Birds in the park.
Neil Sumner, of the Essex Wildlife Trust, visited the Park on 1 May walking from Hockley Woods and then through towards the car park at Cherry Orchard Way. This was to carry out some research for the Upper Roach Valley Living Landscape Project.
During his walk, Neil made some notes on the birds he saw (and heard) which he has shared with us and you will find them copied below. We hope you will be as excited as we were when you see the variety and number of birds spotted during a relatively short visit.
During his walk, Neil made some notes on the birds he saw (and heard) which he has shared with us and you will find them copied below. We hope you will be as excited as we were when you see the variety and number of birds spotted during a relatively short visit.
Whitethroat
Sparrowhawk
Marsh Harrier
Linnet - male
Linnet - female
Starling
House Martin
Mistle Thrush
Long Tailed Tit
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A walk yesterday , May 1st, as research for a new Living Landscapes project.
Along the Roach through Cherry Orchard Jubilee Park, of interest: Whitethroat: 8 Lesser Whitethroat : 1 Sparrow hawk 1 Buzzard : 4 : over Hockley Woods Marsh Harrier flyover : looked to be juv, uniform brown Kestrel flyover Linnets : parties of around 10, 20 and 20 and many singles and some in song. Feeding amongst the dandelion on the extensive grasslands. I am seeing Linnets on all farmland walks at the moment - recovering? Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Green Woodpecker 2 Starling: 2 probable breeding sites and a flock of around 40 adults on grass Greenfinch : 1 pr Chaffinch : 2 singing males House Martin: 2 flyover Swallow : 8, including 4 around a probable breeding site Skylark: 4 singing Mistle Thrush : 1 seen between the Park and Rochford. Song Thrush : 2 singing Long Tailed Tits 4 pairs Stock Dove : pr 
Greenfinch - male
Greenfinch - female
Swallow
Song Thrush
Stock Dove
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Lesser Whitethroat
Buzzard
Kestrel
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Chaffinch - male
Chaffinch - female
Skylark
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Images from RSPB.