Met up with Steve "A" today and had an early morning stroll along Hole Haven Creek (photo above) and on to Canvey Wick.
Canvey Wick has a lot of cover and is a good passerine migrant spot but the Oil refineries dominate the skyline.
Even though it has that Industrial look about it I still like the area and this section of the creek looks so good for a Terek Sandpiper, however only Waders present today was a single Redshank. An adult Med Gull flew througha couple of times and Shelducks were present. Passerine's came in the form of a single Yellowhammer and a few Whitethroats. After this is a was a quick visit to Wat Tyler where a single Bearded Tit was the best sighting.
After Wat Tyler it was on to Vange Marsh where the Marsh is looking in a really good condition with the start of nice muddy edge forming due to the draw down of the water level. A quiet day on site but the drake Garganey showed quite well on the nearest flash (photos below) with a single Greenshank droppng in to feed on the back edge.
