31/08/01
Gunners Park, Shoeburyness 07:45 - 10:00: 1
Grey Heron, 1 juvenile Montagu's Harrier
over at 13:05, 1 male Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Common Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 1
Wheatear, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2
Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 12
Goldfinch. I was watching one of the Whinchat when it suddenly gave an
alarm call and dived into the gorse bushes three feet from my head hotly
pursued by the Sparrowhawk. The Sparrowhawk exploded into the bush behind the
Whinchat and there followed 7 seconds of flying feathers, leaves and bits of
twig. The Sparrowhawk then emerged without its intended victim. Whinchat 1 -
Sparrowhawk 0 on this occasion!. Also at 19:00 Hobby. Web Author.
30/08/01
Gunners Park, Shoeburyness (EWT reserve) 17:15 - 18:45:
1 Lapwing, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Common Redstart, 1
Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush.
Web Author.
29/08/01/
Gunners Park, Shoeburyness pm: 7 Mistle
Thrush, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatears, Garden Warbler, the male
Common Redstart still
present and 2 Green Woodpeckers. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Two Tree Island: 1 Common Snipe on Lagoon
in the company of large numbers of Lapwing and 37 Greenshank, 1
Adult & 3 Juvenile Sandwich Terns off Slipway. Terry Strong.
Fobbing Road area: Hobby 5.00pm. Jim
Cockram.
28/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering 19:00-21:00: 7 Avocet,
5 Little Egret, 5 Ruff, 18 Shelduck, Barn Owl.
Steve Giles.
27/08/01
Gunners Park: 1 Wryneck (from 11.20 to 11.40am) c. 8
Whinchat, male Common
Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatchers (1 in the reserve in the same bush as the
Redstart), 2 Pied Flycatchers (1 around the bumps by the compound and the
other in the sycamores south of the small entrance gate ), c.5 Willow
Warblers, 2 Garden Warblers, 11 Whitethroats, 1-2 Lesser Whitethroats, 5
Wheatear and 2 Green Woodpeckers. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Wakering Stairs pm: 94 Greenshank on the run in at Havengore Creek, 204
Sanderling, 1 moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Knot, 8
Little Egrets, 3 Willow Warblers, 5 Whinchat at Haven
Point with a male Stonechat. Steve Arlow
(SOG).
Paglesham Lagoons: Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, c.140 Ringed Plover, c.15
Black-tailed Godwit, 40 Redshank, 6 Wheatear, 4 Reed Warbler and
Yellowhammer.
Steve Sanford.
The Fleet, Wakering: 5 Little Egrets, 7
Whimbrel, 6 Greenshank, 15 Ruff, 6 Green Sandpipers,
20 Black-tailed Godwits, 10 Whinchat together by Potton Bridge,
Sparrowhawk, Hobby. John Wright (SOG).
Hadleigh Marsh 16.00hrs: Carrion Crow 3,
Kestrel 1, Wood Pigeon 2, Whinchat 7 on barbed wire and
posts of fence, Lapwing 80 resting on field
Hadleigh Ray Two Tree Island 16.10 - 20.10hrs: Shelduck 4
juveniles, Black tailed Godwit 46 - one had orange band est. 15-20mm
deep on tibia of each leg no numbering visible, Cormorant 1, Yellow
legged Gull 2, Greenshank 6, Common Sandpiper 11, Avocet
4, Whimbrel 5, Curlew ca 700 resting on TTI saltings and at
least 300 more flying around in Canvey Point area making c.1,000 in locality
from 18.50hrs, Grey Heron 4, all adult, Little Egret 17,
Little Tern 14, Common Tern 1. Martin Johnson.
Two Tree Island: Approximately 15 Little
Egrets, At least 200 Curlew, At least 200 Ringed Plover, c.5
Little Tern, c.5 Common Tern, 2 Whitethroats. Neil
Pavett.
The Fleet, Wakering 17:45-20:15: juvenile
Marsh Harrier, 7 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green
Sandpiper, 3 Spotted Redshank, 6 Ruff, 14 Shelduck, 4
Whimbrel, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, c.20 Corn
Bunting, 5 Turtle Dove. Steve Giles.
