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  1. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    no idea re Ardleigh I'm afraid, you're not far from Abberton reservoir and Fingringhoe NR both of which have an excellent reputation so why not try one of them. Essex Wildlife Trust have several reserves nearby which might be of interest, here'a a link: Nature Reserves | Essex Wildlife Trust...
  2. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    I don't know of any county wide whatsapp groups, I think there are a few more localised ones but not sure how you find them. There's an Essex Birdwatching facebook group with 6k members so that gives reasonable coverage: Log in to Facebook I've been to Highwoods a couple of times but didn't see...
  3. andygolfer

    Waxwings

    reports yesterday said the Colchester ones have moved on but some have been reported at Wivenhoe a few miles away today so that may be the same ones. I've posted some pics of the Colchester ones in the Essex Birding thread here: Essex Birding
  4. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    East Mersea snow buntings and some widgeon taken last Saturday (6th January)
  5. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    recent waxwings at Colchester (Severalls Lane business park)
  6. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    juvenile great northern diver at Great Notley Parktoday, it's been there a few days now
  7. andygolfer

    Red Kites In Essex

    I play golf at Braxted Park quite regularly in the summer and rarely go without seeing at least one, plenty of buzzards as well. I wonder if the pheasant shooting in the autumn / winter attracts them looking for dead pheasants that haven't been picked up. Looking back through this topic I...
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    Red Kites In Essex

  9. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    lesser spotted woodpeckers - shut heath wood finally caught up with a couple on Friday, seems they have been very elusive this year so I think I was rather lucky, some record pics attached. For anybody looking for them they were in the area between the bench and the holly tree when we found...
  10. andygolfer

    Essex Kingfishers

    i've yet to see one this year!
  11. andygolfer

    HullBridge

    I used to work that way a lot Steve and there wasn't anywhere exceptional birding wise to make the trip from Braintree area. You'd probably see more at Heybridge walking round the gravel pit and sea wall from the basin than going all the way to Hullbridge.
  12. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    waxwings at Witham I was told of reports of waxwings at Witham yesterday (4th January) - also present on 3rd so went along yesterday afternoon to Eastways business park (that's what were previously called industrial estates but business park sounds more eco friendly I suppose) and there they...
  13. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    osprey seen at 15.35 over museum of power at Langford this afternoon. flew at tree top height over the old cricket pitch tracking south west to north east. went behind the museum building and across the road on same heading but then lost amongst trees due to height.
  14. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    saw another yesterday c.15.30 quite low on the A120 between Stansted and Dunmow (approx 1 mile west of 1st Dunmow turn off). they seem to be getting more and more common in Essex now, I've seen 2 in last week and that was the 2nd in Stansted area in last month. How long before that part of the...
  15. andygolfer

    Essex Birding

    red kite near Cock Clarks today , 11.30 red kite seen about 1/2 mile south of Cock Clarks (Hackmans Lane) on my way to Stow Maries about 11.30 this morning. drifting north eastish towards Maldon. By the time I stopped car got camera out and got a pic it was a bit distant (and cr*p quality) but...
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