Monday 18 January 2021
1 Blackcap (male) [Paul Griggs]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Gadwall, 23 Pintail, 42 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Marsh Harrier (male & female), 2 Peregrine Falcon (causing mayhem.), 2 Water Rail (heard), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Pipit (from south east benches.), 9 Stonechat, 8 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Coal Tit (singing) [Neil Chambers]
Sunday 17 January 2021
1 Barnacle Goose (in with the Brents, therefore truly wild! ...), 600 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (on fields), 1 Marsh Harrier (yesterday's bird on BHF), 2 Stonechat (a pair at sluice), 1 Redwing (with the bunting flock), 15 Reed Bunting (with the Corn Bunt at Beckney Sluice), 25 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (female/imm, heading NE) [Paul Griggs]
4 Pintail (2pairs ), 2 Marsh Harrier (Male and female hunting south side), 1 Water Rail (Calling from reedbed), 2 Avocet, 4 Water Pipit (Flushed from small grassy pool NE corner flew around calling for some time ), 3 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler [Jeff Delve]
2 Egyptian Goose (pair still present), 1 Green Woodpecker [Neil Chambers]
4 Pintail (two pairs), 2 Avocet, 2 Green Sandpiper,
1 Water Pipit (+, one feeding in grass along reeds where Steve had his then it or another flying around and calling when JD arrived which then landed in reeds up against west wall at north end), 2 Stonechat [Paul Baker]
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 137 Black-headed Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Corn Bunting [Jeff Kinnerman]
70 White-fronted Goose (at least, probably more, on Vange Wick), 3 Barnacle Goose (on Vange Wick), 3 Spotted Redshank (in creek), 1 Greenshank (in creek) [Steve Arlow]
65 White-fronted Goose (+, Vange Wick), 3 Barnacle Goose, 8 Pochard, 36 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warbler [Jeff Delve]
60 White-fronted Goose (+, on Vange Wick from Marina), 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Grey Wagtail (Over calling) [Tim Bourne]
4 Pintail, 1 Water Pipit (feeding along reed edge on the isolated island of reeds at the North Western end), 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Arlow]
1 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet ((Eventually seen landing in trees by pond behind golf clubhouse), 1 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 25 Goldfinch [Lee Ebbs]
1 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, 10 Redwing, 1 Lesser Redpoll ((In Silver Birch trees before flying off across the park) [Lee Ebbs]
55 Greylag Goose, 20 Canada Goose, 5 Pintail (3 drakes), 5 Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail (heard), 1 Green Woodpecker, 9 Meadow Pipit, 3 Water Pipit (1 in NW corner of fresh marsh, 2+ in NE corner with Meadow Pipits), 1 Stonechat (male), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 10 Reed Bunting (incl 1 singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Tawny Owl (Perched briefly in tree before flying back into wood at the end of Gusted Hall Lane. ) [Lee Ebbs]
Saturday 16 January 2021
1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Redwing [John Wright]
3 Egyptian Goose, 0 Ring-necked Parakeet (no sign or sound), 63 Greenfinch (at roost) [Steve Arlow]
16 White-fronted Goose (flew east at dusk), 7 Marsh Harrier (+, incl 6 over NW end of Foulness), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail along southern seawall and over to Foulness), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 15 Avocet, 1 Snipe, 2 Barn Owl (one by car park, the other near the new hide) [Neil Chambers]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Marsh Harrier (BHF), 1 Barn Owl (along railway on BHF), 1 Song Thrush [Paul Baker]
1 Peregrine Falcon (On offshore post. ), 106 Ringed Plover, 55 Sanderling, 410 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Uncommon species in the roost), 71 Redshank (Including a suprise 13 taking advantage of the wet conditions on the grass area (all other records in MOD beach and mudflat)), 37 Turnstone [Marc Outten]
2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon (distantly on New England Island), 15 Red-legged Partridge, 8 Avocet, 700 Black-tailed Godwit (at least covering the northern fields), 1 Barn Owl (distantly over Foulness) [Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard (west) [Paul Griggs]
1 Gannet (adult), 6 Common Scoter (lingering offshore), 1 Kittiwake (adult up river close in) [Steve Arlow]
Friday 15 January 2021
1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 4 Buzzard, 1 Stonechat (male) [Steve Arlow]
5 Little Egret, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (with 1,000+ DbBrents SE of castle), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker [Neil Chambers]
1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Redwing [Paul Griggs]
289 White-fronted Goose, 1500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Probably more) [Marc Outten]
1 Great White Egret (flew south along Roach & appeared to land on Potton), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 5 Buzzard, 15 Avocet (flew north along Roach), 1 Snipe (flushed), 4 Stonechat (two pairs), 1 Corn Bunting (by car park, scarce this winter!) [Paul Baker]
