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I don't get to see wall brown butterflies locally very often, so really pleased to find one at Old Hall Marshes today. (Also small copper, common blue, small heath; & lackey moth caterpillar).
May 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I don't get to see wall brown butterflies locally very often, so really pleased to find one at Old Hall Marshes today. (Also small copper, common blue, small heath; & lackey moth caterpillar).
After nice sunny days, today was a chilly shock to the system! but we had some excellent birding at Upper Hollesley Common & Hollesley Marshes. Highlights included dartford warbler, woodlark, redstart, yellowhammer, stonechat; spoonbill, wood sandpiper, little ringed plover, marsh harrier, and more.
May 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
After nice sunny days, today was a chilly shock to the system! but we had some excellent birding at Upper Hollesley Common & Hollesley Marshes. Highlights included dartford warbler, woodlark, redstart, yellowhammer, stonechat; spoonbill, wood sandpiper, little ringed plover, marsh harrier, and more.
Star bird was a female red footed falcon on our guided walk at Abberton Reservoir, but add in spoonbill, cattle egret, hobby, red kite, greenshank, common sandpiper, common tern, swift, nightingale, willow warbler, cuckoo .... all added up to a wonderful morning. #essexbirding
May 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Star bird was a female red footed falcon on our guided walk at Abberton Reservoir, but add in spoonbill, cattle egret, hobby, red kite, greenshank, common sandpiper, common tern, swift, nightingale, willow warbler, cuckoo .... all added up to a wonderful morning. #essexbirding
The early start was worth it for our 'dawn-ish' chorus walk at Cockaynes Wood this morning. Highlights included nightingale, cuckoo, garden & reed warblers, common tern, whimbrel, red kite, buzzard, yellowhammer, swallow, Egyptian goose .... as well as various wildflowers. #essexbirding
May 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The early start was worth it for our 'dawn-ish' chorus walk at Cockaynes Wood this morning. Highlights included nightingale, cuckoo, garden & reed warblers, common tern, whimbrel, red kite, buzzard, yellowhammer, swallow, Egyptian goose .... as well as various wildflowers. #essexbirding
Glorious weather and a soundtrack of birdsong for our guided walk at Arger Fen today. Highlights included garden warbler, nightingale, raven, red kite; slow worm; speckled wood, holly blue, orange tip; bluebell, wild garlic, early purple orchid, bugle, yellow archangel, water avens, wood sorrel ...
April 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Glorious weather and a soundtrack of birdsong for our guided walk at Arger Fen today. Highlights included garden warbler, nightingale, raven, red kite; slow worm; speckled wood, holly blue, orange tip; bluebell, wild garlic, early purple orchid, bugle, yellow archangel, water avens, wood sorrel ...
A very enjoyable day guiding at Lakenheath Fen - good weather, good birds and good company! Highlights included bittern, garganey, marsh harrier, hobby, red kite, avocet, black tailed godwit, grasshopper & sedge warblers, great white egret, shoveler, reed bunting, water rail (heard), stonechat ....
April 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A very enjoyable day guiding at Lakenheath Fen - good weather, good birds and good company! Highlights included bittern, garganey, marsh harrier, hobby, red kite, avocet, black tailed godwit, grasshopper & sedge warblers, great white egret, shoveler, reed bunting, water rail (heard), stonechat ....
Fantastic morning guiding at Old Hall Marshes - fab weather and great birds. Highlights included multiple sightings of marsh harrier & buzzard, barn owl, spoonbill, great white egret, ruff, avocet, black tailed godwit, lapwing, snipe, pintail, shoveler, reed bunting, chiffchaff ..... #essexbirding
March 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Fantastic morning guiding at Old Hall Marshes - fab weather and great birds. Highlights included multiple sightings of marsh harrier & buzzard, barn owl, spoonbill, great white egret, ruff, avocet, black tailed godwit, lapwing, snipe, pintail, shoveler, reed bunting, chiffchaff ..... #essexbirding
Spring at Gt Holland Pits NR this morning.
March 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Spring at Gt Holland Pits NR this morning.
