Monday 31 March 2025
1 Grey Wagtail (singing) [Max Hellicar]
24 Mute Swan [Max Hellicar]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad male actually through the garden), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Little Ringed Plover (BHF), 8 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Swallow (BHF), 1 Yellow Wagtail (male still present on BHF), 1 Chiffchaff (feeding in silver birch in garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (still on BHF), 1 Buzzard, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
2 Egyptian Goose (field opp HB), 14 Pochard (PL), 1 Red Kite (PL,distant W), 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Stambridge Mills), 3 Avocet, 225 Grey Plover (c), 2 Snipe (BC), 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper (PL), 10 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Owl (HB viewed from BC), 16 Skylark, 1 Swallow (BC), 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Song Thrush (h), 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 4 Blackcap (h), 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Corn Bunting (h), 1 Stoat (BC), 2 Brimstone, 3 Small White, 4 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
Sunday 30 March 2025
3 Little Egret (flying west to roost), 1 Ruddy Shelduck (still on BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (female into roost on BHF), 4 Mediterranean Gull (flying off east, as they do), 1 Barn Owl (on day roost on BHF), 1 Swallow (low through garden), 1 Red Fox, 1 Rabbit (BHF) [Paul Baker]
1 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose [Max Hellicar]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (still on BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 2 Little Ringed Plover (on BHF), 1 Barn Owl (on day roost), 1 Yellow Wagtail (on BHF) [Paul Baker]
2 Red Kite (individuals west over Bowers at 17:05 and 17:25), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Vange Wick pylon ) [Tim Bourne]
1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (on BHF), 6 Buzzard [Paul Baker]
1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Linnet, 30 Corn Bunting (flock of 25+, plus a few singing birds) [Neil Chambers]
2 Raven (together over BHF) [Paul Baker]
3 Sand Martin (flew low north), 1 Rook [Neil Chambers]
1 Red Kite (lingering over woodland at North Fambridge, looked to be some display too) [Paul Baker]
2 Barn Owl (hunting together on BHF) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Smooth Newt (males), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
1 Red Kite (drifted low north directly overhead), 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 12 Marsh Frog, 1 Common Lizard, 1 Small White, 3 Peacock Butterfly, 6 Comma [John Wright]
Saturday 29 March 2025
1 Ruddy Shelduck (still in exact same spot on BHF), 1 Barn Owl (garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Great White Egret (on Rushley), 60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 8 Pochard, 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 4 Red-legged Partridge, 12 Avocet, 1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Raven (pair flying around Potton / Rushley / Havengore ) [Neil Chambers]
1 Peregrine Falcon [John Wright]
4 Shelduck (2 pairs on lagoon islands), 10 Wigeon, 26 Teal, 5 Pochard (4 drakes 1 duck on lagoon), 2 Tufted Duck (pair on lagoon), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 8 Lapwing (4 pairs, 1 on lagoon rest on grassland - much display), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 2 Redshank (Displaying pair on grassland), 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Black-headed Gull (3 pairs prospecting lagoon), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Barn Owl, 9 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 20 Corn Bunting (+) [Jeff Delve, John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk (on garden fence), 2 Buzzard (pair together over) [Graham Mee]
18 Shoveler, 10 Pochard (+), 15 Tufted Duck (+), 1 Kestrel, 14 Avocet (Including French colour ringed bird), 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 29 Curlew [Marc Outten]
1 Wheatear, 70 Corn Bunting (C) [Matt Bruty]
1 Rook (An apparently active rookery with 9 nests all in one tree along Rectory Road) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Small White, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Paul Griggs]
2 Stock Dove (pair), 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Comma [Neil Chambers]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (drake still present on BHF) [Paul Baker]
4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 5 Barnacle Goose, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Adult male), 1 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Swallow (Flew north), 1 Yellow Wagtail (Stillings Basin) [Steve Arlow]
2 Greenshank, 2 Short-eared Owl [Vince Kinsler]
