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THE ESSEX NATURALIST
Grey Wagtail
Blue-headed
Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Treecreeper
Nuthatch
Bearded Tit
Goldcrest
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Lesser White-
throat
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Redwing
Robin
Redstart
Wheatear
Whinchat
Nightingale
Hedge Sparrow
House Martin
Sand Martin
Swallow
Spotted Fly-
catcher
Wren
Waxwing
Rare. Seen during migration.
Single bird seen in April 1956.
Summer visitor. Usually about 10 breeding
pairs.
Common. Frequenting marshes, sea walls and
shore. Common nester.
Uncommon. Few nests found in Stour Wood.
Seen on several occasions. No record of nesting.
A few pairs reported, 1959.
Flock seen on edge of woods in winter.
Frequently seen on reed beds.
Common. Especially in beds of Common Reed
(Phragmites).
Parties work the wooded areas during the winter
months. Nesting in Stour Wood.
Spring visitor. Breeding in Stour Wood.
Seen on passage.
Summer visitor. Breeding in a few areas where
small beds of Phragmites are established.
Summer visitor. Distribution in equal members
with Sedge Warbler.
Seen on passage. Has nested on three occasions.
Common summer visitor. On sea walls and
adjacent dykes with thickets.
Seen most years on migration.
Confined to small wooded areas—breeding most
years.
Frequently seen around habitations near shore.
As Songthrush, but will feed more on the beaches.
Regular winter visitor.
Regular winter visitor. A number are found dead
each year.
Present all the year and breeding.
Seen during passage.
Each year a few stay in the area a few weeks.
No breeding record.
Seen during passage.
Regular summer visitor. Breeds in suitable
locations.
Common. On sea walls.
Mainly uses the shore as a feeding ground in
proximity of farms.
Nesting colonies in a few suitable localities.
Common.
Usually seen each year on migration.
Common all the year round: occurs everywhere.
Has nested in cabins of boats.
Has appeared on several occasions.