Fabulous day guiding at Abberton Reservoir - fantastic weather & amazing birding. Highlights included slavonian & black necked grebe, ring necked duck, black throated diver, spoonbill, great white & cattle egret, red crested pochard, green sandpiper, barn owl ... Brilliant day! #essexbirding
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Fabulous day guiding at Abberton Reservoir - fantastic weather & amazing birding. Highlights included slavonian & black necked grebe, ring necked duck, black throated diver, spoonbill, great white & cattle egret, red crested pochard, green sandpiper, barn owl ... Brilliant day! #essexbirding
Fantastic morning for our wildlife boat trip round the Walton Backwaters. Highlights included pale bellied brent, marsh harrier, avocet, golden plover, lapwing, oystercatcher, pintail, wigeon, teal, common seal .... And all on calm waters with blue sky and sunshine. Just beautiful! #essexbirding
February 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fantastic morning for our wildlife boat trip round the Walton Backwaters. Highlights included pale bellied brent, marsh harrier, avocet, golden plover, lapwing, oystercatcher, pintail, wigeon, teal, common seal .... And all on calm waters with blue sky and sunshine. Just beautiful! #essexbirding
Not the best weather, but a great day birding around Aldeburgh (North Warren, Thorpeness Meare, Town Marshes). Highlights included barnacle, white fronted & Egyptian geese, wigeon, pintail, gadwall, goosander, common scoter, stonechat, great white egret, Chinese water deer, common seal .....
January 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Not the best weather, but a great day birding around Aldeburgh (North Warren, Thorpeness Meare, Town Marshes). Highlights included barnacle, white fronted & Egyptian geese, wigeon, pintail, gadwall, goosander, common scoter, stonechat, great white egret, Chinese water deer, common seal .....
A memorable afternoon guiding at Copt Hall (horizontal rain with hail wasn't in any of the forecasts I looked at!!), but we got a good bird list - marsh harrier, common buzzard, brent geese (incl one pale bellied), curlew, Mediterranean gull, short eared owl, snipe, fieldfare, kestrel, barn owl ....
January 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A memorable afternoon guiding at Copt Hall (horizontal rain with hail wasn't in any of the forecasts I looked at!!), but we got a good bird list - marsh harrier, common buzzard, brent geese (incl one pale bellied), curlew, Mediterranean gull, short eared owl, snipe, fieldfare, kestrel, barn owl ....
Spent the morning guiding at Alton Water (before the rain came!). Highlights included great crested grebe, gadwall, tufted duck, raven, great spotted & green woodpeckers, brambling, siskin, linnet, treecreeper, goldcrest, song thrush, jay ....
January 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Spent the morning guiding at Alton Water (before the rain came!). Highlights included great crested grebe, gadwall, tufted duck, raven, great spotted & green woodpeckers, brambling, siskin, linnet, treecreeper, goldcrest, song thrush, jay ....
Cold and grey, but not too windy for today's wildlife boat trip round Walton Backwaters. Highlights included great northern diver, red breasted merganser, wigeon, teal, shelduck, pintail, brent goose, avocet, lapwing, golden plover, curlew, oystercatcher, marsh harrier .... #essexbirding
January 17, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Cold and grey, but not too windy for today's wildlife boat trip round Walton Backwaters. Highlights included great northern diver, red breasted merganser, wigeon, teal, shelduck, pintail, brent goose, avocet, lapwing, golden plover, curlew, oystercatcher, marsh harrier .... #essexbirding
Fantastic day guiding at Abberton Reservoir - great weather and loads of birds. Highlights included black necked & Slavonian grebes, goosander, smew, stonechat, pink footed goose, green sandpiper, great white egret, Med gull, fieldfare, pintail, goldeneye, buzzard, linnet .... #essexbirding
January 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Fantastic day guiding at Abberton Reservoir - great weather and loads of birds. Highlights included black necked & Slavonian grebes, goosander, smew, stonechat, pink footed goose, green sandpiper, great white egret, Med gull, fieldfare, pintail, goldeneye, buzzard, linnet .... #essexbirding
Guiding day at Fingringhoe Wick was made more challenging by the fog, but we enjoyed some great birding. Star bird was a male hen harrier, while other highlights included red throated diver, red breasted merganser, marsh harrier, avocet, green sandpiper, Cetti's warbler .... #essexbirding
