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For observations made between 2023/08/25 and 2030/08/25
Submissions accepted up to 2030/08/25
East Beach is a long sandy beach that is crowned with a magnificent grassy hinterland making it a superb location to enjoy a picnic. It’s perfect site for a family get together, set away from the central seafront area. A very popular part of the estuary for watersports; East Beach is home to Essex Kitesurfing Club! East Beach proudly flies a Blue Flag award for 2024.
774
Identifications
Identifications
747
Observations
Observations
445
Species
Species
30
People
People
Top Species
1.
TBD
26
2.
Littorina littorea
11
3.
Magallana gigas
9
4.
Animalia
9
5.
Carcinus maenas
9
6.
Fucus
7
7.
Pomatoschistus
6
8.
Sargassum muticum
6
9.
Ruditapes philippinarum
6
10.
Balanomorpha
5
Top Observers
1.
essaxgal
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2.
beachschoolexplorers
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3.
mariajm76
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4.
hshutts
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5.
laurarpp
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6.
jarvo
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7.
emmaclark123
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8.
jo-at-the-beach
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9.
outtenabout
{:id=>"3245575", :score=>340.0, :observations_count=>5, :species_count=>5, :percentage=>"1.46"}
10.
Beach School Explorers
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Top Species
1.
TBD
26
2.
Littorina littorea
11
3.
Magallana gigas
9
4.
Animalia
9
5.
Carcinus maenas
9
6.
Fucus
7
7.
Pomatoschistus
6
8.
Sargassum muticum
6
9.
Ruditapes philippinarum
6
10.
Balanomorpha
5
11.
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
5
12.
Lepidium draba
5
13.
Arenicolidae
4
14.
Ononis spinosa
4
15.
Trifolium pratense L.
4
16.
Magallana gigas (Thunberg, 1793)
4
17.
Eryngium maritimum
4
18.
Arctium minus
4
19.
Lepidochitona
4
20.
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
21.
Rubus
4
22.
Spirobranchus triqueter
4
23.
Acer pseudoplatanus
4
24.
Achillea filipendulina
4
25.
Sambucus nigra
4
26.
Cirsium arvense
4
27.
Poeae
4
28.
Gastropoda
4
29.
Cerastoderma
4
30.
Cirripedia
4
31.
Fucus vesiculosus
4
32.
Arenicola marina
4
33.
Actinia equina
4
34.
Mollusca
4
35.
Zostera
3
36.
Acer pseudoplatanus L.
3
37.
Austrominius modestus
3
38.
Actinopterygii
3
39.
Ulva intestinalis
3
40.
Plantago lanceolata L.
3
41.
Ulva lactuca
3
42.
Silene dioica
3
43.
Foeniculum vulgare
3
44.
Heterotremata
3
45.
Leucanthemum vulgare
3
46.
Littorina saxatilis
3
47.
Conium maculatum
3
48.
Smyrnium olusatrum L.
3
49.
Malva sylvestris
3
50.
Silene latifolia
3
51.
Atriplex prostrata
3
52.
Eryngium maritimum L.
3
53.
Rubus ulmifolius
3
54.
Magnoliopsida
3
55.
Atriplex littoralis
3
56.
Gazania
3
57.
Grateloupia turuturu
3
58.
Lepidochitona cinerea
3
59.
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
3
60.
Rosa
3
61.
Reseda luteola
3
62.
Palmaria palmata
3
63.
Fucophycidae
3
64.
Imparidentia
3
65.
Cerastoderma edule
3
66.
Phaeophyceae
3
67.
Bivalvia
3
68.
Populus alba
2
69.
Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
2
70.
Calendula officinalis L.
2
71.
Sisymbrium officinale
2
72.
Ruditapes decussatus
2
73.
Malva sylvestris L.
2
74.
Urtica dioica
2
75.
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
76.
Polygonum aviculare
2
77.
Prunus avium
2
78.
Jacobaea vulgaris
2
79.
Veronica stricta
2
80.
Calystegia soldanella
2
81.
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
2
82.
Lamium purpureum L.
2
83.
