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April 2002
30/04/02
Two
Tree Island, 17:00 - 19:15: Greenshank,
Spotted Redshank, 22 Avocet, 5 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 3
Common Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail. Tony Howells.
Hanningfield Reservoir, 17:00 - 17:30:
Large numbers of Swallows and Swifts hawking the millions of midges that have built up.
Red Crested Pochard 2m and 1f still present plus one Ringed Teal. Kevin Rees.
29/04/02
Benfleet
Station, 08:00: 1 Swift. Simon Watson.
Canewdon 08:10: Yellowhammer flew across
Larkhill Road. Chris Bent.
Vange
Marsh, 10:00 to 12:00: 13 Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover.
Chris Lewis (SOG).
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 15:15 - 17:30: 1 Turtle Dove, 4 Whimbrel, 2
Spotted Redshank, 2 Avocet, Meadow Pipit, 9 Yellow
Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Black-tailed
Godwit, male Reed Bunting, 1 male Shoveler. Tony Howells.
Gunners
Park, 18.00 - 19.15: Blackcap. on wall, Large flock of Sanderling, and
Dunlin, flock of Oystercatcher, 4 Turnstone. Tony
Howells.
Two Tree Island Avocets: On the 24th we
reported on a colour ringed Avocet on Benfleet Lagoon, we have now traced the
history of this bird which is as follows:
Left leg on tibia yellow above discoloured metal ring, Right leg on tibia
yellow above green.
This bird was ringed on 24/06/2000 Near Heacham, Norfolk (One of three chicks
ringed).
Seen 24/06/2000 Cley next the Sea (with parents and two siblings).
28/04/02 (first report of Whinchat)
Wat Tyler Country
Park
1 Greenshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover,
1 Cuckoo, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Bearded Tit, 2 Mediterranean
Gull 2 (both adults). David Jobbins Birds
of East Tilbury Website.
Hadleigh Marsh, 11:30 to 13:00: 3 Lapwing, 1
Whinchat (male), 1 Wheatear (female), 2 Gadwall (pair), 2
Mute Swan, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Stonechat (male), 2 Cuckoo.
Andrew Woodhouse,
Essex Ranger Service.
Two
Tree Island, 11.30-14.35hrs:
A very high spring tide completely covering the saltings and driving waders onto lagoon to roost.
Western
lagoon: Canada Goose 2,
Shelduck 8, Mallard 7, Gadwall 3, Moorhen 1, Oystercatcher 2,
Avocet c. 30, Ringed Plover 2, Lapwing 1, Dunlin c. 20,
Redshank c. 20, Greenshank 2, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Curlew 63,
Whimbrel 19. On bramble bushes
Sedge Warbler 1. Martin Johnson.
Regarding the Avocets, one bird has a dull copper coloured metallic looking ring on the right tarsus which is numbered but I cannot read the numbers with my telescope.
( can anyone inform us as to the ring number? - Ed).
Magnolia Nature Reserve, Ashingdon 15:45 - 16:30: 2 Green Woodpeckers,
2 Whitethroat and 1 Blackcap. Steve Sanford.
27/04/02
Wakering
Stairs, 07:00 to 09:00: 1
Grasshopper Warbler (Turn left at sea wall,
walk 300-400m to a sign on the sea-wall with 2 holes and faded writing warning
of police dogs on patrol). Chris Lewis (SOG).
Gunners
Park, 08:00: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Great
Crested Grebe (over the sea wall). Brian Baldock (SOG).
Wat Tyler Country
Park, 08:30 - 11:15: Water Rail,
2 Cuckoo, 3 Reed Warbler, pair of Ruddy Duck, 3 Swift,
Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, Chiffchaff,
Little Egret. Also Nightingale ( at Langdon Hills). Tony Howells.
Mill Barn Lakes, Wakering, 10:44 - 11:15:
2 Common Tern, 1 House Martin. Web Author.
Wakering Stairs,
11:30 - 13:00: 4 Common Eider (1 male
3 female), 3 Grey Plover in full summer plumage, 1 Kestrel, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat
(heard), Willow Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer. Web Author.
Two
Tree Island, 12:00 - 13:00: 30 Avocet, 50
Dunlin, 50 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1
Yellow Wagtail. Andrew Woodhouse,
Essex Ranger Service.
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 13:15 - 14:00: Common Shelduck, Kestrel, Sedge Warbler,
Common Whitethroat, Goldfinch, Linnet.
Web Author.
Hanningfield Reservoir, 13:30 - 14:00: Red
crested Pochard 2 male, 2 female by causeway alongside road at
Visitors centre. Gary Jackson.
Vange
Marsh, 17:00 - 18:00:
6 Swift, 6 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin,
70 Swallow, 23 Ruddy Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1
Common Sandpiper. Chris Lewis (SOG).