December 27, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Guiding day at Fingringhoe Wick was made more challenging by the fog, but we enjoyed some great birding. Star bird was a male hen harrier, while other highlights included red throated diver, red breasted merganser, marsh harrier, avocet, green sandpiper, Cetti's warbler .... #essexbirding
A very grey, miserable morning brightened up by some great birding on our guided walk at Old Hall Marshes. Highlights included marsh harrier, brent geese, great white egret, rock pipit, reed bunting, wigeon, shoveler, pintail, stonechat, avocet, golden plover, bearded tit .... #essexbirding
December 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM
A very grey, miserable morning brightened up by some great birding on our guided walk at Old Hall Marshes. Highlights included marsh harrier, brent geese, great white egret, rock pipit, reed bunting, wigeon, shoveler, pintail, stonechat, avocet, golden plover, bearded tit .... #essexbirding
Great morning guiding at Wrabness EWT reserve. Highlights included kestrel, long tailed tit, goldcrest, jay, redwing, yellowhammer, linnet, brent goose, teal, wigeon, shelduck, goldeneye, great crested grebe, redshank, grey plover .... #essexbirding
December 3, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Great morning guiding at Wrabness EWT reserve. Highlights included kestrel, long tailed tit, goldcrest, jay, redwing, yellowhammer, linnet, brent goose, teal, wigeon, shelduck, goldeneye, great crested grebe, redshank, grey plover .... #essexbirding
Fabulous weather for guiding at Minsmere yesterday. Birding was pretty good too! Highlights included marsh harrier, bittern, bearded tit, marsh tit, whooper swan, avocet, shoveler, pintail, gadwall, water pipit, Caspian gull, treecreeper, siskin, stonechat and a rather late swallow. A brilliant day.
November 29, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Fabulous weather for guiding at Minsmere yesterday. Birding was pretty good too! Highlights included marsh harrier, bittern, bearded tit, marsh tit, whooper swan, avocet, shoveler, pintail, gadwall, water pipit, Caspian gull, treecreeper, siskin, stonechat and a rather late swallow. A brilliant day.
A good morning guiding along the river at Brightlingsea. Surprise find was a black necked grebe. Also rock pipit, brent geese, curlew, avocet, turnstone, black tailed godwit, shelduck, teal, marsh harrier, common buzzard, little egret, stonechat, skylark, Cetti's warbler .... #essexbirding
November 25, 2024 at 10:21 PM
A good morning guiding along the river at Brightlingsea. Surprise find was a black necked grebe. Also rock pipit, brent geese, curlew, avocet, turnstone, black tailed godwit, shelduck, teal, marsh harrier, common buzzard, little egret, stonechat, skylark, Cetti's warbler .... #essexbirding
Great morning's wildlife boat trip round Walton Backwaters. Highlights: 5+ marsh harrier, 2 peregrine, 1 red throated diver, 1 (rather late) common tern, brent geese, pintail, sanderling, avocet, bar tailed godwit, curlew, knot, grey & golden plovers, common seals and more. #essexbirdnews
November 1, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Great morning's wildlife boat trip round Walton Backwaters. Highlights: 5+ marsh harrier, 2 peregrine, 1 red throated diver, 1 (rather late) common tern, brent geese, pintail, sanderling, avocet, bar tailed godwit, curlew, knot, grey & golden plovers, common seals and more. #essexbirdnews
Rather misty for this morning's guided walk at Landguard Point, but great to witness bird migration in action with groups of brent geese, wigeon, redwing & swallow heading S. Also influx of robins & blackbirds. Surprise sighting was 9 Egyptian geese disappearing into the mist!
October 15, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Rather misty for this morning's guided walk at Landguard Point, but great to witness bird migration in action with groups of brent geese, wigeon, redwing & swallow heading S. Also influx of robins & blackbirds. Surprise sighting was 9 Egyptian geese disappearing into the mist!
Beautiful day for our guided boat trip round the Walton Backwaters. Brent geese, wigeon, teal, curlew, avocet, golden plover, bar tailed godwit, marsh harrier, merlin, peregrine, sandwich tern, rock pipit, common seal & so much more. #essexbirding
October 5, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Beautiful day for our guided boat trip round the Walton Backwaters. Brent geese, wigeon, teal, curlew, avocet, golden plover, bar tailed godwit, marsh harrier, merlin, peregrine, sandwich tern, rock pipit, common seal & so much more. #essexbirding
Yellow browed warbler at The Naze this morning in mobile mixed tit flock, which also included 2 chiffchaff and a lesser whitethroat. #essexbirding
October 2, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Yellow browed warbler at The Naze this morning in mobile mixed tit flock, which also included 2 chiffchaff and a lesser whitethroat. #essexbirding