Bird Reports for October 2009
Saturday 31st October 2009
South Fambridge / Brandy Hole 10.10 - 12.15
4 Yellowhammer, 2 Corn Bunting these with a very large flock c250 of Greenfinch and Meadow Pipit, 5 Little Egret, 4 Reed Bunting, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Curlew, Sparrowhawk, 3 Mute Swan, Grey Plover, 12 Wigeon, 4 Skylark. Ray Fuller.
Two Tree Island (East), 14:00 to 15:30
1 Black Brant (adult still off east end), 1 Reed Bunting, 15 Little Egret, 1 Water Rail feeding in the open in small reedy pool at far eastern end, 200 Wigeon. Neil Chambers
Two Tree Island Feeder, 14:20
3 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Dunnock. Neil Chambers (SOG).
Westcliff Seafront, 13:30 to 14:00
1 Ring-billed Gull (Rossi), 4 Mediterranean Gull (3 adults and a 2nd winter). Steve Arlow (SOG, www.birdersplayground.co.uk).
Friday 30th October 2009
RSPB Rainham Marshes 09:30 - 11:45
Numerous Lapwing and Coot. Quite a few Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting, Teal, Shoveler and Long-tailed Tit. 1 Water Rail, 3 Moorhen, 1 Pintail, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 female Pheasant, 1 Kestrel, 3 Greater Black-backed Gulls, 2 Cormorant, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Skylark, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Chaffinch. Most areas have no water at all. Chris Henry.
Two Tree Island 11.00 to 13.00
1 immature Gannet flying up and down the channel between the slipway and the far hide and sat on the water for 10 minutes or so, 1 Black Redstart on the fence on the north side of the end car park and then flew over to the fence by the dinghy park. I last saw it about 12.45 near the large wrecked boat just over the sea wall from the up ended dinghies. M Broughton.
Rochford, 13:35
1 Ring-necked Parakeet flew past garden. Steve Arlow (SOG, www.birdersplayground.co.uk).
Thursday 29th October 2009
Hullbridge, 08:00 to 08:10
62 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan, 1 Little Egret. Neil Chambers (SOG).
Rayleigh Mount, 09:30
1 Grey Wagtail low overhead. Paul Baker (SOG).
Coombe Wood, 14:00 to 14:05
1 Lesser Redpoll in the Birch tree in my garden, 2 Tawny Owl calling from the SE corner of Coombe Wood most evenings for the last week or so. Jeff Saward (SOG).
Wednesday 28th October 2009
Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff, 09:20 to 09:30
1 Ring-billed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull (ad & 2nd W), 1 Grey Wagtail over. John Wright (SOG).
Coombe Wood, 11:00 to 11:15
1 female Blackcap (a wintering bird?). Jeff Saward (SOG).
Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 12:20 to 12:30
2 Lesser Redpoll 
in my garden. John Wright (SOG).
Canvey Point, 14:30 to 15:15
13 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Little Egret, 1 Great Skua beating up gulls along the seafront. Jeff Saward (SOG).
Tuesday 27th October 2009
Chelmsford, Weir by Essex Record Office 15:45
Alas 1 Red-throated Diver dead in the water. Sue Haffenden.
Monday 26th October 2009
Chelmsford, Central Park 07:50 - 08:00
Red-throated Diver present on lake early morning but not at lunch time. Sean Gregory.
Coombe Wood, 09:00 to 10:00
1 House Martin, 1 Siskin. Jeff Saward (SOG).
Benfleet Creek, 09:15 to 11:00
6 Little Egret, 2 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Greenshank, c350 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Reed Bunting. John Wright (SOG).
Two Tree Island (East), 11:15 to 12:15
1 Black Brant on mud flats with the Brents, c7000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 30 Little Egret. John Wright (SOG).
