Wednesday 14 April 2021

Shoebury East Beach, 19:30 to 19:55
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Redstart (Lovely male showed well at 7:35 on and around western perimeter fence of the pond. Nice find Marc!), 1 Chiffchaff [Vince Kinsler, Neil Chambers]

Shoebury East Beach, 18:10 to 19:00
1 Redstart (West of the pond, showing well throughout ) [Marc Outten]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 18:00 to 19:00, Cool light NNE, clear
12 Pintail (Stokes lagoon), 3 Snipe, 47 Black-tailed Godwit (Stokes lagoon, mix of plumages), 4 Mediterranean Gull (fly overs), 1 Meadow Pipit (display flighting just N of Stokes), 27 Yellow Wagtail (inc brief view of Channel Wag) [Jeff Delve]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 17:20 to 18:45
1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (Calling), 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank (Calling), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bearded Tit (+) [Tim Bourne]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 17:10 to 18:55
15 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Water Pipit (Summer plumaged bird on Stokes Lagoon ), 1 flava wagtail (cracking male Channel Wagtail with the wagtail flock), 25 Yellow Wagtail (minimum around Stokes and Darwin lagoons) [Steve Arlow]

Lower Raypits, 16:45 to 17:45, Water levels in lagoon very low, most islands are islands no more
1 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck (pr on lagoon), 40 Teal (21 on lagoon, 19 on flooded fields), 5 Curlew (flooded field), 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Swallow [Jeff Delve]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 12:00 to 12:00
1 Buzzard (high, east) [Paul Griggs]

Canvey Wick, 11:00 to 13:00
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Red Fox, 1 Brown Rat [John Wright]

Park View Drive, Leigh, 11:00 to 11:00
1 Buzzard (high west) [Graham Mee]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 09:40 to 10:50
2 Cetti's Warbler [John Wright]

Canvey Wick, 09:30 to 10:00
1 White Stork (circling low at west end (09:40 - 09:45) before drifting north towards West Canvey Marsh where it was seen circling very high up), 4 Nightingale, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler [John Wright]

Belfairs Woods, 08:00 to 09:30, walk from home to pound wood and back
3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush (in paddock between Belfairs and Pound wood), 6 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [Mike Clarke]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:45 to 13:15, 74 species seen on the reserve
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 30 Mediterranean Gull (plus), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Corn Bunting [Graham Oakes, Graham Ryland]

River Roach, 07:30 to 13:15, Coombes Farm to Hampton Barns (via Bartonhall Creek ) and return
3 Little Egret, 2 Pochard (pair,BC), 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Avocet, 2 Snipe (BC), 79 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel (calling,BC), 56 Curlew, 6 Skylark, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Sedge Warbler (heard), 6 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Raven (very vocal,Stambridge Mills), 3 Greenfinch [Jeff Kinnerman]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 02:00 to 04:00
1 Red Fox, 2 Badger, 1 Wood Mouse [John Wright]

Tuesday 13 April 2021

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 18:30 to 20:15
8 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 10 Pintail, 5 Snipe, 8 Mediterranean Gull (+), 1 Little Owl (JD - on roadside telegraph post just west of Baltic Wharf entrance (just beyond double bend).), 3 Yellow Wagtail [Paul Baker, Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 17:50 to 18:30, Quick circuit on my bike
60 Mediterranean Gull (+), 1 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Manorway bushes), 1 Bearded Tit (+ heard ) [Martin Cracknell]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 07:50 to 09:00
11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff [Mike Clarke]

Doggetts Pits, 06:40 to 08:00, walk around pits and north to farm and back
3 Cormorant, 9 Greylag Goose (good count for here), 6 Shelduck, 6 Tufted Duck (3 pairs), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Swallow (by the stables), 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Sedge Warbler (singing in reedbed), 8 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Corn Bunting (second site record) [Steve Arlow]

Monday 12 April 2021

South Fambridge, 19:45 to 20:15
5 Cattle Egret (flew across Blue House Farm from the east to roost at 20:13), 1 Barn Owl (visiting nestbox on BHF) [Paul Baker]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 18:40 to 20:20, Very still but cool clear skies, brief highlights
1 Spoonbill (On Darwin just S of hide), 8 Pintail (4 pairs still Stokes), 14 Black-tailed Godwit (Stokes), 8 Mediterranean Gull (4 pairs over calling all heading SE) [Jeff Delve]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 15:00 to 15:30
1 Sparrowhawk (drifting high SE mobbed by gulls), 1 Blackcap (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Bowers Downs, 12:00 to 12:30, viewing Pitsea marsh
1 Cattle Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [John Wright]

