Wallasea Island -Wild Costal Project

Thanks to Shaun for the suggestion and Bradders for the directions - Wallasea.....i loved it and will 100% be going back.

From the car park the fields were alive with Skylark and along with a group of c30 Corn Buntings made for a good start. With gear out a quick survey of the fields and there was the Rough Legged Buzzard, nice and close, bins view. Through the scope to the rear of the view and a pair of Marsh Harrier lazily flew up and down the reeds and grass's.

A female Hen Harrier didn't hang around for long as it came over the fields and over the river. Kestrel sitting on a post tucking into something. Linnets, Reed Buntings, Meadow Pipit all patrolled the dyke between the car park and sea wall.

The field side of the car park......

The river side....

The roadside field on the way in held about 1500 Brent Geese

The usual waders, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Curlew, swirling Dunlin plus a single Grey Plover on the river side.

The highlight of the river side was a Short Eared Owl that came from over the fields and onto the saltings.

A fair few Stonechat up an down the wall