Friday 03 April 2020
1 Buzzard (flew NE), 1 Blackcap (female) [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Wagtail [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Cormorant (flyovers), 2 Little Egret (incl flyover), 2 Common Gull (adults), 1 Great Black-backed Gull (adult), 6 Stock Dove (pairs), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail (pair), 1 Blackcap (male singing,elusive,fishing lake), 1 Chiffchaff (fishing lake), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit (heard only,mature conifers,NW of park), 1 Jay [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Anser sp. (south), 1 Greylag Goose (east), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m) [Paul Griggs]
1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret (flew east: site first), 1 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Goose (2 pairs and a single), 10 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Fieldfare (flew east north of the farm), 2 Song Thrush, 41 Redwing (groups of 8 and 33 (the 8 had probably roosted at the pits and the 33 flew in from the east north of the farm)), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Steve Arlow]
Thursday 02 April 2020
2 Common Scoter (2 flocks over north), 1 Red Fox [Neil Chambers]
1 Noctule Bat (possibly this species. A large bat feeding over Hall Woods) [Paul Baker]
3 Barnacle Goose, 4 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl (BHF) [Paul Baker]
15 Wigeon (east), 1 Green Woodpecker (h), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (h), 1 Pied Wagtail [Max Hellicar]
9 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Max Hellicar]
35 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [John Wright]
6 Common Seal [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk (with the Buzzards), 3 Buzzard (circling over garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Red Kite (drifted east over Rochford south of the Rochford Hospital Chimney; seen from the garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Cormorant, 2 Mallard (pr), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Grey Heron (circling,distant), 15 Black-headed Gull (fishing lake), 1 Great Black-backed Gull (adult), 5 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker (heard), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female), 2 Song Thrush (pair), 1 Blackcap (male singing,NE of fishing lake), 2 Jay [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk (adult male soaring and drifting east - presumed migrant ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 3 Fieldfare (over with last flock of Redwing), 1 Song Thrush (singing early on - first for a while here), 75 Redwing (Flocks of 40,10,20,15 all heading west, some stopping to feed on ivy berries), 1 Blackcap (male), 1 Chiffchaff (feeding in oak - not singing) [Jeff Delve]
1 Fieldfare (with Redwings), 20 Redwing (several small flocks heading NE) [Neil Chambers]
2 Cormorant (flew west), 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan (pair), 2 Greylag Goose (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 2 Shelduck (over east fields), 2 Tufted Duck (pair), 2 Buzzard (one on its usual morning perch (single poplar to the east) and the other north of farm), 3 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush (the usual songster), 123 Redwing (moving north; some clearly roosted at the pits and other east of fields north of farm as small groups of 43, 10, 25, 15 and 30 seen moving north), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap (pair not seen for a few days now along the entrance track), 5 Chiffchaff (3 around the ponds and 2 north of the farm), 3 Jay, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Chinese Muntjac (site tick: walked north along hedgeline of field to the north of the pits) [Steve Arlow]
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (sound recorded, probably a flock), 39 Redwing (flight calls sound recorded (6 pre-midnight), actual number of birds is likely to have differed), 1 Red Fox (sound recorded) [Max Hellicar]
Wednesday 01 April 2020
20 Barnacle Goose (looking 100% pure-bred - BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad female on BHF), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 3 Buzzard (BHF), 200 Golden Plover (BHF), 3 Song Thrush (together on lawn were nice to see), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
48 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, 22 Wigeon (east), 2 Brown Rat [Max Hellicar]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Sparrowhawk [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
8 Wigeon, 34 Teal, 6 Oystercatcher (3 pairs), 1 Greenshank, 2 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
2 Sparrowhawk (pair circling), 2 Jackdaw (over) [Graham Mee]
6 Cormorant (few east as a single flock), 2 Greylag Goose (pair), 5 Canada Goose (pair and 3 ), 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Song Thrush (usual singing bird at the pits and 2 north of the farm), 9 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff (2 at the pits, 2 north of the farm), 1 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Steve Arlow]
Tuesday 31 March 2020
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
4 Buzzard (two to the north & regular pair over fields around the village), 2 Avocet, 4 Golden Plover (in field by village ), 1 Linnet (singing male), 1 Reed Bunting (male) [Paul Baker]
2 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 4 Sandwich Tern [Max Hellicar]
2 Buzzard (soaring over garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Buzzard (Both soaring over Bowers viewed from my house) [Martin Cracknell]
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
1 Cetti's Warbler (S.E. of castle) [John Wright]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egret, 30 Wigeon (+), 6 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Yellowhammer (singing along coast path north of Lion Creek), 1 Common Seal [Jeff Delve]