Chelmsford, Vicinity of the Weir 15.30 - 16.00
Red-throated Diver (same bird seen at central park). I watched it make slow progress through the algae and debris held back by the barriers before the weir. Harried all the time by Black-headed gulls. Went right up to weir, but did not see it again the other side. 3 Little Grebe by humped back bridge. Sue Haffenden.
Sunday 25th October 2009
Billericay 09:50
Red Admiral in my garden. Chris Henry.
South Fambridge 10.00 - 11.40
2 Little Egret, 8 Shelduck, 19 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 115 Wigeon, 2 Greenshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Curlew, 4 Skylark, 14 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 12 Yellowhammer (at least) in hedge around freshwater lagoon towards the Brandy Hole. David Selley.
Hanningfield Reservoir 11:15
Lister Hide: Great White Egret. Marion Burch.
Southchurch Park West, 16:15
2 Swallow. Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).
Hullbridge
Female Brambling still feeding in our garden with other finches. Hilary Knight.
Saturday 24th October 2009
South Fambridge / Brandy Hole 10.45 - 12.40
7 Brent Goose, 6 Little Egret, 31 Wigeon, 27 Avocet, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Shelduck, 14 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 8 Grey Plover, 6 Mute Swan (4 juveniles), 2 Stonechat (pair), 34 Teal, 8 Skylark. Ray Fuller.
RSPB Vange Marsh 13.00
2 Stonechat (pair) low on Pylon and around reed beds. Dave Cornwell.
Chelmsford, Central Park, 13:00
Red-throated Diver still present. Jon Clark.
Ashingdon, Princess Gardens 17.05
2 Swallow flying SW. David Selley.
Thursday 22nd October 2009
Chelmsford, Central Park 07.10 - 07.25
Red-throated Diver still present. S.Neal.
Chelmsford, Baddow Meads Flood Meadow 09.30
3 Stonechat on east of Chelmer Road bridge. Paul Forsdick.
Wednesday 21st October 2009
Canvey Seafront, 10:45 to 14:45
3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver, 4 Great Skua, 6 Little Gull (2 x 1st winter, 4 adults), 7 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Sanderling, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (pair), 21 Shelduck, 1 Kittiwake (1st winter), 4 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern. Jeff Saward (SOG).
Tuesday 20th October 2009
Chelmsford Central Park 08:10 to 08:20
Red-throated Diver still present on lake. Also present all day Monday 19th October 2009. Mark Gregory, Sean Gregory.
Canewdon, Lark Hill Road 08.20
1 Buzzard low over fields towards Butts Hill. David Selley.
Prittle Brook (Leigh on Sea), 17:30 to 17:35
1 Grey Wagtail feeding on garden pond. Brian Baldock (SOG).
Monday 19th October 2009
Boreham Lake, Boreham Road 09.30
1 Whooper Swan within big flock of Greylag Geese. 2nd day we have seen it there. Alec Martin.
Wakering, Fleet Head 12.30 to 13.00
4 Tree Sparrow still in same place on bramble bushes and 1 adult Yellow Wagtail (a late bird or very early one?) Ian Douch.
Boreham Lake 13.15 to 13.30
1 Whooper Swan, 200 Greylag Geese, 4 White-fronted Geese, 6 Little Grebe, 20 Wigeon. John Wilson.
Rayleigh Mount, 13:30
1 Grey Wagtail feeding along edge of 'moat'. Paul Baker (SOG).
Chelmsford, Central Park 13.40 to 14.10
1 Red-throated Diver. John Wilson.
Hullbridge 15.00
Female Brambling spent the afternoon feeding in garden. Hilary Knight.
Sunday 18th October 2009
Leigh on Sea (RSPB Brent Goose Watch) 10:00 to 16:00
1 Black Brant, Victoria Wharf. David Lee.
Rayleigh, Ferndale Road 12.00
1 Bullfinch. Robin Peppiatt.
Stow Maries Aerodrome, Cold Norton 12:00 - 13:00
4 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 20 Goldfinch, 50+ Meadow Pipit. Russ Payne.
