Beautiful morning leading Dawn Chorus event at Fingringhoe Wick for Essex Wildlife Trust 17+ NIGHTINGALES, 1 pos 2 TURTLE DOVES, 2 CUCKOO, GARDEN WARBLER, BLACKCAPS and loads more! #BirdsSeenIn2024 Float_photographies The British Nature Guide Operation Turtle Dove EBwS Bird News

Another free Birdawareessex wildlife walk is on the horizon! If you are near #Merseaisland , put Saturday the 18th in your diary! We will be starting at 11 in Cudmore Grove car park. Dogs on leads welcome 🦮🐔🦉🦢🐣🕊☘️ Secret Mersea Island Visit Mersea Island West Mersea Lifeboat

What a lovely day with lovely people from the Essex Birdwatching Society
Essex Birdwatching Society! If only it stopped raining for a while! 🌧☔️🐦🦢

Our group enjoyed a wonderful boat trip to the Treshnish Isles with Staffa Tours where we had great views of PUFFINS, SHAG, MANX SHEARWATER & TWITE plus the common seabirds. A great day! #BirdsSeenIn2024 #Scotland #seabirds Float_photographies

Lots of raptors seen during our tour to the Isle of Mull including GOLDEN & WHITE-TAILED EAGLES, HEN HARRIER & COMMON BUZZARD. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #scotland #birding #BirdsOfTwitter Float_photographies

Recce for Dawn Chorus event Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick and lots to see and hear including GARDEN WARBLER, 17+ NIGHTINGALE, 3 CUCKOO and lots of common warblers. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #dawnchorus #birdsong Float_photographies #wildessex

Lots of GREAT NORTHERN DIVERS around the Isle of Mull including this beauty in summer plumage! #BirdsSeenIn2024 #Scotland #birding Float_photographies #isleofmull

We're looking forward to Friday's pop-up in Maldon with Bird Aware Essex Coast - everyone's welcome to come along to find out about the work they do, and we'll be doing some birdwatching too! Full details here: ebws.org.uk/popup/BAEC EBwS Bird News

Then onto Abberton Reservoir for the afternoon session with 5 SPOONBILL, NIGHTINGALES, 4 BLACK TERN (Thanks Stuart Read, steve entwistle & jonnywhu 💙), CATTLE EGRET & BARN OWL. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birding Float_photographies

Lovely morning guiding RSPB Old Hall Marshes reserve and found this cracking LESSER YELLOWLEGS on Bale Field. Other goodies inc 2 CATTLE EGRET, HOBBY, 2 CUCKOO, 17 WHIMBREL and LR PLOVER. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #Birding Float_photographies

So many waders on the uplands of Upper Teesdale, Co Durham. WOODCOCK, COMMON SANDPIPER, CURLEW & LAPWING. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birding Float_photographies

Great birding in Upper Teesdale, Co Durham on our way to the Isle of Mull. Fab views of BLACK & RED GROUSE & DIPPER. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birding Float_photographies

Next Friday, folks!
We are super excited as we will be joining the wonderful EBwS Bird News in #maldontown on Friday the 3rd of May. See you in Maldon Promenade Park !
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Exciting News! Our next 'pop-up' event is on Friday 3rd May at Maldon Promenade with Bird Aware Essex Coast. Free to attend for everyone, full details can be found here: ebws.org.uk/popup/BAEC
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A big thank you to Bird Aware Essex Coast for appearing on this month's Birds of Essex. Really interesting and informative presentation and we're looking forward to the 'pop-up' in Maldon on 3rd May - details to follow over the weekend EBwS Bird News

Looking forward to tonight's show with Swallow Birding & Wildlife and special guests from Bird Aware Essex Coast - see you in a bit... that's assuming we're ready! 🤣 EBwS Bird News

We'd like to wish everyone a lovely weekend. And if you're planning to head to one of our sand&shingle beaches, please remember to look out for our nesting birds! Secret Mersea Island BBC Essex Brightlingsea Town Council Colchester City Council Essex By The Sea Podcast Clacton Gazette harwichhaven Essex Wildlife Trust

Some other wildlife from Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick yesterday: ADDER, BUZZARD being mobbed by LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, COMMON LIZARD & another NIGHTINGALE! #BirdsSeenIn2024 #WildlifeWonders #NaturePhotography

Some images from a great day Essex Wildlife Trust Fingringhoe Wick. SWALLOW, BLACK-TAILED GODWITS, NIGHTINGALE & GREEN-WINGED ORCHID. Good to bump into Brentwood Birder Elsbeth Gudrun Gotts & Jim Hume #BirdsSeenIn2024 Float_photographies

Excellent day spent yesterday guiding at Dungeness, Kent. Highlights incl LITTLE GULL, GN & RT DIVERS, GANNETS, SANDWICH TERN, 20+ SEDGE WARBLER, YELLOW WAGS, 3+ GREAT EGRET, GREENSHANK, WHIMBREL, PEREGRINE, WILLOW WARBLERS and lots more. #BirdsSeenIn2024 #birding Float_photographies