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BIRD GROUP MEETING, HEYBRIDGE GRAVEL PITS
18TH AUGUST, 1985
This meeting was a repeat of the Bird Group
first visit last year, which had proved so
popular.
Before leaving the car park we watched a
vast number of Sand Martins circling a tree,
presumably collecting prior to migrating, a
pleasing sight in a year when Sand Martins
have been quite hard to find.
Fortunately the day was reasonably fine so
that the 16 members present were able to
enjoy the walk along the sea wall in comfort.
A total of 51 species was seen: the flooded
pits being more productive than the estuary
itself on this occasion. We were fortunate
to be able to compare Little, Common and
Arctic Terns as well as Ringed and Little
Ringed Plover. The latter refused to land