7 Little Egret, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Benfleet Creek), 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 2 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing (+), 1 Greenfinch, 5 Yellowhammer (4m, 1f along borrowdyke of Benfleet Creek) [Paul Griggs]
8 Redwing [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Bullfinch (One over calling north towards Lion Creek then back again at 09.20) [Marc Outten]
3 Egyptian Goose, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (pair around 16th tee area), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 10 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Coal Tit (singing by 16th tee) [Neil Chambers]
11 Red-legged Partridge [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk (low and fast over road at Alderman's Hill) [Neil Chambers]
1 Little Grebe, 500 Wigeon (+), 150 Teal (+), 10 Pintail, 26 Pochard, 16 Tufted Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 22 Avocet [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
6 Sanderling, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat (Old gunners) [Andrew Armstrong]
13 White-fronted Goose (flew south over island), 209 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 3 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 5 Avocet, 3 Jack Snipe, 3 Snipe, 3 Stonechat (a pair and a single), 5 Corn Bunting, 1 Common Shrew (dead), 1 Pygmy Shrew, 1 Field Vole [John Wright]
Thursday 14 January 2021
20 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Grey Seal [John Wright]
1 Red-crested Pochard (female still) [John Wright]
1 Brown Rat [John Wright]
30 Greenfinch (Impressive increase in numbers in garden in pouring rain) [Jeff Delve]
1 Green Woodpecker (female), 4 Blue Tit, 15 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch [Graham Mee]
Wednesday 13 January 2021
1 Grey Wagtail, 16 Redwing [Vince Kinsler]
Tuesday 12 January 2021
2 Tawny Owl (Calling from direction of church) [Jeff Delve]
2 Tawny Owl (calling, 1 to north, 1 to east), 12 Redwing (flew north at dusk), 1 Red Fox, 1 Badger (we bumped into each other!) [Paul Baker]
102 White-fronted Goose (on Vange Wick), 2 Egyptian Goose (on Vange Wick), 1 Marsh Harrier (flew south), 1 Peregrine Falcon (occasionally on pylons & occasionally flying around over Bowers), 1 Water Rail (heard on saltmarsh ), 1 Avocet, 2 Spotted Redshank (appeared eventually after a long wait in creek by marina), 2 Greenshank, 3 Stonechat (a pair & a male on Vange Wick), 1 Cetti's Warbler,
1 Red Fox (showing very well!) [Paul Baker]
40 White-fronted Goose (viewed from marina onto Wick although PB had many more from pillbox), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Avocet, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Curlew, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Stonechat, 1 Red Fox [Vince Kinsler]
28 White-fronted Goose, 2 Pintail (drakes on flood) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Bullfinch (male, extremely elusive although calling frequently & occasional sub song) [Paul Baker]
10 Barnacle Goose (decent looking pure bred birds with the hybrid flock (39 birds in total).), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard,
2 Jackdaw (on the lawn) [Paul Baker]
Monday 11 January 2021
1 Grey Wagtail (along the prittle brook in park) [Jeff Delve]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail ), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (probably male chasing a passerine by west bank ), 2 Stonechat, 14 Corn Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
94 White-fronted Goose (on Vange Wick), 200 Greylag Goose (+), 300 Canada Goose (+), 3 Barnacle Goose (on Vange Wick), 1 Avocet, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Spotted Redshank (creek by marina), 1 Greenshank (creek by marina), 1 Bullfinch (flew over calling towards north end of park) [Neil Chambers]
5 Barnacle Goose (decent looking pure bred birds, not keeping with the hybrid flock which I rarely see, although probably still dodgy!), 2 Marsh Harrier (a pair), 1 Buzzard [Paul Baker]
10 Redwing (+),
 2 Firecrest (+, At least 2 calling and showing in Holly from path at end Woodlands Road), 1 Nuthatch (calling intermittently along stream line near main path), 2 Treecreeper [Jeff Delve]
4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon (pair), 1 Raven [John Wright]
25 White-fronted Goose, 1 Pintail [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Barn Owl [John Wright]
1 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest (showing extremely well in holly), 1 Coal Tit (singing), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Siskin (flyovers) [Paul Baker]
1 Little Egret, 3 Egyptian Goose (on fairway west of clubhouse ), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Wyatts Drive edge), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Redwing, 8 Goldfinch [Vince Kinsler]
2 Little Owl [Bob Young]
1 Green Woodpecker, 45 Redwing (+) [Paul Griggs]
9 Pintail (plus wigeon, teal, shoveler, gadwall, pochard, tufted duck ), 1 Scaup (imm male), 2 Buzzard, 3 Corn Bunting [John Wright]
