Sunday 28 February 2021
1 Barn Owl (giving point blank flight views from concrete road in the evening sun), 25 Fieldfare (east along seawall ) [Paul Baker]
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Nuthatch (on southern boundary edge) [Neil Chambers]
1 Bullfinch (1+ heard bottom of hill by Railway line and then stunning male for a few seconds at top of hill) [Steve Arlow]
2 Redwing (flew out east), 4 Chaffinch (2 pairs ), 2 Greenfinch (pair displaying), 2 Bullfinch (pair along path south of railway line up hill in hawthorn ) [Jeff Delve]
4 Great Crested Grebe, 40 White-fronted Goose (West of Manor Way), 3 Barnacle Goose (West of Manor Way), 6 Gadwall, 1 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 1 Merlin (male perched south east field.), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 9 Snipe, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Corn Bunting [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Saturday 27 February 2021
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard (mobbed by gulls), 2 Jackdaw (east) [Graham Mee]
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper [Steve Arlow]
Friday 26 February 2021
1 Barn Owl (hunting roadside verge near
junction Hydewood Lane and Lark Hill Road) [Jeff Delve]
1 Barn Owl (at back of garden throughout before flying north across Crouch) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk (female), 3 Buzzard (2 high east and one presumed resident bird), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch (pair south of railway between Ferndale Road and mast / car yard) [Neil Chambers]
2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard [Mike Clarke]
2 Tufted Duck (pair on lake), 2 Red-breasted Merganser (a pair distantly on the sea continually bathing & preening), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Red Fox [Paul Baker]
1 Chiffchaff (footpath) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Great White Egret, 9 Barnacle Goose, 2 Pintail (pair), 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
3 Buzzard (together, south to north) [Graham Mee]
10 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 9 White-fronted Goose (West of Manor Way), 3 Barnacle Goose, 6 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail (heard), 5 Dunlin, 21 Snipe, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 8 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Corn Bunting [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
2 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]
Thursday 25 February 2021
1 Badger [John Wright]
85 White-fronted Goose (+, circled over and headed WSW), 3 Snipe, 2 Barn Owl, 10 Fieldfare (+), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Tim Bourne]
6 Little Grebe, 2 Canada Goose, 400 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 4 Teal, 300 Dunlin, 3 Curlew, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Goldfinch [Angela Baldock]
1 Little Egret, 4 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 45 Teal, 19 Avocet, 2 Lapwing, 17 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Skylark, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet [Angela Baldock]
1 Sparrowhawk, 40 Black-tailed Godwit (+, probables, a bit distant, headed NE), 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs, John Wright]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Barnacle Goose (in one flock west of Manor Way.), 1 Buzzard, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Bearded Tit, 2 Corn Bunting [Graham Ryland]
Wednesday 24 February 2021
1 Buzzard (south to north) [Graham Mee]
1 Little Egret, 25 Canada Goose, 500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (350 on wet grassland and 150 on lagoon), 60 Shelduck, 1 Buzzard (Over Raymond's farm), 20 Skylark (+ lots about) [Andrew Armstrong]
Tuesday 23 February 2021
1 Sparrowhawk (female), 1 Song Thrush (singing ), 4 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
8 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 6 Smooth Newt (+, very active in garden pond), 2 Common Frog (with spawn in BHP annex pool), 1 Peacock Butterfly (first of year) [Jeff Delve]
1 Peacock Butterfly (early) [Steve Arlow]
1 Blackcap (Female still present) [Martin Cracknell]
4 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Mute Swan, 57 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 16 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 10 Oystercatcher, 66 Avocet, 2 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 8 Curlew, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 18 Skylark, 8 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Firecrest (Ness Road pond) [Andrew Armstrong]
2 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]
Monday 22 February 2021
1 Great White Egret (flew WSW at 17:25 over garden & then rooftops), 1 Barn Owl (perched on post at end of garden), 1 Song Thrush (singing & showing) [Paul Baker]
