Photos and Sightings

Example Trip Reports

Seal Trip 12th August
18 Common Seals, 1 Kestrel, 35 Little Egret, 8 Golden Plover, 44 Grey Plover.

Seal Trip 11th August
20 Common Seals, 30 Little Egret, 18 Golden Plover, 4 Avocet. See photographs from this trip below).

Seal Trip 09th August
30+ Redshank, Hen Harrier right in front of boat flying from Foulness to Wallasea. 30 Common Seals.

Outstanding views oof a very rare Hen Harrierfrom the Lady Essex

Seal Trip 07th August
Buxey Sands 12.20 to 12.30: 5 Turnstone, 3 Curlew (unusual here), 2 Little Egret, Grey Heron. 17 Common Seal 1 Grey Seal. Gary Dunn.

Seal Trip 05th August
5 Atlantic Grey Seal, 15 Common Seal.

Seal Trip 04th August
24 Little Egret, 5 Common Tern, 1 Marsh harrier (distant over Potton), 18 Common Seal.

For other bird and wildlife sightings in and around Southend see the South East Essex RSPB's Latest Sightings page.

Reproduced below are a selection of photographs that have been taken either from the Lady Essex herself or around the surrounding areas. We would love you to email us your favourite photographs from your own trip aboard or any photographs taken around the River Crouch, Wallasea or Burnham. For us to consider publication please make your photos no wider than 515 pixels.

Lady Essex returning to Wallasea
The Lady Essex returns to Wallasea.