10 Lesser Redpoll [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Redwing, 4 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 36 Lesser Redpoll (minimum count, flock feeding well west of previous sightings) [Vince Kinsler]
400 White-fronted Goose (approx), 3000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (approx) [John Wright]
1 Red-throated Diver (flew upriver), 100 Sanderling, 50 Turnstone [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
11 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 55 Curlew, 16 Stock Dove, 1 Rock Pipit, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting, 20 Corn Bunting [Bob Young]
1 Sparrowhawk (Female), 1 Song Thrush, 45 Goldfinch (Single flock around the feeders) [Martin Cracknell]
21 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Corn Bunting [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Barn Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Bob Young]
Sunday 10 January 2021
1 Merlin (ad male on post nr cattle corral), 1 Short-eared Owl (hunting and sitting on post west end of reserve from entrance road) [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Avocet [John Wright]
6 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]
24 White-fronted Goose (+ dips and vegetation made viewing flock difficult ), 1 Marsh Harrier (Ad male) [Martin Cracknell]
2 Buzzard (together in large oak tree), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Meadow Pipit, 20 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Rook (the rookery I discovered last year has had the trees cut down and removed :-( ), 1 Starling (an entirely leucistic bird in flock looked quite special), 1 Corn Bunting (flew over, no sign of the flock), 1 Red Fox [Paul Baker]
42 Redwing [Angela Baldock]
1 Little Owl (in roadside trees) [Paul Baker]
1 Stock Dove, 2 Little Owl [Lee Ebbs]
420 White-fronted Goose (best count but some possibly obscured), 3000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (approx), 3 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (picked out as flock moved closer with walkers along middle field edge), 2 Black Brant (quite distant - both as Steve reported not bright ganders - possibly female or even hybrid), 50 Golden Plover (+) [Jeff Delve]
1 Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 2 Green Woodpecker, 60 Fieldfare, 35 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Lesser Redpoll [Martin Cracknell]
1 Little Owl (Scotts Hall Road (thx Neil)
) [Jeff Delve]
421 White-fronted Goose (Impressive gathering (probably more present than could be seen in the ditches)), 3000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (At least ), 2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant (Non classic bird so either a female or a hybrid) [Steve Arlow]
20 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Pintail (drake on river), 1 Scaup (1'w drake), 6 Goldeneye (3 drakes, on river), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 150 Golden Plover, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 50 Chaffinch (Hampton Barns), 30 Reed Bunting (Hampton Barns) [Neil Chambers]
1 Little Owl (in tree along Scotts Hall Road) [Neil Chambers]
1 Rock Pipit [Mike Clarke]
1 Sparrowhawk (male high east but spooked the Corn Bunting flock), 1 Buzzard, 1 Golden Plover (flew over), 4 Snipe (a wisp together), 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Fieldfare, 5 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 90 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
55 Stock Dove (circa), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Black Redstart (male still present ), 5 Fieldfare [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Marsh Harrier (hunting the garden right up to the bird feeders!), 2 Yellowhammer (in the garden this morning were a surprise) [Paul Baker]
16 White-fronted Goose, 83 Pintail, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Stonechat, 1 Raven (At Far East end) [Steve Arlow]
6 Blue Tit (3 pairs all busy prospecting the nest boxes), 22 Starling, 6 House Sparrow, 12 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch [Jeff Delve]
2 Green Woodpecker, 20 Redwing, 25 Chaffinch, 5 Lesser Redpoll [Mike Clarke]
1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 70 Redwing (+, East) [Paul Griggs]
16 Lesser Redpoll (Counted in the Silver Birch before flock flew with probably up to 25 present ) [Steve Arlow]
25 Fieldfare [Angela Baldock]
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin [Mike Clarke]
3 Gannet (adults), 1 Gadwall (flew west), 10000 Larus sp. (+, thousands of (mostly) small gulls moving upriver), 1 Kittiwake (adult) [Neil Chambers]
Saturday 09 January 2021
1 Buzzard (flew low south over road) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk,
2 Buzzard (including a very smart white bird), 1 Peregrine Falcon (flew east), 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (at least),
2 Hawfinch (minimum: three birds flew in with two Hawfinch perched up on top of trees across the field from the gate; probably all three were Hawfinch. One then seen flying into Tile Wood about 30minutes later and presumably the same then flew back and seemed to go to roost in a Hawthorn across the field from the gate.) [Steve Arlow, Tim Bourne, Mike Clarke, Paul Griggs]
