Tuesday 19 February 2019
1 Little Owl [Paul Griggs]
2 Red-throated Diver (1 approaching summer plumage ), 16 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Eider (1imm male/7 female loafing east of the pier throughout ), 280 Turnstone, 26 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Kittiwake (1w), 1 Guillemot [Vince Kinsler]
2 Great White Egret (flew south above Potton seawall at 0940 and appeared to land on Potton.), 1 Marsh Harrier (female over Wallasea), 1 Short-eared Owl (Potton) [Vince Kinsler]
Monday 18 February 2019
4 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit (both males singing around café and bowls club.), 5 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch [Vince Kinsler]
Sunday 17 February 2019
30 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Rock Pipit [Lee Ebbs]
2 Goosander (redheads east side of Jubilee Marsh), 3 Kestrel, 1 Spotted Redshank, 20 Skylark, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting, 15 Corn Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
50 Pintail (+), 2 Goosander (Redheads, on Jubilee Marsh. ), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 200 Golden Plover (+), 1 Spotted Redshank [Lee Ebbs]
1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Barn Owl, 10 Redwing (+), 1 Bullfinch (Female flew across Timberman's Creek path c100m from Green Centre end) [Tim Bourne]
3 Great White Egret (One seen in flight over Potton, two more were flushed from the saltings by a boat and landed back in a gulley out of view. ), 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 2 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Reed Bunting [Lee Ebbs]
1 Kestrel [Neil Chambers]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 7 White-fronted Goose (4 adults from gate by barn.), 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Water Rail, 1 Golden Plover, 600 Lapwing (+), 4 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Curlew, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Goosander (redhead on Jubilee Marsh pools), 15 Reed Bunting (+), 5 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Bullfinch [Vince Kinsler]
Saturday 16 February 2019
3 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret (2 flew west over Potton at 17:20 toward roost followed by 2 more at 17:25), 1 Buzzard (over Potton), 1 Avocet, 150 Knot (c.), 21 Corn Bunting [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
7 White-fronted Goose, 350 Wigeon (c.), 27 Pintail, 410 Lapwing, 1 Ruff [Marc Outten]
4 Little Egret, 70 Pintail (+), 2 Goosander (redheads), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail), 1 Merlin (f), 2 Peregrine Falcon, 400 Golden Plover (+), 1 Barn Owl, 6 Skylark, 6 Reed Bunting, 45 Corn Bunting (+) [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
1 Kingfisher [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Rock Pipit, 6 Corn Bunting [Lee Ebbs]
6 Little Egret, 127 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail ), 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (f), 1 Peregrine Falcon (m), 400 Golden Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank, 20 Skylark, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 8 Reed Bunting, 45 Corn Bunting, 1 Common Seal [Vince Kinsler]
Friday 15 February 2019
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 2 Short-eared Owl [Andrew Armstrong]
1 Buzzard (Perched in tree by the side of the road. ) [Andrew Armstrong]
1 Small Tortoiseshell (fleeting visit to garden) [Jeff Kinnerman]
3 Buzzard, 1 Brimstone, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Andrew Woodhouse]
4 Little Grebe, 7 White-fronted Goose (still from benches), 240 Wigeon, 40 Pintail (+), 4 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, 4 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Skylark, 10 Bearded Tit (+), 4 Long-tailed Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail (Calling from the reedbeds on eastern edge of lake) [Andrew Armstrong]
1 Badger [Vince Kinsler]
Thursday 14 February 2019
3 Great White Egret (Single bird seen on Potton at 16.35 then 3 flew towards Pag Lag at 17.32), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 17 Avocet, 1 Barn Owl [Bob Young]
2 Little Egret, 100 Pintail (+), 1 Buzzard (on Foulness), 2 Kestrel, 50 Avocet (+), 2 Short-eared Owl (showing well along entrance track on arrival), 5 Linnet, 10 Reed Bunting, 1 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Bullfinch (Along the PROW below Round Hill) [Andrew Woodhouse]
2 Sparrowhawk (male and female calling and displaying over garden.) [Graham Mee]
2 Stock Dove, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (Near the car park), 1 Treecreeper [Dudley Shayler]
7 Little Egret, 124 Pintail, 2 Goosander (the two redheads sleeping on an island on a pool south side of Jubilee Marsh before flying off), 1 Kestrel, 20 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
7 White-fronted Goose (4 adults from benches), 10 Shelduck, 40 Pintail (+), 1 Kestrel, 1 Golden Plover (with lapwings), 5 Dunlin, 5 Ruff, 3 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Bearded Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit [Graham Ryland]
1 Water Rail, 1 Rock Pipit [Andrew Armstrong]
Wednesday 13 February 2019