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758
2
84.
Ulva intestinalis L.
2
85.
Zostera noltii
2
86.
Sedum album
2
87.
Chondria coerulescens
2
88.
Rumex crispus
2
89.
Pomatoschistus microps
2
90.
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
2
91.
Tragopogon porrifolius
2
92.
Palaemon
2
93.
Pleocyemata
2
94.
Hedera helix L.
2
95.
Aurelia
2
96.
Melitidae
2
97.
Crataegus
2
98.
Centaurea cyanus
2
99.
Ceanothus
2
100.
Conopeum
2
101.
Hedlundia hybrida
2
102.
Galium aparine
2
103.
Lipophrys pholis
2
104.
Mytilus edulis
2
105.
Caridea
2
106.
Rhodymeniophycidae
2
107.
Acer griseum
2
108.
Arctium
2
109.
Plantago lanceolata
2
110.
Sertularia
2
111.
Rumex acetosella
2
112.
Linaria vulgaris Mill.
2
113.
Achillea millefolium
2
114.
Olearia
2
115.
Eubrachyura
2
116.
Balanus crenatus
2
117.
Erodium moschatum
2
118.
Apioideae
2
119.
Xanthoria parietina
2
120.
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.
2
121.
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
2
122.
Ballota nigra
2
123.
Cistus
2
124.
Viburnum tinus L.
2
125.
Ulva lactuca L.
2
126.
Solanum nigrum L.
2
127.
Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758
2
128.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
2
129.
Ruditapes
2
130.
Ostreidae
2
131.
Prunus laurocerasus
2
132.
Anthriscus
2
133.
Lathyrus latifolius
2
134.
Plantago coronopus L.
2
135.
Salix alba
2
136.
Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804)
2
137.
Nerine bowdenii W.Watson
2
138.
Silene latifolia Poir.
2
139.
Papaver rhoeas
2
140.
Zostera marina L.
2
141.
Crepidula fornicata
2
142.
Lanice conchilega
2
143.
Ascophyllum nodosum
2
144.
Ostreida
2
145.
Mastocarpus
1
146.
Rumex sanguineus
1
147.
Cancer pagurus
1
148.
Rumex pulcher
1
149.
Larinae
1
150.
Poa
1
151.
Carpobrotus edulis
1
152.
Potentilla
1
153.
Brachyglottis
1
154.
Phormium tenax
1
155.
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758
1
156.
Trifolium fragiferum
1
157.
Verbascum speciosum
1
158.
Silene
1
159.
Achillea millefolium L.
1
160.
Cynodon dactylon
1
161.
Xysticus
1
162.
Sedum acre L.
1
163.
Picris hieracioides
1
164.
Rhodophyta
1
165.
Hedera
1
166.
Trifolium repens
1
167.
Bellis perennis L.
1
168.
Nerium oleander
1
169.
Pulmonaria
1
170.
Brachyglottis lagopus
1
171.
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
1
172.
Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens (Wallr.) Briq.
1
173.
Patella vulgata
1
174.
Saccharina latissima
1
175.
Convolvulus arvensis
1
176.
Lepidium
1
177.
Cistus × purpureus
1
178.
Calendula officinalis
1
179.
Agaricus campestris
1
180.
Salix × pendulina tristis
1
181.
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
1
182.
Clematis
1
183.
Berberis aquifolium Pursh
1
184.
Ligustrum ovalifolium
1
185.
Crangon crangon
1
186.
Bombus humilis
1
187.
Pieris rapae
1
188.
Prunus avium (L.) L.
1
189.
Rhizostoma
1
190.
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
1
191.
Galega
1
192.
Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)
1
193.
Erysimum linifolium
1
194.
Bromus
1
195.
Medicago lupulina L.
1
196.
Hirundinidae
1
197.
Cynosurus echinatus
1
198.
Medicago lupulina
1
199.
Calystegia
1
200.
Actiniaria
1
201.
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
1
202.
Plantago major L.
1
203.
Fucus vesiculosus L.
1
204.
Rosa dumalis
1
205.
Artemisia maritima
1
206.
