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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.
797
Identifications
Identifications
774
Observations
Observations
465
Species
Species
33
People
People
Top Species
1.
TBD
26
2.
Littorina littorea
10
3.
Magallana gigas
9
4.
Animalia
9
5.
Carcinus maenas
9
6.
Fucus
8
7.
Pomatoschistus
6
8.
Ruditapes philippinarum
6
9.
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
10.
Balanomorpha
5
Top Observers
1.
essaxgal
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2.
beachschoolexplorers
{:id=>"6627191", :score=>2020.0, :observations_count=>85, :species_count=>51, :percentage=>"8.54"}
3.
mariajm76
{:id=>"9840339", :score=>1500.0, :observations_count=>75, :species_count=>40, :percentage=>"6.35"}
4.
jarvo
{:id=>"631947", :score=>1400.0, :observations_count=>14, :species_count=>12, :percentage=>"5.92"}
5.
outtenabout
{:id=>"3245575", :score=>860.0, :observations_count=>11, :species_count=>11, :percentage=>"3.64"}
6.
laurarpp
{:id=>"7617966", :score=>740.0, :observations_count=>17, :species_count=>14, :percentage=>"3.13"}
7.
hshutts
{:id=>"9839859", :score=>660.0, :observations_count=>33, :species_count=>20, :percentage=>"2.79"}
8.
Beach School Explorers
{:id=>nil, :score=>520.0, :observations_count=>26, :species_count=>17, :percentage=>"2.20"}
9.
emmaclark123
{:id=>"9838507", :score=>440.0, :observations_count=>18, :species_count=>14, :percentage=>"1.86"}
10.
jo-at-the-beach
{:id=>"9833847", :score=>440.0, :observations_count=>22, :species_count=>18, :percentage=>"1.86"}
Top Species
1.
TBD
26
2.
Littorina littorea
10
3.
Magallana gigas
9
4.
Animalia
9
5.
Carcinus maenas
9
6.
Fucus
8
7.
Pomatoschistus
6
8.
Ruditapes philippinarum
6
9.
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
6
10.
Balanomorpha
5
11.
Lepidium draba
5
12.
Sargassum muticum (Yendo) Fensholt
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.
Actinia equina (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
20.
Lepidochitona
4
21.
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
22.
Rubus
4
23.
Spirobranchus triqueter
4
24.
Acer pseudoplatanus
4
25.
Achillea filipendulina
4
26.
Sambucus nigra
4
27.
Cirsium arvense
4
28.
Poeae
4
29.
Gastropoda
4
30.
Cerastoderma
4
31.
Cirripedia
4
32.
Cerastoderma edule (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
33.
Mollusca
4
34.
Zostera
3
35.
Acer pseudoplatanus L.
3
36.
Actinopterygii
3
37.
Ulva intestinalis
3
38.
Plantago lanceolata L.
3
39.
Silene dioica
3
40.
Foeniculum vulgare
3
41.
Heterotremata
3
42.
Leucanthemum vulgare
3
43.
Littorina saxatilis
3
44.
Hedera helix L.
3
45.
Conium maculatum
3
46.
Smyrnium olusatrum L.
3
47.
Malva sylvestris
3
48.
Silene latifolia
3
49.
Atriplex prostrata
3
50.
Eryngium maritimum L.
3
51.
Rubus ulmifolius
3
52.
Magnoliopsida
3
53.
Fucus vesiculosus
3
54.
Atriplex littoralis
3
55.
Arenicola marina
3
56.
Gazania
3
57.
Grateloupia turuturu
3
58.
Lepidochitona cinerea
3
59.
Rosa
3
60.
Reseda luteola
3
61.
Ulva lactuca L.
3
62.
Palmaria palmata
3
63.
Fucophycidae
3
64.
Imparidentia
3
65.
Elysia viridis (Montagu, 1804)
3
66.
Phaeophyceae
3
67.
Bivalvia
3
68.
Populus alba
2
69.
Lepidochitona cinerea (Linnaeus, 1767)
2
70.
Haematopus ostralegus Linnaeus, 1758
2
71.
Calendula officinalis L.
2
72.
Sisymbrium officinale
2
73.
Ruditapes decussatus
2
74.
Austrominius modestus
2
75.
Malva sylvestris L.
2
76.
Urtica dioica
2
77.
