Blackbird 2

Black Headed Gull 5

Black Tailed Godwit 2

Canada Goose 3

Carrion Crow 4

Chaffinch 1

Collard Dove 5

Common Tern 1

Coot 5

Cormorant 1

Curlew Sandpiper 1

Dunnok 1

Feral Pigeon 1

Gadwall 3

Great Crested Grebe 1

Grey Heron 2

House Martin 1

Kestral 2

Lapwing 1

Lesser Black backed Gull 2

Little Egret 1

Little Grebe 4

Magpie 3

Mallard 5

Moorhen 5

Mute Swan 5

Oystercatcher 4

Pochard 2

Redshank 1

Reed Bunting 2

Rook 1

Ruddy Duck 1

Shelduck 4

Shoveler 1

Skylark 1

Starling 5

Swallow 3

Swift 1

Tufted Duck 4

Whitethroat 1

Wood Pigeon 5

Most Common Birds of the Survey

Black Headed Gull, Collard Dove, Coot, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Starling, Wood Pigeon

New Additions to the Survey

House Martin, Swift

Blackbird 1
Black Headed Gull 4
Black Tailed Godwit 2
Canada Goose 3
Carrion Crow 3
Chaffinch 1
Collard Dove 4
Common Tern 1
Coot 4
Cormorant 1
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Dunnok 1
Feral Pigeon 1
Gadwall 3
Great Crested Grebe 1
Grey Heron 1
Kestral 2
Lapwing 1
Lesser Black backed Gull 2
Little Egret 1
Little Grebe 3
Magpie 2
Mallard 4
Moorhen 4
Mute Swan 4
Oystercatcher 3
Pochard 2
Redshank 1
Reed Bunting 1
Rook 1
Ruddy Duck 1
Shelduck 3
Shoveler 1
Skylark 1
Starling 4
Swallow 3
Tufted Duck 4
Whitethroat 1
Wood Pigeon 4

Most Common Birds of the Survey
Black Headed Gull, Collard Dove, Coot, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Starling, Tufted Duck, Wood Pigeon

New Additions to the Survey
Common Tern, Cormorant, Dunnok, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Reed Bunting, Ruddy Duck, Whitethroat

Blackbird 1
Black Headed Gull 3
Black Tailed Godwit 1
Canada Goose 2
Carrion Crow 2
Chaffinch 1
Collard Dove 3
Coot 3
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Feral Pigeon 1
Gadwall 2
Grey Heron 1
Kestral 2
Lapwing 1
Lesser Black backed Gull 2
Little Grebe 2
Magpie 1
Mallard 3
Moorhen 3
Mute Swan 3
Oystercatcher 2
Pochard 1
Redshank 1
Rook 1
Shelduck 2
Shoveler 1
Skylark 1
Starling 3
Swallow 2
Tufted Duck 3
Wood Pigeon 3

Most Common Birds of the Survey
Black Headed Gull, Collard Dove, Coot, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, , Starling, Tufted Duck, Wood Pigeon

New Additions to the Survey
Grey Heron, Pochard, Skylark

Spent a day out with the Twitchers at Hannigfield Resevoir in Essex today, and here are the species of bird I saw which aren’t new to me:

Great Crested Grebe
Greylag Goose
Long Tailed Tit
Dunnok
Black Headed Gull
Coot
Cormorant
Canada Goose
Grey Heron
Mallard
Robin
Gadwall
Shoveler
Chaffinch
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Wren
Lesser Black Backed Gull

And the new species:
Chiffchaff
Brambling
Red Crested Pochard
Blackcap
Common Tern

All in all, a very good day of twitching!

