BRIGHTLINGSEA

In association with os.uk/osm MAX MILES ON FOOT: 4 MIN TIME: 3 HOURS A wealth of shorebirds and wildfowl on the Colne estuary Situated on the famously indented coastline of Essex at the confluences of several rivers, this walk takes in a variety of habitats including coastal scrub, a copse, farmland, small marshes and the extensive intertidal channels, mudflats and sand bars of the River Colne and Brightlingsea Reach. Also of interest are views across the channel towards Mersea Island. PAUL TRODD WHERE TO WATCH 1 A good vantage point to scan the channel from the tower for wintering waders such as Avocet, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Sanderling, Black and Bar-tailed Godwits and Redshank. Little Egret, Grey Heron, Turnstone, Rock and Meadow Pipits, Pied and Grey Wagtail haunt the…

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Bird Watching (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025

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