I was enjoying good views of the the tern today after work at Rainham Marshes for ten minutes at 4.30pm when a peregrine decided to have a go at the tern, it made two VERY close attempts in catching it only centimeters away even at one stage the tern was under the waters surface trying to escape.The tern then went towards the river and was lost to view.It was one of those open jaw moments.Here is a distant record shot.
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Sunday 15 August 2010
Essex Birding
Canvey Point
An early start this morning with Dave Mo and Martin Redfern saw us sea watching at canvey.We had a Great Skua,7 Arctic Skua,8 Black Tern,6 Scoter,Black and Bar Tailed Godwits,Sandwich Terns,Grey Plover etc.
Vange Marsh
The scape looks really good here, but the birds are distant.We had 3 Spoonbill,Woodsandpiper,2 Dunlin,Green Sandpipers,Black tailed godwits,LRP.It was really nice to have a varied mornings birding and only a small time spent in the car.
One of the three Spoonbill at Vange.
The Little Owl showed well at the Ingrebourne Valley on the way home.
An early start this morning with Dave Mo and Martin Redfern saw us sea watching at canvey.We had a Great Skua,7 Arctic Skua,8 Black Tern,6 Scoter,Black and Bar Tailed Godwits,Sandwich Terns,Grey Plover etc.
Vange Marsh
The scape looks really good here, but the birds are distant.We had 3 Spoonbill,Woodsandpiper,2 Dunlin,Green Sandpipers,Black tailed godwits,LRP.It was really nice to have a varied mornings birding and only a small time spent in the car.
One of the three Spoonbill at Vange.
The Little Owl showed well at the Ingrebourne Valley on the way home.
Saturday 14 August 2010
Rainham Marshes RSPB
Friday 13 August 2010
Connect Four
I have visited the Ingrebourne Valley four evenings in a row this week to check the viewing area for waders.Well I had 6 Green Sandpipers Wednesday being the highest count. Other than that, a few Sand martins have gone through and a couple of Teal and thats it really .The camera has stayed on my shoulder as its either raining or the birds are to distant.
Saturday 7 August 2010
Patch update
Sunday 1 August 2010
The patch is on fire
The Ingrebourne Valley had a Cattle Egret on friday found by Dave Morrisson .It only stayed a few hours so some of the locals manged to see another site first.Also this week a Spoonbill flew over the second for the year.Well I have been busy working all weekend, so only spent some time on the patch and had a Juv Pergerine over tonight and the usual Green sandpipers on the viewing area.
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