Snow-covered Southend seen from the sky in aerial pictures

Ross Birnie took advantage of the sub-zero temperatures and decided to send his drone into the south Essex skies to see how the scenery changes after snowfall.

Storm Darcy resulted in many us of having Covid-safe fun in wintery conditions, while we even saw members of the community going along the seafront on skis.

The 32-year-old, who lives in Leigh, wanted to capture the scenery from and was not disappointed, as this video and range of photographs show.

He said: “I fly drones for a living but really enjoy getting footage like this.

“I think it’s one of the nicest periods of snowfall we’ve had for a while. I just wanted to capture it from above to show people how the whole town is looking.

Wintery scenes - Southend welcomed some lockdown snow Picture: ROSS BIRNIE

“It’s great seeing people enjoying themselves and it makes a difference because of the current problems we’re all facing.

“From above, everything looks a bit different. You get a sense of scale and can see how the wider area looks under snowfall and seeing people going about their days from high in the sky.”

Sub-zero - views along the coastline Picture: ROSS BIRNIE

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Bird's eye view - motorists drive through a wintery Southend Picture: ROSS BIRNIE

Ross’ shots show the coastline and our beaches covered in snow, along with thousands of homes and the icy Thames Estuary.

Marina - boats line-up as a c2c train passes Picture: ROSS BIRNIE

Snow-covered roofs - Southend homes covered in the white stuff Picture: ROSS BIRNIE

Icy - the Thames Estuary Picture: ROSS BIRNIE

Open spaces - the south Essex countryside Picture: ROSS BIRNIE