East Tilbury: 1 Marsh Harrier, 6 Arctic Skuas, a
Wheatear and several Whinchats. Brian Holwell, Paul Frampton.
26/08/01
The Fleet - Wakering 08:00 - 09:20: 1 female
Marsh Harrier, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 1
Little Tern, 3 Turtle Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker,
Goldfinch. Web Author.
Gunners Park - Shoebury 10:15: 2 Wheatear.
Web Author.
East Tilbury: Good numbers of Black Terns
up river, also Sandwich and 8 Little Terns. Arctic Skua
at about 11.30, chasing terns and lingering on the river. Waders: 6 Curlew
Sandpipers, three Little Stints and 220 Avocets. Also report
of Great Skua. David Jobbins.
25/08/01
Gunners Park, Shoebury pm:
Pied Flycatcher in bushes by end car park. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Also 16:00: 3 Wheatear, 2 Mistle Thrush. Web Author.
Wakering Stairs from Havengore Point 15:30 - 17:30:
On the rising tide 5 Curlew Sandpipers ( 2 moulting adults and 3
juveniles ), 152 Sanderling, 48 Greenshank, an Adult
Mediterranean Gull ( had green ring on left leg and shiny metal ring on
the right but bird was to far away to read any numbers ), 2 juvenile Knot,
Common Sandpiper, 40+ Dunlin, 50+ Ringed Plover, 30+
Golden Plovers flying over, 30+ Little Terns, a juvenile
Kittiwake flew past with a group of Little Terns and an immature
Pomarine Skua was close inshore. Steve Arlow (SOG).
East Tilbury 08:00 - 11:00: Many Common Terns
with several Sandwich, one Black and 4 Little Terns in
flight and a Fulmar up-river, with 15 more Little Terns on the
shore. Sixty-plus Knot, several Curlew Sandpipers and three
Little Stints. Also Turnstone, Black and Bar-tailed Godwit,
10 Greenshank over. Avocets totalled 265-270, in excess of 500
Common Ringed Plover. Two Hobby, a Peregrine,
Sparrowhawk and Kestrel; Whinchat and Wheatear;
Lesser and Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler,
and 50+ Yellow Wagtails. David Jobbins.
Fingringhoe Wick 14:45: Honey Buzzard
reported flying south over the nature reserve.
24/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering 09:00: 2 Little Egret,
Green Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker, Wheatear, Linnet,
Goldfinch. Web Author.
Priory Park 10:40: 5 Spotted Flycatcher.
James Mee, Web Author.
The Fleet, Wakering 17:00 - 18:30: 7 Little
Egrets with a further 8 on Potton Island. 4 Greenshank, 5 Green
Sandpiper, female Marsh Harrier, a Common Sandpiper, 5
Ruff, 5 Avocet and 2 Black Tailed Godwits. Steve Arlow
(SOG).
Wat Tyler Country Park 1845 - 2015: 1
Peregrine Falcon mobbed by Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1
Kestrel, 1 Spotted Redshank, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ruff,
2 Turtle Dove. Steve Hiscock.
23/08/01
Hadleigh Castle Country Park (on marsh): 1
Wheatear, 2 Whinchat. Andrew Woodhouse, Essex Ranger Service.
Wat Tyler Country Park 1845 - 2030: 2
Peregrine Falcon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Spotted Redshank, 4
Green Sandpiper. Steve Hiscock.
22/08/01
Priory Park 13:30: 4 Spotted Flycatchers
by walled garden, 2 Chaffinch. Web Author.
Gunners Park, Shoebury 18:30: 1 Green
Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear. Web Author.
The Fleet - Wakering 19:08 - 19:55: 6 Little
Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 2 (1 female) Marsh
Harrier, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, Goldfinch. Lee
Ebbs and Son, Web Author. We were watching the female Marsh Harrier gliding
low over the banks of New England Island from on top of the old Wakering tip
when a large white bird flew up. I took this in the first instance to be Mute
Swan but as I got the telescope on it it became immediately apparent that the
neck was shorter and had a slight downward kink. Following the bird as it flew
to the north, we could detect a slight darker colour to the edge of the
extreme primaries. Also obvious were the feet that projected out much further
than Little Egret and also downwards. The bird flew with extended neck and
much slower wing beats than Little Egret. We are both happy that this was,
indeed, a juvenile Spoonbill.