Two Tree Island East 13:00
Kingfisher by old sewage area. Noel Barnes.
Wakering, Fleet Head, 13:00
4 Tree Sparrow still in brambles to left of footpath. Lee Ebbs (SOG).
Wallasea Island, 13:00 to 15:00
1 adult Peregrine Falcon belly down resting in field, from the heavy take off assume it had recently feasted!, 1 juvenile Gannet flying over eastern end then glided out and landed on Crouch, seen drifting away on falling tide. c50 Skylark, several small flocks flushed from fields, 5 Green Sandpiper still in borrow dyke along Paglesham creek side. Jeff Delve (SOG).
Chelmsford, Central Park
Red-throated Diver at Central Park lake Chelmsford. The bird appears to have loss of sight in one eye (milky looking) but seems healthy and feeding well enough, caught several roach while I was there. Pete Jackson.
Benfleet
3 Common Redpoll in my Benfleet garden this morning. Pete Jackson.
Billericay
Redwing in garden. Chris Henry.
Saturday 17th October 2009
Leigh on Sea, Lansdowne Avenue 09:20
1 Sparrowhawk. Matt Bruty (SOG).
Leigh on Sea (RSPB Brent Goose Watch), 10:00 to 16:00
3 adult Gannet past at 11.30, c4000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant, 32 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel. Web Author.
Coombe Wood, 11:00
1 Siskin flying over. Jeff Saward (SOG).
Paglesham Lagoon, 14:00 to 14:30
1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Whooper Swan. Matt Bruty (SOG).
Friday 16th October 2009
Gunners Park, 09:30 to 10:45
10 Gannet, 8 Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Diver, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 10 Linnet, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Great Crested Grebe. Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).
Hanningfield Reservoir 09:30 - 12:30
Rawl Hide: 97 Greylag Geese, 35 Canada Geese, 11 Grey Heron, 16 Shoveler, 13 Gadwall, 8 Wigeon, 5 Crow, 7 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 male Pintail. Oak hide: 6 Pintail (3m + 3f), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe. Numerous Teal everywhere. Water levels very low - only 52%. Chris Henry.
Canvey Point, 10:00 to 12:00
1 Great Skua, 1 Gannet, 14 Common Scoter, 1 male Goldeneye, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Arctic Tern (adult & 2 x 1st winter), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Red-throated Diver. Jeff Saward (SOG).
RSPB Vange Marsh 17:30 - 18:20
20 Wigeon, Teal, 35 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, Meadow Pipits. Andrew Cox/
Thursday 15th October 2009
Ashingdon, Princess Gardens 09.00
Influx of Blackbirds this morning - at least 15 in and around our small garden and stripping next door's pyracantha. David Selley.
Billericay 09:45
1 Redwing in garden. Chris Henry.
Hanningfield 11.15 - 11,45
4 Buzzards seen circling and flying over Hanningfield area. Marion Burch.
RSPB Old Hall Marshes 12.00 - 15.30
Note that access to the site is by permit only, although visual access can be obtained from the sea wall.
9 Buzzard in a group circling high, 2 Peregrine together, 3 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier, 15+ Bearded Tit. Alec Martin.
Wednesday 14th October 2009
RSPB Old Hall Marshes 13.00 - 15.30
Note that access to the site is by permit only, although visual access can be obtained from the sea wall.
1 Water Rail, 3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, c100 Brent Geese, 20 Curlew, 10 Bearded Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 30+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler, many Teal, many Wigeon. Alec Martin.
Tuesday 13th October 2009
Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 05:00
1 Redwing over, calling. Paul Griggs, John Wright (SOG).
River Stour
Bittern spotted whilst kayaking along the Stour near Judas Gap. P Schlotter.
Monday 12th October 2009
Wat Tyler Country Park 07:00 to 09:00
2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 2 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel. Neil Phillips (UK Wildlife Tweets).
