Steve Entwistle
@entwistle5.bsky.social
Mersea Island & Essex birder 67 retired, likes a twitch ,mid460's life list, Entwistle5 on X
Logs all Mersea Island sightings on EBWS bata base, all my daily sighting live on E birds
Logs all Mersea Island sightings on EBWS bata base, all my daily sighting live on E birds
wallaseaWithDavid Low found Red-breasted Goose adult down path from car park behind cattle corral getting picked on by a small family of Brent's, is was distant with 20brentsBut showedwell,LeeEvans turned upThis is the only2025record,photoBy RoyHodgkinson
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November 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
wallaseaWithDavid Low found Red-breasted Goose adult down path from car park behind cattle corral getting picked on by a small family of Brent's, is was distant with 20brentsBut showedwell,LeeEvans turned upThis is the only2025record,photoBy RoyHodgkinson
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Very wet day at wallasea Island not many birds seen did see the 1st winter female type long tailed duck thanks to Jeff Delve & Lawrence Drummond
Jeff photos attached
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Jeff photos attached
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October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Very wet day at wallasea Island not many birds seen did see the 1st winter female type long tailed duck thanks to Jeff Delve & Lawrence Drummond
Jeff photos attached
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Jeff photos attached
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Just back from a week at westbay Dorset had to see my second brown shrike at upper hollesley common with #Yellowstriker following soon after the Dunwich strike .Showed well all afternoon
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October 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Just back from a week at westbay Dorset had to see my second brown shrike at upper hollesley common with #Yellowstriker following soon after the Dunwich strike .Showed well all afternoon
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Couple good days yesterday 4 Whooper swans(my photo)messing,today 2 BeardedTits,kingfisher(photos D Urquhart)rock Pipit,3 Greenshank, male Siskin in feldy view,
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October 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Couple good days yesterday 4 Whooper swans(my photo)messing,today 2 BeardedTits,kingfisher(photos D Urquhart)rock Pipit,3 Greenshank, male Siskin in feldy view,
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Today equal last year Essex yeartotal 217 with a very elusiveWryneck at walton on naze gone missing since10am l refound it at 4.30pm in corner lagoon opposite track to John Weston res thanks toBrian combes who refound it at10am l watched it for/20mins
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October 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today equal last year Essex yeartotal 217 with a very elusiveWryneck at walton on naze gone missing since10am l refound it at 4.30pm in corner lagoon opposite track to John Weston res thanks toBrian combes who refound it at10am l watched it for/20mins
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Another brilliant day yesterday 10 1/2 hours at Canvey point, 2 Manx shearwater (photo by Jeff Delve),juv long tailed skua, 2 great Skuas,25+ Gannets, 15+ Arctic Skuas,14 Kittiwakes plus few extras. All sightings close good views
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September 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Another brilliant day yesterday 10 1/2 hours at Canvey point, 2 Manx shearwater (photo by Jeff Delve),juv long tailed skua, 2 great Skuas,25+ Gannets, 15+ Arctic Skuas,14 Kittiwakes plus few extras. All sightings close good views
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Quiet day today as no carpark duties at church so this afternoon, Abberton LDLH W causeway a juv black Tern photos by John pringle,then to wig bay hide with Charlie Williams 3 juv Curlew Sandpipers.knot ,21+ ruff,42+ pintail
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September 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Quiet day today as no carpark duties at church so this afternoon, Abberton LDLH W causeway a juv black Tern photos by John pringle,then to wig bay hide with Charlie Williams 3 juv Curlew Sandpipers.knot ,21+ ruff,42+ pintail
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Sunday 7th anyone visiting wigborough Church Arctic warbler please note we are keeping the church side of carpark clear for churchgoers from 10.30am.extra parking been arranged opposite first entrance(gate is open please park in there only)noParking on vergeFrontGates )
