Due to the severe weather, the reserve will be closed until further notice.

Flamingo:
shoveller 5, pochard 6, avocet 70, tufted duck 13, many coot, little grebe 18, black-tailed godwit 200+, teal 6, grey plover 2

Conoco:
pochard 6, tufted 8, little grebe 4 

Pair of Gadwall, 2 Great Black Backed Gull, many Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, hundreds of Coot, pair of Shoveller, 20 Lapwing, one Female Hen Harrier.

Conoco:
Coot 20+, redshank 1, tufted duck 20, little grebe 20, pochard 15, goldeneye 3, mallard 4, lapwing 2.

Radar:
Little grebe 250, teal 45, pintail 25, goldeneye 12, wigeon 40, great crested grebe 4, lesser black back gull, shoveler, herring gull 20, pochard 50, coot 200, lapwing 5, mallard 40, black headed gull 10, tufted duck 200, redshank 2, robin, redwing 60, fieldfare 30.

Flamingo:
Tufted duck 50, redshank 4,…

Still a lot of snow around and at first I had my doubts about going off the main road and down into the car-park, however it was ok. I parked at the far end and after a quick look at the sightings board my two companions Wendy Brownrigg and Giuseppe Raffa and I went and looked at the car-park pool, noting the usual amount of Dabchick, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Coot and a Great Crested Grebe, I was disappointed not to find the Black…

A pretty cold morning with an average temperature of -2c to 1c, but thankfully no wind to speak of, so no chill factor to add.High tide at Tilbury :- 17:37.From the car-park the Black-necked Grebe was still in plain view amongst it's smaller cousins ( 15 Dabchick ) and a couple of dozen Tufted Duck, a heron huddled against the cold on the western bank, 25,Pochard, 8 Teal, 30 Coot,  a Moorhen, 7 Redshank and a Green Sandpiper…

Crystal Pool;The black-necked grebe was again seen in all its monochrome splendour with ample opportunities to compare it against its commoner cousin the little grebe of which there were dozens. Other birds on the pool included numerous pochard, tufted duck and coot.  Flamingo; A flock of a thousand plus dunlin wheeled over the pool while other waders looked on. Also present: avocet, grey plover, redshank, great crested grebe…

 Started at the RSPB car-park and a good look for the Black necked Grebe that has been resident for some time now. A lot of Tufted Duck, 33 to be precise, along with 23 Shoveller and 16 Pochard. A lot of Coot and double figures of Dabchick as usual.On to Ski Pool and 30 plus Shoveller, good numbers of Teal and Coot. A Sparrow hawk wheeled overhead and a Kestrel hovered as I continued along Creek Road to Flamingo. I met…

Radar; Lapwing, Black Headed Gull, Herring Gull, Shoveler, Widgeon, Teal, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Dabchick, Avocet, Mallard, Pintail, Goldeneye, Brown head Smew, Little Egret. Redshank. Black Barn Pools: Golden Plover (25), Lapwing (300), Black Tailed Godwit, Teal, Greater Black Backed Gull, Green Sandpiper. Flamingo; Lapwing (200), Little Egret, Goldeneye, Mallard, Coot, Shoveler, Avocet. Crystal: Tufted Duck, Pochard…

Here are my sightings at Cliffe for Thursday 4th November.  Overcast, dry, wind force 5 RadarBlack Headed Gull, Coot, Kestrel, Dabchick, Great Crested Grebes, Lapwing (200), Oystercatcher. Black Barn Pools Great Black Backed Gulls (700+),Lapwing, Black Tailed Godwit, Bearded Tit, Redshank, Herring Gull, Fieldfare, Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Moorhen. Flamingo Great Black Backed Gull (250), Lapwing (100)Shoveller, Avocet…

100+ redshank, 30+ tufted duck, coot, moorhen, pochard, 30+ little grebe, 30+ shoveller, teal, 40+ avocet, 200+ lapwing, whimbrel, lesser black backed gull, herring gull, blach headed gull. thanks to Cath Dewhurst for her sightings.

HT 05:55-LT 12:19 Mostly a NE light breeze with persistent drizzle between 10:00 and 15:00. Starting at the car park, it was very nice to meet Jason the Warden and Warren, who of course I know very well from the Medway RSPB Local Group. As usual a lot of Tufted Duck, Little Grebe and Pochard with a few Mallard dotted around.Warren and I set off up the track, spotting Blue tits, Great tits and Long tailed tits, Robins, Chaffinches…

CLIFFE POOLS15/11/2010Monday 11:00 to 13:00 A very good morning spent at what I consider to be a prime site on the Hoo Peninsular. Good number of Dabchick, Tufted Duck and Pochard on Crystal, then off along the track to Flamingo Pool and it was very nice to see a male, female and immature male Goldeneye right out in the middle. The fully winter plumaged male was staying very close to his mate and every time the young pretender…

Hi, having looked at the species board when I first arrived, I went over to Crystal Conoco straight away but failed to spot the BNG, in amongst the plentiful Dabchick and Coot, that had been there an hour previously at 10:00. There was however a common Sand on the far bank.  Undeterred , I started off and was soon greeted by a party of various tits in the Hawthorns including 12 Long tails, such a pretty bird. Then up the…

Good numbers of Coot, Lapwing, Tufted Duck, Redshank and Dabchick on Conoco. Quite a few Canadas, Pochard, Shovelers and 140+ Shelduck on Flamingo, a Red Admiral on its last wings. Bar tailed Godwit. A lot of Mipits and a flock of 32 GBB Gulls at the north end of Flamingo. The weak noonday sun made a few brave dragons come out to feed, including  a couple of Emperors. This also coincided with the Marsh Frogs starting up…

lapwing, mallard, coot, egret, dunlin, great black backed gull, marsh harrier x 2, kestrel, little grebe, cormorant, mute swan, ringed plover, redshank, starlings, green woodpecker, swallows, pied wagtail, bearded tit, rook, reed warbler, buzzard. Many thanks to Mark, a dedicated volunteer, for his sightings. Job well done!

Little egret, swallow, avocet, coot, dunlin, great crested grebe, green woodpecker, grey heron, hen harrier, kestrel, kingfisher, lapwing, little grebe, pochard, redshank, ring plover, shelduck, shoveler, teal, tufted duck.

Avocet (approx 1000),Dunlin, Black Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, Little Egret, Whimbrel, Kestrel, Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Magpie, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Redshank, Shelduck, Canada Geese. Thanks for these Les! Great to have as many sightings as possible. Please don’t hesitate to send me yours!

avocet, black-tailed godwit, canada goose, chaffinch, common terns, cormorant, great crested grebe, green woodpecker, greylag goose, house martin, lapwingm little grebe, mallard, redshank, starling, woodpigeon, black-headed gull, blackbird, carrion crow, common sandpiper, coot, dunlin, gren sandpiper, greenshank, herring gull, jay, little egret, mapgpie, oystercatcher, spoonbill, swallow, wren.

Was great to see the…

19 little egret, 4 grey heron, 8 black tailed godwit, pochard, tufted duck, little grebe, cormorant, kestrel, green sandpiper, lapwing, redshank, greenshank, swallow, avocet and more available to see on the pools.