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hen Harrier (male close past the hide and ringtail over Tillets), 2 Buzzard, 1 Spotted Redshank (on Pool Marsh) [Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Firecrest, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
Friday 08 March 2024 725 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (nice adult amidst the throng), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 15 Corn Bunting (on saltmarsh by seawall then crossed to TTI) [Max Hellicar]
1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail [Max Hellicar]
4 Great Crested Grebe (2 pairs), 4 Pintail (2 pairs), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Ruff, 1500 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Cetti's Warbler (4 singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Yellowhammer (Along Timberman's in scrub on near side of creek/saltmarsh between marina and 1st viewpoint ) [Tim Bourne]
8 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver (in summer plumage), 30 Great Crested Grebe, 66 Pintail, 12 Grey Plover, 600 Dunlin (+), 1 Little Gull [Terry Blackwell]
Thursday 07 March 2024 1500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (At least), 1 Black Brant (Adult), 2 Red-breasted Goose (1st-winter and either an adult or weakly marked 1st-winter ), 2 Buzzard [Steve Arlow]
4 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Pintail, 1 Goldeneye (female.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 1500 Black-tailed Godwit (circa.), 50 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 3 Yellowhammer [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 8 Stock Dove, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 4 Song Thrush, 43 Redwing, 1 Chiffchaff (h), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch (h), 5 Treecreeper (2,1,2 ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 06 March 2024 2 Little Owl [Max Hellicar]
5 Woodcock, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Mus sp. [Vince Kinsler, Neil Chambers, Mike Clarke, Lee Ebbs]
3 Woodcock (different ones to VK & MC), 7 Mus sp. (several picked up in the thermal) [Neil Chambers, Lee Ebbs]
180 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Max Hellicar]
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker [Max Hellicar]
1100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (single flock), 1 Black Brant (adult), 2 Red-breasted Goose (In Brent flock, present throughout. One classic first-winter and another of unclear age. Viewed from seawall. Great work Neil!), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 14 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Rock Pipit [Max Hellicar]
1 Red Admiral, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Neil Chambers]
3 Little Egret, 430 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant (Thanks Max.),
2 Red-breasted Goose (Two juvs, thanks Neil.), 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Linnet [Vince Kinsler]
1 Slow-worm [Paul Baker]
1 Great White Egret, 1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+),
1 Black Brant (adult),
2 Red-breasted Goose (1st winters initially in separate flocks before flocks combined and showed very well), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest (singing) [Neil Chambers]
2 Little Grebe (pair), 2 Great Crested Grebe (pair), 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Pochard, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher (several sightings), 1 Green Woodpecker (heard), 5 Skylark, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Siskin (flew over north) [Steve Arlow]
23 White-fronted Goose (north side of the fleet seen from red hill and also counted in flight), 1 Barnacle Goose (South side of the fleet with grey lags), 1 Buzzard, 5 Snipe [Terry Blackwell]
2 Corn Bunting [Neil Chambers]
3 Great Crested Grebe (offshore), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard only), 1 Green Woodpecker,
2 Waxwing (eventually located south of skate park where they showed well), 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]
30 Avocet (flew over), 1 Woodcock (possible 2), 1 Tawny Owl (SW corner heard only), 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (seen and heard), 4 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch, 9 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Grey Squirrel [Terry Blackwell]
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