26/11/01
Two Tree Island 14:00: 1 Short-eared Owl.
Andrew Woodhouse, Essex
Ranger Service.
25/11/01
Wakering Stairs, Haven Point: 10:27: 7 Little
Egret, 1 female Hen Harrier, 1 male Stonechat. Web Author.
Wakering Stairs 1415-1545: 2 Reed Bunting, Stonechat,
Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 male Hen Harrier, 1 female Hen Harrier.
Steve Hiscock.
Two Tree Island: High Water 07.45hrs 4.6m,
overcast, wind light SW, observations 14.30 - 16.40hrs when tide was out: Seen
in Hadleigh Ray area from concrete launching ramp on South side of TTI 14.30 -
15.50hrs. Cormorant, Brent Goose, Shelduck, Teal,
Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Golden Plover
ca 80 roosting on Canvey side of Hadleigh Ray: Lapwing, Knot,
Turnstone, Dunlin, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit,
Curlew. Eastern half of TTI in EWT area 15.50 -16.40hrs Little Egret
11, Fieldfare 2. Martin Johnson.
East Tilbury: 2 Little Egrets, 2+ Little
Stints with thousands of Dunlins, male Brambling with
highly-mobile Chaffinch flock. Up to 300 Avocet. David Jobbins Birds
of East Tilbury Website.
Wat Tyler Country Park: immature male Marsh
Harrier, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Merlin, Green
Sandpiper, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit. David Jobbins Birds
of East Tilbury Website.
24/11/01
Hadleigh Marshes 11:00 to 12:00: 2
Water Rail (Calling), 2 Common Snipe,
2 Stonechat. Andrew Woodhouse, Essex
Ranger Service.
Two Tree Island High Water 06.23hrs 4.6m, wind light W,
light overcast, Obsns 08.30 - 10.50hrs: Cormorant 8, in & beside
Hadleigh Ray, Brent Goose ca 500 (485, counted from Belton Way East 08.30
- 08.40hrs feeding on eel grass beds to E, SE & S of saltings), Shelduck
26, on mudflats to SE of TTI and in Benfleet Creek, Mallard 7, 10.40hrs
western lagoon of TTI, Wigeon ca 20 to S of TTI saltings, Teal ca
180, (08.40hrs 30 in Leigh Creek to ENE of old sewage farm, 10.45hrs 150 on
lagoon at western end of TTI), Oystercatcher, Golden Plover (ca
500 resting in flocks on mudbanks on Canvey side of Hadleigh Ray/Benfleet Creek,
Grey Plover, Lapwing, Knot, Dunlin, Redshank,
Black-tailed Godwit ca 50, Curlew, Snipe 5, Black-headed
Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull
(L.f. graellsii), Great Black-backed Gull. Martin Johnson.
23/11/01
Westcliff Seafront 09:00: 1 adult Ring-billed Gull, 2
Mediterranean Gull (1st winter & 2nd winter). Paul Griggs (SOG).
20/11/01
Canvey Seafront 11:00 to 13:00: 1 Great Northern Diver (On river between Point and Pier), 5
Red-throatedDiver (3 of which were very close in fishing and showing well), 2
CommonGuillemot, 9 Black Scoter, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult winter), 3
GreatCrested Grebe. Paul Baker. (SOG).
19/11/01
Two Tree Island 16:00 - 16:45: 1 Short-eared Owl,
8 Little Egret. Andrew Woodhouse, Essex
Ranger Service.
18/11/01
Two Tree Island: 1 Short-eared Owl Brian
Baldock (SOG). Also: 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Snipe, 10
Little Egret, 450 Golden Plover, 4 Stonechat (2 pairs,
including a very pale adult male - previously thought to be a "Siberian"
Stonechat.), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 400 Brent Goose, 2 Green
Woodpecker. Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow, Don Petrie (SOG).
17/11/01
Westcliff Seafront: Adult
Ring Billed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gulls.
(per SOG).
Shoebury East Beach: 3 Little Egret, 7
Great Crested Grebe. John Wright (SOG).
Barling Marsh / River Roach: 72 Mute Swan,
10 Little Egret, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Goldeneye, 1
female Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Kingfisher. John Wright (SOG).
Ashurst Avenue, Southend: Great Spotted
Woodpecker in garden. First I've seen in this garden in 16 years. Terry
Amies.