Polygonum aviculare
2
78.
Prunus avium
2
79.
Jacobaea vulgaris
2
80.
Veronica stricta
2
81.
Calystegia soldanella
2
82.
Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763
2
83.
Ulva lactuca
2
84.
Lamium purpureum L.
2
85.
Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758
2
86.
Ulva intestinalis L.
2
87.
Zostera noltii
2
88.
Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)
2
89.
Sedum album
2
90.
Chondria coerulescens
2
91.
Rumex crispus
2
92.
Arctium minus (Hill) Bernh.
2
93.
Fucus vesiculosus L.
2
94.
Tragopogon porrifolius
2
95.
Palaemon
2
96.
Pleocyemata
2
97.
Aurelia
2
98.
Melitidae
2
99.
Crataegus
2
100.
Centaurea cyanus
2
101.
Ceanothus
2
102.
Conopeum
2
103.
Hedlundia hybrida
2
104.
Galium aparine
2
105.
Sargassum muticum
2
106.
Lipophrys pholis
2
107.
Caridea
2
108.
Rhodymeniophycidae
2
109.
Acer griseum
2
110.
Arctium
2
111.
Plantago lanceolata
2
112.
Sertularia
2
113.
Rumex acetosella
2
114.
Linaria vulgaris Mill.
2
115.
Achillea millefolium
2
116.
Olearia
2
117.
Eubrachyura
2
118.
Larus canus Linnaeus, 1758
2
119.
Tringa totanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
120.
Balanus crenatus
2
121.
Erodium moschatum
2
122.
Apioideae
2
123.
Xanthoria parietina
2
124.
Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N.E.Br.
2
125.
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
2
126.
Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766)
2
127.
Hemigrapsus takanoi
2
128.
Ballota nigra
2
129.
Cistus
2
130.
Viburnum tinus L.
2
131.
Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766)
2
132.
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758
2
133.
Actinia equina
2
134.
Solanum nigrum L.
2
135.
Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758
2
136.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
2
137.
Ruditapes
2
138.
Ostreidae
2
139.
Prunus laurocerasus
2
140.
Anthriscus
2
141.
Lathyrus latifolius
2
142.
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
143.
Cerastoderma edule
2
144.
Plantago coronopus L.
2
145.
Salix alba
2
146.
Nerine bowdenii W.Watson
2
147.
Silene latifolia Poir.
2
148.
Papaver rhoeas
2
149.
Zostera marina L.
2
150.
Arenaria interpres
2
151.
Calidris alba
2
152.
Ostreida
2
153.
Mastocarpus
1
154.
Rumex sanguineus
1
155.
Cancer pagurus
1
156.
Rumex pulcher
1
157.
Larinae
1
158.
Poa
1
159.
Carpobrotus edulis
1
160.
Potentilla
1
161.
Brachyglottis
1
162.
Phormium tenax
1
163.
Trifolium fragiferum
1
164.
Verbascum speciosum
1
165.
Silene
1
166.
Achillea millefolium L.
1
167.
Cynodon dactylon
1
168.
Xysticus
1
169.
Sedum acre L.
1
170.
Picris hieracioides
1
171.
Rhodophyta
1
172.
Hedera
1
173.
Trifolium repens
1
174.
Bellis perennis L.
1
175.
Nerium oleander
1
176.
Pulmonaria
1
177.
Brachyglottis lagopus
1
178.
Foeniculum vulgare Mill.
1
179.
Ononis spinosa subsp. procurrens (Wallr.) Briq.
1
180.
Patella vulgata
1
181.
Saccharina latissima
1
182.
Convolvulus arvensis
1
183.
Lepidium
1
184.
Cistus × purpureus
1
185.
Calendula officinalis
1
186.
Agaricus campestris
1
187.
Salix × pendulina tristis
1
188.
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
1
189.
Clematis
1
190.
Berberis aquifolium Pursh
1
191.
Ligustrum ovalifolium
1
192.
Crangon crangon
1
193.
Bombus humilis
1
194.
Pieris rapae
1
195.
Prunus avium (L.) L.
1
196.
Rhizostoma
1
197.
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus (Temminck, 1820)
1
198.
Galega
1
199.
Erysimum linifolium
1
200.
Bromus
1
201.
Medicago lupulina L.
1
202.
Hirundinidae
1
203.