Black Headed Gull 2
Canada Goose 1
Carrion Crow 1
Chaffinch 1
Collard Dove 2
Coot 2
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Gadwall 1
Kestral 1
Lapwing 1
Lesser Black backed Gull 1
Little Grebe 1
Mallard 2
Moorhen 2
Mute Swan 2
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 1
Rook 1
Shelduck 1
Shoveler 1
Starling 2
Swallow 2
Tufted Duck 2
Wood Pigeon 2

Most Common Birds of the Survey
Black Headed Gull, Collard Dove, Coot, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Starling, Swallow, Tufted Duck, Wood Pigeon

This is the first post of the new blog layout. I hope you find it very interesting, as I am very interested in finding out what the common and rare bird species of the River Crouch area are.

Black Headed Gull     1

Canada Goose     1

Collard Dove     1

Coot     1

Kestral     1

Lapwing     1

Mallard     1

Moorhen     1

Mute Swan     1

Oystercatcher     1

Redshank     1

Starling     1

Swallow     1

Tufted Duck     1

Wood Pigeon     1

Most Common Birds of the Survey

Black Headed Gull, Canada Goose, Collard Dove, Coot, Kestral, Lapwing, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Starling, Swallow, Tufted Duck, Wood Pigeon.

It is the first day of the week (Monday is the second day), and what a way to start off my final week of being 13!
I was at my local patch, the River Crouch, and I was left speechless at the amount of new birds I saw, and the amount of things that were there.
To start off, I brought along some bread to feed the Mute Swans, and I was literally crouching about 10cm away from a Swan, as they all cautiously took bread from my hand! That was a nice way to start off the ride.
Next, I saw lots of little birds flying around in a tree, and they turned out to be 20-30 Goldfinches! A very CHARMing sight (get it?)
Next up was a Redshank fishing in the water right in front of me, and I was having a chat with another birdwatcher that was going in the opposite direction to me.
As I cycled on, I was greeted by the charming tinkering call of 3 Skylarks in the air! I was like, WOW!
I then cycled on further, and sat down for a bit, when a starling sized bird flew right past me, one I have never really seen before. I must admit, I said to myself “What the F@#* is that!?” As the bird flew past me, it soon became clear what it was…….. A KINGFISHER! My first 100% definite sighting in my life!
By this point, I thought to myself, this bike ride can’t get any better, when, right in front of me; a PEREGRINE FALCON was chasing Woodpigeons around the barns of Marsh Farm. At this point, I just couldn’t stand up I was so thrilled!
As I carried on, starting to head off home, 5 GREAT CRESTED GREBES were fishing In the water next to me! I just couldn’t believe my luck!
Near the end of the bike ride, I saw two unidentified birds. I have put an Identification thread on the website: http://www.wildlifeuk.net/two-birds-for-identification-t-936.html.
All in all, it was one of the best bike rides of my entire life!

I am very sorry I have not posted a blog update recently, I just haven’t been doing anything!

Despite the freezing cold, I went to the River Crouch to get some action shots of the seagulls and the swans. Luckily there was a man feeding them with bread, so I managed to get some up close shots of the birds:

Hello all. Once again, I was out on a bike ride at the River Crouch, and managed to get some breath taking videos. I have made a compilation, and put them on YouTube, Here are the links:
With Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k5vELxuRtE
Without Music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NMW7VkStwE.

 I saw lots of Teals today, and also a species of duck I can’t find in my bird book. It had a red head, and a flourished pink breast. It had what looked to be a white blotch or crown on its head, and has black and white tail feathers. It was about the size of a Mallard, maybe a bit smaller.
Another one was a large wader I saw. It was brown, and had a very long bill, which looked to be slightly curled at the end. it has white feathers by its legs. I thought it could be a Snipe, but once again not very sure.
Any ideas on what these two birds could be?

Hello all. I hope you are all bright and healthy! As you may be aware, I joined the RSPB on Sunday, and my welcome pack came yesterday! It came with a free organiser, which includes address book, diary and a notes section. Each month, it tells you what to look out for during the course of the following month.
I went to Tropical Wings today and saw many new species of wildlife. I saw my first hummingbird! There was a duck which I have never seen before, and lots of exotic birds as well. Here are some pictures:

Male House Sparrow:

Meercat

Lanner Falcon