Saturday 04 February 2012
1 Jack Snipe (along the north west edge of the lake) [Steve Arlow]
5 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver (adult c.100m out drifting east 1445-1500hrs), 8 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe (east of pier feeding with 3 GCGs from 1500hrs), 2 Red-breasted Merganser (pair east of pier), 24 Mediterranean Gull, 40 Kittiwake (inc 2ads on booms and 6 1st winters) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Little Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe (NW corner, doesnt look in great shape, nearly taken by a rat!), 1 Brown Rat [Vince Kinsler]
1 Kingfisher (at the pond), 10 Snow Bunting (just south of boom on beach) [Don Petrie]
3 Mandarin Duck (drakes tucked in behind second island looking cold!) [Don Petrie]
1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Redwing, 3 Long-tailed Tit [Paul Griggs]
1 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 7 Shelduck, 50 Wigeon (c.), 4 Pintail (over), 15 Shoveler, 5 Grey Partridge, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad.w), 1 Iceland Gull (the bird SA had earlier, seen briefly on the landfill, then seen later flying off the marsh (I didn't see it go over my head!) gaining hight and drifting west. ), 1 Kingfisher (seen by some of the group), 1 Green Woodpecker, 80 Skylark, 1 Water Pipit (feeding on reed edge on the reservoir), 20 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 150 Linnet (large flock on the landfill site), 4 Reed Bunting, 120 Corn Bunting (c. (the largest single flock I have recorded on the reserve)) [Marc Outten]
18 Wigeon, 1 Pintail (drake), 34 Shoveler, 2 Snipe (one really showy bird in front of the hide in the cut reed area) [Marc Outten]
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 1 Ring-billed Gull (adult - a different bird that was here on Thursday), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 4 Caspian Gull (2 adults, a 2nd winter and 3rd winter), 1 Iceland Gull (2nd winter) [Steve Arlow]
2 Wigeon, 3 Pintail (flying west), 4 Knot, 9 Snow Bunting (must have missed one!) [Marc Outten]
Friday 03 February 2012
3 Mandarin Duck (drakes, swimming behind the two islands) [Paul Griggs, Sally Brierley]
200 Knot (feeding near boom), 10 Snow Bunting (super little flock flew in to within 20m of us) [Jeff Delve]
1 Jack Snipe (Watched feeding for about twenty minutes, although quite well hidden.), 1 Snipe [Lee Ebbs, Neil Chambers]
1 Jack Snipe, 1 Snipe [Paul Griggs, Sally Brierley]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egret (flew to roost), 1 Mute Swan, 5 Greylag Goose (on BHF), 600 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (on Crouch), 1 Shoveler (drake on Crouch), 2 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 30 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush [Paul Baker, Don Petrie]
3 Red-throated Diver, 35 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 50 Cormorant (+), 32 Mediterranean Gull (mostly adults), 30 Kittiwake (+), 4 Common Seal (3 together half way down pier from train) [Jeff Delve]
2 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan,
1 Jack Snipe (feeding in the open throughout on the north shore in muddy area with posts about 20 metres from the NW corner.), 1 Snipe [Don Petrie]
2 Mute Swan, 1 Water Rail (seen in reeds), 1 Jack Snipe (showing well along north bank in the open and in the sunshine!), 1 Snipe, 1 Red Fox, 2 Brown Rat [Paul Baker]
1 Peregrine Falcon (male, west side of Portcullis Hse.) [John Wright]
1 Water Rail (at back of reedbed area),
1 Jack Snipe (feeding in NW corner), 2 Snipe [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female) [John Wright]
13 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult-winter) [Paul Baker]
1 Little Owl (sat very low down in his usual tree on Scotts Hall Lane) [Jeff Delve]
1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (flushed from southern borrowdyke by Marsh Harrier), 7 Mute Swan, 400 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (on north side of Crouch ), 1 Marsh Harrier (male, initially over game crop then hunting southern seawall), 5 Kestrel, 150 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker (feeding on lawn of bungalow at Loftmans), 120 Linnet, 4 Reed Bunting, 120 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Little Egret, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan (with the geese), 1 Greylag Goose, 800 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (c), 47 Pintail, 1 Aythya sp. (regular drake still present), 14 Goldeneye (inc 3 on Roach), 2 Red-breasted Merganser (a pair on the Roach), 7 Avocet, 50 Stock Dove [Paul Baker]
19 Mute Swan, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Turnstone (around slipway on north shore), 1 Goldcrest (in solitary larch at end of Ferry Road) [Paul Baker]
1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (female 100m w of compound near newly coppiced area), 1 Treecreeper (singing bird) [Jeff Delve]
Thursday 02 February 2012
1 Woodcock (flew across in front of me as I drove out of the park) [Marc Outten]
1 Red-throated Diver (+ swimming off Pierhead), 9 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Red-necked Grebe (drifted up with the tide at mid-river), 1 Slavonian Grebe (showing quite well throughout off east point), 2 Shelduck, 2 Lapwing (flew south), 15 Mediterranean Gull (c.), 6 Little Gull (all adults), 100 Kittiwake (+), 1 Guillemot, 5 Razorbill (good views), 1 Grey Seal [Paul Baker, Don Petrie]
