Pitsea Scrape has been performing well for breeding birds, a look out from the hide in Wat Tyler Country Park may reward you with views of Avocet, Lapwing, Redshank and Common Tern chicks.
Vange Marsh has also brought breeding success, with sightings of juvenile Bearded Tit in the reedbed. Other highlights from Vange Marsh include up to two Wood Sandpipers on the main lagoon, a sure sign that the autumn migration will soon be upon us. They are a little too far away from the hide for a photograph, but I hope you enjoy the image below taken by Chris Gomersall. How many legs has that avocet got!