Steve Entwistle

Glen Moore took this video of Abberton Wood sandpiper today,as always l talk while filming,we don't need David Attenborough he was not available
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Cracking close fresh juvenile wood sandpiper at Abberton LDLH NE corner thanks to @simonpatient1.bsky.social for finding and getting news out quickly
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This afternoon at Abberton LBCW W a smart moulting male mandarin duck ,bits of blue& orange patches,the fm Ruddyshelduck & Barnacle Goose nearby, also12 spoonbills On Island
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12.56pm ABBERTON RES lan Marsh found a Caspian tern for 1 minute from hide bay hide flying towards island hide,relocated at 4.16pm by Peter King with me & Les bird, diving, skimming & flying around LBCW W for about15mis, photo by Jon Ward
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Busy day yesterday with male summer Garganey at LDLH NW Abberton. Then off to walk around Naze with
@YellowShriker /his photo of spotfly
& D Cummings for 3 out of the 5 flycatchers whichD Stiles found.Then evening with Mike
to Suffolk for 5 nightjars
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Good timing trip to Cornhill meadows waltham abbey with
@YellowShriker
yesterday got My 200 Essex year tick.my 220 target still way to go yet. A smart summer GlossyIBIS
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Brilliant day with Martin cock
4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain
1st photo by Simon King showed underwing
@UKTwitcher
,others by me

Brilliant day with Martin cock
4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain
1st photo by Simon King showed underwing
@UKTwitcher
,others by me

Female Red-footed falcons at Abberton Reservoir this afternoon @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #Essexbirding

This Saturday morning a trip to Rainham RSPB to see the female blue winged teal showed well from seawall,GW egret,hobby,LRP,4 Greenshank.male Red Crested pochard
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Friday evening on way to see David Bowie experience at clacton, dropped into colne point
Thanks to Chris,Balchin news & his photo a female whinchat
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Sunday my 1st swift of year at mersea,then off to wabness EWT, 5pm a Turtle dove started singing then showed well for 20mins ,plenty of LWT,4 Yellowhammers,showy Cuckoo
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Seawatching at Holland haven 6.30am to 10.30am was very good.then off again to Colne point for better views of 9 Dotterel
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Afternoon at Bowers marsh RSPB ,10mins of brilliant views of GrasshopperW then it went quiet, took me nearly 3 hours for a male BeardedTit to move through reeds
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Stone curlew on the marshes

Distant Stone Curlew stretching its wings on the marsh

Stone curlew on the marshes

Distant and supremely camouflaged Stone Curlew this afternoon refound by @entwistle5.bsky.social after a lot of patient and thorough scanning @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #Essexbirding

Yesterday's Whooper swan Abberton.
Not been seen today yet!!!!!could be anywhere there!!!
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Yesterday a surprise Whooper swan at Abberton plus 4 little gulls,a tight flock of med gulls ,2 blackneckGrebes
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Male Ring Ouzel

Male Ring Ouzel

Male Ring Ouzel

Male Ring Ouzel

Male Ring Ouzel at Holland Haven Country Park for the 2nd day today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #Essexbirding

My bottom right photo set by mistake was done my Andy Field on my last post
Shown here again
Other by Mollie Kirk

14.07pm M Cock found a summer red necked grebe off Victoria esplanade west mersea he did well as distant,as he put news out it was lost,l arrived & we found it very close,it was still showing to dark #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Now summer Red necked grebe off Kingsland Road west mersea close in, #essexbirding
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Male Ring Ouzel at Holland Haven Country Park this morning #Essexbirding

Few more photos from me & #yellowstriker
Today at haven & Brightlingsea

The Dell at Holland haven thanks to Mick Rodwell find with this lovely Ring Ouzel possibly the only essex one to date(my photos),& on way home 1 of 3 black redstarts( photo by #yellowstriker at Brightlingsea went down well with our hot chocolates #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews

Brilliant showy adult winter little gull,it's breast now getting pinky & hood getting darker, Swallow,
pr red crestedpochard,greenshank, 7 Yellowhammer 11 corn Buntings, 2 slav grebes,(1 now full summer)(17 Black necked grebes seen by others. #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Last night Langenhoe pt Harrier roost.13 Marsh harriers,2 buzzards, 2 hen Harriers,Ring tail dropped straight in 6.17pm,male flew around for 8mins then disappeared, returned 6.25pm dropped straight in
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Last Thursday day with Jeff Delve at vange(2 spotred) then Bowers marsh,Friday Cockley cley with
@YellowShriker
&
@Richard
Jeffrey 2/3 Goshawks,Sunday Abberton 7 Woodcocks, bittern flying from hide bay towards layer Bretton,As Del says had worse days
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Mid afternoon today after the heavy rain went to blue house farm EWT Essex Located Ruddy shelduck with 58 Barnacle geese seen from bench at start of path to round hide
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Hawfinches in All Saints churchyard, Holbrook yesterday with @entwistle5.bsky.social #suffolkbirding