Cynosurus echinatus
1
204.
Pomatoschistus microps
1
205.
Medicago lupulina
1
206.
Calystegia
1
207.
Actiniaria
1
208.
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758
1
209.
Plantago major L.
1
210.
Rosa dumalis
1
211.
Artemisia maritima
1
212.
Lamiaceae
1
213.
Enthemonae
1
214.
Vertebrata lanosa
1
215.
Cylista troglodytes
1
216.
Asparagus officinalis
1
217.
Ferula communis
1
218.
Epilobium ciliatum
1
219.
Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838)
1
220.
Plantae
1
221.
Poa annua L.
1
222.
Laridae
1
223.
Fatsia japonica
1
224.
Viola odorata L.
1
225.
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
1
226.
Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh.
1
227.
Acer campestre L.
1
228.
Mytilus edulis
1
229.
Eriophyes tiliae
1
230.
Ficus carica L.
1
231.
Pyrrhocoris apterus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
232.
Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
233.
Chondrus crispus Stackhouse
1
234.
Nepeta racemosa
1
235.
Branta bernicla bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
236.
Aceria erinea
1
237.
Melissa officinalis L.
1
238.
Glebionis segetum
1
239.
Lolium
1
240.
Chenopodium berlandieri
1
241.
Zostera marina
1
242.
Larus
1
243.
Asparagales
1
244.
Lythrum salicaria
1
245.
Dicentrarchus labrax
1
246.
Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769)
1
247.
Rosaceae
1
248.
Calamagrostis arenaria (L.) Roth
1
249.
Cakile maritima
1
250.
Dactylis glomerata
1
251.
Chenopodium album
1
252.
Ustilago cynodontis (Pass.) Henn.
1
253.
Gazania rigens (L.) Gaertn.
1
254.
Polygonum arenastrum Boreau
1
255.
Serpulidae
1
256.
Hemigrapsus takanoi Asakura & Watanabe, 2005
1
257.
Beta vulgaris L.
1
258.
Autobranchia
1
259.
Pittosporum tenuifolium Gaertn.
1
260.
Cerinthe major
1
261.
Convolvulus arvensis L.
1
262.
Tegula
1
263.
Actiniidae
1
264.
Tipulomorpha
1
265.
Veronica speciosa
1
266.
Linaria vulgaris
1
267.
Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult.f.) Asch. & Graebn.
1
268.
Salix babylonica
1
269.
Trifolium
1
270.
Lotus
1
271.
Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
272.
Palaemon serratus
1
273.
Aves
1
274.
Bellis perennis
1
275.
Magnolia liliiflora
1
276.
Salvia nemorosa
1
277.
Hippophae rhamnoides
1
278.
Littorina
1
279.
Bombus
1
280.
Lathyrus latifolius L.
1
281.
Littorinidae
1
282.
Senecio inaequidens
1
283.
Amaranthus caudatus
1
284.
Centaurea nigra
1
285.
Tagetes
1
286.
Ostrea edulis
1
287.
Cnidaria
1
288.
Acer platanoides
1
289.
Ulmus minor Mill.
1
290.
Fatsia japonica (Thunb.) Decne. & Planch.
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.
Dactyliophorae
1
315.
Cernuella virgata
1
316.
Ulmus minor
1
317.
Melanargia galathea
1
318.
Beta vulgaris
1
319.
Matricaria
1
320.
Jacobaea aquatica
1
321.
Calendula
1
322.
Heteroconchia
1
323.
Juglans regia
1
324.
Macoma
1
325.
Malus domestica
1
326.
Hypochaeris radicata
1
327.
Linaria purpurea
1
328.
Lavandula angustifolia
1
329.
Ononis spinosa procurrens
1
330.
Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th.Fr.
1
331.
Ageratum houstonianum
1
332.
Prunus
1
333.
Hibiscus syriacus
1
334.
Brachyglottis × jubar
1
335.
Ruditapes philippinarum (A.Adams & Reeve, 1850)
1
336.
Crataegus monogyna
1
337.
Phormium tenax J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
1
338.
Matricaria discoidea DC.
1
339.
Erigeron sumatrensis
1
340.
Aquilegia vulgaris
1
341.
Chlorodesmis fastigiata
1
342.
Crepis
1
343.
Populus
1
344.
Hydrozoa
1
345.
Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
1
346.