5 Mute Swan (flew east along Crouch), 600 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flock still present but moved further inland), 1 Barn Owl (hunting borrowdyke west of village) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker [Paul Griggs]
20 Redwing, 1 Coal Tit ((Individual singing halfway down footpath from Woodside Road), 2 Nuthatch ((One very vocal bird in trees around woodyard, another in clearing south of woodyard ), 2 Treecreeper [Lee Ebbs]
1 Red Fox, 1 Chinese Muntjac [Jeff Kinnerman]
Sunday 21 February 2021
2 Tawny Owl (pair calling / hooting) [Neil Chambers]
1 Great White Egret (flew low west along seawall at 17:25 presumably to roost), 2 Barnacle Goose (in DbBrent flock), 2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (in DbBrent flock), 2 Black Brant (in DbBrent flock), 1 Marsh Harrier (high south across Ashingdon/Hockley ridge), 2 Avocet, 2 Barn Owl [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Mistle Thrush (singing) [Neil Chambers]
21 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard (kettling ove the tip then drifted north), 20 Avocet, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult summer), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven [Steve Arlow]
2 Sparrowhawk, 7 Buzzard (5 in one kettle and 2 others a bit further over), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Mike Clarke]
2 Coal Tit (singing at Thatch Farm along Bramble Crescent with presumably one of these a short while later along Bramble Road) [Steve Arlow]
2 Buzzard, 1 Rabbit [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 7 Lapwing (south), 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Brimstone (first of year) [Jeff Delve]
Saturday 20 February 2021
800 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew to roost at 17:50), 1 Common Pipistrelle (flying back & forth along concrete track) [Paul Baker]
1 Common Toad (dead on footpath) [John Wright]
1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier ((Male ), 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 20 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Rock Pipit [Lee Ebbs]
1 Coal Tit (Singing by Poors Lane entrance ) [Marc Outten]
1 Buzzard, 1 Woodcock, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest [Lee Ebbs]
1 Coal Tit (Singing south-east entrance off Bramble Road) [Marc Outten]
1 Buzzard, 40 Fieldfare (approx, flock over heading east) [Jeff Delve]
1 Jack Snipe, 10 Skylark, 20 Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer ((In hedge behind rugby pitch) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Cattle Egret [Mike Clarke]
2 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]
Friday 19 February 2021
1 Cattle Egret (On lawn of Lion House again at dusk) [Steve Arlow]
16 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper (mobile around saltmarsh east of village), 1 Skylark (on saltmarsh) [Neil Chambers]
500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant (Super gander), 2 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl (South seawall and wild bird cover east of white gate) [Steve Arlow]
1 Black Brant (just east of farm from approach road with 600 Brents) [Neil Chambers]
1 Cattle Egret (feeding in Lion Creek meadow west of the road), 1 Buzzard [Neil Chambers]
240 White-fronted Goose (On Tillets Marsh), 1 Marsh Harrier (Super very grey adult male over Foulness), 2000 Golden Plover (Approx roosting on Fitzroy Marsh), 100 Black-tailed Godwit (+, Pool Marsh), 1500 Bar-tailed Godwit (Approx Jubilee south) [Jeff Delve]
1 Cattle Egret (Still feeding on meadow in front of Lion House) [Jeff Delve]
1 Cattle Egret ((On the lawn of Lion House), 5 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine Falcon ((Seen from white gate), 40 Golden Plover [Lee Ebbs]
1 Woodcock (Flushed from bramble next to main path) [Jeff Delve]
2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (+), 1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove (h), 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 1 Chinese Muntjac (tracks) [Paul Griggs]
1 Buzzard [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Cattle Egret (still present in front of Lion House) [Paul Baker]
1 Little Egret (Bet kingswood chase and tankerville drive) [Angela Baldock]
2 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Robin, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 16 Greenfinch [Graham Mee]
10 Shelduck, 22 Gadwall, 20 Pintail, 18 Pochard, 64 Tufted Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Pipit, 4 Stonechat, 2 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Cattle Egret (still on the lawn at Lion House) [Steve Arlow]
1 Coal Tit (still visiting garden every day this week) [Neil Chambers]
Thursday 18 February 2021
1500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (approx - inc three distinct birds with differing white head markings),
