A party of 9 met in the car park at The Ship PH. (The Ship is closed on Mondays but we had permission to park)
Did the usual walk to the Naze.
It was a beautiful summer's evening and the tide was coming in so sand banks were soon covered.
Returned by walking up Naze Lane East. Turned right and continued along the lane then finally through a hedge to pick up the outgoing route.
Some of the group retired to The Lea Gate PH.
The highlight of the walk was watching a Barn Owl quartering a field. It also perched and would dive into the grass. Truly spectacular.
Also it was a beautiful summer's evening.
Mute Swan 4
Canada Goose 20+
Mallard 10+
Shelduck 40+
Pheasant h
Grey Heron 3+
Little Egret 5+
Curlew 3
Oystercatcher h
Redshank 5+
Lapwing 5+
Swallow 2
Common Tern 1
Black Headed Gull 3+
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Wood Pigeon 5+
Collared Dove 2
Barn Owl 1
Swift 3
Carrion Crow 5+
Magpie 1
Skylark h
Blackcap h
Chiff Chaff h
Whitethroat h
Wren h
Starling 3
Blackbird 2
Robin 1
Dunnock h
Tree Sparrow 1
Song Thrush h
Chaffinch h
Goldfinch h
Brown Hare 4
h=heard only
Did the usual walk to the Naze.
It was a beautiful summer's evening and the tide was coming in so sand banks were soon covered.
Returned by walking up Naze Lane East. Turned right and continued along the lane then finally through a hedge to pick up the outgoing route.
Some of the group retired to The Lea Gate PH.
The highlight of the walk was watching a Barn Owl quartering a field. It also perched and would dive into the grass. Truly spectacular.
Also it was a beautiful summer's evening.
Mute Swan 4
Canada Goose 20+
Mallard 10+
Shelduck 40+
Pheasant h
Grey Heron 3+
Little Egret 5+
Curlew 3
Oystercatcher h
Redshank 5+
Lapwing 5+
Swallow 2
Common Tern 1
Black Headed Gull 3+
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Wood Pigeon 5+
Collared Dove 2
Barn Owl 1
Swift 3
Carrion Crow 5+
Magpie 1
Skylark h
Blackcap h
Chiff Chaff h
Whitethroat h
Wren h
Starling 3
Blackbird 2
Robin 1
Dunnock h
Tree Sparrow 1
Song Thrush h
Chaffinch h
Goldfinch h
Brown Hare 4
h=heard only