Saturday, March 25, 2006

A Pleasant Morning's Birding

What a lovely morning. Sun!!

Decided to head to Fingringhoe Wick an Essex Wildlife Trust reserve on the west shore of the Colne Estuary. Its a nice reserve, I prefer it to the bleakness of nearby Abberton. One of the problems of early morning birding there is the sun but it can also be quiet and as I approached one hide a Chaffinch sat on the bannister and serenaded me.

Lots of waders Curlew, Dunlin, Knot and Redshank. The bushes were alive with Tits and finches but no Warblers.

Nice to see Little Egrets, loads of Brent Geese and 50+ Avocet. In the estuary was a Great Crested Grebe and a nice male Red Breasted Merganser. I tried to string two Dunlin into Little Stint but they weren't. Some Black Tailed Godwit, one coming into breeding plumage .... nice.

Also saw the usual ducks and a Red Legged Partridge.

Little Egret by the side of the A120 on way home.

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