1 Great White Egret (flew in to borrowdyke nr Water Vole area then flushed by Marsh Harrier and headed out NW), 1 Marsh Harrier (adult male watchd from east end on Foulness came right south round island to wild bird cover), 1 Hen Harrier (2 ringtails, one an obvious young male starting to moult), 1 Merlin (female flew past wild bird cover late on), 1 Peregrine Falcon (ad female sat on tank at t junction), 1 Stonechat (on sea wall near haystack) [Jeff Delve]
1 Grey Wagtail (Flemming Avenue) [Brian Baldock]
1 Peregrine Falcon (on Portcullis House), 1 Mistle Thrush (singing) [Paul Griggs]
1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (female watched for 10mins 100m W of compound joined by male at 1100hrs and pair started displaying. My 8th attempt for LSW this year, but my first with 'Lucky Bob' !!), 2 Song Thrush, 10 Redwing, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Treecreeper (two pairs), 4 Chaffinch, 6 Goldfinch [Vince Kinsler, Bob Young]
1 Peregrine Falcon (male, west side of Portcullis House all day.) [John Wright]
1 Green Sandpiper (still in brook) [Paul Baker]
1 Mediterranean Gull,
1 Ring-billed Gull (new adult), 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Caspian Gull (2nd winter) [Steve Arlow]
Wednesday 01 February 2012
1 Peregrine Falcon (on Portcullis House), 1 Mistle Thrush (singing) [Paul Griggs]
4 Snow Bunting [Don Petrie]
Tuesday 31 January 2012
1 Grey Wagtail (Flemming avenue) [Brian Baldock]
1 Peregrine Falcon (on Portcullis House), 1 Mistle Thrush (singing) [Paul Griggs]
Monday 30 January 2012
3 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret (on roost on N side), 1 Marsh Harrier (hunting BHF seawall), 1 Barn Owl (hunting borrowdyke E of village) [Neil Chambers]
17 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 7 Teal (on sea), 500 Knot (c. (plus all usual waders)), 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Mistle Thrush [Paul Baker]
1 Grey Wagtail (flemming avenue) [Brian Baldock]
1 Water Rail (competing unsuccessfully for bread occasionally but still generally elusive), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Brown Rat (+) [Paul Baker]
1 Green Sandpiper (still present in brook, easily viewable from Western Approaches) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk (male flew south over A13 flyover) [Neil Chambers]
Sunday 29 January 2012
1 Peregrine Falcon (male on SW side of Portcullis House) [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Red-throated Diver (On water), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Bar-tailed Godwit (Flock flew past), 1 Great Skua, 40 Kittiwake (At least, a couple of groups following ships, many other sightings of ones and twos), 1 Guillemot, 5 Common Seal (Many seals bobbing about), 3 Grey Seal [Martin Cracknell, Tim Bourne]
1 Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Scoter (drake flew east), 1 Purple Sandpiper (roosting with Turnstones), 150 Turnstone (+), 24 Mediterranean Gull (5 1'w, 3 2'w & 16 ad), 60 Kittiwake (+, incl 5-10 around the pierhead & c10 1st winters), 1 Razorbill (1'w close in on water for over an hour), 1 Puffin (1'w flew E at c15.15) [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
2 Knot, 1 Kingfisher (on pond behind boatyard), 4 Snow Bunting (feeding on beach just N of slipway, then on the boom) [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Water Rail (coming to bread), 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Brown Rat [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest [Paul Griggs]
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush (heard), 1 Treecreeper [Mike Clarke]
5 Lesser Redpoll (flew from crossroads towards eastern end) [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Grey Wagtail (in garden flemming avenue) [Brian Baldock]
7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank (in creek by marina), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing from hide) [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
2 Yellowhammer, 11 Corn Bunting [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Redwing [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
84 Teal, 1 Pheasant, 74 Knot, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Skylark, 1 Rock Pipit, 18 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Jay, 60 Linnet, 12 Reed Bunting [Graham Ryland]
3 Green Woodpecker, 15 Redwing, 2 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll (Present at the crossroads throughout, couldn't locate the main flock.) [Martin Cracknell]
2 Stock Dove (singing), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (4 drumming), 5 Redwing (1 singing), 5 Goldcrest, 3 Treecreeper (1 singing) [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
79 Avocet, 175 Black-tailed Godwit (at least), 1 Short-eared Owl (flushed from the seawall on two occasions. Probably only one bird), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Skylark (singing), 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Song Thrush (singing) [Steve Sanford]
2 Skylark (on saltmarsh), 90 Fieldfare (approx), 1 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Little Owl [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
1 Tawny Owl (male hooting just SW of compound) [Neil Chambers, Richard Hall]
Saturday 28 January 2012
1 Red-throated Diver (Flew W), 9 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Pomarine Skua (Dark juv chasing the gulls off the seafront), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Ad & 1w ), 90 Kittiwake (Conservative count, many flying about and sat on the water just off the seafront. A good number of juvs present in contrast to mostly adults seen in recent weeks.), 1 Alcidae sp. (Distant guillemot/razorbill) [Martin Cracknell]
