This morning there were 70+ waxwings near the Tesco garage in Pitsea, this is an increase from the 42 thjat were there yesterday. Our visitor centre is open every day this week at Wat Tyler Country Park, do pop in and update us on the waxwings.
Yesterday there were still 13 waxwings near our reserve on West Canvey, between dutch cottage and the garden centre. I make no appologies for including another one of Dave Blackwell's images of these birds below.
Yesterday on Vange Marsh 1 jack snipe was flushed from the east reedbed, 4 snipe (3 in east reedbed, 1 in the abstraction ditch), 1 water rail (east reedbed), 14 redwing.
Boxing Day on West Canvey Marsh, 2 sparrowhawk, 1 kestrel, flock of 50+ fieldfare with even greater number of redwing in field at Pantiles Farm.