Hainault Forest Country Park 07:30: Barred
Warbler reported in bushes by lake.
21/08/01
Two Tree Island 11:00: 1 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk,
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 7 Avocet, 3 Common
Whitethroat. All of the raptor activity seemed to be above the water tower
at the top of Essex Way. Web Author.
Priory Park lunchtime: 6 Spotted Flycatcher
(at least two juveniles). Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs (SOG), Steve Sanford.
The Fleet, Wakering 19:45: 7 Little Egret,
1 Marsh Harrier. Web Author.
20/08/01
Two Tree Island (East) 19:20: 2 Shoveler,
19:40 Flight of 4 Little Egret. Slopes in front of Hadleigh Castle:
08:10 Kestrel. Russ Oliver.
The Fleet, Wakering 08:05: 1 Little Egret,
2 (1 female) Marsh Harrier, 6 Corn Bunting. Web Author.
Gunners Park - Shoebury 10:15: A walk around the
EWT reserve with the Warden produced 1 Grey Heron, 3 juvenile Wheatear,
Linnets and Willow Warbler. Also a rare Brindley Cricket.
Web Author. ( Please forgive me if I have spelt the name of the cricket
species incorrectly, I cannot find this particular species in any of my books
and would appreciate any more information).
Gunners Park, Shoebury 13:30: 1 immature Kittiwake,
1 Lesser Whitethroat. Paul Griggs, Peter Collins (SOG).
Newport (NW Essex): 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted
Flycatchers, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 15+ Willow
Warblers, 10+ Chiffchaffs, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Turtle Doves,
1 Treecreeper, 2 Swifts & 2 Kingfishers. Stephen
Patmore.
19/08/01
Off Canvey Seafront between 11.30am and
1.30pm: 2 Arctic Skuas, a Fulmar, 600+ Common
Terns, 70+ Sandwich Terns, 13 Black Terns, a 1st Winter Mediterranean
Gull and at least 1 Arctic Tern. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Vange Marshes: there were 14 Common Sandpipers, 7 Green
Sandpipers, 7 Ruff and 7 Greenshank, 2 Little Ringed
Plovers, 4 Ruddy Ducks, 49 Pochard, 10+ Swifts and Snipe
while at Canvey Waterside there was a fly-by Hobby. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Wakering Stairs: Sooty
Shearwater at 13.05, (and what was presumably the same bird was
seen passing Foulness 50 mins. later by Mark Wickins), 6 Black Terns.
John Wright (SOG).
Fleet Head: Marsh Harrier (female), 2 Wood
Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 6 Greenshank, 10 Ruff,
1 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Egret, plus Turtle
Dove, Yellow Wagtails. John Wright (SOG).
Wat Tyler Country Park: 1 Little Egret, 18
Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 Green
Sandpipers, 5 Snipe, Ruddy Duck with ducklings, Sparrowhawk.
David Jobbins..
East Tilbury: 1 Pomarine
Skua (juv), 8 Black Terns (part of passage of 42 seen by
other observers who also recorded Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper
and Fulmar). David Jobbins.
Stansted Airport: 1 Osprey
South at 13:37. Stephen Patmore
Newport (NW Essex): 3 Hobbies, 2 Lesser
Redpolls. Stephen Patmore
18/08/01
Benfleet Creek/Hadleigh Ray: Wind light E,
overcast, low tide, (High Water 11.43hrs, 5.6m. 17.00 - 18.10hrs, observations
from sea wall from S Benfleet to western tip of Two Tree Island: Little
Egret 2, Grey Heron 4, Shelduck 5 all juveniles, Mallard
3, Teal 3, Kestrel 3, Oystercatcher 7, Avocet 1, Grey
Plover 14, Lapwing 94, Turnstone 1, Redshank 137, Greenshank
2, Black-tailed Godwit 32, Curlew 3, Whimbrel 3, Black-headed
Gull ca. 650, Common Gull 1, Herring Gull 4, Yellow-legged
Gull 3, Lesser Black-backed Gull 29, Great Black-backed
Gull 54, Little Tern 1. Martin Johnson
Fambridge Area: Hobby: flying over
Fambridge Road, Maldon. 17.30hrs. Observed from my car whilst driving, yet
flew within 10 metres of my vehicle and proceeded to fly along side for a
further 15-20 seconds, more unusually its flight was slightly laboured, due to
its carrying a kill in its talons (appeared to be a small bird ). Mark
Roberts.
