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The pace of change in our wildlife continues unabated. It feels that many species’ populations have been reducing in recent years but perhaps poor weather has been making the situation […]

Two seasons in one in this report though not as much of a bumper edition as it might have been due to relatively low numbers of passage and wintering birds

A Mixed Spring with one or two Surprises From an avian perspective, Spring around Maldon was disappointing. Chiffchaffs were singing at Lofts Farm on 15th March and an early Swallow flew

With an average temperature in England of 10.94C, above 10 degrees for the first time ever, and a record peak of 40.3C (at Coningsby in Lincolnshire in July), the Met

Many thanks to all contributors, particularly to the photographers Simon Wood (SW), Paul Langley, Cindy Lawes & Steve Stuart.  After the summer drought, rain finally began falling again mid-August, and

Sunday, 18 September 2022 Northey Island- Life on the Edge Yesterday I participated in a very enjoyable and enlightening guided walk around Northey Island, led by David Mason, the National

Post author: John Buchanan. Many thanks to observers who have contributed records towards this summary, particularly to Simon Wood (who found so many of the goodies!) All photos by John

Just received my much-anticipated copy of the 2020 Essex Bird Report, cataloguing all the key records and status updates from that year.I always enjoy perusing the section at the back

In December 2021, the conservation organisations that complile the listing of UK birds of conservation concern published their 5th update. Sadly, but not surprisingly, the number of species given a