22/04/02 (first report of Lesser Whitethroat)
Ashingdon, 08:00: 1 Lesser Whitethroat (in a private garden).
Brian Baldock (SOG).
Rochford Airport, 12:30 - 13:00: 2 male Blackcap, 2
Whitethroat, Swallow
over.(of interest a escaped Saker Falcon spent the night in Heavylifts hanger
on the 23rd/24th recaptured midday 24th in hanger). Ivan Batchelor.
Mill Barn Lakes, Wakering: Reed Warblers
are now in round the Mill Barn lakes at Great Wakering. Also Common Terns have arrived.
Trevor Masters (water bailliff ).
25/04/02 (first report
of Swift)
Two
Tree Island 06:00 - 08:45:
20 Avocets, one bird has 2 rings on both legs, on its right is a green, and yellow above, on its left is reddish grey, or bronze, with a yellow above.
The pale Stonechat, 2 male, 1 female, Wheatear on model plane field,
Swift flying west, 2 Cuckoo, 20 Terns, off boat slip way.
Tony Howells.
Gunners
Park, 19:00: 1 Male Green Woodpecker, 28 Linnet. Also fox
(vixen) hunting rabbits in EWT reserve. Web Author.
24/04/02
Two
Tree Island 07:00 - 08:15:
30 Avocet, 3 Ringed Plovers, 15+ Whitethroats, 1 Sedge Warbler,
1 Cuckoo male, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Whimbrel.
Tony Howells.
Wat Tyler Country
Park, 08:00 to 09:00:
1 Bearded Tit (male), 1 Turtle Dove.
Chris Lewis
(SOG).
Vange
Marsh, 09:00 to 10:00:
32 Ruddy Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover.
Chris Lewis
(SOG).
Hadleigh Country Park , 1300-1400:
In bushes parallel to the Railway line,
40 + Whitethroats and on the usual Railway cables near the marsh crossing a
Cuckoo. Roger Shinn.
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 16:00 - 18:00:
5 Whimbrel and 10 Yellow Wagtail showing well on the end pool, also 3
Little Egret, 2 Cuckoo, 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Blackcap , 2
Sedge Warbler, 6 Corn bunting. Jeff Elliott
Friars
Park, Shoebury, 17:15 - 18:05: 6
Goldfinch (in field), 1 Pied Flycatcher (in field), 2 Long-tailed
Tit. Kerri Webb.
Hadleigh
Downs,
19:00: 1 Swallow of telephone wires by Salvation Army Farm centre off Castle Lane. 2 more
Swallows weaving over the saddle back east of the Castle. David Lee.
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 17:00 - 19:30:
5 Avocet, 3 Little Egret, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Common
Sandpiper, 3 Little Grebe, 4 Pochard, 1 Northern Shoveler,1
Kestrel, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler (several
heard) 20+ Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Linnet, 2 male 1 female Reed
Bunting, c10 Goldfinch, 1 Long-tailed Tit. Steve Giles and Laurie Platt.
Wakering
Stairs, Haven Point, 18:40 - 19:45: 2 Common Tern, 4 Wheatear (all male), 3
Sedge Warbler. Web Author.
Two
Tree Island (West), 19:00 to 20:00:2 Stonechat (including the pale one which was singing).
Chris Lewis (SOG).
Vange
Marsh, 18:00 to 20:00:
8 Little Gull (At least 8 there this evening, per Simon Buckle.).
Two
Tree Island
Avocets: We
have had a report from Martin Johnson that there are ringed Avocets on the Two
Tree island lagoon. Martin says 'One of the birds has a numbered yellow ring on the right tarsus. I could not read the number with my telescope'.
Also an observer the same day reported that one Avocet had a yellow ring on one leg and a green and yellow ring on the other leg.
If anyone is able to confirm the ring numbers or colour sequence we will be able
to publish the life histories of these birds on our pages.
23/04/02
Fleet Head,
Wakering 17:00 to 19:20: 1 Little Ringed Plover (showing well on the end
pool - see photo above), 4
Little Egret, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Reed Bunting (males along the road), 18
Yellow Wagtail, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 4
Whimbrel, 6 Black-tailed Godwit. Steve Arlow (SOG). Also;
1 Barn Owl on Rushley island and 1 distant Marsh Harrier on Potton
Island, Sedge Warbler. Web Author.
Fleet Head,
Wakering 10:20 - 12:40: 4 Little Egret, 12 Yellow
Wagtail, 41 Black-tailed Godwit (On Barling Creek), 2 Whimbrel, 2
Avocet. Harry Carmichael (SOG).
Belfairs
N.R. 08:30 to 08:35: 1 Nightingale (singing).
Tony Mead.
Walton on the Naze 10:00 - 15:00: Bushes on the Naze
Whitethroat c.20, Sedge Warbler 10+, Willow Warbler, Blackcap,
Sparrowhawk, Sand Martins c.30 from cliffs. Avocets 18 on pool and
Wheatears 3 (2m and 1f) on beach at Stone Point. Les & Jean Curtis.
