Thursday 03 July 2008Wakering Stairs, 21:45 to 22:25, Still & warm with plenty of mosquitos! 1 Barn Owl (great views perched on fence around watch tower at seawall then caught a vole and flew off to Haven Point. 9:46 to 9:49) [Paul Baker]
Baxter Avenue Southend, 10:00 to 16:00 1 Kestrel (15:25), 1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs, Don Petrie]
Belfairs Woods, 09:30 to 09:30 1 Crossbill (over Dodd's Grove, calling) [Tony Mead]
Sutton Road Cemetery, 08:55 to 09:10 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 3 Kestrel [Don Petrie]
Fleet Head, 07:20 to 08:40 3 Tufted Duck (pair with young duckling), 1 Kestrel (male), 3 Whimbrel, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Sedge Warbler (including a begging fledgling) [Don Petrie]
Gunners Park, 06:15 to 07:00 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel (male), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat [Don Petrie]
Wednesday 02 July 2008Vange Marsh, 20:00 to 21:30 6 Little Egret, 2 Spotted Redshank (full summer plumage adults), 2 Greenshank, 6 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl (carrying a vole, flew over the old tip towards Wat Tyler) [Don Petrie]
Wat Tyler Country Park, 19:30 to 19:50 1 Little Egret, 4 Mute Swan (adult with 3 cygnets), 8 Pochard (duck with 7 small ducklings, already superb divers), 1 Turtle Dove [Don Petrie]
Vange Marsh, 16:00 to 17:00 7 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit (1 female 1 juv) [Vince Kinsler]
Baxter Avenue Southend, 14:50 to 15:40 2 Little Egret (flew west at 15:35), 1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs]
London Hill, Rayleigh, 00:00 to 04:30, Muggy, occasional light rain, wind SW 2, 1 Butterflies and Moths (31 species trapped overnight including Privet Hawkmoth x1, Elephant Hawkmoth x4, Scarce Silver-lines x1(my first). ) [Mike Bailey]
Tuesday 01 July 2008Fleet Head, 20:10 to 21:40 2 Teal (drakes, one in eclipse), 2 Kestrel, 34 Lapwing (including a half-grown chick), 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull (1st summer), 1 Common Tern, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1100 Starling (approx.), 3 Corn Bunting (singing) [Don Petrie]
Wat Tyler Country Park, 19:00 to 20:00 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Barn Owl (See Chat Forum) [Graham Ryland]
Southend Seafront, 18:05 to 18:05 2 Mediterranean Gull (Adult-summers in front of the arcades) [Paul Griggs]
Sutton Road Cemetery, 17:50 to 18:10, sunny 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 5 Kestrel (female and 4 fledglings in and near nest), 4 House Martin [Don Petrie]
Battlesbridge, 16:20 to 16:20 1 Little Egret (in the Crouch) [Paul Baker]
Belfairs N.R., 11:30 to 12:00 1 Bullfinch, 3 White Admiral (in Nature Reserve by golf course gate), 1 Marbled White [Tony Mead]
Belfairs Golf Course, 11:00 to 11:30 6 Marbled White [Tony Mead]
Belton Hills, 09:45 to 10:45 12 White-letter Hairstreak (also Great Green Grasshopper (Tettigonia viridissima )), 150 Marbled White [Tony Mead]
Baxter Avenue Southend, 09:00 to 11:30 1 Peregrine Falcon [Paul Griggs]
Monday 30 June 2008Paglesham Lagoon, 18:00 to 20:00 11 Black-tailed Godwit (flew north), 4 Mediterranean Gull (2 adults, first-summer and a 2nd summer), 400 Black-headed Gull (at least with at least 70+ juveniles now fledged) [Steve Arlow]
Baxter Avenue Southend, 17:05 to 17:05 1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult-summer flew south) [Paul Griggs]
Belfairs Woods, 13:30 to 14:00, Dodd's Grove site 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Large White, 1 White Admiral (holding territory), 30 Heath Fritillary (at least), 2 Speckled Wood, 4 Meadow Brown, 12 Ringlet [Mike Bailey]
Sunday 29 June 2008Wakering Stairs, 21:45 to 22:30, High tide, dusk to dark 1 Barn Owl (at 22:15) [Don Petrie]
