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J
Essex Birding
Had three marsh tits at Brookes Wood yesterday, at least. Two were feeding in brambles in the willow scrub area at the western end of the wood, with another calling near the layby at the eastern end. There were two "possible" birds heard too, both too brief to be sure of. Seems a fairly reliable... -
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Essex Birding
Reasonably strong easterlies with a slight northerly element to them forecast all weekend. Where would people go for an in-county seawatch? Considering the Naze, but even then I'm unsure of the best spot to watch from. Maps suggest that the carpark/tower area might work best. (If there's... -
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Essex Birding
Good news: https://twitter.com/BakerBoySOG/status/645944991580323840 Bad news: https://twitter.com/LinfordBirder/status/645944842825150464 -
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Essex Birding
How does access to Colne Point work? The EWT site mentions a single parking space at the end of the access track but I'm not sure where the track is. Not an area I know well, but one I should visit more. Not had much luck in Essex of late, but then I've not been out as much as I should have... -
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Essex Birding
Twitter was fairly certain this is a purple emperor. Brookes Wood, a week or so back. Anyone know their status in Essex? I heard about a re-intro scheme at Markshall a couple of years ago... -
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Essex Birding
Well there were three, possibly four, so that might be 25% less mega right away. They were very active and very mobile within a small area, at one point loosely attached to a larger mixed flock that then disappeared, leaving the marsh tits behind. They were almost impossible to approach and... -
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Essex Birding
Finally caught up with marsh tit in county this year - a family group of three, maybe four birds at Brookes Wood this afternoon. Always amazes me how flighty they can be and how many times they call and I'm not quite 100% sure it wasn't just a great/coal tit playing silly buggers. Anyway, seen... -
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Essex Birding
The wood sand was on the south bank from the other causeway about 4.30 last night and I had a green sand where the wood sand appears to be now. But there wasn't a lot else in terms of passage - hopefully the mud won't bake too solid before it kicks off. -
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Essex Birding
Report on EBWS of 8 bee-eaters NE over Marks Tey about 20 minutes ago. Seem to be a few about this year, with that group of 10 down even further south, somewhere. Time to brush up on that call in preparation for a day spent in the garden tomorrow... not heard it in a couple of years! -
J
Essex Birding
Good to hear that Paul! I'm sure we must just have had terrible luck with them both visits. I've driven along that lane a few times recently, and the best I flushed was muntjac and roe deer... And of course no birds is a valid result in itself. But it's a beautiful area, very different in feel... -
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Essex Birding
Did the late BBS visit yesterday morning, up Lamarsh way. Pretty quiet, especially compared to the early visit. I know lots of stuff will be a bit quieter at the moment, but both visits lacked cuckoos, only had one yellowhammer, no turtle dove, no spot fly... actually, unless you really like... -
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Essex Birding
Another red kite over us in Kelvedon yesterday, a distant bird heading south-west, probably following the A12. The fourth record I've had locally this year. A spotted flycatcher this morning was a new arrival - definitely not around yesterday as I was working in the garden all day and the only... -
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Essex Birding
Oh, there's nothing un-generous about my speculation. Just saying that with my knowledge of working in the charity sector, success and longevity are all about partnerships and building/maintaining goodwill with people. -
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Essex Birding
... unless it's primarily a partnership/corporate focused event, at which the public are an unecessary nicety. I work at a charity and we do loads of mid-week events, as usually they're not aimed at the public or at individual donors. They're often about corporate fundraising, at... -
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Essex Birding
Thanks Sean. Only mentioned it as I thought I heard one at the SE corner Monday night. Right on the edge of hearing, only heard once, kinda "am I making this up" territory. Clearly I was :) -
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Essex Birding
Singing turtle dove reported at Abberton the last couple of days. Is this at the SE corner of the Layer Breton causeway? -
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Essex Birding
Huh, you seem to be right Stewart. I don't think it's a path anymore. Just checked the online version of the "definitive map" and while the OS shows it as a bridleway, it's not marked on the definitive map. So if I understand what I've just read, someone's applied for, and won, a change to the... -
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Essex Birding
Stewart, you were viewing Peldon Bay from Abberton Church?! Or have I got the location of Peldon Bay all mixed up...? Edit, yes, yes I had got the location of Peldon Bay all mixed up. Please ignore. Anyway, does anyone know what this footpath is like? Is it actually there, or one of those... -
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Essex Birding
Had a quick poke around this year's BBS square yesterday, somewhere between Twinstead and Lamarsh. Not a part of the county I know too well and it was pretty quiet all told, but we did kick a woodcock up from the footpath at Loshes Meadow and had a lesser spot not far beyond that. Also had two... -
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Essex Birding
Neil78 - yeah, I was hoping for Essex sites! And I'm ok with north. BB - I reckon they're probably in every forest in that belt, from Marks Hall through Brookes and up to Shalford/Sible H. Nothing wrong with Brookes, I've just had no luck there and fancied somewhere different. -
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Essex Birding
It's just giving us a long run-up and plenty of notice for the weekend's reappearance in Essex. Anyway, on an entirely different note, does anyone have any reasonably reliable marsh tit sites that aren't Brookes Wood? -
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Essex Birding
Oh, I agree - someone's down a cagebird and a local sparrowhawk will probably end up with a nice meal. Just thought it worth mentioning on here in the absence of all else of interest! -
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Essex Birding
Not getting out much, so little to report! Only the odd hour snatched here and there, with relatively few highlights. Had merlin and spotshank at Tollesbury last weekend, the lesser-spot at Shut Heath on Saturday morning (had it entirely to myself, which surprised me a bit), blackcap singing in...