22/04/02
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 10:00 - 12:15:
1 Turtle
Dove, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 6 Pied Avocet,
2 Whimbrel, 4 Little Egret, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2
Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting, Common Teal, 2 Shoveler,
Goldfinch, 2 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo. John Atfield, Web Author.
Fleet Head,
Wakering,
15:00 to 16:00: 15
Yellow Wagtail, 1 Ruff, 2 Avocet, 1 Whimbrel, 10
Linnet. Andrew Woodhouse,
Essex Ranger Service.
Wakering Rubbish
Tip, 16:00 to
16:30: 5 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat. Andrew
Woodhouse,
Essex Ranger Service.
Two
Tree Island
(West), 18:00 to 19:00:
2 Whimbrel. Chris Lewis (SOG).
Two
Tree Island
19:45: Cuckoo heard. Andy Jarrett.
Hadleigh Marsh: One Cuckoo flying west seen
from train 07.48 hrs.Martin Johnson.
Monday 22 April 2002
Belfairs
N.R.
19:20
- 20:30: 1 Nightingale (singing in Dodd's Grove), 1
Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Bullfinch (male), 1
Whitethroat. Paul
Griggs, Steve Arlow, Mike Bailey (SOG).
Belfairs
N.R.
08:00: 1
Nightingale (singing in Dodd's Grove). Tony Mead.
Belfairs Golf
Course, 08:00: 1
Wood Warbler (singing by 18th tee). Tony
Mead.
Marshes behind
Dome/Hockley Mobile Home Park: 2
Curlew, 6 Shelduck 3 Oystercatcher, Redshank and Kestrel.
Ron and Liz Cope.
21/04/02 (first report of Turtle Dove and Lesser
Whitethroat)
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 17:00 - 19:10:
Turtle Dove,
1 singing from the wires along the road, Sedge Warbler 1 singing from
bushes about 50 yards along the MOD road from the car park (also there yesterday
morning). Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 on telegraph post along the MOD
road, 5 Avocet, 4 Little Egret, 20+ Yellow Wagtails,
4 Whimbrel, 1 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwits in summer
plumage, 2 Greenshank, 4 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Ruff,
Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover flying around calling. Also a very
leucistic Black-headed Gull (beware of Mediterranean Gull pitfall). Steve
Arlow (SOG).
Hadleigh Country Park,
07:15 - 09:30: 2 Cuckoo,
10+ Blackcap, 15+ Whitethroat, Tawny Owl roosting. both
Cuckoos, were on cables above railway, together. Tony Howells.
Vange
Marsh: Adult summer Little Gull
(still showing some white flecking in the hood), 4 Common Terns and a
Green Sandpiper. Steve Arlow (SOG).Sunday 21 April 2002
Vange
Marsh,
11:15 to 13:00 : 4 Common
Tern, 1 Little Gull (adult nearly in full summer plumage), 14 Ruddy
Duck, 5 Canada Goose, 1 Kestrel, 1
Green Sandpiper, 1 Reed Bunting. Paul Griggs, Steve
Arlow (SOG).
Wat Tyler Country
Park: Cuckoo, several
Common Whitethroats, Cetti's Warbler (seen but not heard). Also One
Tree Hill singing Lesser Whitethroat. Richard Chew.
News from East
Tilbury: Wader numbers at East
Tilbury today were minimal - two Avocets, 7 Oystercatchers, and
two Curlew. Other observers had Whimbrel and Black-tailed
Godwit the same day, but in very small numbers. Yellow Wagtails
present in small numbers and a few hirundines - four Swallows and three
Sand Martins - were seen. Other passerines included 6 Corn Buntings,
Reed Warbler, and a notable influx of Common Whitethroats. Little
on the river except for a few Common Terns moving upstream. David Jobbins Birds
of East Tilbury Website.
Abberton
Reservoir: Summer plumage Red-necked
Grebe reported from Tony Soper Hide. Also 12 Nightingales in the area
around the Visitor Centre.
20/04/02 (first report of Sedge Warbler)
Vange
Marsh,
08:30 - 09:15: Common Tern,
Male Hen (possible Montagu's') Harrier, A
pair of Great Crested Grebes displaying, Little Egret. Steve
Hiscock.
Hadleigh Country Park: 2 Sedge Warblers, 15+
Blackcaps, 6 Whitethroats, 10+ Chiffchaffs, 2 Cuckoos.
Steve Bunn,
Essex Ranger Service.
Wakering Stairs (road only) 11:50 12:40: 1
Cuckoo, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer. 1 female Reed
Bunting. Web Author.
