Wallasea Island, Crouch/Roach Estuaries
The following analysis is derived solely from the records captured on the EBwS website.
There were 20 visits in 2020 with a total of 72 different species recorded by 12 observers throughout the year (by comparison 53 species were recorded in 2019 from 16 visits). Highlights during the year included Great White Egret, Raven.Top Recorded locations - 2020
Visits by Month in 2020
Records at Wallasea Island, Crouch/Roach Estuaries in 2020
| Species | Status | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Avocet | Regular | 2 |
| Barn Owl | Regular | 2 |
| Barnacle Goose | Scarce | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | Abundant | 3 |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Regular | 1 |
| Brent Goose | Regular | 3 |
| Buzzard | Regular | 5 |
| Canada Goose | Regular | 2 |
| Carrion Crow | Regular | 1 |
| Common Gull | Regular | 1 |
| Common Tern | Regular | 2 |
| Coot | Regular | 1 |
| Cormorant | Regular | 1 |
| Corn Bunting | Regular | 7 |
| Curlew | Regular | 2 |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Scarce | 1 |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Abundant | 1 |
| Dunlin | Abundant | 1 |
| Golden Plover | Regular | 7 |
| Goldfinch | Regular | 2 |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Regular | 1 |
| Great White Egret | Description required | 5 |
| Greenshank | Regular | 1 |
| Grey Heron | Regular | 4 |
| Grey Plover | Regular | 1 |
| Greylag Goose | Regular | 2 |
| Hen Harrier | Scarce | 13 |
| Herring Gull | Regular | 2 |
| Kestrel | Regular | 11 |
| Knot | Regular | 1 |
| Lapwing | Abundant | 4 |
| Linnet | Regular | 3 |
| Little Egret | Regular | 5 |
| Little Grebe | Regular | 2 |
| Little Ringed Plover | Scarce | 1 |
| Magpie | Abundant | 1 |
| Mallard | Abundant | 1 |
| Marsh Harrier | Regular | 13 |
| Meadow Pipit | Abundant | 3 |
| Mediterranean Gull | Regular | 2 |
| Merlin | Scarce | 5 |
| Moorhen | Abundant | 1 |
| Mute Swan | Regular | 2 |
| Oystercatcher | Regular | 2 |
| Peregrine Falcon | Scarce | 8 |
| Pheasant | Regular | 1 |
| Pied Wagtail | Regular | 1 |
| Pintail | Regular | 4 |
| Raven | Description required | 3 |
| Redshank | Regular | 2 |
| Reed Bunting | Regular | 5 |
| Ringed Plover | Regular | 1 |
| Robin | Abundant | 1 |
| Sand Martin | Regular | 1 |
| Shelduck | Regular | 5 |
| Short-eared Owl | Scarce | 5 |
| Shoveler | Regular | 2 |
| Skylark | Regular | 8 |
| Snipe | Regular | 2 |
| Song Thrush | Regular | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | Regular | 1 |
| Starling | Abundant | 3 |
| Stock Dove | Regular | 2 |
| Stonechat | Regular | 8 |
| Wheatear | Regular | 2 |
| Whinchat | Regular | 1 |
| White-fronted Goose | Scarce | 1 |
| Whitethroat | Regular | 1 |
| Wigeon | Abundant | 4 |
| Wren | Abundant | 1 |
| Yellow Wagtail | Regular | 3 |
| Yellowhammer | Regular | 1 |