Abberton Reservoir
The following analysis is derived solely from the records captured on the EBwS website.
There were 258 visits in 2020 with a total of 157 different species recorded by 51 observers throughout the year (by comparison 153 species were recorded in 2019 from 302 visits). Abberton Reservoir was the 1st most recorded location in Essex in 2020. Highlights during the year included Bittern, Black Brant, Caspian Gull, Cattle Egret, Ferruginous Duck, Great White Egret, Green-winged Teal, Raven, Ring-necked Duck, Rough-legged Buzzard. 72 species had more records at Abberton Reservoir than any other location.Top Recorded locations - 2020
Visits by Month in 2020
Records at Abberton Reservoir in 2020
| Species | Status | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Avocet | Regular | 1 |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Regular | 1 |
| Barn Owl | Regular | 11 |
| Barnacle Goose | Scarce | 6 |
| Bean Goose | Notes required | 2 |
| Bewick's Swan | Scarce | 30 |
| Bittern | Description required | 4 |
| Black Brant | Description required | 1 |
| Black Swan | Scarce | 40 |
| Black Tern | Scarce | 7 |
| Black-headed Gull | Abundant | 4 |
| Black-necked Grebe | Scarce | 11 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Regular | 68 |
| Black-throated Diver | Scarce | 14 |
| Blackcap | Regular | 12 |
| Blue Tit | Abundant | 1 |
| Brent Goose | Regular | 1 |
| Bullfinch | Scarce | 7 |
| Buzzard | Regular | 82 |
| Canada Goose | Regular | 2 |
| Caspian Gull | Description required | 10 |
| Cattle Egret | Description required | 52 |
| Cetti's Warbler | Notes required | 33 |
| Chaffinch | Abundant | 2 |
| Chiffchaff | Abundant | 25 |
| Common Gull | Regular | 14 |
| Common Sandpiper | Regular | 39 |
| Common Scoter | Regular | 1 |
| Common Tern | Regular | 28 |
| Coot | Regular | 3 |
| Cormorant | Regular | 13 |
| Corn Bunting | Regular | 33 |
| Cuckoo | Regular | 21 |
| Curlew | Regular | 2 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Scarce | 12 |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Abundant | 2 |
| Dunlin | Abundant | 32 |
| Egyptian Goose | Scarce | 60 |
| Ferruginous Duck | Description required | 9 |
| Fieldfare | Regular | 16 |
| Gadwall | Regular | 12 |
| Gannet | Regular | 1 |
| Garden Warbler | Regular | 5 |
| Garganey | Scarce | 8 |
| Goldcrest | Regular | 2 |
| Golden Plover | Regular | 25 |
| Goldeneye | Regular | 77 |
| Goldfinch | Regular | 4 |
| Goosander | Scarce | 95 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Regular | 5 |
| Great Crested Grebe | Regular | 19 |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Regular | 13 |
| Great White Egret | Description required | 177 |
| Green Sandpiper | Regular | 54 |
| Green Woodpecker | Regular | 20 |
| Green-winged Teal | Description required | 2 |
| Greenshank | Regular | 21 |
| Grey Heron | Regular | 30 |
| Grey Partridge | Scarce | 3 |
| Grey Plover | Regular | 3 |
| Grey Wagtail | Regular | 33 |
| Greylag Goose | Regular | 1 |
| Hen Harrier | Scarce | 17 |
| Hobby | Regular | 23 |
| Hooded Crow | Notes required | 1 |
| House Martin | Regular | 18 |
| House Sparrow | Abundant | 1 |
| Jack Snipe | Scarce | 1 |
| Jackdaw | Regular | 6 |
| Jay | Regular | 1 |
| Kestrel | Regular | 63 |
| Kingfisher | Scarce | 33 |
| Knot | Regular | 3 |
| Lapwing | Abundant | 43 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Regular | 2 |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Regular | 15 |
| Linnet | Regular | 16 |
| Little Egret | Regular | 53 |
| Little Grebe | Regular | 15 |
| Little Gull | Scarce | 3 |
| Little Owl | Regular | 1 |
| Little Ringed Plover | Scarce | 52 |
| Little Stint | Scarce | 12 |
| Long-tailed Duck | Scarce | 74 |
| Long-tailed Tit | Regular | 3 |
| Mallard | Abundant | 6 |
| Mandarin Duck | Scarce | 18 |
| Marsh Harrier | Regular | 86 |
| Meadow Pipit | Abundant | 10 |
| Mediterranean Gull | Regular | 7 |
| Merlin | Scarce | 6 |
| Mistle Thrush | Regular | 4 |
| Moorhen | Abundant | 1 |
| Mute Swan | Regular | 15 |
| Nightingale | Regular | 18 |
| Osprey | Notes required | 2 |
| Oystercatcher | Regular | 20 |
| Peregrine Falcon | Scarce | 53 |
| Pied Wagtail | Regular | 10 |
| Pink-footed Goose | Notes required | 1 |
| Pintail | Regular | 51 |
| Pochard | Regular | 14 |
| Raven | Description required | 15 |
| Red Kite | Scarce | 6 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Regular | 1 |
| Red-crested Pochard | Scarce | 33 |
| Red-legged Partridge | Regular | 2 |
| Red-necked Grebe | Scarce | 15 |
| Redshank | Regular | 30 |
| Redwing | Regular | 11 |
| Reed Bunting | Regular | 5 |
| Reed Warbler | Regular | 4 |
| Ring-necked Duck | Description required | 14 |
| Ringed Plover | Regular | 24 |
| Rock Pipit | Regular | 7 |
| Rook | Regular | 1 |
| Rough-legged Buzzard | Description required | 1 |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Scarce | 21 |
| Ruff | Regular | 55 |
| Sand Martin | Regular | 26 |
| Scaup | Scarce | 45 |
| Shelduck | Regular | 20 |
| Short-eared Owl | Scarce | 5 |
| Shoveler | Regular | 14 |
| Skylark | Regular | 25 |
| Slavonian Grebe | Scarce | 1 |
| Smew | Scarce | 40 |
| Snipe | Regular | 12 |
| Song Thrush | Regular | 6 |
| Sparrowhawk | Regular | 26 |
| Spoonbill | Notes required | 12 |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Scarce | 3 |
| Spotted Redshank | Regular | 1 |
| Starling | Abundant | 3 |
| Stock Dove | Regular | 8 |
| Stonechat | Regular | 48 |
| Swallow | Regular | 48 |
| Swift | Regular | 20 |
| Teal | Abundant | 13 |
| Tufted Duck | Regular | 10 |
| Tundra Bean Goose | Notes required | 14 |
| Turnstone | Regular | 3 |
| Turtle Dove | Scarce | 2 |
| Water Rail | Regular | 2 |
| Wheatear | Regular | 16 |
| Whinchat | Regular | 8 |
| White Wagtail | Scarce | 3 |
| White-fronted Goose | Scarce | 44 |
| Whitethroat | Regular | 17 |
| Whooper Swan | Scarce | 35 |
| Wigeon | Abundant | 35 |
| Willow Warbler | Regular | 8 |
| Wood Sandpiper | Scarce | 17 |
| Woodcock | Regular | 1 |
| Wren | Abundant | 3 |
| Yellow Wagtail | Regular | 61 |
| Yellowhammer | Regular | 27 |