TOTAL NUMBER OF SPECIES RECORDED IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND COMBINED IN 2015

As of 10 November 2015, a total of 430 species have been recorded this year

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Saturday 17 September 2011

PALLID HARRIER in Essex





















The juvenile PALLID HARRIER at Colne Point was also an Essex tick for me today, as it was for most of the 50 or so other assembled observers. Although mostly distant, the bird did fly up on a few occasions and spent most of its time on the farmland of St Osyth Marsh. I found that the best views were to be had from the raised ground adjacent to Leewick Farm, particularly when it was roosting on the ground. Stephen Allen did very well in obtaining these excellent flight shots above


Colne Point is accessed from the minor road between St Osyth and Point Clear and parking with extreme care can be had just north of the sewage works at TM 104 133. The bird is hunting the fields south and SW of Wigboro Wick Farm

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