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose,
1 Black Brant (well marked bird one of the two from yesterday) [Jeff Delve]
1 Cattle Egret (feeding on meadow in front of Lion House and also Lion Creek Meadow - seen to take a large Slow Worm/Snake ), 1 Barn Owl (hunting Lion Creek Meadow) [Jeff Delve]
1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Little Egret, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (with Brents along approach road), 0 Black Brant (poorly marked bird or hybrid), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl (hunting Potton NE seawall), 15 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Common Seal [Neil Chambers]
7 White-fronted Goose (flew over N.E.), 1 Stonechat, 12 Corn Bunting [John Wright]
1 Woodcock (flew over Earls Hall Primary School) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Little Grebe, 3 Barnacle Goose, 500 Wigeon (+), 2 Gadwall, 300 Teal (+), 7 Pintail, 17 Pochard, 56 Tufted Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Snipe, 20 Curlew, 2 Stonechat [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Firecrest [Andrew Armstrong]
Wednesday 17 February 2021
1 Kestrel, 160 Avocet (R. Roach), 65 Black-tailed Godwit (R. Roach), 5 Rock Pipit (R. Roach saltmarsh), 1 Goldcrest [John Wright]
1500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+, minimum, possibly closer to 2000 birds but part of flock often hidden in uneven ground), 2 Black Brant (2 striking adults, some other very dusky breasted birds with little contrasting flanks loosely associatng with one possible hybrids), 5 Golden Plover [Jeff Delve]
3 Greenfinch [Jeff Kinnerman]
Tuesday 16 February 2021
1 Badger [Neil Chambers]
1 Little Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Woodcock (well pleased, flew through at 17:59 towards Crouch), 1 Song Thrush [Paul Baker]
1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flock still here), 1 Barn Owl [Paul Baker]
1 Red-breasted Merganser (redhead on Roach between Paglesham Pool & Middleway until 15:40 then flew & appeared to land actually on Wallasea around Stokes/Darwin), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Barn Owl (Potton), 1 Short-eared Owl (hunting the west seawall of Potton), 1 Green Woodpecker [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk [Paul Griggs]
18 White-fronted Goose (Flew south across Jubilee to Foulness), 1 Barnacle Goose (With Grapnells flock), 2500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+, 1000 nr Grapnells, 1500+ In from Paglesham to bathe on Darwin then streamed back out), 1 Black Brant (Nice gander with Grapnells flock), 8 Gadwall (Triangle), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Female on pool S of Darwin lagoon flew out to Roach and drifted W on tide), 2 Marsh Harrier (Nice adult and sun adult male), 100 Avocet (Jubilee), 530 Grey Plover (+, Counted south Jubilee only), 100 Knot (+, Still low numbers relative to January), 1000 Dunlin (Approx), 6 Snipe, 35 Black-tailed Godwit (Jubilee), 2440 Bar-tailed Godwit (1760 on south Jubilee and another 680 on north side. Astonishing numbers after hardly any on WeBS count Friday.), 2 Barn Owl (One hunting S sea wall, another in from Foulness hunting far side of Jubilee), 1 Kingfisher (Old pool sluice hunting borrowdyke), 6 Rock Pipit [Jeff Delve]
7 Common Seal [John Wright]
1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard (pale individual with very pale base to tail), 1 Jack Snipe (SW corner), 23 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 5 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer (pair with skylarks), 6 Corn Bunting [Vince Kinsler]
Monday 15 February 2021
1 Tawny Owl (flew close in front of me whilst walking the dog.) [Vince Kinsler]
7 Canada Goose (first I've seen here this year), 1 Buzzard, 1 Woodcock (flew out of pits when pretty dark (5:40pm) and flew east) [Steve Arlow]
1 Barn Owl (hunting seawall at back of garden) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Snipe, 2 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Lesser Redpoll [John Wright]
1 Barnacle Goose (presumed wild bird with Brent), 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (adult), 1 Black Brant (adult), 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Buzzard, 3 Coot (on Crouch, freshwater borrowdykes still frozen), 5 Snipe (in the garden throughout ),
2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat [Paul Baker]
1 Blackcap (male again made a garden appearance) [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Fieldfare [Paul Griggs]
2 Jack Snipe, 15 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, 0 Yellowhammer (no sign of a large flock....2 buntings did flush up with skylarks, but completely silhouetted and silent) [Mike Clarke]
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