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Merlin (Female perched in field west of hide before being chased off by crows), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Corn Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
Friday 28 March 2025
10 Little Egret (single flock flew to roost. Has been remarkably scarce here all winter until now), 40 Mediterranean Gull (flew east), 1 Barn Owl (garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 15 Lapwing, 2 Barn Owl, 4 Short-eared Owl (Set aside rough grassland SW of Lower Raypits) [Andrew Armstrong]
1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 2 Mediterranean Gull [Paul Baker]
2 Stock Dove (Leigh Cemetery), 1 Grey Wagtail (h) [Max Hellicar]
2 Little Egret, 2 Spoonbill (main lagoon ), 1 Barnacle Goose (field S of main lagoon ), 1 Egyptian Goose (field W of Manorway ), 2 Pintail (pair), 8 Pochard, 1 Red Kite (S of reserve), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 24 Lapwing, 1 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 2 Snipe (Don's Marsh), 70 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 1 Curlew, 23 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Redwing, 13 Cetti's Warbler (h), 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Lizard (Manorway ), 4 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]
Thursday 27 March 2025
3 Great Crested Newt, 37 Smooth Newt, 1 Common Frog (Have only seen a single adult frog, first for years but found some spawn - being feasted on by Smooth Newts. Saved to a tank to help tadpoles grow on.) [Jeff Delve]
2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Greenshank, 1 Short-eared Owl (roosting on Pool Marsh), 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Corn Bunting [Neil Chambers]
1 Barn Owl (hunting seawall at bottom of the garden), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Butterflies and Moths (male EMPEROR MOTHS to lure), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
1 Coot, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Brambling (male around gardens and BHP), 4 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]
1 Stock Dove (h), 2 Grey Wagtail (pr) [Paul Griggs]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk (Female nr Kim’s Seat ), 1 Buzzard, 1 Meadow Pipit (With wags), 2 Yellow Wagtail (Darwin bund with mixed wag flock, all bright males), 3 White Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Raven (In from south and onto cattle corral Marsh Flats. One then flew east over office), 4 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Delve]
5 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Brimstone, 2 Small White, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
1 Blackcap (Female still coming to feeders), 2 Goldfinch [Angela Baldock]
1 Sparrowhawk (Ad male by BHP), 1 Coot (On BHP, the first for several years, again picked up calling on nocmig recording overnight), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Second record here. Singing at BHP - first picked up on nocmig recordings at 01:30 so very new in), 1 Brambling (Male only to feeders), 1 insects (Dark bordered Beefly, first of the year), 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 2 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Jeff Delve]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (still on BHF), 1 Barn Owl (on day roost on BHF) [Paul Baker]
4 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 20 Pintail (plus), 1 Red Kite, 3 Ruff, 6 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Skylark [Graham Oakes]
1 Marsh Harrier (imm male ), 2 Kestrel, 2 Short-eared Owl, 2 Yellow Wagtail (Stokes/Darwin bund), 4 White Wagtail (3 Stokes/Darwin bund,1 Pool Marsh), 9 Pied Wagtail (Stokes/Darwin bund), 2 Raven, 2 Chinese Water Deer (buck & doe) [John Wright]
Wednesday 26 March 2025
2 Marsh Harrier (adult pair on BHF), 5 Buzzard (along the ridge to the north), 1 Barn Owl (on day roost on BHF), 1 Small White [Paul Baker]
2 Butterflies and Moths (Emperor Moths to the lure) [Steve Arlow]
1 Red Kite (over west) [Graham Mee]
1 Cormorant, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Wagtail (heard singing) [Max Hellicar]
1 Red Kite, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Mediterranean Gull [Marc Outten]
2 Marsh Harrier (pr), 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Mediterranean Gull (h), 1 Stoat, 4 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs, Vince Kinsler, Bob Young]
1 Red Kite (low over garden pursued by crow heading west) [Simon Watson]
3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap (singing male), 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 7 Peacock Butterfly [John Wright]
1 Chiffchaff, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Brambling (pair in trees and feeders, thanks JD), 4 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 3 Smooth Newt, 1 Brimstone [Vince Kinsler]
1 Blackcap (female still in garden) [Steve Arlow]