Lamiaceae
1
207.
Enthemonae
1
208.
Vertebrata lanosa
1
209.
Cylista troglodytes
1
210.
Asparagus officinalis
1
211.
Ferula communis
1
212.
Epilobium ciliatum
1
213.
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838)
1
214.
Plantae
1
215.
Poa annua L.
1
216.
Laridae
1
217.
Fatsia japonica
1
218.
Viola odorata L.
1
219.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
1
220.
Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh.
1
221.
Acer campestre L.
1
222.
Eriophyes tiliae
1
223.
Ficus carica L.
1
224.
Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
225.
Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
226.
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse
1
227.
Nepeta racemosa
1
228.
Branta bernicla bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
229.
Aceria erinea
1
230.
Melissa officinalis L.
1
231.
Glebionis segetum
1
232.
Lolium
1
233.
Chenopodium berlandieri
1
234.
Zostera marina
1
235.
Larus
1
236.
Asparagales
1
237.
Lythrum salicaria
1
238.
Dicentrarchus labrax
1
239.
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
1
240.
Rosaceae
1
241.
Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth
1
242.
Cakile maritima
1
243.
Ericaria selaginoides
1
244.
Dactylis glomerata
1
245.
Chenopodium album
1
246.
Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758
1
247.
Ustilago cynodontis (Pass.) Henn.
1
248.
Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn.
1
249.
Polygonum arenastrum Boreau
1
250.
Serpulidae
1
251.
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Watanabe, 2005
1
252.
Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
253.
Beta vulgaris L.
1
254.
Autobranchia
1
255.
Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn.
1
256.
Cerinthe major
1
257.
Convolvulus arvensis L.
1
258.
Tegula
1
259.
Actiniidae
1
260.
Tipulomorpha
1
261.
Veronica speciosa
1
262.
Linaria vulgaris
1
263.
Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn.
1
264.
Salix babylonica
1
265.
Trifolium
1
266.
Lotus
1
267.
Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
268.
Palaemon serratus
1
269.
Aves
1
270.
Bellis perennis
1
271.
Magnolia liliiflora
1
272.
Salvia nemorosa
1
273.
Hippophae rhamnoides
1
274.
Littorina
1
275.
Bombus
1
276.
Lathyrus latifolius L.
1
277.
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
1
278.
Ceramiales
1
279.
Littorinidae
1
280.
Senecio inaequidens
1
281.
Amaranthus caudatus
1
282.
Centaurea nigra
1
283.
Tagetes
1
284.
Hemigrapsus takanoi
1
285.
Ostrea edulis
1
286.
Cnidaria
1
287.
Acer platanoides
1
288.
Ulmus minor Mill.
1
289.
Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. & Planch.
1
290.
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766)
1
291.
Scrobicularia plana
1
292.
Meconema meridionale Costa, 1860
1
293.
Pittosporum tenuifolium
1
294.
Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758
1
295.
Zosteraceae
1
296.
Rubus fruticosus
1
297.
Capsella bursa-pastoris
1
298.
Ceanothus parryi
1
299.
Pyrrhocoris apterus
1
300.
Pooideae
1
301.
Daucus carota
1
302.
Juglans regia L.
1
303.
Salvia verbenaca
1
304.
Borago officinalis L.
1
305.
Chenopodium ficifolium
1
306.
Discomedusae
1
307.
Hedera helix helix
1
308.
Smyrnium olusatrum
1
309.
Cardiidae
1
310.
Macropodia rostrata
1
311.
Daucus carota L.
1
312.
Tectipleura
1
313.
Potentilla reptans
1
314.
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758
1
315.
Dactyliophorae
1
316.
Cernuella virgata
1
317.
Ulmus minor
1
318.
Melanargia galathea
1
319.
Beta vulgaris
1
320.
Matricaria
1
321.
Jacobaea aquatica
1
322.
Calendula
1
323.
Heteroconchia
1
324.
Juglans regia
1
325.
Macoma
1
326.
Malus domestica
1
327.
Hypochaeris radicata
1
328.
Linaria purpurea
1
329.