2 Egyptian Goose [Paul Baker]
1 Black Redstart (ENE side of perimeter fence) [Paul Baker]
4 Barnacle Goose, 7 Pintail (+ at least 5 drakes), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin (On the tip ), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Avocet, 1 Ruff, 3 Stonechat (+), 15 Fieldfare, 6 Bearded Tit (+ several small groups and lots of pinging in the sun with no wind) [Martin Cracknell]
2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 100 Fieldfare (+), 30 Redwing (+) [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk (female flushed the finch flock), 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch, 5 Lesser Redpoll (feeding silently with Goldfinches in silver birch along southern boundary) [Paul Baker]
1 Little Egret, 12 White-fronted Goose (probably a few more in the dips), 350 Wigeon, 9 Pintail, 18 Curlew, 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Fieldfare [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult, south) [Paul Griggs]
1 Kestrel, 13 Stock Dove, 13 Skylark, 1 Black Redstart (male still present showing well on SE corner of high perimeter boarding and deep ditch N close to ), 1 Fieldfare, 2 Jay, 1 Reed Bunting (male) [Jeff Kinnerman]
10 Shelduck, 100 Wigeon, 6 Goldeneye ((Three drakes, three females), 50 Avocet, 20 Grey Plover, 50 Dunlin, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat ((Pair), 4 Fieldfare [Lee Ebbs]
1 Song Thrush (in the garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Red-crested Pochard ((Female), 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest [Lee Ebbs]
50 Oystercatcher (+), 12 Ringed Plover, 50 Sanderling (+), 5 Turnstone, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher ((Heard from inside fenced area) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 1 Stoat (In ermine), 1 Weasel [Andrew Armstrong]
Friday 08 January 2021
7 Anser sp. (+, prob WFGs distantly on Vange Wick; tricky with bins only in poor visibility), 2 Woodcock (Over, from Timberman's path), 2 Redpoll sp. (Over calling) [Tim Bourne]
0 Ring-necked Parakeet (No sound or sign), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit [Jeff Delve]
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Redpoll (single feeding with 8 Goldfinches along south side) [Neil Chambers]
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Snipe, 25 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 13 Lesser Redpoll (feeding in Alder trees), 1 Red Fox, 1 Rabbit [John Wright]
3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red-crested Pochard (usual female) [Jeff Delve]
1 Great White Egret, 16 White-fronted Goose (flew over S), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (imm male by cattle corral), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Short-eared Owl (showing well near car park), 1 Kingfisher (on sluice east of car park), 2 Stonechat (pair by car park), 1 Raven (by new hide), 5 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]
22 White-fronted Goose (flocks of 8 & 14 over, probably many more unseen in the fog), 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail hunting southern seawall, another to the east along northern seawall), 2 Buzzard, 1 Merlin (smart male perched up by corral ), 1 Snipe, 1 Short-eared Owl (showing well around the car park most of the time), 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Stonechat, 2 Linnet [Paul Baker]
6 White-fronted Goose (+, in with Brent to back of Grass Farm Lagoon - almost certainly more based on calling ), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard (on post nr carral), 1 Peregrine Falcon (superb male close fly past from White Gate), 1 Short-eared Owl (ranging widely across western half of reserve hunting grassland and sea walls ), 1 Stonechat (from White Gate), 4 Corn Bunting [Jeff Delve]
2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Grey Squirrel [John Wright]
1 Chiffchaff [Jeff Kinnerman]
3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Red-crested Pochard (female still) [John Wright]
2 Ring-necked Parakeet (near southern fairway but surprisingly elusive), 1 Mistle Thrush [Paul Baker]
21 Common Seal (loafing on a sand bar) [John Wright]
41 Redwing (Nice view from upstairs window), 2 Chaffinch (Been a while since I've had these in the garden) [Angela Baldock]
3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest (Arc Lane - opposite The Lawn Cemetry), 20 Lesser Redpoll (+, Flock of over 40 small finches included a few Goldfinches, 20 redpolls counted when in trees probably many more. All in birches along S boundary.) [Jeff Delve]
4 Stock Dove (regular small flock up to 7 at times), 4 Blackbird, 11 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch (few more into feeders with cold snap), 15 Goldfinch [Jeff Delve]
1 Kingfisher (female in brook by priory), 12 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Brown Rat [Vince Kinsler]
2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 146 Black-headed Gull (on lake ), 24 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 5 Greenfinch, 20 Lesser Redpoll (+) [Jeff Kinnerman]
Thursday 07 January 2021
