Common Teal, 175 at EIDB, 391 at Bow Creek (the combined total of 566 is the second highest count for the Lower Lea following on from 590 on 26/01/2013): Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 25 roosting at Bow Creek: Jay, 2 at Bow Creek: Linnet circa 90 at Limmo Peninsula (site record count) (Nick Tanner).
November 25th 2013
Shelduck, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 5 at EIDB, 252 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 11 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay, 2 at Bow Creek: Chaffinch, a female in the northern scrub at EIDB (Nick Tanner).
November 23rd 2013
Common Teal, 8 at EIDB, 292 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 7 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 4 flew east at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 2 at EIDB: Chaffinch, 2 females in the northern scrub at EIDB (Nick Tanner).
November 17th 2013
Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Gadwall, a pair at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 29 at EIDB, 220 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, a male at Bow Creek: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Grey Heron, 15 roosting together at Limmo Peninsula: Common Sandpiper, 5 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 5 flew in to EIDB at high tide, 22 roosting at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 3 flew west at EIDB, 3 flew east at Bow Creek: Rock Pipit, 1 initially on barges off EIDB then calling in flight over Orchard Wharf (second site record): Grey Wagtail, 2 at EIDB including a singing male, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay, 1 at Bow Creek: Starling, circa 150 at Limmo Peninsula: Linnet, 8 at Orchard Wharf (Nick Tanner).
November 12th 2013
Common Teal, 74 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB (John Archer).
November 10th 2013
Common Teal, 30 at EIDB, 16 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 6 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Linnet, 2 at Bow Creek (Nick Tanner).
November 8th 2013
Common Teal, 23 at EIDB: Little Egret, 3 at EIDB (site record count, only singles previously): Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 2 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB (John Archer, Paul Hyland).
Little Egrets at EIDB, 08/11/2013 (John Archer) |
Little Egrets at EIDB, 08/11/2013 (John Archer) |
November 7th 2013
Common Teal, 40+ at EIDB: Tufted Duck, a male at EIDB: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Meadow Pipit, 3 flew over EIDB (John Archer).
November 6th 2013
Shelduck, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 58 at EIDB: Mallard, 35 at EIDB, 139 at Bow Creek (combined total of 174 is the site record count): Little Egret, 1 at EIDB then roosting in a tree on the eastern side of BCEP at high tide: Common Sandpiper, 2 roosting at BCEP: Redshank, 10 roosting at BCEP (Nick Tanner).
November 5th 2013
Common Teal, 115 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, a male at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB (John Archer).
November 4th 2013
Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB (Paul Hyland).
November 1st 2013
Mute Swan, 2 at Bow Creek: Canada Goose, 6 flew over Bow Creek: Common Teal, 82 at EIDB, 3 at Bow Creek: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 11 at Bow Creek: Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 2 at EIDB (Nick Tanner).