Lavandula angustifolia
1
330.
Ononis spinosa procurrens
1
331.
Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.
1
332.
Ageratum houstonianum
1
333.
Prunus
1
334.
Hibiscus syriacus
1
335.
Brachyglottis × jubar
1
336.
Ruditapes philippinarum (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)
1
337.
Crataegus monogyna
1
338.
Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
1
339.
Matricaria discoidea DC.
1
340.
Erigeron sumatrensis
1
341.
Aquilegia vulgaris
1
342.
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
1
343.
Crepis
1
344.
Populus
1
345.
Hydrozoa
1
346.
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
1
347.
Bryozoa
1
348.
Eschscholzia californica Cham.
1
349.
Matricaria discoidea
1
350.
Maleae
1
351.
Canis familiaris familiaris
1
352.
Spirobranchus
1
353.
Crepidula
1
354.
Brachyglottis × jubar P.D.Sell
1
355.
Ulex europaeus
1
356.
Larus argentatus
1
357.
Chthamalus montagui
1
358.
Calendula arvensis
1
359.
Sonchus oleraceus L.
1
360.
Cordyline australis
1
361.
Patella
1
362.
Nicotiana alata
1
363.
Poales
1
364.
Rosa rugosa
1
365.
Tyria jacobaeae
1
366.
Anthriscus caucalis
1
367.
Salvia rosmarinus
1
368.
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
369.
Artemisia verlotiorum
1
370.
Malus
1
371.
Berberis
1
372.
Lotus tenuis
1
373.
Taraxacum officinale
1
374.
Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss.
1
375.
Taraxacum
1
376.
Xanthoria aureola
1
377.
Carcinus
1
378.
Calamagrostis arenaria
1
379.
Senecio
1
380.
Motacilla alba yarrellii Gould, 1837
1
381.
Bolboschoenus maritimus
1
382.
Ostrea
1
383.
Papaver somniferum
1
384.
Erigeron floribundus
1
385.
Papaver
1
386.
Tragopogon
1
387.
Sambucus nigra L.
1
388.
Hordeum murinum
1
389.
Tamarix
1
390.
Agaricales
1
391.
Bromus sterilis
1
392.
Mentheae
1
393.
Leucocoprinus leucothites
1
394.
Larus marinus
1
395.
Centaurea nigra L.
1
396.
Artemisia vulgaris L.
1
397.
Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt
1
398.
Escallonia rubra
1
399.
Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777)
1
400.
Gobius paganellus
1
401.
Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)
1
402.
Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.
1
403.
Urtica dioica L.
1
404.
Clematis vitalba L.
1
405.
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
1
406.
Acer platanoides L.
1
407.
Clematis montana
1
408.
Lotus corniculatus
1
409.
Marasmius oreades
1
410.
Tubaria conspersa
1
411.
Macrolepiota procera
1
412.
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
1
413.
Egretta garzetta
1
414.
Carduelis carduelis
1
415.
Motacilla alba
1
416.
Arenaria interpres
1
417.
Calidris alba
1
418.
Senecio squalidus
1
419.
Malus sylvestris
1
420.
Crepis vesicaria
1
421.
Parietaria judaica L.
1
422.
Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr.
1
423.
Potentilla reptans L.
1
424.
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
1
425.
Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778)
1
426.
Helminthotheca echioides (L) Holub
1
427.
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
1
428.
Mastocarpus stellatus
1
429.
Fucus serratus
1
430.
Phorcus lineatus
1
431.
Littorina obtusata
1
432.
Dynamena pumila
1
433.
Florideophyceae
1
434.
Crassostreinae
1
435.
Hymeniacidon perlevis
1
436.
Peringia ulvae
1
437.
Palaemon elegans
1
438.
Colpomenia peregrina
1
439.
Polysiphonia
1
440.
Actinia
1
441.
Elysia viridis
1
442.
Tapetinae
1
443.
Brachyura
1
444.
Buccinum undatum
1
445.
Hedera helix
1
446.
Balanidae
1
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essaxgal
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hshutts
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laurarpp
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phoebe_tickner
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