Bryozoa
1
347.
Eschscholzia californica Cham.
1
348.
Matricaria discoidea
1
349.
Maleae
1
350.
Canis familiaris familiaris
1
351.
Spirobranchus
1
352.
Crepidula
1
353.
Brachyglottis × jubar P.D.Sell
1
354.
Ulex europaeus
1
355.
Larus argentatus
1
356.
Chthamalus montagui
1
357.
Calendula arvensis
1
358.
Sonchus oleraceus L.
1
359.
Cordyline australis
1
360.
Patella
1
361.
Nicotiana alata
1
362.
Poales
1
363.
Rosa rugosa
1
364.
Tyria jacobaeae
1
365.
Anthriscus caucalis
1
366.
Salvia rosmarinus
1
367.
Artemisia verlotiorum
1
368.
Malus
1
369.
Berberis
1
370.
Lotus tenuis
1
371.
Taraxacum officinale
1
372.
Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Foss.
1
373.
Taraxacum
1
374.
Xanthoria aureola
1
375.
Carcinus
1
376.
Calamagrostis arenaria
1
377.
Senecio
1
378.
Motacilla alba yarrellii Gould, 1837
1
379.
Bolboschoenus maritimus
1
380.
Ostrea
1
381.
Papaver somniferum
1
382.
Erigeron floribundus
1
383.
Papaver
1
384.
Tragopogon
1
385.
Sambucus nigra L.
1
386.
Hordeum murinum
1
387.
Tamarix
1
388.
Agaricales
1
389.
Bromus sterilis
1
390.
Mentheae
1
391.
Leucocoprinus leucothites
1
392.
Larus marinus
1
393.
Centaurea nigra L.
1
394.
Artemisia vulgaris L.
1
395.
Escallonia rubra
1
396.
Porcellana platycheles (Pennant, 1777)
1
397.
Gobius paganellus
1
398.
Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)
1
399.
Malva arborea (L.) Webb & Berthel.
1
400.
Urtica dioica L.
1
401.
Clematis vitalba L.
1
402.
Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.
1
403.
Acer platanoides L.
1
404.
Clematis montana
1
405.
Lotus corniculatus
1
406.
Lasiommata megera
1
407.
Marasmius oreades
1
408.
Ichneumonidae
1
409.
Tubaria conspersa
1
410.
Macrolepiota procera
1
411.
Volvopluteus gloiocephalus
1
412.
Vespula germanica
1
413.
Egretta garzetta
1
414.
Carduelis carduelis
1
415.
Coccinella septempunctata
1
416.
Motacilla alba
1
417.
Senecio squalidus
1
418.
Malus sylvestris
1
419.
Crepis vesicaria
1
420.
Parietaria judaica L.
1
421.
Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr.
1
422.
Potentilla reptans L.
1
423.
Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.
1
424.
Cernuella virgata (Da Costa, 1778)
1
425.
Helminthotheca echioides (L) Holub
1
426.
Colias crocea
1
427.
Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
1
428.
Dynamena pumila
1
429.
Crassostreinae
1
430.
Peringia ulvae
1
431.
Palaemon elegans
1
432.
Lanice conchilega
1
433.
Tapetinae
1
434.
Brachyura
1
435.
Balanidae
1
436.
Colpomenia peregrina
1
437.
Crepidula fornicata
1
438.
Ascophyllum nodosum (L.) Le Jol.
1
439.
Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry, 1984
1
440.
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
1
441.
Pomatoschistus microps (Krøyer, 1838)
1
442.
Arenicola marina (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
443.
Hymeniacidon perlevis
1
444.
Phorcus lineatus
1
445.
Ascophyllum nodosum
1
446.
Ceramiales
1
447.
Lipophrys
1
448.
Actinia
1
449.
Philanthus triangulum
1
450.
Florideophyceae
1
451.
Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
452.
Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
453.
Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
454.
Austrominius modestus (Darwin, 1854)
1
455.
Gammaridae
1
456.
Ophiothrix fragilis
1
457.
Littorina obtusata
1
458.
Polysiphonia
1
459.
Fucus serratus
1
460.
Haematopus ostralegus
1
461.
Branta bernicla
1
462.
Phalacrocorax carbo
1
463.
Ericaria selaginoides
1
464.
Calidris alpina
1
465.
Tringa totanus
1
466.
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