Cetti's warbler
Stanford Warren and Seawall TQ 690813
An area of extreme natural history interest comprising an
extensive reedbed and associated flora bounded on one side
by the Thames, another by a sewage works and farmland and
a third by an area of flooded pits. A tidal creek flows
through the site and controls the water level in the reed
-beds. Situated on the first bend of the Thames, it is
ideally positioned to receive migrant birds and indeed has
produced a number of rarities over the years. An area of
mud along the foreshore attracts large numbers of waders
and ducks particularly shelduck. Other notable visitors
include osprey, bearded tit, Cetti's warbler and great grey
shrike. Access is from Stanford-le-Hope via Wharf Road or
Mucking Church.
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