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Small White, 3 Peacock Butterfly [John Wright]
2 Egyptian Goose (pair,field W of BC ), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel (pair,m ), 1 Peregrine Falcon (over Stambridge Mills), 4 Grey Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 105 Curlew (c), 1 Turnstone, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 125 Common Gull (+,BC), 12 Skylark, 1 Rock Pipit (BC), 1 Song Thrush (h), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Pochard (Pair prospecting BHP again ), 1 Sparrowhawk (Ad male caught Starling and very deliberately drowned it in garden pond, not behaviour I’ve seen before), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing BHP), 8 Chaffinch (Mostly females left now. Big drop in numbers ), 2 Brambling (Pair in to sunflower hearts feeders), 6 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Brimstone (Lovely male through garden), 1 Red Admiral (BHP) [Jeff Delve]
2 Little Egret, 150 Sanderling, 20 Turnstone (+ ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Linnet [Marc Outten]
Tuesday 25 March 2025
1 Little Owl (Along Creeksea Ferry Road by 2nd sharp left bend when leaving Wallasea) [Steve Arlow]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (still present on BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (female at roost on BHF), 2 Barn Owl (one hunting BHF, one hunting garden), 1 Cetti's Warbler (garden), 2 Greenfinch [Paul Baker]
1 Canada Goose [Max Hellicar]
1 Green Woodpecker [Max Hellicar]
3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Spanish Wagtail / hybrid type around the cattle then flew west along seawall at 18:15), 1 Badger [Steve Arlow]
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 flava wagtail (Male showing a mix of Blue-headed and Iberian features; presumed intergrade. Feeding with cattle. Nice find Jeff.), 1 Corn Bunting [Max Hellicar]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (on BHF), 1 Barn Owl (back on day roost in BHF after being absent this morning) [Paul Baker]
1 Blackcap (female still around garden) [Steve Arlow]
3 Little Egret, 14 Avocet (Two Tree lagoon), 120 Black-tailed Godwit (+, Two Tree lagoon), 5 Skylark (singing), 2 Stonechat (pr), 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 4 Linnet (2 pr) [Paul Griggs]
1 Blackcap (male still coming to feeders/apple) [John Wright]
2 Great Crested Grebe (Pair displaying on Fitzroy), 34 Little Egret (Gathered as a flock on western bund of Stokes soaking up early morning sun), 1 Great White Egret (Stokes), 5 Barnacle Goose (Tillets, no neck collars ), 14 Pintail (7 pairs across lagoons), 220 Shoveler (Just on Lytag, impressive number for time of year ), 11 Pochard (Lytag), 27 Tufted Duck (Lytag), 4 Marsh Harrier (Ad and imm males and 2 females), 95 Avocet (Across Beagle lagoons mostly in or around breeding islands), 5 Dunlin (Pool Marsh), 1 Spotted Redshank (Heard only Lytag/Fitzroy), 1 Turnstone (Darwin), 2 Barn Owl, 2 Short-eared Owl (Late afternoon east and west of Pool Marsh), 1 flava wagtail (Lovely male found midday with cattle east of office. Showing characteristics of Blue-headed and Iberian Wagtail so presumed intergrade from western France), 1 White Wagtail (Smart male with cattle), 2 Raven (Flew in from Foulness over Kate and on west past hide to Marsh Flats), 2 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Delve]
Monday 24 March 2025
10 Chiffchaff (singing), 5 Marsh Frog (at least 5 croaking) [John Wright]
1 Barn Owl (showing well at bottom of the garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (still on BHF), 1 Barn Owl (on day roost on BHF) [Paul Baker]
1 Grey Wagtail (Leigh Cemetery) [Max Hellicar]
6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Barnacle Goose, 12 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 2 Ruff, 6 Mediterranean Gull [Graham Oakes]
1 Blackcap (male still coming to feeders/apple) [John Wright]
Sunday 23 March 2025
1 Barn Owl (garden), 1 Cetti's Warbler (garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Black Redstart (Female type around compound ) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Great White Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Black Redstart (female type around office compound) [Neil Chambers]
1 Red Kite (thanks for the alert SA), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Greenshank, 3 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Black Redstart (female type around the compound), 2 Raven (presumed pair as some display seen) [John Wright]
1 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull (flew over calling), 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail (flew over calling), 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 3 Goldcrest (singing), 1 Greenfinch [Neil Chambers]
