South East Essex RSPB Field Walk and Coach Trip Reports 2014
Best species count so far - 104 at RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk on the 14/05/06
Best birds - Black-winged Pratincole, Stodmarsh NNR, Kent 17/05/09
Red-footed Falcon, RSPB Lakenheath Fen, 19/05/13
Field Walk
Paglesham Lagoon - Sunday 21st December2014
Cloudy, cold
60+ Mute Swan, 100s Avocet, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Goldeneye, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Chiloé Wigeon, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, Common Pheasant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Little Egret, Cormorant, Lapwing, Redshank, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Skylark, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Stonechat.
Species count: 52
Common Buzzard
Coach Trip
EWT Thameside Nature Park and RSPB Rainham Marshes - Sunday 16th November 2014
Cloudy warm, rain pm
Thurrock Thameside Nature Park species observed: Shelduck, Teal, Wood Pigeon, Little Egret, Cormorant, Pied Avocet, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Long-tailed Tit, Skylark, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch.
Species count: 29
RSPB Rainham Marshes species observed: Greylag Goose, Shelduck, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, Snipe, Pheasant, Little Grebe, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Cormorant, Lapwing, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Cetti's Warbler heard, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Stonechat, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting.
Species count: 52
Coach Trip
RSPB Dungeness, Kent - Sunday 19th October 2014
Sunny warm
Species observed: Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, Pintail, Teal, Common Pheasant, Little Grebe, Black-necked Grebe (x2), Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Water Rail (heard), Moorhen, Coot, Bittern, Grey Heron, Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Glossy Ibis, Gannet, Cormorant, Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Turnstone, Ruff, Dunlin, Little Stint, Common Snipe, Kittiwake, Little Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher, Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti's Warbler (heard), Wren, Starling, Ring Ouzel, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Stonechat, Whinchat, Wheatear, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Reed Bunting.
Species count: 77
Also seen: Clouded Yellow. Fox.
Field Walk
RSPB Wallasea Island - Sunday 05th October 2014
Sunny warm
Species observed: Mute Swan, Brent Goose, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Shelduck, Mallard, Teal, Common Pheasant, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Cormorant, Lapwing, Curlew, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Tern, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Buzzard, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Skylark, Reed Warbler, Starling, Robin, Stonechat, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Corn Bunting, Reed Bunting. 20+ Clouded Yellow, 3 Pained Lady, Red Admiral. Red Fox.
Species count: 42
Field Walk
Wat Tyler Country Park - Sunday 28th September 2014
Sunny warm
Species observed: Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Mallard, Teal, Shoveler, Kestrel, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Redshank, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Cetti’s Warbler (heard), Robin, Blackbird, Bearded Tit (what a spectacle! At least 30 possibly as many as 40 perched in the treetops making a hell of a racket!). Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch ( a number of large flocks), House Sparrow, Starling, Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow. Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Large White.
Species count: 38
Coach Trip
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sussex - Sunday 01st June 2014
Warm, partly cloudy
Species observed: Avocet, Bar-tailed Godwit, Blackbird, Blackcap, Black-headed Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Cetti's Warbler, Chaffing, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Common Scoter, Common Tern, Coot, Cormorant, Cuckoo, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldfinch, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Grey Heron, Grey Plover, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Hobby, House Martin, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Lapwing, Lesser Whitethroat Linnet, Little Egret, Little Tern, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Mediterranean Gull, Mistle Thrush, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Nightingale, Oystercatcher, Pheasant, Pied Wagtail, Redshank, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Ringed Plover, Robin, Rook, Sandwich Tern, Sedge Warbler, Shelduck, Shoveler, Skylark, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Spotted Redshank, Starling, Stock Dove, Swallow, Swift, Tufted Duck, Wheatear, Whimbrel, Whitethroat, Wood Pigeon, Wren.
Species count: 78
Field Walk
EWT Fingringhoe Wick Nature reserve - Sunday 11th May 2014
Sun and showers
Species observed: Greylag Goose, Shelduck, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Pheasant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Turtle Dove, Collared Dove, Swift, Cuckoo, Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Cormorant, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Grey Plover, Lapwing, Whimbrel, Curlew, Turnstone, Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Little Tern, Common Tern, Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Nightingale, Spotted Flycatcher, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting.
Bullfinch. Graham Mee.
Species count: 69
Coach Trip
RSPB Pulborough Brooks, West Sussex - Sunday 27th April 2014
Sun and showers
Species observed: Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Shelduck, Tufted Duck, Garganey, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Lapwing, Redshank, Herring Gull, Buzzard, Hobby, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Skylark, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Wren, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Starling, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Nightingale (great views), House Sparrow, Dunnock, Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Bullfinch.
Nightingale at Pulborough. Graham Mee
Species count: 60
Field Walk
RSPB West Canvey Marsh - Sunday 20th April 2014
Sun then rain
Species observed: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Teal, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Moorhen, Coot, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, Wren, Common Whitethroat, Robin, Blackbird, Starling, Dunnock, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, House Sparrow.
Species count: 31
Caterpillars at RSPB West Canvey Marsh
Field Walk
Hockley Woods, - Sunday 30th March 2014
Sunny, warm
Species observed: Mallard, Sparrowhawk, Black-headed Gull, Pheasant, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker (heard), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (heard and seen briefly), Skylark, Dunnock, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Treecreeper, Wren, Chaffinch, Starling, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow.
Species count: 29
Coach Trip
RSPB Rye Meads and Fishers Green - Sunday 23rd February 2014
Cloudy, cold
Species observed at RSPB Rye Marsh: Little Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Shelduck, Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Common Pheasant, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Goldcrest, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch.
Species count: 45
Species observed at Fishers Green: Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Gadwall, Common Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Smew, Goosander, Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Common Pheasant, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker, Wren, Dunnock, Redwing, Fieldfare, Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting.
Species count: 48
Long-tailed Tit at Fishers Green. Web Author
Field Walk
Thameside Nature Park, Thurrock - Sunday 09th February 2014
Sunny, windy
Species observed: Shelduck, Teal, Mallard, Cormorant, Kestrel, Coot, Lapwing, Knot, Curlew, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting.
Species count: 27
Field Walk
Southend Pier - Sunday 12th January 2014
Sunny, cold
Species observed: Cormorant, Red-throated Diver, Brent Goose, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Kittiwake, Great Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Guillemot, Carrion Crow.
Species count: 10