Fleet Head, 19:30 to 21:30, high tide 3 Little Egret, 2 Teal (drakes, one in eclipse), 1 Ringed Plover, 19 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Common Tern, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Reed Warbler (singing), 3 Whitethroat, 1500 Starling (approx., with cattle), 5 Corn Bunting (singing) [Don Petrie]
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 15:05 to 15:05 1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
Belfairs Great Wood, 12:00 to 13:00 1 Purple Hairstreak (dodds grove -same site as the white admirals), 2 White Admiral, 10 Heath Fritillary [Brian Baldock]
Belfairs Woods, 11:30 to 14:00
1 Purple Hairstreak (a bonus right next to the path by the Admiral site),
1 White Admiral (possibly 2 still here and showing well on and off though very active and mobile), 40 Heath Fritillary (at least) [Steve Arlow]
Belfairs N.R., 11:15 to 12:15 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Large Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 2 White Admiral, 40 Heath Fritillary, 10 Meadow Brown, 10 Ringlet [Paul Baker, Don Petrie]
Rochford Golf Course, 10:00 to 13:00 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Whitethroat (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing) [Neil Chambers]
Sutton Road Cemetery, 10:00 to 10:15 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Green Woodpecker [Don Petrie]
Two Tree Island (East), 09:30 to 11:00 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 4 Kestrel (male,female & 2 juvs), 1 Common Tern, 3 Swift, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 8 Whitethroat, 3 Marbled White (Essex Skipper 30+) [Graham Ryland]
Gunners Park, 09:00 to 09:45 1 Little Egret, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult summer), 3 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff [Don Petrie]
London Hill, Rayleigh, 00:00 to 04:30, Overnight moth trap 1 Butterflies and Moths (x1 Poplar Hawkmoth, x1 Elephant Hawkmoth, x2 Privet Hawkmoth ) [Mike Bailey]
Saturday 28 June 2008Mayflower Close, Eastwood, 18:50 to 18:50 1 Sparrowhawk (hunting over garden), 5 House Martin (at least 1 actve nest along Western Approaches) [Paul Baker]
Blounts Wood, 17:00 to 18:00 3 Bullfinch (along road on north edge of Blounts Wood) [Don Petrie]
Rayleigh, 16:15 to 17:00, Ferndale Road scrub/woods (beside railway from Ferndale Rd to Blounts Wood) 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Kestrel (male), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blackcap (singing), 3 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Bullfinch (pair) [Don Petrie]
Belfairs Great Wood, 15:30 to 16:15 3 White Admiral (seen together, flying and settled - Dodds Grove. ), 30 Heath Fritillary, 10 Ringlet [John Wright]
Hadleigh Marshes, 15:15 to 16:25 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff [Paul Griggs]
Leigh on Sea, 15:00 to 15:05 1 Hobby (over Eastwood Road carrying large prey being hounded by two magpies) [Graham Mee, Steve Sanford]
Belfairs N.R., 14:00 to 15:00, sunny, warm, breezy 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Large Skipper, 1 White Admiral (found by Vince earlier in the day), 20 Heath Fritillary, 1 Speckled Wood, 6 Meadow Brown, 1 Ringlet [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
London Hill, Rayleigh, 13:45 to 13:45 1 Common Tern (flew NW over garden calling ) [Mike Bailey]
Belfairs Woods, 13:30 to 13:50, White Admiral still here 1 White Admiral (still showing along the ride in Dodd's Grove though generally elusive), 30 Heath Fritillary (at least) [Steve Arlow, Paul Griggs]
Hadleigh Downs, 13:00 to 13:45 30 Small Skipper, 10 Essex Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 5 White-letter Hairstreak, 2 Brown Argus, 1 Holly Blue, 5 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 12 Marbled White [Vince Kinsler]