1 Great White Egret, 1 Red Kite (flew north overhead and then out towards Schoolhouse lookout), 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Barn Owl, 1 Black Redstart (female type around the office compound), 1 Chiffchaff (singing by the Triangle briefly), 1 Raven [Steve Arlow]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven (First bird was picked up high overhead calling as it headed to Foulness and a second bird was seen shortly after heading the same way) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Blackcap (m,singing ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Spoonbill, 10 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 3 Ruff, 17 Snipe, 2 Tree Pipit (In a large willow near the parking area for a couple of minutes before flying off high East.), 2 Bearded Tit [Mike Clarke]
1 Blackcap (male still around) [John Wright]
1 Spoonbill (On main lagoon), 3 Ruff, 10 Snipe, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Yellowhammer (Heard) [Lee Ebbs]
Saturday 22 March 2025
1 Barn Owl (garden) [Paul Baker]
6 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (MO), 300 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (c.), 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 6 Red-legged Partridge, 20 Avocet, 300 Golden Plover (c.), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 2 Rock Pipit, 1700 Starling (c. on Potton) [Paul Griggs, Marc Outten]
10 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Blackcap (female again in garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Blackcap (male still around) [John Wright]
Friday 21 March 2025
1 Soprano Pipistrelle, 1 Badger [John Wright]
1 Buzzard, 1 Little Owl (Heard), 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Corn Bunting, 2 Common Lizard [Lee Ebbs]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (on BHF), 1 Barn Owl (BHF), 1 Cetti's Warbler (garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Blackcap (female still in garden) [Steve Arlow]
200 Wigeon (c.), 4 Buzzard, 14 Lapwing, 7 Redshank, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Skylark [Marc Outten]
1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
2 Little Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Pintail, 8 Oystercatcher, 2 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Mediterranean Gull [Graham Oakes]
1 Blackcap (male still coming to feeders/apple), 1 Chaffinch (female) [John Wright]
Thursday 20 March 2025
6 Common Pipistrelle [John Wright]
1 Ruddy Shelduck (on BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (male on BHF), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Barn Owl (one at bottom of garden this evening, one briefly on day roost on BHF this morning), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing around the garden), 3 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Stonechat (male), 1 Chiffchaff (singing by car park), 1 Raven, 2 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Brimstone [Neil Chambers]
1 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]
1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 7 Buzzard (a kettle of 5 over the main lake and two up by the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (all singing), 1 Brimstone, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Comma [Steve Arlow]
1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Angela Baldock]
2 Buzzard (circling together with the Marsh Harriers), 15 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Peacock Butterfly, 5 Comma [John Wright]
1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap (female still in the garden), 2 insects (Fabricious Nomad Bees) [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk (male), 1 Blackcap (male still), 13 Goldfinch, 16 Common Frog, 2 Peacock Butterfly [John Wright]
4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose (pair,field W of BC), 2 Pintail (pair on river ), 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (over Rankins Cricket Club), 13 Grey Plover (+), 44 Knot, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Curlew, 5 Turnstone, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Kingfisher (ditch and large pond W of BC), 10 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit (h), 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Song Thrush (pair), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch (pair), 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 19 March 2025
1 Barn Owl (at bottom of garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Red Kite (over garden,drifted W ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
4 Buzzard (circling ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Great White Egret (Fitzroy/Darwin lagoons), 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Short-eared Owl (1 Pool Marsh, 2 Grass farm), 1 Rock Pipit (Scandinavian (littoralis) race), 1 Raven, 1 Brimstone [John Wright]
1 Blackcap (male still around) [John Wright]
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