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Water Rail (heard), 2 Woodcock (flushed one SE of crossroads, and 1 flew over path at 16:50 on my way back to the car), 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 2 Linnet [Paul Baker]
4 Kittiwake (2x adult & 2x 1st-w flew upriver behind trawler) [Paul Baker]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl (hunting borrow dyke along N sea wall east of car park 16:15), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher (flew along ditchline across Allfleets by sluice) [Jeff Delve]
1 Mistle Thrush (flew across road by Golf Club entrance) [Jeff Delve]
15 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting [Jeff Delve]
2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (m), 10 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Redwing (c.), 8 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper [Paul Griggs]
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail hunting just SE of car park), 2 Buzzard, 1 Merlin (ad female), 2 Peregrine Falcon (a pair continually causing havoc throughout ), 1 Stonechat (female near car park), 2 Raven (in SE corner) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 25 Fieldfare (flying south), 30 Redwing, 2 Hawfinch [John Wright]
1 Marsh Harrier (hunting in the garden) [Paul Baker]
2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Fieldfare [Vince Kinsler]
2 Little Grebe, 1 Red-crested Pochard (female) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 6 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Rabbit (first record for site - by Little Havens hospice) [John Wright]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Barnacle Goose (4 & 3), 4 Gadwall, 7 Pintail, 40 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail, 16 Moorhen (excellent numbers.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Wednesday 06 January 2021
1 Little Owl, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Vince Kinsler]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl (near white gate), 1 Short-eared Owl (SE of car park, close views around fenced off reservoir ) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Green Woodpecker, 70 Redwing (c.) [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 80 Fieldfare, 80 Redwing (mixed flock at eastern end of BYC) [Simon Watson]
1 Avocet (been in creek for the last week) [Simon Watson]
4 Buzzard, 1 Blackcap (male still feeding on crab apples....but they are fast running out!), 0 Raven (Large corvid came up to hassle the buzzards but never really gave a good angle... similar in size to buzzard though.) [Mike Clarke]
1000 Teal (Rough estimate on Lytag), 3 Marsh Harrier (Ad Male, ad female, 1st W), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail over S lagoons), 1 Sparrowhawk (Super ad Male perched by roadside.), 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher (On sluice Jubilee to Pool Marsh), 20 Skylark (+), 1 Raven (Calling distantly out Grass Farm lagoon area ), 0 Linnet (Not a single one anywhere, usually several flocks this time of year.), 8 Reed Bunting, 4 Corn Bunting [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk (Super male), 10 Chaffinch, 7 Greenfinch (Best count of year to date, ), 6 Goldfinch [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit (both making occasional visits to feeders) [Neil Chambers]
1 Jack Snipe (North end of field immediately east of the north/south walking path), 38 Skylark, 1 Black Redstart (Inside boarded off field immediately west of north/south walking path, occasionally jumped up on top of the tall boarding.), 12 Linnet, 5 Corn Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit [Jeff Kinnerman]
Tuesday 05 January 2021
3 Marsh Harrier (into roost on BHF, ad female & 2x imms), 2 Buzzard, 2 Barn Owl (railway line), 1 Red Fox [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Redwing [Paul Griggs]
2 Raven ((Two flew over Purdeys Ind Estate in the direction of Stambridge) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Brown Rat [Neil Chambers]
1 Knot, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher (on end of small 'jetty') [Neil Chambers]
1 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kittiwake (adult flew out of river), 1 Kingfisher (at end of small sluice/jetty on beach), 30 Grey Seal (on Maplin Bank) [Paul Baker]
4 Red-legged Partridge [Paul Baker]
1 Little Grebe, 1 Red-crested Pochard (fem) [Neil Chambers]
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Woodpecker [Paul Baker]
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult on Grange Rec playing fields) [Neil Chambers]
1 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 6 Grey Squirrel [Paul Baker]
1 Red-crested Pochard (female) [Paul Baker]
8 Brown Rat [Paul Baker]
1 White-fronted Goose (1st-w on Blue House Farm with Canadas), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 65 Fieldfare (around garden still) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (imm), 65 Fieldfare [Paul Baker]
6 Common Seal [John Wright]
3 Greenfinch (in garden; keeping a tenous hold on the very few garden sightings of this species) [Steve Arlow]
1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 13 Stock Dove, 2 Skylark [Jeff Kinnerman]
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