16/11/01
Southend Pier. 4 Mediterranean Gulls
inc. A00 and E02, 1 Kittiwake, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1
Rock Pipit, 20+ Turnstones. Joy Park.
Shoebury East Beach 15:30 (as tide was dropping):
small area of exposed mud was carpeted with 1000's of waders - Oystercatchers,
Dunlin, Redshank, a few Spotted Redshank, Bar-tailed
Godwit, Knot, Curlew, Turnstone. All rapidly dispersed
as they followed the tide out, even though they were constantly being joined by
more birds. Joy Park.
Wat Tyler Country Park 14:30: 2
Little Egret. Robin Guppy.
15/11/01
Heybridge Basin: Little Auk off Heybridge Basin this morning. Russell
Neave.
Hanningfield Reservoir: 5 immature Shag,
female Smew, female
Scaup, female Red-breasted Merganser. No sign of Velvet
Scoter by afternoon. John Atfield.
Trimley Marshes: Snowy Owl reported still present.
14/11/01
Southend Pier 10:00 - 13:00: 1 Little
Auk, 2 Guillemot, 9 Red-throated Diver, 11 Mediterranean Gulls (3 ad, 5
2ndW, 3 1stW), 24 Common Scoter, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Eider.
Harry Carmichael (SOG). Plus there was a pager report of 2 Little Auks, 3
Little Egret, 7 Common Scoter off Canvey Point.
13/11/01
Battlesbridge Area: 2 Little Egrets on the mud flats between Battlesbridge and Sth
Woodham. Jacky Joyner.
East Tilbury: 4 Brambling
(3f/1m) with 50+ Chaffinch west of fort. Vince Kinsler (SOG).
Wat Tyler Country Park: 3 Green
Sandpiper, 1 Black-tailed Godwit,1 Sparrowhawk. Vince
Kinsler (SOG).
Hadleigh Castle area: 13
Curlew, Sandpit hill half a mile west of Hadleigh Castle feeding on the
grass 11.30 - 12.10. Roger Shinn.
Hanningfield Reservoir: 3 drake
Velvet Scoter still reported.
12/11/01
Trimley Marshes: Snowy
Owl still present today. Come off A14 at Trimley villages. Head eastwards towards Trimley
St Mary and after a mile, turn right (south) for the
railway station on the aptly named Station Road. Go past railway station and
over railway line and continue to end of road and Searson's Farm. Park
sensibly here. Then you have a 2 mile walk down to the viewing point. Look
for a wooden platform on your left which overlooks all of the reserve. At
the back of this, climb over a metal fence onto the seawall itself. Best
thing to do, considering the light direction, is to head towards the estuary
and walk a further 600 yards or so. Then you should be within 100-200 yards
of the bird, which tends now to roost out in a gravel area west of the main
docks area. Nick Green EBWS.
11/11/01
Wakering Stairs:
1 1st year
Snow Bunting, 2 pairs of Stonechat, Vince Kinsler
(SOG).
East Tilbury: Little Egret, 4 Little
Stints (8 reported), Turnstone, 5 Black-tailed Godwit,
Golden Plover. Paul Wood had 2 Peregrines
and up to 3 Bramblings with Chaffinch flock. Also 2
Red-throated Diver up river. Also a Grey Seal. David Jobbins Birds
of East Tilbury Website.
10/11/01
Wakering Stairs 14:00 - 17:00: 7 Little
Egret, 50+ Golden Plover, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Stonechat, 3
1st winter female Snow Bunting. Harry
Carmichael, Steve Giles, Web Author.
Southend Pier 08.30 - 10.15: 25
Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver,
6 Mediterranean Gulls: 3 adults, 1 2ndW, 2 1stW. John Wright (SOG).
Fleet Head, Wakering: 3 Little Egret, 9
Ruff, pair of Stonechat. John Wright (SOG).
Hadleigh Country Park: 2
Redpoll. Andrew Woodhouse,
Essex Ranger Service.
East Tilbury: 2
Brambling with Chaffinch flock S of Coalhouse Fort; 160
Avocets; ring-tailed Hen Harrier over from Kent; Guillemot
on the river. David Jobbins Birds
of East Tilbury Website.
Bluehouse Farm Area: 6 Twite on
seawall, Yellowhammer, Stonechat, female Sparrowhawk.
