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Late evening Friday, two spoonbills were found on the freshmarsh at Vange Marsh.This tempted a couple of local birders to visit the reserve early on Saturday morning and they soon found an adult female red-backed shrike . The red-backed shrike is a summer migrant that was formerly widespread in...

An immature spoonbill was still present on Vange Marsh on Tuesday, along with two little ringed plovers and seven spotted redshanks still. A kingfisher has been seen a couple of times near the first hide on West Canvey Marsh and a common buzzard drifted over north-east Monday lunchtime. Two big local...

The end of August/beginning of September is the prime time for finding spotted flycatchers as they stop off to feed on their long journey south. Spotted flycatchers have declined by over 50% during the last 25 years and is now a species of serious conservation concern and as such is red listed. Spotted...

Vange Marsh proves to be a big attraction for spoonbills . Yesterday another immature bird joined the two adults and immature which have been present most of August. All four are still present today. Also on the marsh are 2 ruff , 11 green sandpipers and 2 greenshanks . Warblers in the scrubland area...

Vange Marsh - 23rd August 2010

Vange Marsh - 23rd August 2010

Digiscoped at the Wat Tyler scrape 04/06 from Motor Boat museum hide