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September 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sunday 7th anyone visiting wigborough Church Arctic warbler please note we are keeping the church side of carpark clear for churchgoers from 10.30am.extra parking been arranged opposite first entrance(gate is open please park in there only)noParking on vergeFrontGates )
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At Saint Stephens Church great wigborough an
Arctic warbler found by Sean Nixon & Chris Poole at 15.53pm,by 16.07pm photos confirmed it. Next hour plus it went missing refound by S Reed & D Underwood
Photos by Simon patient
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Arctic warbler found by Sean Nixon & Chris Poole at 15.53pm,by 16.07pm photos confirmed it. Next hour plus it went missing refound by S Reed & D Underwood
Photos by Simon patient
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September 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
At Saint Stephens Church great wigborough an
Arctic warbler found by Sean Nixon & Chris Poole at 15.53pm,by 16.07pm photos confirmed it. Next hour plus it went missing refound by S Reed & D Underwood
Photos by Simon patient
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Arctic warbler found by Sean Nixon & Chris Poole at 15.53pm,by 16.07pm photos confirmed it. Next hour plus it went missing refound by S Reed & D Underwood
Photos by Simon patient
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Mid day 3rd Sept west mersea 2rd day refound by D Urquhart (his photo) spotted flycatcher
Seen back of feldy view cemetery moving nearby to flycatcher corner ( path to seawall next to caravan park, (waste area before corner)it was with a willow Warbler #EssexBirding
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Seen back of feldy view cemetery moving nearby to flycatcher corner ( path to seawall next to caravan park, (waste area before corner)it was with a willow Warbler #EssexBirding
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September 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Mid day 3rd Sept west mersea 2rd day refound by D Urquhart (his photo) spotted flycatcher
Seen back of feldy view cemetery moving nearby to flycatcher corner ( path to seawall next to caravan park, (waste area before corner)it was with a willow Warbler #EssexBirding
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Seen back of feldy view cemetery moving nearby to flycatcher corner ( path to seawall next to caravan park, (waste area before corner)it was with a willow Warbler #EssexBirding
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Today Tue started at Holland haven hide,Temminck stint(photo),6 CurlewSand(Photo),2 Woodsands,3 comsands,2 Greensands,14 avocets& Whinchat, Then Abberton 3 juv Blackterns,greywag,28pintail,
32+ruff,17+GWE,plus all regulars #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews
32+ruff,17+GWE,plus all regulars #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews
September 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Today Tue started at Holland haven hide,Temminck stint(photo),6 CurlewSand(Photo),2 Woodsands,3 comsands,2 Greensands,14 avocets& Whinchat, Then Abberton 3 juv Blackterns,greywag,28pintail,
32+ruff,17+GWE,plus all regulars #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews
32+ruff,17+GWE,plus all regulars #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews
Thursday 28th Abberton
Lodge lane right hand viewing screen. 4 spotted flycatchers as in my photos, 3 Knot(photo),juv Curlew Sandpiper,8+ruff ,plus plenty of more regular species,
LDLH E 2rd Cy little gull.
LBCW E 2+Black Terns
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Lodge lane right hand viewing screen. 4 spotted flycatchers as in my photos, 3 Knot(photo),juv Curlew Sandpiper,8+ruff ,plus plenty of more regular species,
LDLH E 2rd Cy little gull.
LBCW E 2+Black Terns
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August 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thursday 28th Abberton
Lodge lane right hand viewing screen. 4 spotted flycatchers as in my photos, 3 Knot(photo),juv Curlew Sandpiper,8+ruff ,plus plenty of more regular species,
LDLH E 2rd Cy little gull.
LBCW E 2+Black Terns
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Lodge lane right hand viewing screen. 4 spotted flycatchers as in my photos, 3 Knot(photo),juv Curlew Sandpiper,8+ruff ,plus plenty of more regular species,
LDLH E 2rd Cy little gull.