Large numbers of Wigeon, Pintail and Brent Geese. Also
3 Golden Plover. Also a fox and 3 Sika Deer. No sign of Spoonbill
reported in area. Marco Johnston.
Hanningfield Reservoir 10.00: 3
Velvet Scoter, male Pintail,
Goldeneye, three pairs Shoveler, Goldcrest. j. Bronze.
Also: 3 Velvet Scoter, 1 Pintail,
2 Avocet, Goldeneye, 1 Goosander and 1 Snipe,
Shoveler, Teal, Wigeon. David Doo.
Abberton Reservoir 09:30:
Grey Phalarope reported east of Layer-de-la-Haye causeway. Also Great
Northern Diver, Black-necked Grebe and Snow Bunting.
09/11/01
Trimley Marshes: Snowy Owl is reported
as viewable from Trimley Marshes SWT at 60 yards range on ground at top of
embankment.
07/11/01
For information: Steve Arlow of SOG reported on
a Mediterranean Gull with a yellow ring of 31P on the Pier in September, we now have a part of
its history which is as follows:
31P yellow left
London EP10680
Copt Point, Folkestone, England, 5105N 0112E 22/02/2001
observed on same place by Raymond Henson on 23-28/2/2001, 05/03/2001
observed at Frinton-on-sea, Essex, GB on 2/4/2001 by Elizabeth Huxley
06/11/01
Hanningfield Reservoir: 3 Velvet
Scoter reported.
05/11/01
Hanningfield Reservoir 10:15: 3
Velvet Scoter, Goldeneye. Web
Author.
Shoebury East Beach 15:30: 6 Mediterranean
Gull on boom, 1 male Red-breasted Merganser, 5 Common Scoter,
6 Great Crested Grebe, Sanderling, Common Ringed Plover,
Turnstone, 11 Fieldfare seen to roost in bushes by entrance
road. Web Author.
Victoria Avenue: Male
Peregrine (hotly pursued by pre-roosting starlings) flew south along
Victoria Avenue, Southend, heading towards the estuary at 4pm. John Wright
(SOG).
04/11/01
Southend Pier: 11 Mediterranean Gulls (
five 1stWinters, four Adult Winters and two 2nd Winters). 2 of the adults
are the German IAO1553 and Czech EX35054 Praha while the two 2nd Winters are
A00 & E02. Non of the 1st Winters were rung. Also present was an Adult
Kittiwake with another out in the river and a
Rock Pipit. Steve Arlow (SOG).
Friars Park Shoebury: Firecrest
reported.
East Tilbury: 260+ Avocets, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine,
Merlin and Little Egret, plus two Brent Geese high
downriver. The Peregrine had apparently disappeared over to Kent and was on
its return when I saw it at about 12.55. It had flushed the Avocet flock off
the water and was stooping at it. David Jobbins Birds
of East Tilbury Website.
03/11/01
Hanningfield Reservoir: 3
Velvet Scoter at this morning viewed from Rawl hide between
10am and 11am. Also good numbers of Teal, Wigeon. A number of
Shoveler and 3 Goldeneye. David Doo.
Butts Hill Pond, Canewdon: Kingfisher
(first for five years). Jeff Delve.
Westcliff Seafront opposite Rossi's: ad
Ring-billed Gull and 3+ adult
Mediterranean Gulls.
Shoebury East Beach: Adult Mediterranean
Gull, 7 Little Egrets. John Wright (SOG).
Wakering Stairs: 8 Little Egrets,
Guillemot, Red-throated Diver, Great Crested Grebes,
Eider, Ringtail Hen Harrier, Sparrowhawk, 2 Green
Sandpipers, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 pairs of Stonechats.
Steve Arlow, John Wright (SOG).
Two Tree Island (East): 12 Little Egrets
roosted and 12 Egrets flew across the estuary towards North Kent. To watch
the egrets coming in to roost without disturbing them stand on the very
eastern end of the island by the metal gate and only leave when it is
completely dark. In this way the birds aren't disturbed when you walk back
along the track south of the roost. John Wright (SOG).
The Fleet, Wakering: 2 Green Sandpipers,
24 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 2 Rock Pipits
and a pair of Stonechats. At Fleet Head and at Shoebury East Beach
there was a Herring Gull with a white wing tag on the right wing with
the AH7 on it. Steve Arlow (SOG).