17/08/01
Two Tree Island 08:15 - 09:00: Little Egret
1, Golden Plover 26, Curlew Sandpiper 1 adult, Greenshank
2, Whimbrel 3, Paul Griggs & Peter Collins (SOG).
16/08/01
Gunners Park, Shoebury 08:30: 1 Green
Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear. Web Author.
Old Hall Marshes 11:05: c.200 Grey Plover,
1 Whimbrel, c.100 Curlew, 1 Wilson's
Phalarope. Steve Giles, Web Author.
15/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering (from old tip): 9 Little
Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier, 3 Little Tern, 1 Barn Owl, 17
Corn Bunting. Steve Giles, Don Wildish, Web Author.
14/08/01
Wakering Stairs:
Moulting adult summer Curlew Sandpiper, 92 Greenshank,
2 Little Egrets, 7+ Whimbrel, 33 Golden Plovers in
amongst the rusting metal at the point, 53 Sanderling, 5 Yellow
Wagtails, 2 Black Terns, a female Marsh Harrier in off the
sea and an adult Mediterranean Gull. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Two Tree Island 18:00: 6 Little Egret, 7 Greenshank,
4 Whimbrel, 4 adult Yellow legged Gull, 8 Little Tern.
Paul Griggs (SOG).
Two Tree Island Nature Reserve 9.00am: 26 Little
Egret on the filter beds. Steve Brown.
Old Hall Marshes: Wilson's Phalarope reported
at 10:30 and 16:45.
13/08/01
Gunners Park, Shoebury 10:30: 2 adult and 3
juvenile Mistle Thrush, 1 Wheatear. James Mee, Web Author.
Priory Park lunchtime: 2 Spotted Flycatchers,
1 Willow Warbler. Steve Sanford.
The Fleet, Wakering 17:30 - 18:30 first pool only:
2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Ruff, 1 Green
Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Turtle
Dove, c.12 Corn Bunting. Web Author.
Vange Marshes: 4 Ruff, 7 Green
Sandpiper. David Chivers.
Benfleet Creek: 1 Male Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine
Falcon, 1 Wheatear, 5 Little Tern off Two tree Island. David
Chivers.
Old Hall Marshes 10:00: Wilson's
Phalarope reported.
For Information: A Hen Harrier was
reported moving through Bradwell on Sea today, this could be a good time to
start watching Wakering Stairs and The Fleet.
12/08/01
Barling Gravel Pits 09:00 10:00: 1 Little
Egret, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green
Woodpecker, Common Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, Yellowhammer.
Steve Sanford, Web Author.
Hadleigh Country Park: 1 Sand Martin over
the marsh with 2 Swifts, 10 Whitethroats in top field from car
park, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, up to 15 Kestrels, 4 Sparrowhawks
and excellent views of a male Peregrine flying over the seawall and
marsh. Benfleet creek quite productive with 46 Redshank, 5 Black-tailed
Godwits, 1 Whimbrel and 1 Common Sandpiper. Steve Bunn,
Essex Ranger Service.
Two Tree Island Wind SW overcast, High Water 05.21hrs 07.40 - 10.10hrs.
Western Lagoon 07.40-09.50hrs: Avocet 7, Oystercatcher 2
adults, neither sitting on nest site, no young seen, Ringed Plover 2
adults 1 chick, Common Sandpiper 1, Teal 4, Linnet 3, Swallow
1. Martin Johnson.
Benfleet Creek/Hadleigh Ray: Little Tern
1, Grey Plover 3 in summer plumage, Lapwing ca 70, Redshank
ca 60, Oystercatcher 44, Greenshank 2, Whimbrel 2, Curlew
2, Black Tailed Godwit 9, Cormorant 2, Gulls: Great Black
Backed, Lesser Black Backed, Herring, Black Headed,
not counted, Swift 5 flying SW. Martin Johnson.