20 Black-tailed Godwit (sum plum), 3 Cetti's Warbler [John Wright]
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (male), 1 Common Gull (adult), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adult), 3 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female), 1 Blackcap (male singing,east of fishing lake), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit (singing,pos two.Mature conifers NW of park) [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 4 Shelduck (still over east fields), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (still around) [Steve Arlow]
Monday 30 March 2020
10 Barnacle Goose, 2 Marsh Harrier (both females together in SE reedbed on BHF), 2 Buzzard (+), 200 Golden Plover, 1 Barn Owl (way off to the east) [Paul Baker]
40 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard) [Mike Clarke]
1 Common Gull (3cy ringed in Oslo in 2018) [Max Hellicar]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest (singing,Chase High School) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk [Neil Chambers]
2 Cormorant (north), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove [Paul Griggs]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 2 Tufted Duck (pair), 1 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [Steve Arlow]
1 Canada Goose (sound recorded, probably a flock), 1 Moorhen (sound recorded), 1 Blackbird (sound recorded singing from 02:48-03:00), 21 Redwing (flight calls sound recorded, actual number of birds likely to have differed) [Max Hellicar]
Sunday 29 March 2020
8 Little Egret (inc a flock of 6), 10 Barnacle Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (usual female around SE reedbed), 2 Buzzard, 15 Avocet, 2 Barn Owl (usual bird on BHF and one up the hill towards Cold Norton) [Paul Baker]
3 Black-necked Grebe [Martin Cracknell]
1 Common Gull (3cy ringed in Oslo in 2018), 1 Stock Dove [Max Hellicar]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 10 Canada Goose (9 at the pits and 1 at the fishing lake north of farm), 6 Shelduck (increase on yesterday, over the same fields), 1 Shoveler (drake: new for site), 3 Tufted Duck (on the fishing lake north of farm), 1 Buzzard (north of farm), 3 Stock Dove (at the farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Chiffchaff (2 at the pits and 1 north of the farm), 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting (only the second for the site) [Steve Arlow]
Saturday 28 March 2020
1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting [Martin Cracknell]
1 Sparrowhawk (male took down a passerine, possibly the singing Yellowhammer :-( ), 1 Buzzard (resident bird), 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 20 Rook (active rookery with c12 nests at least 4 of which are active), 2 Yellowhammer (males, one singing), 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Sanderling (individual ringed on Orkney in 2015), 1 Chiffchaff (feeding on foreshore) [Max Hellicar]
1 Stock Dove [Max Hellicar]
1 Stock Dove [Paul Griggs]
2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Buzzard, 150 Golden Plover [Paul Baker]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 10 Grey Plover, 50 Knot, 6 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank [Mike Clarke]
1 Stock Dove (singing), 1 Blackcap (singing), 2 Goldcrest (1 singing), 1 Coal Tit (singing) [Neil Chambers]
3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Pintail, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Chiffchaff (Singing) [Tim Bourne]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 2 Greylag Goose (pair), 4 Canada Goose (2 pairs), 4 Shelduck (flying around over fields; first for the site), 1 Tufted Duck (drake still on main lake), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 2 Green Woodpecker (by farm), 2 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing (by farm), 2 Mistle Thrush (pair by farm), 1 Blackcap (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (the usual two ), 1 Jay, 3 Chaffinch [Steve Arlow]
Friday 27 March 2020
10 Barnacle Goose (on BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (female again on BHF), 4 Buzzard, 3 Snipe (new arrivals in dyke at bottom of garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard (over Belfairs Woods) [Graham Mee]
1 Stock Dove, 1 Rook [Paul Griggs]
1 Weasel (ran across the road) [Paul Baker]
1 Red Kite (over High St,drifted South) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Blackcap (singing by BHP) [Jeff Delve]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 4 Canada Goose, 1 Tufted Duck (drake; perhaps last years bird returning), 1 Marsh Harrier (female flew east just north of farm; first site record), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch [Steve Arlow]
Thursday 26 March 2020
2 Shoveler (pair on lagoon), 1 Rock Pipit (sea wall) [Jeff Delve]
1 Buzzard (over SE to NW) [Graham Mee]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Blackcap (singing/showing), 7 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
2 Goldcrest (singing), 1 Coal Tit (singing) [Neil Chambers]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 2 Greylag Goose (in fields, not seen any here in past two weeks), 15 Canada Goose (increase: pair on main lake and 13 in fields), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark (singing over the fields), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing (by farm), 2 Blackcap (pair still in same place), 2 Chiffchaff (usual birds), 1 Jay [Steve Arlow]
Wednesday 25 March 2020
