From memory, they do not very much other than sleep a lot!

Well said.
I have to plead guilty to occupying too large a space for my needs. I have, however, managed it for nature in many ways in an area otherwise bereft of wildlife. This slightly lessens my guilt, but only slightly.
It took too long to realise that I fell foul to the dreaded greed disease

Yes it’s a lovely little site. I go there in my way to work and have a look often

… then turn right onto path to view pool on left. Let us know if my directions are no good 😊

Hi Mel. If you come into HBO the main road goes through village, take minor road north off of double bend off Feathers Hill (village shop is on bend). Car park (red blob on map) is after a couple of hundred metres and you should see footpath sign/gate in corner. Walk diagonally down field to bridge…

Just thinking of those passerines that sing over saltmarsh: Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Linnet. A few others perhaps but I think yours is a welcome addition!

I’ve not had much experience of singing birds anywhere and none in flight from memory; Essex is not blessed with regular breeding as far as I know.
Interesting that yours was singing though 4 broods in a year and winter breeding is known

Had odd birds, sometimes more, over my mid Essex village for a couple of months now, always rapidly overhead ‘chipping’ and usually in first hour of light. No suitable sites locally that would likely hold them, very few pine woods

👍 yes great, underrated band

….also the ones in our area, most likely Markshall is only really sizeable area of habitat that I can think of

👍 yes, a fair bit of habitat for them there. Also some sightings in Stanway