Good game of football lpswich, result could been better never mind, as you do drop into blue house farm on way home fm black winged stilt, nice distant hobby nice chat with friends there.thanks Dave Wagstaff good find
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Yesterday pm saw a GrasshopperW at Hythe Colchester on arrival colinMac/ Ed Bateman kindly put me on it,it showed well,then Ed found a fm ring Ouzel & m Wheatear, photos by Ed #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews
10am this morning raced to wig bay Abberton saw the ring Ouzel on arrival, another look at Bonaparte'sGull &saw one of my favourite birds summerAdult little gull,pure white upper wings,black underwings with whiteEdging showingWell,ITFC game,nowNightOfBoxing onNetflix #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews
Friday 12o'clock Peter Low found a 2cy Bonaparte'sGull seen from Billets screen Abberton it stayed till about 4pm Richard Jeffree took these brilliant photos
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Looked at birdguides at 12 o'clock, saw someone had pr Garganey on pond at cudmore Grove east Mersea from hide.
Luckily still there at 12.15pm.
Still there now
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Just late afternoon to Abberton to metel gate at wig bay parking area
On billits flood 3 Little ringed Plovers,my photos take alot of beating
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Morning l had 4 sand Martins at Fingringhoe pits,afternoon my yearly trip to matching Hall pond nr Harlow, 3 Mandarin ducks 2m 2fm showed well,also easy to see l saw 14 ring necked parakeets flying around pond one of my favourite sites #EssexBiirding #EssexBirdsnews .
My photos of Kittiwake at Holland haven on Thur19th thanks to Richard, mick,Mike & Pete.nice to see them on the ground 4th trip lucky. missed 2 diff jack snipes & Caspian gull nice then they stay
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This afternoon a trip to Wivenhoe barrier after a while l located this male Blackredstart.
I put EssexWildlifePhotograph Andy Cocket on it/life tick for him.1st 3 photos his,4th mine
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A Kittiwake on the scrape at Holland Haven Country Park today. A rare occurrence indeed! @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding
Today 4 1/2hrs at Rainham shooting butt hide finely a water pipit flew into cut Reed area behind hide,plus 16 snipe
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Tonight at Abberton LBCW SE this Daubenton's Bat was feeding at Dam bridge & sitting on side & top 2ft away from us
Photos by Adam Palmer.
Also cattleegret,3 Tundra bean, 4WF geese, 2 Redkite in tree
Today2hrs with Roy Hodgkinson at Brooks EWT Stisted,before rain,2 Marsh tit,3 Nuthatch,Treecreeper,woodcock, after rain me had another 2hrs in sunPr Bullfinches showed well for 15mins
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MorningDippedJack snipeHolland haven shrub(seen last 2 days)but not today, Seawatch for 2 hrs had about 20+ red throated divers (lads with me40+)Few hours at colne point4.30pm watched 2short eared owls for10mins mobbing a Buzzard on ground
4th time trying2ndThere
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4hrs this afternoon in Wig bay hide Abberton Merlin bathing in flooded pool,GlossyIBIS dropped in for couple minutes then moved LBCW ,Other birds 3 Blkwits,40 dunlin, 20goldenplover,13 curlew
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Dipped adult Caspian gull at Holland haven floods late morning Richard & Mike found earlier but we could not refind it.1 bramblingScoped it twiceAt St peter's ChurchAlresford in veryMobile40+flock incl 9of each YellowhammersReed Buntings odd corn bunting25+chaffinch
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I getting to old to go out at dark always hit a big hole even at 30mph
In addition to the Hen Harrier, the two Short-eared Owls were still around the end of my garden too 🦉
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Thanks ,l like it there very good memories there,pity l hit a large pot hole on bend watery Lane
Today,got away with it.
Great day even Coventry lost.
Lovely l should have come there on way home from paglesham, lf SEO get regular need a trip there very soon like a couple year ago
1pm at Paglesham Eastend, Red breasted goose seems to settled there with 2500 Brent's most the time or if not at wallasea RSPB last few days, had very showy barn owl at wallasea car park & nearby approach road today
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Having a steady start to essex year 112 (all Abberton birds seen)Not so competitive this year but will end up good list target 200Today at Bowers pink footed goose & 6 showy BeardedTits
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Red-necked Grebe (Seen from end of Kingsland Road or bottom of Broomhill road Victoria esplanade (A Field)
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West mersea midday Roy Hodgkinson & paddy Stuart refound the red necked grebe (photo by ollis cottis)bottom of Broomhill road Victoria esplanade, nearby just west of 2 sugar cake a great northern diver,
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A snowbunting on its 4th day on EAST MERSEA STONE POINT today l was 1st on point after high tide covering access to way on.before dog walkers disturbed it,it was on tip of the pt can be found to west 200yds left of pt
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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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Brilliant day with Terry Blackwell, James Hudson, Neil Chambers, Canvey point little auk,great & Pomskua, red neck & slav grebe, black throated & 5red throated divers,3 razerbill 3 guillemot, 100+Comscoter, 40+ Kittiwakes goosander
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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
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