LBCW E 2+Black Terns
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Abberton this evening Billits screen Whinchat, wheatear, 2 Greenshanks,LRP,10+yellow Wagtails, then large amount of great white egrets coming in the roost #EssexBirdNews
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August 14, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Abberton this evening Billits screen Whinchat, wheatear, 2 Greenshanks,LRP,10+yellow Wagtails, then large amount of great white egrets coming in the roost #EssexBirdNews
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Day3 of flycatchers Feldy view cemetery a different new in pied fly & a new spotted flycatcher found again by Dougal Urquhart Inc his photos
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August 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Day3 of flycatchers Feldy view cemetery a different new in pied fly & a new spotted flycatcher found again by Dougal Urquhart Inc his photos
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10am Feldy view cemetery West Mersea on wires & top of trees far NW corner 2 spotted flycatchers we left them still there mid day,Photos by Dougal Urquhart
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August 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
10am Feldy view cemetery West Mersea on wires & top of trees far NW corner 2 spotted flycatchers we left them still there mid day,Photos by Dougal Urquhart
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A good find this morning by Dougal Urquhart at feldy view cemetery West Mersea it liked the Far NW corner did go missing half hour at a time but stayed all day
Left photo A field other 2 Jon ward
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Left photo A field other 2 Jon ward
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August 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
A good find this morning by Dougal Urquhart at feldy view cemetery West Mersea it liked the Far NW corner did go missing half hour at a time but stayed all day
Left photo A field other 2 Jon ward
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Left photo A field other 2 Jon ward
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Glen Moore took this video of Abberton Wood sandpiper today,as always l talk while filming,we don't need David Attenborough he was not available
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July 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Glen Moore took this video of Abberton Wood sandpiper today,as always l talk while filming,we don't need David Attenborough he was not available
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Cracking close fresh juvenile wood sandpiper at Abberton LDLH NE corner thanks to @simonpatient1.bsky.social for finding and getting news out quickly
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July 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Cracking close fresh juvenile wood sandpiper at Abberton LDLH NE corner thanks to @simonpatient1.bsky.social for finding and getting news out quickly
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This afternoon at Abberton LBCW W a smart moulting male mandarin duck ,bits of blue& orange patches,the fm Ruddyshelduck & Barnacle Goose nearby, also12 spoonbills On Island
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June 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This afternoon at Abberton LBCW W a smart moulting male mandarin duck ,bits of blue& orange patches,the fm Ruddyshelduck & Barnacle Goose nearby, also12 spoonbills On Island
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12.56pm ABBERTON RES lan Marsh found a Caspian tern for 1 minute from hide bay hide flying towards island hide,relocated at 4.16pm by Peter King with me & Les bird, diving, skimming & flying around LBCW W for about15mis, photo by Jon Ward
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June 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
12.56pm ABBERTON RES lan Marsh found a Caspian tern for 1 minute from hide bay hide flying towards island hide,relocated at 4.16pm by Peter King with me & Les bird, diving, skimming & flying around LBCW W for about15mis, photo by Jon Ward
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Busy day yesterday with male summer Garganey at LDLH NW Abberton. Then off to walk around Naze with
@YellowShriker /his photo of spotfly
& D Cummings for 3 out of the 5 flycatchers whichD Stiles found.Then evening with Mike
to Suffolk for 5 nightjars
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@YellowShriker /his photo of spotfly
& D Cummings for 3 out of the 5 flycatchers whichD Stiles found.Then evening with Mike
to Suffolk for 5 nightjars
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May 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Busy day yesterday with male summer Garganey at LDLH NW Abberton. Then off to walk around Naze with
@YellowShriker /his photo of spotfly
& D Cummings for 3 out of the 5 flycatchers whichD Stiles found.Then evening with Mike
to Suffolk for 5 nightjars
#essexbirding #Essexbirdnews
@YellowShriker /his photo of spotfly
& D Cummings for 3 out of the 5 flycatchers whichD Stiles found.Then evening with Mike
to Suffolk for 5 nightjars
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Good timing trip to Cornhill meadows waltham abbey with
@YellowShriker
yesterday got My 200 Essex year tick.my 220 target still way to go yet. A smart summer GlossyIBIS
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@YellowShriker
yesterday got My 200 Essex year tick.my 220 target still way to go yet. A smart summer GlossyIBIS
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May 25, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Good timing trip to Cornhill meadows waltham abbey with
@YellowShriker
yesterday got My 200 Essex year tick.my 220 target still way to go yet. A smart summer GlossyIBIS
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@YellowShriker
yesterday got My 200 Essex year tick.my 220 target still way to go yet. A smart summer GlossyIBIS
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#RareBirdsUK
Brilliant day with Martin cock
4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain
1st photo by Simon King showed underwing
@UKTwitcher
,others by me
4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain
1st photo by Simon King showed underwing
@UKTwitcher
,others by me
May 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Brilliant day with Martin cock
4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain
1st photo by Simon King showed underwing
@UKTwitcher
,others by me
4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain
1st photo by Simon King showed underwing
@UKTwitcher
,others by me
This Saturday morning a trip to Rainham RSPB to see the female blue winged teal showed well from seawall,GW egret,hobby,LRP,4 Greenshank.male Red Crested pochard
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May 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This Saturday morning a trip to Rainham RSPB to see the female blue winged teal showed well from seawall,GW egret,hobby,LRP,4 Greenshank.male Red Crested pochard
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Friday evening on way to see David Bowie experience at clacton, dropped into colne point
Thanks to Chris,Balchin news & his photo a female whinchat
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Thanks to Chris,Balchin news & his photo a female whinchat
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May 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Friday evening on way to see David Bowie experience at clacton, dropped into colne point
Thanks to Chris,Balchin news & his photo a female whinchat
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Thanks to Chris,Balchin news & his photo a female whinchat
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