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 17:00 - 18:00:
2 Little
Egret, 4 Spotted Redshank, 2 Whimbrel, 8 Avocet, 10
Oystercatchers, about 20 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Common Whitethroats.
John Wright (SOG).
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 13:00 - 15:15: 3 Little
Egret, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1
Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 4 Pied Avocet, 1 Spotted Redshank,
Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, c.20 Yellow
Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Common
Whitethroat, 1 male Reed Bunting. Steve Hiscock, Web Author.
Vange
Marsh,
17:00 to 18:00: 2
Little Ringed Plover, 3 Sand Martin, 20 Ruddy Duck. Chris
Lewis (SOG).
19/04/02
Gunners
Park: 4 Wheatear, 2
Whitethroat. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Hadleigh Country Park: 1 House Martin over
chapel lane car park 8am. Steve Bunn,
Essex Ranger Service.
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 13:15 - 14:45:
3 Little
Egret, 1 Marsh-harrier, 11 Pied Avocet, 3 Spotted Redshank
(incl. one summer plumage), Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 23
Yellow Wagtail, 1 Common Whitethroat, Goldfinch, 4 Corn
Bunting. Web Author.
Fleet Head,
Wakering,
10 Spotted
Redshank, 1 Ruff, 14 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Hen Harrier
((ring-tail) on Rushley). Chris Lewis (SOG).
Shoebury East
Beach, 18:00: 42 Great Crested
Grebe. Chris Lewis (SOG).
Two
Tree Island 14:00 - 17:45:
50+
Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone,
Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover, 6 Grey Plover,
18 Avocet, Sedge Warbler, pr Stonechat, 3 Whitethroat,
4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greylag Geese flying east. East of island:
Whitethroat, 6 Little Grebe , flock of 36 Curlew and 1
Whimbrel with same, on salt marsh (south). Tony Howells.
18/04/02
Hadleigh Marsh,
07:30: 1 Cuckoo. Tim Shaw.
Gunners
Park, Shoeburyness, 18:30 - 19:45: 5 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin,
2 Whitethroat, 4 Eider. Tony Howells.
17/04/02
(first Cuckoos reported)
Hadleigh
Downs, 08:00: 1 Willow Warbler.
Steve Bunn,
Essex Ranger Service.
Hadleigh
Downs, 09:00 to 10:30: 2 Bullfinch
(pair), 2 Kestrel (pair), 10 Blackcap, 1 Swallow. Andrew
Woodhouse,
Essex Ranger Service.
Gunners
Park, 14:00 - 15:30:
Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 1 female Eider off sea wall, 2 Common
Tern, 1 Tree
Pipit heard. Web Author.
Fleet Head,
Wakering, 17:25 to 19:15:
5
Swallow, 35 Yellow Wagtail (around the Avocet Pool), 1 Cuckoo (calling),
3 Spotted Redshank, (summer plumaged), 1
Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Avocet, 5 Little Egret, 1 Tadorna sp. (The hybird Australian Shelduck that has
dubious parentage). Steve
Arlow
(SOG).
Fleet Head,
Wakering,
16:30 - 18:45: 6
Avocets, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Little Egrets,
Dunlin, 20+ Yellow Wagtail, Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit,
hybrid
Shelduck. Tony Howells.
Canvey
Island, 19:15 to 20:30: 1 Cuckoo, 2 Sedge
Warbler, 6 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting. Andrew
Woodhouse,
Essex Ranger Service.
Canvey
Island,
18:15: 1 Swallow. Ron
Galliers.
Hadleigh Marsh
11:10 - 13:50: 1 Heron, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Blue
Tits, pair of Great Tits, 2 Skylarks, 2 Kestrels (hovering above downs) and also the call of a
Cuckoo. Brian Radford.
Benfleet
Creek: 2 Little Egrets. Brian
Radford.
16/04/02
Fleet Head,
Wakering,
13:30 - 15:30: 2 Little
Egret, Common
Shelduck, Common Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Kestrel, 3
Pied Avocet, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Ruff (one very close to
summer plumage and one spring male with solid white head and neck), 14 Yellow Wagtail (by 'avocet pool' all around
drinking trough on farm track), Goldfinch, 2 male Reed Bunting.
Web Author. Also 17:30 - 19:45: 6 Pied Avocet,
1 Common Snipe, 1 Swallow, 20+ Yellow Wagtail (in same area as above), 2
Pied Wagtail, 1 Little
Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 6 Black-tailed
Godwit, 10 Pochard, c15 Goldfinch,
3 Little
Egret. Steve Giles, Christine Dell, Web Author.
Gunners
Park, Shoeburyness, 14:30 - 16:30:
Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5
Eider all female, 3 Common Tern, approx 400 Oystercatcher, 3
Turnstone, 2 Redshank, 20+ Great Crested Grebe, 1
Swallow. Tony Howells.
Gunners
Park, 15:00 to 16:30: 1 Tree
Pipit, 3 Common Tern, 5 Eider.
