Basildon Park

Grid Reference: SU6078

Recent sightings

DateSpeciesSiteCountObserver
14/03/25HawfinchBasildon Park6R C W Davies
12:00
Feeding on ground under yew in Garden area.  
12/03/25HawfinchBasildon Park5P Gasson
16:38
in trees adjacent to the main house (mansion). Possibly more than 5, very flighty and disappeared into hollies and holly oaks, rarely perching in open.  
11/03/25RedwingBasildon Park8G Sumner
14:36
Feeding on ground. SU609782.  
11/03/25HawfinchBasildon Park1G Sumner
14:36
m. Low in Holly tree. SU609782.  
11/03/25NuthatchBasildon Park1G Sumner
14:30
Near picnic benches.  
11/03/25RavenBasildon Park2G Sumner
13:22
m&f. Calling in tree top then flew east. SU613777.  
11/03/25TreecreeperBasildon Park1G Sumner
12:07
Near Hawfinch tree .  
11/03/25HawfinchBasildon Park4G Sumner
12:02
Under usual tree, then flushed . SU610782.  
07/03/25HawfinchBasildon Park2M J Smith
12:30
females. In bare trees above the two small picnic areas just before the house. In mixed flock of Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Greenfinch. Probable 6 seen earlier flying from this area into parkland; largish finches slowish wing beats and very obvious white wing barring, flying away from me.  
04/03/25GoldcrestBasildon Park1C Stewart
14:30
m. In and out of the yew trees beside the path leading from main car park to the house .