Essex bird news highlights April 2025

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A European Serin flew north over The Naze 29th. A Hoopoe was at RSPB Rainham Marshes 1st -2nd & 14th, and another was at St Lawrence 15th and a Black Tern was there 21st.

 

Seven Eurasian Dotterel were at Colne Point 20th and up to nine were at St Osyth from 25th. A Eurasian Stone-curlew was at Walton Hall Marshes Farm pools 11th-13th.

 

Up to three Lesser Scaup were at Abberton Reservoir until 26th at least. Also there were up to eight Black-necked Grebes until 11th and up to five Black Terns 21st-22nd. Five Black-necked Grebes were off East Tilbury 21st.

 

A Green-winged Teal was at RSPB Rainham Marshes until 10th and another was at East Tilbury 4th and at Cattawade Bridge 9th. A Black Brant was at Goldhanger 6th.

 

A Great Northern Diver was at King George reservoir­­­­­­ until 8th, Garganey until 12th and a Smew until 5th. Three Black Terns were at Hanningfield Reservoir 28th with twenty there 30th.