The Fleet, Wakering 11:30 - 12:00: 2 Little
Egrets, 6 Greensand and one Snipe on scrape just over the
first gate. Kevin Rees.
The Fleet, Wakering 15:00-18:00: 3 Little
Egret, 9 Avocet,15 Shelduck, 7 Ruff, Spotted
Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 5 Common Tern,
3 Little Tern, c.8 Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear. Steve and
Corrina Giles.
The Fleet, Wakering (evening): 1 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Ruff,
5 Green Sandpipers, 6 Little Egrets, 1 Spotted Redshank,
2 Hobbies together, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Whimbrel and 2
female Marsh Harriers. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Two Tree Island 16:00: Yellow legged Gull 4 adults, 1 first
winter, Greenshank 18, Little Egret 1, Whimbrel 1, Golden
Plover 21, Little Tern 33, Paul Griggs (SOG).
Hanningfield Reservoir late pm on the island visible
from Point & Rawl hides: 2 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper,
1 adult Yellow-legged Gull. Nick Green EBWS.
Old Hall Marshes 10:40: Wilson's
Phalarope reported.
11/08/01
Wakering Stairs 06:15 - 08:45: 2 Little Egret,
6 Grey Heron all standing together!, 14 Canada Goose, 2 Marsh
Harrier (1 imm. male, 1 female), 6 Grey Plover, 4 Black-tailed
Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, c.35 Curlew, 5 Greenshank, 6 Knot,
4 Dunlin, 3 Common Tern, 2 Little Tern, 1 imm. Green
Woodpecker, 2 Yellowhammer. All waders were in summer plumage with
the Grey Plover looking particularly attractive. Web Author.
The Fleet, Wakering 09:15 (car park only): 1 Turtle
Dove, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Goldfinch. Web Author.
Near Wakering Stairs 13:45: 2 female Marsh
Harrier, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear. Web Author.
Gunners Park, Shoebury 15:10: 5 Wheatear,
1 Whinchat all in southwest corner of EWT reserve. Web Author.
The Fleet - Wakering 18:30 20:40: 8 Little
Egret including six together on the first pool, c.25 Common Shelduck,
2 female Marsh Harrier, 14 Avocet, 7 Black-tailed Godwit,
1 Golden Plover, 6 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper,
15 Ruff, Common Tern, 2 Little Tern, 1 Turtle Dove,
c.12 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Common Whitethroat, 4 Corn Bunting.
Steve Giles, Web Author.
Two Tree Island pm: on the rising tide from the
car park - 6 Yellow Legged Gulls ( 5 Adults + 1 2nd Winter ). 24 Greenshank,
4 Little Egrets, 14 Golden Plovers and 23 Black Tailed
Godwits. Steve Arlow & Paul Griggs (SOG).
Canvey Hole Haven: Juvenile Stonechat and Little
Egret. Steve Arlow & Paul Griggs (SOG).
Westcliff Seafront: Adult and 2nd Year Mediterranean
Gull Steve Arlow (SOG).
Old Hall Marshes: w/p Wilson's
Phalarope on Irongate Flash 9:30am - 10:30am and then 2:30pm -
3:30pm at least. Also, 2 Peregrines, 2 Marsh Harriers (1m, 1f),
4+ Little Egrets, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpipers,
4+ Common Sandpipers, 6 Greenshanks, 8+ Spotted Redshanks,
30+ Whimbrels, 30+ Black-tailed Godwits, 100+ Golden Plovers,
250+ Grey Plovers, 100+ Dunlin, 500+ Redshanks, 40+ Bar-tailed
Godwits, 1 Turnstone, 100+ Curlews, 20+ Oystercatchers,
100+ Lapwings, 2 Ringed Plovers, 3 Little Terns, 10+ Common
Terns, 2 Ruddy Ducks, 2 Wheatears, 20+ Yellow Wagtails,
3 Green Woodpeckers and 20+ Turtle Doves. Stephen Patmore.
Abberton Reservoir: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser
Whitethroat, 15+ Yellow Wagtails. Stephen Patmore.