Harry Carmichael (SOG).
Gunners Park:
Several Common
Whitethroat. Philip Anderson.
15/04/02
Buttsbury. N of
Billericay: Golden Plover
flock now up to 200 with 150 Stock Dove. plus 20+ pheasants. Kevin
Rees.
Fleet Head,
Wakering,
18:15 - 19:30: 20+ Yellow
Wagtail (in one group), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 6
Avocet, 2 Little Egret, c50 Shelduck, 2 Kestrel, 2
Swallow, 3 Hares. Steve Giles.
Near Wakering, 19:00: Cetti's Warbler,
Whitethroat. Web Author.
14/04/02
(first Sedge Warbler reported)
Two
Tree Island, 17:50 - 18:40:
2 Sedge Warblers singing in bushes to the far end near
hide.3 Stonechat. Steve Wood.
Two
Tree Island, 09:40 - 10:30: 24 Avocets, 3
Redshank, 2 Oystercatchers, 2
Linnet, Skylark, 50+ Teal, 6 Shelduck, 6 Mallard, 1
Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew,
4 Moorhen. Ron & Liz Cope.
Two
Tree Island
(West), 10:20 to 11:45: 1
Sedge Warbler, 2 Stonechat (males), 8 Linnet, 2 Gadwall
(pair). Andrew Woodhouse, Essex Ranger Service.
Hadleigh Marsh, 14:30 to 16:00: 4
Lapwing, 1 Stonechat (male), 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Gadwall (Pair. Same ones as on Two Tree in morning ?)
Andrew Woodhouse, Essex Ranger Service.
Wakering Stairs, 09:00 to 15:30: 48 Great Crested Grebe (Inshore on high tide), 2
Little Egret, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Eider. Harry
Carmichael (SOG).
Rochford, Aviation
Way: 2 Whitethroat in brambles by security hut. Tony
Howells.
Ashingdon: Brambling in back garden. Steve Sanford web Author.
Vange
Marsh: Green Sandpiper 2 ( the Black-necked Grebes, Garganey and
Little Ringed Plovers are gone). Steve Arlow (SOG).
Canvey
Island, Westend: Short-eared Owl 1,
Black-tailed Godwit 132 in Hole
Haven Creek, Swallow 2 over, Whitethroat 1 or 2, Blackcap 1,
Stonechat 1
pair. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Paglesham Lagoon/River
Roach: 7 Great Crested
Grebe, 1 Little Egret, Shelduck, Gadwall, Wigeon,
Shoveler, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, 8
Red-Breasted Merganser (4m,4F),c.20 Ruddy Duck, Kestrel,
Red-Legged Partridge, c.50 Grey Plover, Dunlin, Redshank,
Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 3 Swallow,
Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush, Linnet.
Steve Sanford, Dave Watson.
Cherry Orchard
Lane, Rochford 13:30 - 14:00: 4
Yellowhammer. Steve and Corrina Giles.
Fleet Head,
Wakering,
16:00 - 17:30:
9 Avocet, 1 Little Egret, c50 Shelduck, 1 Ruff, 3
Black Tailed Godwit (in summer plumage), 2 Swallow, 11 Yellow
Wagtail, 1 male Reed Bunting, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Barn
Owl on Potten Island. Steve and Corrina Giles.
Billericay Area, 15:00: In a newly raked/seeded
field quarter mile north of the ford that crosses the road between Billericay
and Stock/Ingatestone, to the left of the stream where the stream almost bends
next to the road. 55 Golden Plover almost all in full summer plumage.
I've never seen so many together this far south at this time of year (and this
far inland). Kevin Rees.
Hanningfield Reservoir, 11:30 - 13:00: 1
Black-necked Grebe, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Garganey, 4
Red-crested Pochard (2 male, 2 female), Swallow, Blackcap,
Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch. Web Author.
13/04/02
(first Whitethroat reported)
Gunners
Park: Green Woodpecker,
Chiffchaff. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Near Wakering: 1 Cetti's
Warbler singing.
Steve Arlow (SOG).
Wakering Stairs: 2nd year male Marsh Harrier
flew in off the sea, Willow Warbler in the bushes along the road, 3
Little Egrets, Eiders 3
Two
Tree Island: 30+ Avocets, 27 Brent
Geese, Short-eared Owl on Canvey Tip, 2 Stonechat males
including the pale male still, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Snipe.
Steve Arlow (SOG).
Vange
Marsh, 14.30 - 15.30: 2
Black-necked Grebes still present, plus
drake Garganey, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Green Sandpiper,
20+ Swallows. John Wright (SOG).
Two
Tree Island
(West), 18.30: Short eared Owl
flew across the creek towards Newlands, Canvey. John Wright (SOG).
Ashingdon, back garden, 10:00: adult
male winter Brambling in garden on various
occasions throughout the morning. Steve Sanford.