Canvey Wick, 10:15 to 12:00
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Meadow Pipit (over), 1 Yellow Wagtail (over), 2 Nightingale, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 18 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 12 Lesser Redpoll (Probably more as several 1’s/2’s seen flying around also) [Vince Kinsler]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:50 to 14:25
1 Cattle Egret (W of Manorway ), 3 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (W of Manorway), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Snipe, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew, 28 Mediterranean Gull, 12 Skylark, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Bearded Tit (males,others present), 1 Raven (mobbed by four Carrion Crows) [Jeff Kinnerman]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 13:30, 71 species on reserve today
10 Little Grebe (plus), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Skylark, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 12 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven [Graham Oakes, Graham Ryland]

Gunners Park, 08:00 to 16:00, Very changeable weather.
550 Sanderling (Circa), 150 Dunlin (Circa), 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Rook (A Gunners life tick for me) [Andrew Armstrong]

Canvey Wick, 07:45 to 09:00
1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nightingale (very half hearted subsong on the cold morning by the crossroads), 6 Cetti's Warbler (heard), 20 Blackcap (+ loads), 4 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler (just before, at and just after the crossroads), 20 Lesser Redpoll (c flock in bushes by car park, but difficult to count) [Mike Clarke]

Sunday 11 April 2021

Wakering Stairs, 17:00 to 17:45
1 Hobby (Over heading NE), 8 Skylark, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [Marc Outten]

Canvey Wick, 13:00 to 13:45
2 Buzzard (drifting west), 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 4 Blackcap (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Willow Warbler (singing SW of crossroads), 11 Lesser Redpoll (flew over crossroads) [Neil Chambers]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 12:55 to 14:30, Warming when sun out but still cool breeze
1 Little Egret, 2 Wigeon (pair), 5 Teal, 2 Shoveler (drakes), 2 Pochard (pair), 1 Buzzard, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Spotted Redshank (saline lagoon), 3 Greenshank (saline lagoon), 2 Green Sandpiper (saline lagoon), 1 Sand Martin, 18 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Bearded Tit [Jeff Delve]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 11:40 to 13:00
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 9 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Small Tortoiseshell [Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs]

Hadleigh Downs, 11:30 to 12:30, fields around Hadleigh castle only
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Skylark (singing), 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff [John Wright]

Bowers Downs, 10:35 to 11:30
1 Cattle Egret (on Pitsea Marsh), 5 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 10 Mediterranean Gull (at least), 9 Swallow [Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs]

Gunners Park, 10:00 to 11:00
6 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Cetti's Warbler (heard), 4 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Mike Clarke]

Canvey Wick, 09:50 to 12:20, Cold NW breeze but sunny, getting warmer. Walked long loop
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Mediterranean Gull (pair high over calling), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Nightingale (singing sporadically around crossroads), 12 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Blackcap (+, singing everywhere), 3 Lesser Whitethroat (between car park and crossroads), 1 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff (singing), 5 Willow Warbler (singing birds by crossroads and further west), 3 Greenfinch (one giving good display flight), 20 Lesser Redpoll (+, flock just past crossroads flew across track) [Jeff Delve]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 09:00 to 11:00
1 Goldcrest (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Canvey Wick, 06:35 to 10:15
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Nightingale (singing by the crossroads), 1 Song Thrush, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 16 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler (singing just west of the crossroads), 27 Lesser Redpoll (at least flew over the crossroads) [Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs]

Saturday 10 April 2021

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 15:30 to 17:00, Bloomin' freezing cold NE wind.
2 Tufted Duck (pair on triangle), 1 Blue-headed Wagtail ('Channel' wagtail with pale lavender blue head and pale ear coverts - very different from this morning's Blue head), 18 Yellow Wagtail (along bund edge Fitzroy), 1 Wheatear [Jeff Delve]