4 Little Egret, 25 Pintail (+), 2 Goosander (redheads), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 70 Avocet (c.), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Skylark, 3 Reed Bunting [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
150 Wigeon (+), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Ring tail), 1 Kestrel, 2 Short-eared Owl, 4 Skylark (+), 20 Corn Bunting [Dudley Shayler]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtails, and a distant poss. male.), 2 Kestrel, 500 Golden Plover (+), 1 Skylark, 6 Corn Bunting, 21 Seal sp. [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
3 Little Grebe, 50 Golden Plover (c.), 1 Black-tailed Godwit [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
12 Pintail, 12 Pochard (six males,six females ), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Avocet, 2 Golden Plover, 1 Ruff, 9 Curlew (saline lagoon), 3 Green Sandpiper (saline lagoon ), 1 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (adults together ), 9 Skylark, 1 Water Pipit (close flyby calling,main lagoon), 2 Stonechat (male,female singles), 4 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Cetti's Warbler (three singing,one viewed holding territories), 1 Bearded Tit (male), 3 Greenfinch (together ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
3 Stock Dove (h), 2 Green Woodpecker (h), 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (h), 2 Song Thrush (h), 6 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper (h) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
Tuesday 12 February 2019
3 Great White Egret (viewed from wind shelter at end of Jubilee trail on saltmarsh by Middleway then working south side of Roach), 2500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+, Jubilee), 30 Pintail (+, Jubilee and Pool Marsh), 40 Shoveler (+, Pool Marsh), 2 Goosander (redheads on Jubilee main channel on incoming tide), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad female), 1 Buzzard (on post along south sea wall), 100 Avocet (+, Jubilee on rising tide), 1000 Lapwing (+, flocks all over island), 500 Knot (+, most on mud edge S side of Roach with Grey Plover but 100+ on Jubilee - very good numbers for Roach!), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank (Pool Marsh), 29 Common Seal (on Roach) [Jeff Delve]
1 Little Owl [Paul Griggs]
Monday 11 February 2019
2 Little Owl (pair in oaks) [Jeff Delve]
18 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Eider (duck just offshore drifting in with tide), 12 Kittiwake (8 1st W 4 adults following boats) [Jeff Delve]
3 Great White Egret (flew from north end of Potton and landed in the Roach at 5:10 before flying off together to roost at Pag Lag at 5:20), 1 Common Scoter (male on Roach upstream of boatyard), 7 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (on Potton then crossed Roach to Wallasea), 1 Barn Owl (distantly on Foulness), 1 Short-eared Owl (distantly on Foulness (PB)), 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Corn Bunting (singing), 13 Common Seal [Paul Baker, Neil Chambers]
1 Kingfisher (at the fishing lakes) [Paul Baker, Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard (Over Ironwell Lane at north end of Cherry Orchard ) [Paul Baker, Neil Chambers]
1 Little Owl [Paul Baker]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit (half way along the eastern perimeter by the large gardens), 1 Nuthatch (3/4trs of the way along the eastern perimeter, initially heard singing from along the stream), 3 Treecreeper (near Woodlands Rd entrance including display and singing) [Paul Baker]
1 Tawny Owl (f calling at 10:55), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest [Paul Griggs]
Sunday 10 February 2019
1 Woodcock [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest (singing) [Neil Chambers]
2 White-fronted Goose, 20 Pintail (plus), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 15 Avocet, 5 Ruff, 1 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper [Graham Oakes]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap (M&F both still here), 2 Greenfinch, 36 Goldfinch (Best flock I’ve had in the garden for ages) [Martin Cracknell]
Saturday 09 February 2019
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Male. Distant brief views by south seawall), 5 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Barn Owl (Out after dusk) [Andrew Armstrong]
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (singing), 2 Song Thrush (singing) [Neil Chambers]
2 Little Egret, 17 Cygnus sp. (on Raypits), 1 Marsh Harrier (BHF), 50 Avocet, 1 Barn Owl (BHF), 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Slow-worm [Paul Baker]
1 Grey Wagtail (flew over High Street) [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk (female viewed dismantling a Starling in garden) [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit (In usual garden), 2 Treecreeper [Lee Ebbs]
Thursday 07 February 2019
2 Buzzard (pair soaring south of village) [Jeff Delve]
1 Kingfisher [Jeff Delve]
2 Mistle Thrush [Paul Griggs]
Wednesday 06 February 2019
9 Little Egret, 1 Snipe (h), 1 Fieldfare, 2 Bat sp. [Paul Griggs, Peter Collins]
2 Pintail, 1 Scaup, 9 Goldeneye, 1 Red Kite (flew low across field next to lagoon heading sw), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 120 Avocet (on river), 250 Black-tailed Godwit (on river) [Bob Young]
1 Kingfisher (fishing lake near Hampton barns) [Bob Young]
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