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, something we hope he will be presenting at our AGM.

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

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
Sprawk 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 a 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

Lesser Whitethroat

Buzzard

Kestrel

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker

Chaffinch - male

Chaffinch - female

Skylark

Images from RSPB.