Cherry Orchard
Lane, old brickworks 11:30: 5
Yellowhammer. Steve Sanford, Web Author.
Wakering Stairs
13:00: 1 male Yellowhammer
in first row of bushes from entrance. Web Author.
Two
Tree Island, 06:15 - 07:45: 30+ Avocets.
Sedge Warbler, Corn Bunting, Meadow Pipit, Gadwall.. Tony
Howells.
Friars
Park, Shoebury: 2 Goldfinches in my back garden
(at the back of Friars park). Kerri Webb.
12/04/02
Cherry Orchard
Lane,
Rochford
08:10:
1 female Black Redstart (on concrete
blocks by entrance to old brickworks), 5 Yellowhammer. Web Author.
Hadleigh, 12:00: 1 Great Crested Grebe (on farm reservoir at bottom of Chapel Lane).
Andrew Woodhouse, Essex Ranger Service.
Gunners
Park, 15:00 - 16:30: 1 Redwing,
Chiffchaff. Tony Howells.
Priory
Park, 16:45 to 17:30: 1 Blackcap (m.), 1 Green Woodpecker (f.), 1
Sparrowhawk (f.), 1 Sparrowhawk (m. Earl's Hall at 14.50).
Harry Carmichael (SOG).
11/04/02
(first Grey Wagtail
reported)
Gunners
Park, 18:00 19:30: 1 female
Black Redstart on rubble on sea wall, right of hole in fence) 1
Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2
Goldfinch, c25 Linnet, 9 Pied Wagtail. Steve Giles.
Cherry Orchard
Lane:
2 Black Redstart, 3 Yellowhammer.
Tony Howells.
Priory
Park, 10:50 to 12:25:
2 Blackcap (m., f,. Singing), 2
Grey Wagtail (Displaying), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk.
Harry
Carmichael
(SOG).
Southend 07:45: Sparrowhawk (male?) flew
from flats on corner of Southchurch and Bournemouth Park Road. Web Author.
10/04/02
Westcliff Leisure
Centre, 08:25 to 08:30: 8 Great
Crested Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd-summer). Paul Griggs (SOG).
Wat Tyler Country
Park: Seen from
Wat Tyler marine looking over to Fobbing Marsh at about 1-30 today, 1 Marsh
Harrier low flying above reed bed. Jes
Morley.09/04/02
Hockley
Woods, 16:00 - 17:30: Treecreeper,
Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush.
Tony Howells.
Vange
Marsh, 17:35 to
19:25: 2 Black-necked Grebe (Summer and winter plumaged birds present), 8
Swallow, 1 Sand Martin, 9 Ruddy Duck (4 males and 5 females), 1
Blackcap (singing male near old woodyard in hawthorns). Steve Arlow
(SOG).
Wat Tyler Country
Park, 08:00: 2
Cetti's Warbler (Two birds singing). Pete
Watson.
Priory
Park: 2 Grey Wagtail, 2
Goldfinch, 6 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush. Steve Sanford.
Vange
Marsh, 13:30 to 13:40: 2
Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe,
5 Ruddy Duck. Paul Baker (SOG).
Gunners
Park, 14:15: 1 Grey Heron, 1 male
Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 4 Song Thrush.
Web Author.
Rayleigh, 18:00: 1 Swallow.
Paul Baker (SOG).
Hanningfield Reservoir
17:20: 1 Swallow
heading south. Kevin rees.08/04/02 (first
Black Redstart reported)
Gunners
Park, 12:45 to 14:00: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1
Black Redstart, 15 Linnet, 2 Green Woodpecker.
Paul Griggs, Don Petrie (SOG).
Vange
Marsh, 14:00: 2 Little Ringed Plover,
2 Black-necked Grebe. Steve Hiscock.
Southend, 16:00 to 16:05: 1 Sparrowhawk (Flew over Victoria Circus. ).
John Wright (SOG).
Hadleigh Country Castle
Park, Chapel Lane car
park, 13:30: 2 Swallows heading north. Steve Bunn, Web Author.
Vange
Marsh, 10:00 to 11:00: 2 Black-necked Grebe (1 summer plumage 1 winter plumage), 2
Ruddy Duck (a pair), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Blackcap (male singing).
Chris Lewis (SOG).
07/04/02 (first Common Tern reported)
Benfleet
Creek: 1 Common
Tern, (1st Sighting this spring). Web Author.
Gunners
Park, 10:30 - 11:30: 1
Black Redstart female (could
be 1st summer male as saw hint of white in wing),
Redwing 1 - at far left of reserve area
Sarah Costeloe and Steve Blackburn.
Paglesham, 11:25 to 11:35: 1
Little Owl (seen very well on the corner by West Hall Farm track). Steve
Arlow (SOG). 06/04/02
Punchbowl Pub,
Paglesham 19:00 - 20:00:
2 Swallows over pub prior to evening meal and pair of
Little Owls near pub after (better than
dessert!). Web Author, Christine Dell.
