November 2013

November 30th 2013
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).

Little Egret at EIDB, 01/11/2013  (Nick Tanner)