10/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering 18:30 - 19:15: 5 Little
Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier (2 female, 2 male), 12 Avocet, 1 Wood
Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 1 Wheatear.1 Whinchat. web Author.
Old Hall Marshes: Wilson's
Phalarope reported.
09/08/01
Pitsea Country .Park 17:45 18:10: Little
Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper 5, Ruddy Duck 2, Snipe,
Ruff, Greenshank, Bearded Tit 2, Little Egret.
Paul Griggs & Steve Arlow (SOG).
Vange Marsh 18:15 18:50: Common Sandpiper
6, Green Sandpiper 6, Ruddy Duck 2, Wood Sandpiper, Ruff
7, Black-tailed Godwit 2, Paul Griggs & Steve Arlow (SOG).
Two Tree Island: Yellow legged Gull, Whimbrel
5, Greenshank 17, Little Egret 8, Little Tern 5, Paul
Griggs & Steve Arlow (SOG)
Vange Marshes, Pitsea: Pectoral
Sandpiper reported yesterday c.2 miles SSW of Basildon at Vange
Marshes 7pm to dusk. Access from A13 3/4 mile W of Pitsea by Harcroft's
Woodyard. Also 2 Wood Sandpipers there.
Old Hall Marshes: Wilson's
Phalarope reported.
08/08/01
Gunners Park, Shoeburyness 18:15:
female Sparrowhawk flew through and disappeared over towards
gardens in Thorpe Bay. Web Author.
Two Tree Island (east end) 20.30 - 21.10: 5
Little Egrets, 30 Mallard, 1 Coot and 1 Little Grebe,
Martin Johnson.
Old Hall Marshes 18:30: Winter plumage Wilson's
Phalarope reported in the middle of Iron Gate Flashes, first seen
08:25
still present at 10:00. Also: 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 juvenile Little
Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lesser
Whitethroat.
07/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering 17:40 - 18:15: 2 Avocet,
3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Green
Sandpiper, 6 Ruff, 6 Turtle Dove, Adult winter Mediterranean
Gull. Paul Griggs & Steve Arlow (SOG).
Oxenham Farm, Wakering 18:30: 2 Wheatear.
Paul Griggs & Steve Arlow (SOG).
Two Tree Island: 26 Little Egret on filter
beds roost. Steve Brown.
For Information: Work has now started on Two Tree
Island, there will be some large holes about so please watch out.
06/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering 12:00 - 13:00: Goldfinch in car park. 2 Green
Woodpeckers,1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Avocet, 4 Ruff, 5 Black-tailed
Godwit, 6 Whimbrel, 2 Little Egret, 4 Greenshank, 6 Sand
Martin, 6 Yellow wagtail, 1 female Shoveler, 2 Kestrel,
1 ferocious Hobby (even had a go at 3 Herons). Kevin Rees.
East Tilbury: Avocets up to 360+, and 83 Yellow-legged
Gulls, 5 Grey Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, Redshanks.
Also Wheatear, Whinchat. Report of 18 Yellow Wagtails in
Coalhouse Fort grounds. David Jobbins.
Hanningfield Reservoir: Adult Female Red-crested
Pochard on Fremnells Causeway, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls from Rawl
Hide. Nick Green EBWS.
05/08/01
Wat Tyler Country Park 09:15 - 09:45: 2 Little
Egret, 2 Bearded Tit, Reed Warblers. Steve Sanford, Web
Author.
The Fleet, Wakering 14:20 - 17:00: 5 Little
Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 7 Kestrel, 9 Avocet, 1 Little
Ringed Plover, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Little
Stint, 8 Ruff. Martin Johnson, Web Author.
The Fleet, Wakering pm: Little Egret, Grey
Heron, Shoveler (female Flying), 3 Kestrel, Coot, Avocet,
Lapwing, 2 Little Stint, Ruff, Curlew, Redshank,
3 Green Sandpiper, Turtle Dove, Skylark, Yellow
Wagtail, Goldfinch (many Adults & juveniles). Stephen D
Anderson.