Gunners Park, 13:45 to 16:15, Overcast, brisk NE wind, light rain. High tide
1 Red-throated Diver (flew west), 15 Great Crested Grebe (+), 1 Gannet (adult west and back east), 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff (1 singing) [Neil Chambers]

Gunners Park, 13:00 to 13:30
5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff [Lee Ebbs]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 12:15 to 12:15
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]

Bowers Downs, 10:30 to 11:00, viewing marshes to the south
2 Great White Egret, 9 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [John Wright]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 09:30 to 12:00
1 Spoonbill (On Pool Marsh before flying off and seeming to land on Stokes but could not be refound ), 1 Kestrel, 8 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Corn Bunting (Singing) [Lee Ebbs]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 08:00 to 10:00
1 Spoonbill, 6 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Yellow Wagtail (heard only) [Mike Clarke]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 07:00 to 10:00, Very chilly NE wind, heavy overcast
1 Spoonbill (eventually refound feeding on Pool Marsh then flew to Lytag ), 14 Pintail (8 Lytag, 6 Stokes), 100 Shoveler (+, Lytag), 8 Pochard (4 pairs triangle), 1 Marsh Harrier (sub adult male over south sea wall), 3 Snipe, 4 Mediterranean Gull (at least 2 pairs flying over), 1 Swallow, 3 Meadow Pipit (one in full parachute display flight east of Acresfleet), 1 Blue-headed Wagtail (superb male in with a group of 8-10 yellow wags, Dark cheeks indicate 'pure' Blue-headed but some white on chin implies "channel" hybrid with Yellow Wag) [Jeff Delve]

Friday 09 April 2021

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 17:30 to 19:20
1 Spoonbill (Feeding actively on Stokes lagoon before flying to roost on Darwin), 6 Pintail, 2 Yellow Wagtail [Jeff Delve]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 16:45 to 17:10, Viewing from seawall above car park
3 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill (feeding in SE corner of Stokes Lagoon) [Neil Chambers]

Canewdon, 16:40 to 16:50
1 Buzzard (on fence line north of double bend on Scotts Hall Road), 1 Little Owl (on trees south of double bend, Scotts Hall Road) [Jeff Delve]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 16:30 to 18:15
1 Spoonbill, 12 Pintail, 18 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail [John Wright]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 15:50 to 18:15
1 Spoonbill (adult on Stokes Marsh), 9 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier (male and female), 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Short-eared Owl (flew east over Stokes Marsh), 18 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail [Steve Arlow]

Bowers Downs, 15:45 to 16:45
1 Cattle Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 92 Mediterranean Gull (some fields they were commonest gull!), 2 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Vince Kinsler]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 14:45 to 15:30
1 Buzzard, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Mediterranean Gull (2nd summers), 4 Swallow (flew high north), 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Blackcap (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 14:30 to 15:20
1 Spoonbill (adult on Stokes Lagoon), 2 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Downs, 13:55 to 14:40, Viewing marshes to the south
1 Cattle Egret (on fields NW of Manorway), 1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Kestrel, 2 Blackcap (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Small White [Neil Chambers, Martin Cracknell]

Rayleigh, 13:30 to 13:30
1 Hobby (Over the A130 just north of railway by Fairglen interchange) [Paul Baker]

Leigh on Sea, 13:15 to 13:15
1 Blackcap (heard singing from trees beside A127 Progress Rd/The Fairway) [Paul Baker]

Doggetts Pits, 12:50 to 13:30
3 Tufted Duck (pair and the single drake at the farm duck pond), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Swallow, 7 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat (singing by the southern reedbed), 5 Chiffchaff [Steve Arlow]

Shoebury, 10:40 to 18:00
1 Black Redstart (In song from the rooftops - Friars Street), 2 Siskin (+ over ) [Marc Outten]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 10:00 to 13:00
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Coal Tit (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:30 to 10:30, Just watching from gate near barns
1 Spoonbill (adult feding well in pools on wet grassland - thanks Graham), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:00 to 10:00
3 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Swallow, 5 Yellow Wagtail [Vince Kinsler]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 13:15, 71 species seen on the reserve
6 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail (heard), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Mediterranean Gull (plus), 3 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 10 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler (heard), 10 Blackcap (plus), 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Bearded Tit [Graham Oakes, Jeff Kinnerman, Graham Ryland]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 02:00 to 04:00
2 Badger [John Wright]