Canewdon, Lambourne Hall Road 07.20
3 Fieldfare and 3 Mistle Thrush in trees by the farm pond. David Selley.
Canvey Point 09:40 to 11.15
10 Great Skua flew up-river at 10.15, 1 Common Tern, c3000 Brent Geese, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Curlew, 4 Little Egret. 1 Common Seal. John Wilson.
Canvey West End, 09:45 to 11:30
3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Linnet. 1 Clouded Yellow, 2 Wall, 6 Common Blue. Andrew Woodhouse (SOG).
Bradwell Power Station 13.00 - 15.00
30+ Chaffinch, 10+ Goldfinch, 10+ Linnet, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 4 Green Woodpecker, 20 Long-tailed Tit. Alec Martin.
Wallasea Wetlands, 14:30 to 16:15
10 Snipe, 1 Greenshank. 3 Clouded Yellow. Andrew Woodhouse (SOG).
Wakering Stairs 16.30 - 17.30
2185 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, c8300 Oystercatcher, 6 Little Egret, 63 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Kestrel, 8 Pied Wagtail. About 20 Rabbit, 1 Weasel inside X1 obs. tower fence. David Selley.
Two Tree Island (East), 17:40 to 18:10
91 Little Egret at the roost, 1 adult Black Brant in the large Brent flock off the east of Two Tree, viewed from the pill box at about 250 metres. Don Petrie (SOG).
Leigh on Sea (RSPB Brent Goose Watch)
Around 4000 Dark-bellied Brent showed well all day today from Victoria Wharf in Old Leigh. Also single Black Brant and the Pale-bellied Brent Goose again present. Alan Shearman RSPB.
Sunday 11th October 2009
Leigh on Sea (Brent Goose Watch) 09:30 to 13:00
c3500 Brent Goose, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant (a very well marked bird), 26 Little Egret, 6 Curlew. 15 Common Seal on Hadleigh Ray. Web Author, Kris Mee.
Benfleet, Thundersley Park Road, 11:15
2 Swallow heading south. Don Wildish.
Ashingdon, 11:45
1 House Martin over the garden heading south. Steve Sanford (SOG).
Saturday 10th October 2009
Gunners Park, 08:30 to 11:00
30 Blackbird, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 4 Redwing, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Skylark, 1 Blackcap, 90 Greenfinch, 80 Goldfinch. Dave Knight (SOG).
Leigh on Sea (Brent Goose Watch) 09:30 to 16:00
Black Brant was amongst around 3000 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, also three family groups along the near edge of the flock. Unfortunately the flock moved to the rivers edge during low tide for most of the day (1 mile distance). They did come in close again around 3pm with the incoming tide, but on such a sunny day we were busy on the wharf with visitors and not able to go through the flock again. Alan Shearman RSPB.
Benfleet Creek, 15:00 to 17:00
12 Little Egret, 8 Reed Bunting, 5 Stonechat, 1 Greenshank, 17 Swallow heading west, 300 Golden Plover, 600 Black-tailed Godwit. John Wright (SOG).
Two Tree Island (East), 16:00 to 18:15
83 Little Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1982 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose with Brent flock observed from viewing point at east end of Two Tree, 50 Wigeon, 11 Grey Plover, 5 Knot, 8 Dunlin, 2 Water Rail (heard), 2 Pintail, 1 female Reed Bunting. 3 Brown Rat. Mike Bailey (SOG).
Friday 09th October 2009
Benfleet Creek, 08:10
1 Stonechat. Simon Watson (SOG).
Two Tree Island, 09:30 to 11:10
1 Great White Egret flew low south over my head across the airfield towards the salt marsh, c3,000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Snipe, 28 Wigeon on scrape, 73 Teal, 400 Starling. Graham Ryland (SOG).