Southend
Pier, 11:00 - 13:00: 2 Mediterranean
Gull, 1 Guillemot. Andrew Cox
Wat Tyler Country
Park, 10:00 to 11:00:
2 Green Sandpiper (On the tidal creek.), 6 Chiffchaff, 3
Blackcap. John Wright (SOG).
Near Wakering: 1 Cetti's
Warbler. Web Author.
Priory
Park, 12:15 to 13:25:
1 Blackcap (f.), 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Harry Carmichael (SOG).
Abberton
Reservoir, 08:00:
Great Northern Diver from Abberton Church also 4 Garganey
(2 from Layer-de-la-Haye c/w and 2 from hides), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 5
Yellow Wagtails, 300+ Sand Martins, 10+ Swallows, 30+
Goldeneye, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Dunlin and
1 Common Sandpiper. Also reported - Little Gull, Ruddy Shelduck
& 4 Common Scoters. Stephen Patmore. 05/04/02
(first report of House Martin)
Gunners
Park, 10:00 to 11:30:
2 Green Woodpecker (Both male), 1 Sparrowhawk (m.), 35 Linnet.
Harry Carmichael, Andrew Woodhouse (SOG).
Coalhouse
Fort: 1 Wheatear.
Kevin Rees.
Gunners
Park: 1 House Martin. Kevin Rees
Hanningfield Reservoir: 2 Sand Martin, 1
Yellow Wagtail, several Chiffchaff, 5 Red
Crested Pochard (3m +2F). Kevin Rees.
Abberton
Reservoir Nature Reserve/Layer
Breton & Layer-de-la-Haye Causeway's 11:40 to 17:00: 9 Great Crested
Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Black Swan (Escape's), 11 Mute
Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Herring Gull (1 ad, 1 2y), 45 Coot,
63 Mallard (37 Drake's, 26 Female's), 29 Canada Goose, 5 Pied
Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail, 12
Chaffinch (8 Male's, 4 Female's), 28 Ruddy Duck (18 Drake's, 10
Female's), 89 Tufted Duck (53 Drake's, 36 Female's), 5 Shelduck,
23 Greylag Goose, 7 Pochard (7 Male's), 16 Cormorant, 3
Moorhen, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Wood Pigeon, 13 Goldeneye (5
Drake's, 8 Female's), 7 Gadwall (4 Drake's, 3 Female's), 8 Teal (3
Drake's, 5 Female's), 5 Common Pheasant (5 Male's), 2 Magpie, 21
Black-headed Gull, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Greenfinch,
1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 1 Little Grebe, 2
Garganey (1 Drake, 1 Female), 1 Wigeon (Male), 1
Barnacle Goose (Escape), 1 Sedge Warbler
(Heard Only), 1 Kestrel (Male), 2 Blackbird (1 Male, 1 Female), 1
Skylark, 1 Jay, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap
(Male). Also: Possible Nightingale heard at 17:00 (Reserve Closing Time)
Butterflies: 2 Comma. Paul Levey, Andrea Green.
Chigborough Lakes Nature Reserve 17:35 to 19:25: 2 Common Pheasant
(1 Male, 1 Female), 4 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 5
Greylag Goose, 5 Magpie, 21 Wood Pigeon, 7 Tufted Duck
(4 Drake's, 3 Female's), 4 Moorhen, 9 Ruddy Duck (5 Drake's, 4
Female's), 33 Coot, 4 Mallard (2 Drake's, 2 Female's), 3 Blue
Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Green
Woodpecker, 5 Mute Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1
Long-tailed Tit, 6 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Gadwall
(2 Drake's, 2 Female's), 1 Collared Dove, 2 Chaffinch (1 Male, 1
Female), 1 Blackbird (Male), 1 Great Tit, 2 Canada Goose, 2
Pochard (2 Drake's), 1 Starling, 9 Sand Martin. Paul Levey,
Andrea Green.
04/04/02 (first Reed Warbler reported)
Two
Tree Island (West), 18:00 to
19:00:
1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Stonechat (the pale male still present), 1
Reed Warbler (in brambles 200 yards west of the scout hut). Steve Arlow
(SOG).
Leigh on Sea, 17:30: 1 Blackcap (Male; in my garden.).
John Wright (SOG).
Gunners
Park, 18:30 - 19:15: 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk,
2 Fieldfare, 11 Pied Wagtail, 27 Linnet, 3 Long-tailed
Tit. Steve Giles, Web Author.
Benfleet
Creek, 09:00: ( near Benfleet station from C2C train)
Little Egret. Just past the station, Little Grebe. Gary Jackson.