Thursday 08 April 2021

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 23:55 to 23:55
1 Badger [Neil Chambers]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 21:55 to 22:20
2 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 18:30 to 19:00
2 Garganey (pair still on Triangle ), 2 Mediterranean Gull (+), 1 Barn Owl (by car park) [Paul Baker]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 17:00 to 19:00, Cool westerly but bright and all of 13C ex wind chill - highlights only
2 Garganey (pair still triangle, displaying), 3 Marsh Harrier (ad male, sub ad male and imm), 6 Snipe, 1 Barn Owl (near north wall sluice then turned back east), 1 Swallow (heading west over car park ), 12 Yellow Wagtail (flock all males feeding together in ditch nr Darwin lagoon) [Jeff Delve]

Hadleigh Downs, 11:45 to 13:20
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adult pair over, calling), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Blackcap, 16 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler (singing) [Paul Griggs]

Canvey Island, 11:15 to 11:15
1 Swallow [Paul Griggs]

Hadleigh Downs, 11:00 to 12:30
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard (one with nest building material - a stick ), 7 Mediterranean Gull (adults flew S.E.), 8 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler (heard), 1 Weasel [John Wright]

Canvey Wick, 09:30 to 10:30, cold
1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Buzzard, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff [John Wright]

South Fambridge, 08:15 to 17:30, various spells staring across to an empty reedbed on Blue House hoping for PurpleHeron. A total of five, fruitless, forlorn hours with not much to show.
8 Barnacle Goose (the hybrid flock including at least two which looked pure bred), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard (flew very purposely south over my house), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 10 Golden Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Swallow (all west), 1 Meadow Pipit (singing and displaying ) [Paul Baker]

South Fambridge, 06:55 to 08:10, Bright, cold, light SW wind. Viewing BHF from pillbox east of village
4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Barnacle Goose (2 pure looking birds and 2 hybrids), 2 Buzzard, 1 Meadow Pipit (displaying along SF seawall) [Neil Chambers]

Wednesday 07 April 2021

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 17:50 to 19:20
1 Osprey (Over North at 19:05), 1 Water Rail (Calling), 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe, 4 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 2 Water Pipit (At least), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Bearded Tit (+, calling) [Tim Bourne]

South Fambridge, 17:45 to 20:10, Viewing Blue House Farm
1 Buzzard (frequently dropping down into reedbed), 1 Green Sandpiper (BHF), 1 Barn Owl (BHF - visited nestbox at 20:07), 1 Short-eared Owl (BHF), 2 Swallow (BHF) [Paul Baker]

Lower Raypits, 16:00 to 17:00, Lagoon water levels much reduced, extensive mud margins to islands
12 Shelduck, 14 Teal (6 on lagoon, 8 on grassland), 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Wheatear (distantly on grassland) [Jeff Delve]

Canewdon, 14:00 to 14:00, Cold with strong WNW wind
1 Siskin (female again in garden on feeders) [Jeff Delve]

Rochford Golf Course, 13:10 to 17:15, Bright, very cold NW wind
2 Canada Goose (pair), 2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 1 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 11:25 to 11:25
2 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

River Roach, 09:15 to 15:40, Coombes Farm to Paglesham Lagoon(via Bartonhall Creek) and return
8 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 13 Avocet, 8 Grey Plover, 350 Dunlin (c.), 200 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 54 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 9 Skylark, 35 Swallow (c. (PL)), 8 Yellow Wagtail ((PL)), 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Greenfinch, 3 Corn Bunting [Jeff Kinnerman]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 11:30
12 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Prittle Brook (Leigh on Sea), 06:50 to 06:55
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (On garden feeder) [Angela Baldock]

Leigh on Sea, 05:05 to 05:05
1 Red Fox, 1 Badger (The Fairway) [John Wright]

Tuesday 06 April 2021

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:30 to 12:30
8 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Swallow, 2 Bearded Tit [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 10:05 to 10:05
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]

Canewdon, 10:00 to 16:00, Another very cold day with strong northerly
4 Stock Dove (daily visitors at moment), 1 Brambling (on feeders again multiple times in day), 1 Siskin (female again on feeders briefly twice during day) [Jeff Delve]

Monday 05 April 2021

South Fambridge, 18:45 to 19:00
1 Barn Owl (hunting railway line over on BHF) [Paul Baker]