Chalkwell Seafront, 10:30
1 Clouded Yellow in back garden of house on the Esplanade. Simon Watson (SOG).
Wallasea Wetlands, 16:20 to 18:00
1 juvenile female Merlin flushed from field edge, c200 Black-tailed Godwit (a big influx), 120 Ringed Plover roosting at Wallasea Ness, 1 Turnstone with Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 1 Knot, 16 Grey Plover, 8 Golden Plover. Jeff Delve (SOG).
Thursday 08th October 2009
Rochford 10.15
Buzzard seen circling low over road and fields at Butlers cottages on the Sutton and Shopland road. Robin & Tracy Guppy.
Rochford, 11:15
1 Glossy Ibis flew from creek at Purdeys Industrial Estate in a south west direction. Lee Ebbs (SOG).
RSPB Vange Marsh 13.00 to 15.30
3 Kestrel hunting over the marsh, 1 Sparrowhawk, 80+ Swallow, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Snipe on the saline lagoon, 74 Lapwing, 3 Cormorant, 4 Little Grebe. David Shepherd.
Canvey West End, 14:30 to 14:45
1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Wall. Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).
Wednesday 07th October 2009
Wakering, Fleet Head, 07:40 to 07:50
Small lay-by car park by fishing ponds: 1 Turtle Dove (surprised to see in top of the trees by the first pond), 1 Peregrine Falcon. Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).
Canvey Point, 12:10 to 15:10
1 immature Shag, 1 juvenile Arctic Tern, 1 juvenile Common Tern, 1 female/immature Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Red-throated Diver, 12 Great Skua, 6 Gannet, 1 adult Kittiwake, 10 Mediterranean Gull (all adults), 5 House Martin (N from Kent), 1 Rock Pipit. Neil Chambers (SOG).
Canvey Coastguard 12.10 - 15.10
8 Great Skua; 1 up river with 5 Gannet at 13.05 and then a group of 7 down river at 13.10. Another Gannet up river at 14.40. Also: 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 87 Brent Geese. Alan Shearman RSPB.
Rossi's Ice Cream, Westcliff, 15:30 to 15:35
1 adult Ring-billed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 1 Little Egret. Paul Griggs (SOG).
Mayflower Close, Eastwood, 17:20
2 Swallow heading North. Paul Baker (SOG).
Tuesday 06th October 2009
Rayleigh, Ferndale Road 09:00
4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch. Robin Peppiatt.
South Fambridge/Brandy Hole 13.10 - 14.45
100+ Golden Plover, 12 House Martin, Wheatear, 2 Greenshank, 14 Curlew, 7 Reed Bunting, Snipe, 12 Little Egret, 2 Skylark. Common Seal. Ray Fuller.
Wakering, Fleet Head, 15:00 to 16:10
2 Tree Sparrow still in brambles on left side of footpath c400m north of barns just past where seawall meets the footpath, c70 Corn Bunting (a decent flock for recent times), c30 Golden Plover, 7 Linnet, 2 Stonechat (pair), c30 Red-legged Partridge, 1 leucistic Black-headed Gull. Neil Chambers (SOG).
Baxter Avenue Southend, 15:30 to 16:15
Adult male and adult female Peregrine Falcon flying around Portcullis and Alexander House, chasing each other and hanging on the wind. Don Petrie (SOG).
Monday 05th October 2009
Canvey Seafront, 12:00 to 15:00
c1000 Gannet, c70 Great Skua (19 flew upriver; groups of 6, 35 & 22 came back out and all settled in one flock before flying out in ones and twos), 1 juvenile Little Gull, 2 juvenile Arctic Tern, 3 Common Tern, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Common Scoter, 3 Arctic Skua (1 adult, 2 juveniles), 1 Red-throated Diver flew upriver. Neil Chambers (SOG).
Wat Tyler Country Park, 13:00 to 13:15
Scrape only: 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Ruff, 3 Redshank, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard). Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).