Southend Seafront, 11:30 to 12:00 54 Mediterranean Gull (36 adults (including returning green ringed 272 + 3XE3 birds, 9 second-summers and 9 first-summers) [Steve Arlow]
Belfairs Woods, 11:00 to 12:30, 2 WHITE ADMIRALS in Dodds Grove-see Forum 1 Bullfinch, 2 Large Skipper, 2 White Admiral (enter Dodds Grove from Poors Lane take right fork after a few yds then enter first clearing on the left to view), 50 Heath Fritillary (plus), 1 Speckled Wood, 10 Meadow Brown, 2 Ringlet [Vince Kinsler]
Hadleigh Downs, 10:30 to 13:00 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Harris's Hawk, 1 Hobby, 23 Curlew, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Essex Skipper, 5 Large Skipper (Plus lots of Black-tailed Skimmers & Emperors), 2 Comma, 15 Marbled White, 10 Ringlet [John Wright]
Friday 27 June 2008Southend, 19:30 to 19:30 1 Hobby (eastern ave allotment flew west) [Dave Knight]
Southend, 15:20 to 15:30 2 Peregrine Falcon (Restng on Portcullis House, viewed from library carpark.) [Dudley Shayler]
Victoria Avenue, Southend, 08:30 to 16:00 1 Peregrine Falcon (Female around Portcullis House on and off for most of the day.) [John Wright, Paul Griggs, Don Petrie]
Thursday 26 June 2008Baxter Avenue Southend, 11:35 to 12:50 1 Kestrel (12:50), 1 Peregrine Falcon (11:35 - 12:00) [Paul Griggs]
Wednesday 25 June 2008Baxter Avenue Southend, 10:05 to 15:05 1 Kestrel (male at 15:05), 1 Hobby (flew west at 10:05), 1 Peregrine Falcon (male, 13:30 - 14:00) [Paul Griggs]
Belton Hills, 06:45 to 06:45 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) [John Wright]
Tuesday 24 June 2008Rochford, 17:40 to 17:40 3 Greenshank (over the garden) [Steve Arlow]
Baxter Avenue Southend, 15:00 to 16:00 1 Peregrine Falcon (male) [Paul Griggs, Don Petrie]
London Hill, Rayleigh, 08:40 to 08:40 4 Crossbill (flew over garden calling, heading west) [Mike Bailey]
Monday 23 June 2008Belfairs N.R., 14:00 to 15:00 30 Heath Fritillary (A quick look didn't cover whole area), 10 Ringlet [John Wright]
Vange Marsh, 11:45 to 13:30 6 Little Egret (Banded Demoiselle in moat at western end. Possibly first record for Vange Marsh.), 60 Swift, 1 Sand Martin [John Wright]
Sunday 22 June 2008Rochford Golf Course, 17:15 to 19:30, strong SW wind 2 Blackcap (singing) [Neil Chambers]
Southend, 15:00 to 15:00, at Sutton Hall 1 Yellowhammer (singing) [Paul Baker]
Wat Tyler Country Park, 11:15 to 12:45 6 Grey Heron (inc. 3 juvs.), 2 Shelduck, 4 Curlew, 1 Common Tern, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Bearded Tit (heard), 1 Wood Mouse, 6 Ringlet [John Wright]
Vange Marsh, 10:30 to 11:00, Sunny, very windy 5 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 20 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 15 Shoveler, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Tern, 1 Weasel [John Wright]
Hullbridge, 08:30 to 12:00, drizzle,warm 2 Green Woodpecker (lords country golf course), 3 Song Thrush (lords country golf course), 2 Mistle Thrush (lords country golf course) [Peter Collins]
Saturday 21 June 2008Two Tree Island (East), 17:15 to 18:15 3 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 52 Curlew, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker [John Wright]
Canvey West End, 16:00 to 17:25 1 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 9 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting [Martin Cracknell]
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 15:00 to 15:00 1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
Rochford, 09:30 to 09:55, drizzle (a morning of youngsters in the garden) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juvenile on feeders and in tree (present throughout)), 1 Robin (juvenile), 1 Blue Tit (juvenile ) [Steve Arlow]
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