A common buzzard was surveying the country park's grazing fields from a bush along the central ditch on Thursday 21st. After a while it took off and circled slowly above the fields as it gained some height.
The only waders seen in these fields were a curlew and a single lapwing.
A pair of pochard was on the park pond along with 14 tufted ducks, pair of gadwall, 15 teal and six mallard. Three little egrets perched in the trees over the water while the Cetti's warbler was seen singing from a willow bush.
Three chiffchaffs were singing from various trees between the park entrance and the pond with a fourth bird also present but not singing.
In the river Colne were 6 great crested grebes and 50 wigeon while 8 shoveler were on the saltmarsh lagoons.
Two kestrels were perched on telegraph poles at the west end of Bromans Lane.
The pale-bellied brent goose was feeding by the West Mersea Hard on Wednesday 20th, along with eight dark-bellied brent geese.
Also seen from the Hard were 6 marsh harriers over Old Hall, common buzzard and a pair of Canada geese. Along the Strood seawall the grey partridge and 147 golden plover were in the fields and a chiffchaff was by the caravan site.
There was a noticeable passage of common buzzards flying south-west over the Strood Channel on Tuesday 19th with 16 birds counted although two of them were the resident ones from Strood Hill.
The first singing chiffchaffs of the spring were heard on Tuesday with one in Firs Chase and another chiffchaff singing down the side of the Firs Chase caravan site.
Along the Strood were 100 golden plover in the fields, also 4 linnets while 200 brent geese were along the channel.
A singing chiffchaff was also noted at Maydays Farm on Tuesday by Martin Cock, where there was also a pair of grey partridge and a marsh harrier seen. A great northern diver was seen offshore from the Esplanade.
There was a noticeable passage of common buzzards flying south-west over the Strood Channel on Tuesday 19th with 16 birds counted although two of them were the resident ones from Strood Hill.
The first singing chiffchaffs of the spring were heard on Tuesday with one in Firs Chase and another chiffchaff singing down the side of the Firs Chase caravan site.
Along the Strood were 100 golden plover in the fields, also 4 linnets while 200 brent geese were along the channel.
A singing chiffchaff was also noted at Maydays Farm on Tuesday by Martin Cock, where there was also a pair of grey partridge and a marsh harrier seen. A great northern diver was seen offshore from the Esplanade.
A red kite circled over Fishponds Wood late Monday morning before it drifted west low over Reeveshall. A little earlier five common buzzards circled in the sky high over the Oyster Fishery with a sixth bird seen at the back of Reeveshall. A sparrowhawk and kestrel were also seen near Shop Lane, while a male tawny owl called from Gyants Marsh late morning. Two great spotted woodpeckers were also noted.
A brimstone butterfly was seen passing through Andy Field's High St North garden on Tuesday 19th.
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