Wakering Stairs 14:30 - 16:30: 3 Little Egret,
2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Tern, 2 adult and 2 juvenile Little
Tern, 75+ Greenshank, 150+ Redshank, 2 Grey Plover,
25 Dunlin, 75+ Turnstone, 15+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 15+ Black-tailed
Godwit, female and juvenile Wheatear. Steve Giles.
Wakering Stairs pm: Little Egret, Ringed
Plover, Grey Plover, Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, Curlew,
100+ Greenshank, Turnstone, 3 Little Tern, Linnet.
Stephen D Anderson.
Barling Gravel Pits: 1 Curlew Sandpiper. Don Wildish.
Jones Memorial Ground, Eastern Avenue 20:10: 2 Wheatear
on football fields. Don Wildish.
Hanningfield Reservoir: 4 Female Blackcap,
2 Wren, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (one on feeders in front of
Centre), Willow Warbler. Steve Sanford, Web Author.
Two Tree Island 16.50 -18.30: 9 Avocet, 3
adult Ringed Plover 3 adults, 3 chicks. 2 Oystercatcher. Martin
Johnson.
04/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering 06:30 - 08:30: 3 Little
Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Greylag Goose, 5 Canada Goose,
3 Common Shelduck, 3 Common Teal, 2 Kestrel, 14 Avocet,
4 Common Snipe, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 4 Green
Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 18 Ruff, 4 Common Tern,
2 Turtle Dove, c.50 Sand Martin passing through, Meadow Pipit,
3 Pied Wagtail, c.15 Yellow Wagtail, c.12 Corn Bunting.
Web Author.
Near Wakering Stairs: 09:10: immature Little
Egret, 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 adult female, 1 adult male and 1 possible
immature male. Web Author.
Two Tree Island: 8 Avocet, Ringed
Plover with 2 young and 5 Common Sandpiper. Andrew Woodhouse, Essex
Ranger Service.
The Fleet, Wakering pm: 5 Avocet, female Marsh
Harrier. juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 1 Little
Stint, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common
Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, 13 Ruff, 1 Spotted
Redshank, 3 Whimbrel, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull. Steve
Arlow (SOG).
Oxenham Farm: 1 Little Egret, 2 Common
Sandpiper, 2 Grey Partridge. Steve
Arlow (SOG).
Wakering Stairs pm: 127 Little Terns
offshore moving up channel. Steve Arlow (SOG).
East Tilbury: Avocet flock at East Tilbury
now 320. Also 62 Yellow-legged Gull, Dunlin, Ringed Plover,
four Grey Plover. David Jobbins.
Old Hall Marshes: Wilson's
Phalarope reported in Irongate Flash area 12:55.
03/08/01
The Fleet, Wakering 18:45 - 19:35: 3 Little
Egret, 3 Common Shelduck, 1 immature male Marsh Harrier, 2 Avocet,
1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel, 13 Curlew, 3 Green
Sandpiper, 9 Ruff, 3 Turtle Dove, 2 Common Whitethroat,
c.17 Goldfinch with (juveniles), 1 Corn Bunting. Web Author
Old Hall Marshes: Wilson's
Phalarope reported in Irongate Flash area today.
02/08/01
Two Tree Island: Wheatear
observed perched on cabin of boat in the boatyard. Terry Strong.
The Fleet, Wakering 18:30 - 20:00: 1 Little
Egret, 7 Ruff, 5 Green Sandpiper, 12 Avocet, 1 Kestrel,
3 Turtle Dove, c.30 Goldfinch, c.20 Greenfinch, Lesser
Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat. Also c.5,000+ Starling were
observed with the very unusual sight of a group of c.250 completely covering
the road. Stephen Anderson, John Leeming, Terry strong, Web Author.
Old Hall Marshes: Wilson's
Phalarope reported.
01/08/01
Two Tree Island 08:30: 3 Little Egrets.
Paul Griggs (SOG).
Old Hall Marshes: Wilson's
Phalarope reported in Irongate Flash area at 14:05.