Fingringhoe
Wick: Nightingale reported. 03/04/02
(first Swallow and Willow Warbler reported)
Gunners
Park, 10:00 - 11:00: Swallow
1, Redwing 1, Little Egret 1. Chris Cook.
Gunners
Park, 18:00 19:00: 1 Grey Heron, 2
Green Woodpecker, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 male Wheatear, 1
Blackcap (around pond), 21 Linnet. Steve Giles, Web Author.
Gunners
Park, 17:50 to 18:30:
31 Linnet, 1 Wheatear. Don Petrie (SOG).
Wat Tyler Country
Park,
13:40 to 16:10: 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (singing males), 3
Ruddy Duck (2 drakes and 1duck). Don Petrie (SOG).
Barling
Pits, 16:50 to 17:40: 1 Yellow Wagtail
(male), 2 Little Egret. Don Petrie (SOG).
Priory
Park, 17:30 to 18:20:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m. and f.). Harry Carmichael] (SOG).
Hadleigh
Downs, 08:00 to 08:00: 1 Willow
Warbler, 1 Swallow (reported). Andrew
Woodhouse, Steve Bunn Essex Ranger Service
Two
Tree Island, 17:45 - 18:30: 2 Short Eared
Owls fighting over west side of road with one flying off to kent, close views and film of quartering adult.
Steve Wood.
Wat Tyler Country
Park, 14:50 to 15:15: 1 Water Rail (heard calling in front of main hide).
Paul Baker (SOG).
Abberton
Reservoir: Common Tern reported.
Bradwell Bird Observatory/Sales Point 11:40 to 15:10: 12
Skylark, 2 Common Pheasant (2 Male's), 6 Blue Tit, 8 Greenfinch, 1
Black-headed Gull, 2 Chaffinch (2 Male's), 7 Wood Pigeon, 4
Reed Bunting (4 Male's), 48 Dunlin, 23 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 3
Ringed Plover, 1 Robin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel, 2
Carrion Crow, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Coot, 1 Herring Gull
(2y). Paul Levey, Andrea Green.
Hanningfield Reservoir
Nature Reserve 16:10 to 18:10: 44
Tufted Duck (25 Drake's, 19 Female's), 3 Red-crested Pochard (2 Drake's, 1
Female), 20 Coot, 6 Canada Goose, 6 Black-headed Gull, 4 Moorhen, 11
Cormorant, 5 Chaffinch (3 Male's 2 Female's), 10 Great Crested
Grebe, 4 Gadwall (2 Drake's, 2 Female's), 3 Little Grebe, 2 Grey
Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Goldeneye (3 Drake's, 3 Female's), 5 Carrion
Crow, 1 Chiffchaff (Heard Only), 1 Herring Gull (2y), 14 Mallard (10 Drake's, 4 Female's), 3
Robin, 3 Greylag Goose, 1 Dunnock, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 3
Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Wood Pigeon, 1 Blue Tit, 1
Willow Warbler, 1 Magpie, 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard Only).
Mammals: 6 Grey Squirrel, 1 Rabbit, 1 Fox. Paul Levey, Andrea Green.
02/04/02
Priory
Park, 13:15: 1 Green Woodpecker.
Steve Sanford. 01/04/02
Gunners
Park, 11:30 to 12:30:
2 Tree Pipit. John Wright (SOG).
Gunners
Park, 11:00: 1 female Wheatear.
Sarah Costeloe & Steve
Blackburn.
Barling
Pits, 10:30 to 11:15: 11 Ruff.
John Wright (SOG).
River Roach 13:15 - 15:45: Little Grebe,
Great Crested Grebe (4), Shelduck (84), Gadwall,
Pintail (4,2M,2F), Shoveler, Teal, Tufted Duck,
Red Breasted Merganser (9,7M,2F), Grey Plover (11), Dunlin,
Curlew, Stock Dove, Green Woodpecker, Skylark
(67), Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail (11), Mistle Thrush (3),
Reed Bunting, Corn Bunting. Steve Sanford.
Wakering
Stairs, Haven Point, 14:15 to 14:45: 71
Sanderling, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Little Egret. At Wakering
Stairs 15:30 to 16:30: 4 Chiffchaff (3 along Cupid's Chase, 1 by the
watchtower), 1 Sparrowhawk. Don Petrie (SOG).
Wakering
Stairs, Haven Point, 15:00: 3 Little
Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, c.70 Sanderling. Web Author.
Hadleigh Marsh, 10:00 to 11:00:
1 Pochard (female), 6 Corn Bunting, 2 Mute Swan. Andrew
Woodhouse, Essex Ranger Service
Hanningfield Reservoir, 16:45: 5 Red Crested
Pochard (3 male 2 female). Peter Hirst.
Hanningfield Reservoir: 50 +
Sand Martins, 1 Slavonian Grebe still
in winter plumage. 4 Chiffchaff. Tony Leader.
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