Canewdon, 17:10 to 18:10
2 Blackcap (singing around BHP), 1 Brambling (bright 2nd year male in gardens - thanks Jeff!) [Neil Chambers]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 15:50 to 17:45
3 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine Falcon (pair), 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Mediterranean Gull (at least), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Arlow]

Canewdon, 15:00 to 16:30, Very cold NNE wind, sleet earlier in day
3 Blackcap (singing birds around BHP and in garden), 1 Brambling (1st W male on feeders), 6 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin (female on feeders) [Jeff Delve]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 14:30 to 16:30
2 Buzzard (thermalling high SE), 1 Blackcap (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 12:45 to 12:45
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Sunday 04 April 2021

East Haven Creek, 18:00 to 18:15
1 Great White Egret (Usual bird on pools S of saline lagoon on Bowers viewed from canvey seawall), 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Swallow, 2 Reed Bunting [Martin Cracknell]

Hole Haven Creek, 17:45 to 17:45, Horse paddocks at end of haven road
2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Martin Cracknell]

Rayleigh, 17:40 to 17:40
2 Swallow (flew over Fairview playing fields) [Neil Chambers]

Hockley Woods, 16:30 to 17:30, West side of woods and footpath to Bull Lane
2 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Ferndale Road, Rayleigh, 15:00 to 16:30, Sunny, warm, cool & increasing NW wind - home via Hambro Hill and back to Hockley Road
1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard (incl one displaying over Blounts Wood and two moving high east), 2 Kestrel, 1 Swallow, 3 Blackcap (singing), 3 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Greenfinch, 3 Peacock Butterfly, 4 Comma [Neil Chambers]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 12:00 to 12:45
2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 20 Swallow (+ high over moving N), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler (By saline lagoon), 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Bearded Tit (+) [Martin Cracknell]

Fleet Head, 11:05 to 13:45
6 Little Egret, 14 Greylag Goose, 7 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Red-legged Partridge, 16 Mediterranean Gull (+), 20 Skylark (+), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Blackcap (h), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Griggs]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 11:00 to 14:00
1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Goldcrest (singing), 1 Coal Tit (singing), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Neil Chambers]

Fleet Head, 10:50 to 12:55
2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (adult male and immature male), 2 Buzzard, 3 Grey Partridge (pair and a single female), 1 Avocet, 10 Mediterranean Gull (at least), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [Steve Arlow]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 10:00 to 11:30
1 Garganey (Pair on triangle), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 3 Kestrel, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtail [Lee Ebbs]

Wakering Stairs, 09:45 to 10:40
4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff [Steve Arlow]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 13:00
8 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (small male.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 142 Mediterranean Gull (incredible count.), 6 Blackcap, 1 Raven, 1 Small Tortoiseshell [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Gunners Park, 08:00 to 09:30
100 Sanderling, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail (west), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Brown Rat [Vince Kinsler, John Pilgrim]

Westcliff, 08:00 to 16:00, Springfield drive allotments
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Black Redstart (Singing near my plot. First time I've heard Black Redstart sing!) [Andrew Armstrong]

Gunners Park, 07:45 to 09:20, Cool, no wind.
74 Great Crested Grebe (well offshore), 4 Shelduck (in SSSI), 2 Tufted Duck (pr on pond), 100 Sanderling (circa - along sea wall), 2 Sandwich Tern (resting on buoys off Coastguards), 2 Cetti's Warbler (inc one very showy bird by small pool nr skateboard area), 3 Blackcap (singing birds), 2 Chiffchaff (singing birds), 6 Greenfinch (inc 2 males in display flights), 1 Red Fox (in SSSI) [Jeff Delve]

Saturday 03 April 2021

Canvey Island, 18:05 to 18:20, S seawall by raised footbridge over pipelines at Oikos terminal
2 Swallow, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Reed Bunting [Martin Cracknell]

Rochford, 17:40 to 17:50
1 Shelduck (flew east over garden), 1 Swallow (first for the garden this year) [Steve Arlow]

Canvey Point, 17:30 to 17:50, High tide
1 Sandwich Tern (Fishing successfully close in throughout ) [Martin Cracknell]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 17:00 to 18:30, Just out to triangle and back
2 Garganey (pair still south end of triangle) [Jeff Delve]