Two Tree Island 14.00 - 15.00
31 Avocet, 60+ Ringed Plover, 200+ Dunlin, 15 Grey Plover, 3 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 30 Oystercatcher, 45 Lapwing, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Little Egret, 1 female Stonechat, 1 Shoveler, 10 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Reed Bunting. John Wilson.
Gunners Park, 16:15 to 18:00
1 Blackcap (fem/imm), 2 Chiffchaff, 1 male Kestrel, 3 House Martin, 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 3 Little Egret (1 on 'lake', 2 on foreshore), 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, c80 Goldfinch. Neil Chambers, Don Petrie (SOG).
Southchurch Park East
The three Cygnets from Southchurch Park were relocated to Hullbridge on Friday afternoon by our team. We had no choice in the matter as the Southchurch East pair had regained their territory and beat off the cygnet's parents. They then set about the cygnets, that hadn't fledged. One had already had most of its tail feathers pulled out and they were getting unduly stressed and a daylight to dusk watch was impossible to maintain. So with advice from the RSPCA and Sue Morgan (Salcott Swan sanctuary), its was decided that Hullbridge was the ideal place. It has 120+ Swans/Cygnets there, all regularly monitored and fed by a few locals. On a Sunday visit by some of the team, the three seem to have settled in. Bob.
Sunday 04th October 2009
South Fambridge 11.00 - 11.30
1 Common Tern, 16 Meadow Pipit, 10 Long-tailed Tit. David Selley.
A130 by Wickford Turn Off 07.30
Common Buzzard sitting on post. Web Author, Kris Mee.
Gunners Park, 10:00
1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff. Brian Baldock (SOG).
Wakering, Fleet Head, 12:05 to 13:30
2 Tree Sparrow in bramble along the public footpath north of Fleet Head creek 400m past barns, 8 Meadow Pipit, 120 Lapwing, 20 Golden Plover, 3 Kestrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Greenshank, 3 Linnet, 5 Wigeon. Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).
Wakering, Fleet Head, 14:30 to 16:40
1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 32 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Kestrel, 4 Skylark, 12 Meadow Pipit, 50 Linnet (approx), 2 Tree Sparrow flew in and perched around the brambles for a few moments, then flew into the cattle field. Don Petrie
Rochford Golf Course, 14:30 to 18:30
2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Mistle Thrush, 3 Chiffchaff. Neil Chambers (SOG).
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Westcliff Seafront, 09:20 to 10:00
1 Ring-billed Gull (Rossi), 6 Mediterranean Gull (5 adults and 2nd winter). Steve Arlow (SOG, www.birdersplayground.co.uk).
Gunners Park, 09:30 to 10:00
2 Swallow. Brian Baldock (SOG).
Southend Seafront 12.15
2 Pink-footed Goose heading west. Alan Shearring (EWT).
Friday 02nd October 2009
Gunners Park, 08:30 to 11:30
8 Chiffchaff, 3 Stonechat, 4 Blackcap, 6 Meadow Pipit. Dave Knight (SOG).
Two Tree Island (East) 11.40 - 12.50
59 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 997 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, c.600 Wigeon, 59 Teal, c.400 Curlew. Martin Johnson.
RSPB Vange Marsh 17.00 to 18.00
20 to 30 Swallow feeding over the marsh, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe. David Shepherd.
Wick Country Park 18:00 - 18:30
1 Grey Heron 1 Common Sandpiper. Dave Perry.
Thursday 01st October 2009
Benfleet, St Mary's Churchyard 07:15
1 Chiffchaff singing. Martin Cracknell (SOG).
Gunners Park, 07:30 to 08:10
1 Stonechat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 35 Greenfinch, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Sparrowhawk. Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).
Two Tree Island (East) 15.00 - 15.45
c850 Dark-bellied Brent Goose. David Selley.
Wat Tyler Country Park, 17:25 to 17:50
Scrape only: 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 40+ Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godwit. Marc Outten (RSPB, SOG).