21.
a beautiful sighting of a Yellow Wagtail
feeding fledged young. A Nightingale was
also seen.
At Tiptree Heath Redpolls and Linnets
were very numerous, and down on the marshes
at Tollesbury a huge flock of over 500
Curlew were seen. Yellow Wagtails and
Wheatears on migration were seen here as well
as along the River Stour at Manningtree.
Other Manningtree birds included a Kingfisher
and Bearded Tit.
During the winter, Martin Henry gave a
well illustrated talk on bird photography.
February saw us out on the marshes again.
This time at the new Country Park at East
Mersea where as well as numerous waders
(Turnstones, Sanderling, Ringed Plover,
Dunlin etc.) 14 Brent Geese and a distant
Scoter, probably a Common Scoter, were seen.
We also had good views of four Snipe by a
pond in a wet meadow.
At Thorndon Park this April, Nuthatches
and Tree Creepers were seen in the same tree.
All three Woodpeckers were heard or seen and
Tree Pipits sang from perches but refused to
entertain us with their customary parachuting
song flights.
I. P. MISSELBROOK (Sec.)
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ROOKERY CENSUS. The Essex Field Club Ornitho-
logy Group are conducting a survey of Essex
Rookeries next Spring (l979). All your
records are welcome. Please tell us how many
nests there are, and the number and type of
tree they have built in. Send the record
complete with exact location, preferably a
six figure map reference to the bird recor-
der Mr. M. T. Parker, 14 The Ridgeway,
Ingatestone, Essex.