Gunners Park, 15:50 to 17:30, Bright, brisk NE wind, high tide c5.30pm
6 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver (flew west), 50 Great Crested Grebe (+), 1 Common Scoter (drake), 5 Sandwich Tern (3 + 2 feeding offshore throughout), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 14:25 to 15:15
2 Garganey (pair on Triangle), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail (flew north) [Neil Chambers]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 13:30 to 13:50, Quick look from behind barn
1 Little Egret, 20 Mediterranean Gull (+) [Neil Chambers]

Rochford, 13:20 to 13:20
2 Raven (flew north east, over the garden, towards Doggetts Pits) [Steve Arlow]

Westcliff, 13:00 to 13:30, Springfield Drive allotments
1 Black Redstart (thanks Andrew) [Paul Griggs, Andrew Armstrong]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 12:35 to 13:20
18 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Mediterranean Gull (pair), 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Bearded Tit, 4 Greenfinch (1 singing), 1 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]

Gunners Park, 11:30 to 12:30
1 Tufted Duck, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 1 Whitethroat (Singing), 6 Greenfinch [Lee Ebbs]

Pound Wood, 11:30 to 12:30
2 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff [Paul Griggs]

Gunners Park, 10:40 to 12:30
50 Great Crested Grebe (+, Distantly offshore), 100 Sanderling (+, Along tideline), 1 Swallow (Over west ), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing nr Serin pool), 1 Whitethroat (Singing from bramble opposite basketball court (thanks Lee)), 63 Carrion Crow (Unusually large congregation coming down to drink at pool) [Jeff Delve]

Wakering, 09:50 to 10:30, Cupid’s corner walk to sea wall
1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:00 to 10:30
1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Mediterranean Gull (+), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 1 Bearded Tit (Heard) [Lee Ebbs]

Wakering Stairs, 08:20 to 09:45, Cold NNE wind, overcast. To Haven Pt and back
4 Chiffchaff (Singing birds) [Jeff Delve]

Westcliff, 08:00 to 16:00, Cold and overcast. Springfield drive allotments
3 Black Redstart (Allotment tick for me) [Andrew Armstrong]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 07:45 to 09:50
4 Little Egret, 2 Pintail, 2 Garganey (Pair at the triangle in wet vegetation by the haystack), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail [Steve Arlow]

Friday 02 April 2021

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 18:00 to 20:00, Very cold NNE wind, cloudy
80 Teal (on Jubilee junction pools), 2 Pintail (pair ), 2 Garganey (pair on south edge of Triangle from Jubilee path), 3 Lapwing (one definitely incubating) [Jeff Delve]

Canvey Point, 16:40 to 17:15, High tide overcast NE wind
3 Red-throated Diver, 2 Grey Heron (Struggled N slowly across river) [Martin Cracknell]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 16:00 to 16:20, Scanning from Bowers Downs
4 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret [Martin Cracknell]

Two Tree Island (West), 15:40 to 16:15
5 Little Egret, 1 Greenshank, 3 Turnstone, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd sm), 1 Chiffchaff [John Wright]

Ashingdon, 14:45 to 14:45
1 Swallow (flew over Lower Road not far past Ashingdon schools) [Jeff Delve]

Vange Marsh (RSPB), 11:45 to 13:10
2 Snipe, 32 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 14 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Swallow, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Bearded Tit (male) [Steve Arlow]

Hole Haven Creek, 10:30 to 10:30
2 Egyptian Goose, 790 Black-tailed Godwit (Good sized flock with lots of breeding plumage) [Martin Cracknell]

Gunners Park, 08:20 to 09:35
1 Great White Egret (Flew in off sea and continued north), 1 Red-legged Partridge (in reserve), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff [Bob Young]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 11:30
3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail (heard), 3 Ruff, 13 Black-tailed Godwit (on Don's Marsh), 1 Green Sandpiper, 70 Mediterranean Gull (at least with many on the main island and scattered across the various fields), 6 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 13 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler (singing from reedbed along the southern boundary path), 1 Blackcap (singing from old tip), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Bearded Tit (heard several time) [Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:00 to 12:30
1 Cattle Egret (west of manor way with horses.), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 40 Mediterranean Gull (+), 20 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]