Common Whitethroat
Eurasian Blackcap
Sand Martin
Spotted Redshank
That's a wrap on the 2025 @essexbirdnews.bsky.social BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH. Fantastic final day with @esbr-essex.bsky.social where NIGHTINGALE, WILLOW WARBLER & COMMON REDSTART were highlights then to Abberton where 10+ ARCTIC TERNS & SPOT REDSHANK were pick of the bunch. #bcbw25 #essexbirding #birds
Fabulous morning for a Dawn Chorus in Mid-Essex. Lots of birds singing inc NIGHTINGALES and looking forward to the final day of the BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH. #bcbw25 #essexbirding #birds
Final Day of the Big County Birdwatch 2025 tomorrow opens with a seawatch at Frinton (07:00), then walks at Heybridge Pits (09:00), Tiptree Heath (10:30) & Cudmore Grove (13:30). Full details at www.ebws.org.uk/events/bcbw
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Black-tailed Godwits
Common Buzzard
Red Kite
Eurasian Whimbrel
BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH DAY 3: Superb day at Fingringhoe Wick EWT reserve where it was good to see so many people join our guided walks. 15+ NIGHTINGALE, RED KITES, MED GULLS, CUCKOO, BLACK & BAR-T GODWITS, RUFF, KNOT, 3+ WHIMBREL + more. #BCBW25 #essexbirding #birds #birdsseenin2025 #essex
13/4
A Northern Wheatear was a very nice on my walk around some of Writtle, Essex, being only my second for the patch.
A Lesser Whitethroat was my first of the year, and there was an increase in Common Whitethroat numbers since the first on Friday.
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The sun is shining, the Nightingales are singing, so why not join our @essexbirdnews.bsky.social Day 3 BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH guided walks at Fingringhoe Wick today. Walks start at 10.30am and 1.30pm and last 2 hours. #bcbw25 #essexbirding #birds
Catch up on today's Big County Birdwatch highlights at 7:30 tonight - send your birding photos & videos from the weekend to ebwstalks@gmail.com and we'll feature them on the show
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#bcbw25 Day 3 - we've got a great walk at Bowers Marsh today, starting at 9:30, and a couple at EWT Fingringhoe Wick at 10:30 & 13:30. Why not grab your binoculars and come along? Full details at ebws.org.uk #essexbirding #birds
Super day 2 of the Big County Birdwatch with lots of great birds seen & a very interesting ringing demonstration too. Day 3 going to be great at Fingringhoe! #essexbirding #birds #bcbw25
2cy Little Gull
Northern Wheatear
Whooper Swan
Willow Warbler
Day 2 of the BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH: Then onto Abberton Reservoir where LITTLE GULL, SPOONBILLS, LR PLOVERS, WILLOW WARBLERS, WHEATEAR, WHOOPER SWAN, COMMON TERNS were enjoyed by 50+ walk participants. #BCBW25 #essexbirding #birds #birdsseenin2025 #essex #ringing
Male Bearded Reedling
Cetti's Warbler
Day 2 of the @essexbirdnews.bsky.social BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH with @esbr-essex.bsky.social. Day started with a ringing demo by South Essex Ringing Group where a male BEARDED REEDLING stole the show plus CETTI'S WARBLERS and lots more. #BCBW25 #essexbirding #birds #birdsseenin2025 #essex #ringing
Mediterranean Gull
Short-eared Owl
Black-headed Gull
Eurasian Skylark
The great birding continued as @esbr-essex.bsky.social and I headed to Wallasea Island @rspb.bsky.social reserve where over 40 walk participants joined us. Highlights inc SE OWL, CORN BUNTING, 30+ MED GULLS, YELLOW WAGS, 2 GREENSHANK & lots more. #BCBW25 #essexbirding #birds #birdsseenin2025 #essex
Common Kestrel
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Sanderling & Dunlin
Sanderling
Fab start to the @essexbirdnews.bsky.social BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH with a guided walk at Gunner's Park with @esbr-essex.bsky.social Highlights incl HOUSE MARTINS, REED WARBLER, 2 RN PARAKEET, 600+ SANDERLING, WHITETHROAT, SPARROWHAWK and lots more! #BCBW25 #essexbirding #birds #birdsseenin2025 #essex
Record your Big County Birdwatch 2025 sightings here: ebws.org.uk/bcbw/sightings… #bcbw25 #essexbirding #birds
Big County Birdwatch day 1 - join us for walks at Gunner's Park (9am), The Naze (9am), Holland Haven (1pm) and Wallasea (1:30pm, then catch up on the day's highlights on YouTube tonight: youtube.com/live/B2HXtlLZ8… #bcbw25
It's the @essexbirdnews.bsky.social BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH WEEKEND. Join myself and @esbr-essex.bsky.social on one of our many guided walks around the county. Details below 👇 Look forward to seeing many of you there! #BCBW25 #essexbirding #birds
With less than 24 hours until Big County Birdwatch 2025, we've posted a handy video showing you how to enter your #bcbw25 sightings. Please note, it was recorded for BCBW23 so ignore any date references
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