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    Essex Birding

    Only one record for the county shown in the Birds of Essex 2007 - 27/8/1994 on Hadleigh Marshes. Don't know if one has been accepted since then?
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    Essex Birding

    I've declared myself a Glossy Ibis free zone, I always dip out when chasing them ;)
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    Essex Birding

    I was at OHM at 0715 yesterday. The gate was locked so I parked at the far end of Old Hall Lane on the grass verge. Ten mins walk down the road and I was in. Came out at 0850 and a car was in the car park but the gate was still padlocked so someone has the code to the padlock. Perhaps all local...
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    Essex Birding

    We were alerted by the gulls making an almighty din. The original call was for an Osprey but once the others got on it, it was immediately recognised as a Short-toed Eagle. It was low down over the shingle bank looking out from Obs. But once the Herring Gulls and a pair of Peregrine started...
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    Essex Birding

    We reckon that the Bradwell and Bluehouse Short-toed Eagle were the same bird. The Bradwell bird flew SSW which would have taken it over Blue House. It then flew in the direction of Hockley over SOG airspace. When the eagle appeared, it as a fantastic ten minutes until it disappeared from sight!
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    Essex Kingfishers

    Male kingfisher seen on the lake at Fingringhoe Wick this afternoon.
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    Over the bridge to Canvey

    I had the time to do a few hours birding so where to go? High tide was around noon so with one eye on the pager, I popped over to Canvey Point to get a bit more sea watching experience. Nothing more than gulls fighting for scraps from a Leigh trawler but as the tide rose, I saw Wheatear, Ringed...
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    Ospreys at Hanningfield Reservoir

    After a heavy night out celebrating my daughter's birthday, it was prudent to have a lay in this morning. Making some tea about 1030 I noted on Birdguides that an Osprey had been seen at Hanningfield for the second day running!! Anyway I was on site at 1115 but the reserve staff didn't know...
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    Essex Birding

    Thinking about starting a blog about my birding activities in the county of Essex.
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    Essex Birding

    Thank you for this detailed insight into sea-watching. best wishes Terry
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    Essex Birding

    Still there at 1635, a lifer for me :-)))))
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    Essex Birding

    I am sure that the EBWS doesn't use the Birdguides data now as the observer is not traceable. It may be that some of the 2011 records that need more identification emanate from Birdguides. All the recommendations are excellent. However, I would add one more:- Become a member of the Essex...
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    Essex Birding

    Thanks Bob, the phalarope was a real slice of luck. I was almost frightened to put the news out in case I was wrong! best wishes Terry
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    Essex Birding

    For the record (no pun intended), any record posted on the Essex birders yahoo group that doesn't originate from the EBwS website does get picked up (by me) and put on a spreadsheet. This is then fed into the annual records to be analysed for the Essex Bird Report. The problem is that if the...
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    Essex Birding

    Thanks for showing me around, some great birds, pity we never got to see a Marsh Tit though. Definitely Coal Tits and RLP and don't forget the Grey Heron! Terry
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    Essex Birding

    In the old days, Essex used to start at Maryland Point at Stratford. Now if you believe the road signs on the A13, it starts at the Five Bells in Vange. I almost live in London! I'll stick to the old boundaries, thanks.
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    Essex Birding

    Are you out and about Steve?
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    Essex Birding

    Hopefully in North Essex early Sunday morning!
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    Essex Birding

    My route is this, leave Rochford on the Stambridge Road, keep going until you come to a t-junction, turn right and the right again at the Shepherd & Dog into Paglesham Road. Follow the road until you reach Jubilee Cottages on your left where you can park up. Walk back past the little church and...
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    Essex Birding

    Had a day out with Steve Grimwade today checking out a couple of new places. Starting out at Seaview on west Mersea we saw GND, R-t Diver, Sanderling, Dunlin, GCG, Med Gull before we retired to the Seaview Cafe for breakfast. After breakfast baps and hot drinks, we moved up to Kingsland Road...
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    Essex Birding

    I was at the white gate at Wallasea for an hour up to dusk and saw Kestrel, Merlin, ring-tail Hen Harrier, Short-eared Owl and 2 Barn Owls.
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    Essex Birding

    and good to meet you, Bob, after all this time! I only stayed an hour but saw Red-throated Diver and Guillemot. I saw a very distant raft of divers but couldn't sort any out unfortunately. After a visit to my favourite Canvey cafe, I went down to Bowers Marsh. I saw Cetti's Warbler, Corn...
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    Essex Birding

    Hopefully I will get there for noon, hope you're still there.
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    Essex Birding

    Out this morning in the rain, hoping it was going to ease off, but I just got very wet! I saw Water Rail at Vange Marsh and Ruff at Wat Tyler CP before I gave up, maybe tomorrow.
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    A bit of fun - Essex pub twitching

    I had a slight problem last Monday night! Having been in CAMRA and researched Essex breweries, I know my way round a few pubs in Essex ;-) Add The Falcon in Southend to the list.
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