Along the Pyefleet were 8 red-breasted mergansers, 2 great crested grebes, 180 shelduck, 38 avocets and the pale leucistic redshank, while 200 brent geese were grazing on one of the fields.
Six yellowhammers were at Maydays on Saturday, along with 10 fieldfares, redwing, two pairs of stonechat, 1500 starlings, while a water rail and red-legged partridge were both only heard calling.
At East Mersea Point the snow bunting was seen by Mollie Kirk on Friday 12th - present now for its eighth day on and off. Also seen there were two male and two female marsh harriers flying over the Point. A bat was seen by Mollie emerging from behind one of the panels at the park's bird hide.
Two green woodpeckers were in Feldy View on Friday morning with this third individual seen perched by the nearby seawall below Feldy View. The wintering chiffchaff was seen again feeding in the nettle-bed at Flycatcher Corner by the caravan park. A song thrush was singing loudly and for some time from the Firs Chase caravan park.
A distant merlin perched on a low post on the Ray Island saltmarsh on Thursday 11th. It wasn't seen flying but seemed to be perched here for a long period, preening and looking around. Three marsh harriers, buzzard and a sparrowhawk were also noted during the walk along the Strood seawall.
On Wednesday 10th along the Strood channel during the low tide period were 200 wigeon, 100 teal and 100 brent geese.
Sixty-five shelduck were along the Strood on Wednesday, while the main waders noted were 40 avocets, 25 ringed plovers and 25 black-tailed godwits. Three marsh harriers, two sparrowhawks and two kestrels were seen, four stonechats, 60 linnets, corn bunting flying over, while a song thrush was singing at the Firs Chase caravan park. Two brown hares were keeping low in one of the Strood fields.
A small mixed flock of wigeon and teal seen along the Strood channel on Tuesday 9th, also 120 shelduck, 40 avocets, 30 black-tailed godwits, marsh harrier, sparrowhawk and 36 linnets seen from the seawall.
The snow bunting was photographed by Steve Entwistle on Monday 8th at the East Mersea Point, also there were four sanderling. A little owl was seen later on Monday afternoon by the Golfhouse.
On Sunday 7th a siskin was photographed by Daniel Woollard having a bathe in his garden pond at the Cudmore Grove bungalow - seen here to the right of the goldfinch. Three siskins, a redwing and blackcap were noted in Daniel's garden.
At East Mersea Point the snow bunting was seen by Mollie Kirk on Friday 12th - present now for its eighth day on and off. Also seen there were two male and two female marsh harriers flying over the Point. A bat was seen by Mollie emerging from behind one of the panels at the park's bird hide.
Steve Entwistle reported seeing from the West Mersea Esplanade on Friday a great northern diver, two red-breasted mergansers, four great crested grebes and the distant peregrine on Bradwell power station.
Birds of note along the Strood seawall were two marsh harriers, 200 brent geese, 150 wigeon, 100 teal, 100 golden plovers, 55 avocets, 22 little grebes, 3 grey herons and also 70 linnets and 12 stock doves in the fields.
Along the Strood channel were 85 shelduck, one shoveler with 150 wigeon and 150 teal, 300 knot, 100 golden plover and 38 avocets. In the fields were 20 skylarks, 60 linnets, two stonechats and five reed buntings.
There was no sign of the snow bunting at the East Mersea Point when Andy Field visited there on Thursday. Only birds noted were 600 dunlin, two red-breasted mergansers, rock pipit and three goldcrests in the country park.
At Maydays on Thursday, Martin Cock reported 60 fieldfares, yellowhammer, four marsh harriers, four Canada geese, three red-breasted mergansers, while offshore from the Esplanade were a great northern diver and two red-breasted mergansers.
At Cudmore Grove on Wednesday Martin Cock saw two siskins among the 30 goldfinches feeding in the alders by the park pond, also two redwing seen.
A woodcock was seen by Rob Lee on Monday flying over Barrow Hill.
Birds of note along the Strood on Monday morning were 200 brent geese, six shoveler, 100 wigeon, 70 teal, 30 avocets, 30 black-tailed godwits, marsh harrier, two stonechats and 30 linnets.
The snow bunting was seen on Sunday at the East Mersea Point by Rob Lee.
At West Mersea the ring-necked parakeet was reported by Rusty Marshall in his Firs Chase garden opposite the Yacht Club on Sunday. This long-staying individual was first reported just 100m up the road on 22nd July.
The kingfisher was seen perched on the old wooden jetty in front of the Firs Chase caravan park during the high tide on Sunday. A great crested grebe was feeding opposite the Hard, while two shovelers were seen in the Strood channel.
On a brief look from the Dabchicks sailing club on Saturday morning there were 15 black-tailed godwits, 20 turnstones, 30 lapwing, fifty brent geese, ten dabchicks, and ten dunlin.
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