1 Great White Egret (In flight towards Paglesham. ), 2 Marsh Harrier (Male and female. ), 1 Barn Owl (Hunting around field by white gate. ), 1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting along southern sea wall. ) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Great White Egret (seen 3x in flight in SW corner of Potton), 1 Marsh Harrier (immature on Potton), 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (squealing from reedbed in dyke), 3 Short-eared Owl (two on Potton & one showing very well in SE corner of Wallasea), 1 Corn Bunting (siinging), 1 Red Fox (way out on the mud in the Roach) [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard (on top of roadside telegraph post along Brays Lane) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (adult female over BHF), 1 Sparrowhawk (thermalling to the north), 6 Buzzard (always at least 2 in the air to the north) [Paul Baker]
2 Coal Tit (calling and prospecting tree holes) [Jeff Saward]
1 Sparrowhawk [John Wright]
2 Buzzard (displaying), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
2 Buzzard (pair), 1 Blackcap (singing), 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Brimstone, 4 Comma [John Wright]
1 Stock Dove (singing), 1 Goldcrest (singing), 1 Coal Tit (singing - same bird as from nearby cemetery), 2 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]
2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard (Pair soaring over hill), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 13 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Jeff Delve]
1 Stock Dove, 1 Song Thrush (Smashing snails on a stone), 1 Blackcap (Female ) [Martin Cracknell]
3 Stock Dove, 4 Redwing (yesterday evenings birds still present), 1 Cetti's Warbler (still singing intermitently ), 2 Blackcap (pair), 2 Chiffchaff (singles at the pits and north of the farm) [Steve Arlow]
Tuesday 24 March 2020
2 Water Rail (Heard), 1 Woodcock, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Red Fox [Lee Ebbs]
2 Mute Swan (pair), 6 Canada Goose (3 pairs), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Cetti's Warbler (first for the site), 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch [Steve Arlow]
3 Little Egret (flock flew across to roost. The egret roost seems to be a few miles inland nr Cold Norton now but is only used by a handful), 10 Barnacle Goose (apparent pure bred birds in with 20 hybrids), 1 Buzzard (to the north), 3 Barn Owl (all on BHF), 3 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
1 Grey Wagtail (over,calling) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Small White, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]
3 Chiffchaff, 2 Slow-worm, 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Comma [John Wright]
1 Buzzard (low and being mobbed by a Crow & a Herring Gull) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Brimstone, 1 Small White, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 6 Peacock Butterfly, 3 Comma [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Black-necked Grebe (sum plum), 6 Barnacle Goose, 6 Pintail (3 pairs), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bearded Tit [John Wright]
1 Black-necked Grebe, 6 Pintail, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 6 Linnet [Vince Kinsler]
Monday 23 March 2020
8 Little Egret (going north distantly towards Burnham to roost in 1s & 2s), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad female flew along southern seawall), 1 Buzzard (distantly over Paglesham), 1 Peregrine Falcon (adult female throughout), 3 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl (hunting southern seawall), 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting (singing male) [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard (on top of roadside lamp post at Pudsey Hall Lane) [Paul Baker]
1 Blackcap (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing) [Steve Arlow]
1 Black-necked Grebe (summer plumage), 6 Pintail, 1 Little Ringed Plover (along north bank), 2 Mediterranean Gull (a pair on island with BHGulls), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Bearded Tit (? pinging from every reedbed but none seen) [Paul Baker]
1 Siskin (female by Butts Hill Pond), 1 Slow-worm (reptile mat BHP), 1 Peacock Butterfly (garden), 2 Comma (Hydewood) [Jeff Delve]
2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 6 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]
Sunday 22 March 2020
1 Little Owl (Along Scotts Hall Road) [Steve Arlow]
1 Little Owl [Lee Ebbs]
3 Cattle Egret (flew west at 18:05, from direction of Foluness/Potton, over White Gate area of island and conitnue west towards the Crouch/Fambridge), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon [Steve Arlow]
2 Little Egret (flew well north to roost (Note, egrets no longer roost in Hall Wood by North Fambridge marina)), 3 Buzzard, 3 Barn Owl [Paul Baker]
1 Black-necked Grebe (Summer plumage adult. ), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Bearded Tit (Heard) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Slow-worm, 2 Grass Snake, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Blackcap (Male through the garden didn’t appear to be lingering ) [Martin Cracknell]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 9 Pintail, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Little Ringed Plover [Graham Oakes, Tim Bourne]
Saturday 21 March 2020
3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe (west end of res), 3 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]
1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ruff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bearded Tit (+) [Martin Cracknell]
1 Black-necked Grebe (adult summer plumage), 8 Pintail [Mike Clarke]
2 Red-throated Diver, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Common Lizard, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Lee Ebbs]
1 Marsh Harrier (ad female in the evening), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail low east at 15:35 through Blue House Farm), 3 Buzzard, 2 Barn Owl [Paul Baker]
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