1 Red-throated Diver, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 30 Shoveler (bizarelly on sea off pierhead), 20 Mediterranean Gull (circa), 30 Kittiwake (+), 1 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill [Mike Clarke]
3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 30 Shoveler (approx), 23 Common Scoter, 60 Turnstone (in and around pier), 19 Mediterranean Gull (by slipway and flying around pierheard), 5 Kittiwake, 3 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill [Sally Brierley]
2 Mandarin Duck (tucked in hollow at the back of second island) [Sally Brierley]
1 Kingfisher, 9 Snow Bunting (tripled in number!) [Mike Clarke]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (on feeder in garden) [Brian Baldock]
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Woodcock, 60 Fieldfare (+), 28 Lesser Redpoll (feeding in birches at eastern end), 3 Mealy Redpoll (mobile group in birches around crossroads) [Tim Bourne]
1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing [Martin Cracknell]
5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 60 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest (near the white house) [Sally Brierley]
1 Sparrowhawk (hunting sparrows in berberis in garden), 2 Chaffinch [Brian Baldock]
1 Spotted Redshank, 35 Fieldfare [Martin Cracknell]
Friday 27 January 2012
3 Red-throated Diver (All flying out), 1 Purple Sandpiper (At lifeboat launch site then on slipway), 25 Mediterranean Gull (17 Ad, 5 2ndW, 3 1stW), 1 Kittiwake (11 on slipway, over 60 on sea), 1 Guillemot (On sea), 1 Puffin (1stW Flew out east at 4:15) [Jeff Delve]
2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Mute Swan, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (male on Roach), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtails), 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Short-eared Owl [Andrew Woodhouse]
1 Water Rail (In reed edge coming to food), 1 Green Sandpiper (Heard flying out from w corner) [Jeff Delve]
3 Marsh Harrier (On foulness), 1 Hen Harrier (On foulness), 200 Stock Dove (Approx., over wild bird cover) [Jeff Delve]
1 Peregrine Falcon (On fields to NW), 1 Corn Bunting (Fly over) [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk (fem flew S over A129 London Rd) [Neil Chambers]
Thursday 26 January 2012
1 Song Thrush (Singing) [Martin Cracknell]
Wednesday 25 January 2012
1 Little Egret (in brook, per Mrs B.) [Paul Baker]
1 Peregrine Falcon (perched on the old HSBC building all afternoon) [Paul Griggs]
2 Green Woodpecker, 12 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper [Vince Kinsler]
1 Blackcap (female very actively feeding.) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Blackcap (male) [Andrew Woodhouse]
2 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
Tuesday 24 January 2012
2 Tawny Owl (heard hooting from south and west of compound from 1655hrs onwards.) [Vince Kinsler]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Jay [Vince Kinsler]
Monday 23 January 2012
1 Sparrowhawk (over town centre) [Paul Griggs]
3 Mandarin Duck (Three drakes swimming between islands) [Jeff Delve]
1 Water Rail (In reed patch on south side whilst competing for bread with the Moorhens and Mallard) [Jeff Delve]
7 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver (juv. close east of pier initially drifted west toward the point.), 180 Cormorant (many large strings all up-river, all grilled!), 2 Eider (fem & imm male close in the bay throughout.), 1 Purple Sandpiper, 14 Mediterranean Gull, 100 Kittiwake (at least, a steady stream for first hour.), 6 Guillemot, 2 Razorbill (ad winters, one gave close fly-by views.) [Vince Kinsler]
6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest (holly by white house nr car park), 2 Treecreeper, 1 Weasel [Vince Kinsler]
3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 20 Teal, 2 Hen Harrier (ring-taileds), 1 Kestrel, 40 Lapwing, 100 Dunlin (+), 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Curlew, 50 Redshank (+), 1 Greenshank, 60 Corn Bunting (+) [Peter Collins]
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 25 Redwing, 1 Blackcap (male, actually singing briefly!) [Vince Kinsler]
Sunday 22 January 2012
9 Jackdaw [Brian Baldock]
1 Ruff, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard) [Mike Clarke]
9 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 30 Gadwall, 38 Pintail (at least. ( 22 drakes)), 160 Pochard (at least), 12 Goldeneye (4 drakes), 1 Green Woodpecker [Steve Sanford]
8 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Mealy Redpoll (scoped amongst the redpolls above) [Mike Clarke]
30 Wood Pigeon (too many to count), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest (south from car park), 1 Firecrest (edge of childrens play area), 1 Jackdaw [Brian Baldock]
10 Yellowhammer (At least in mobile flock at end of Church Road) [Mike Clarke]
1 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 48 Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Pheasant, 1 Water Rail (east end calling from pool), 510 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 3 Greenshank, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Goldfinch [Graham Ryland]
4 Jackdaw (between kenneth road & a13) [Graham Ryland]
70 Wigeon, 80 Shoveler, 1 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 30 Skylark, 20 Linnet, 15 Yellowhammer [Neil Chambers, Martin Cracknell]
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