16 Avocet, 24 Shelduck, 7 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 2 Linnet, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Meadow Pipit, 6 Skylark, 24 Brent Goose, 60 Canada Goose, 3 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cormorant, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Black-headed Gull [Stuart Anderson]

1 Marsh Harrier (2cy male. Emerging from Saltcoats red marsh.) [Robert Pease]

1 Kingfisher (flew over road, towards lake/streams) [Oliver Cottis]

2 Buzzard, 2 Stonechat (usual pair, all the first winters of 16/10 have moved on), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 100 Lapwing, 10 Little Egret (roosting on saltmarsh), 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 900 Starling [Alan Shearring]

5 Buzzard, 9 Robin, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (flew from hedge to oak tree branch, called once and disappeared forever), 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Chiffchaff [Alan Shearring]

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper (At least.), 1 Nuthatch (At least. Exploring inside a tree hole for at least a minute at one point.), 1 Lesser Redpoll (Flying over.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red Kite (drifting north), 190 Linnet (second largest flock locally) [Martin Henry]

4 Lesser Redpoll [Thomas Simon]

1 Snow Bunting (Still south of stone point near steps to point), 1 Rock Pipit (With snow burning ), 1 Meadow Pipit (With snow Bunting ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Woodlark (flying NE then more E, very vocal ) [Alan Shearring]

1 Little Grebe, 1 Cattle Egret (In flight past saline viewpoint.), 45 Wigeon (At least.), 39 Teal, 36 Shoveler, 9 Gadwall, 1 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail (At least.), 288 Lapwing (At least.), 12 Snipe (Flock in flight.), 10 Curlew, 189 Black-tailed Godwit (At least.), 21 Redshank, 5 Spotted Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 200 Black-headed Gull (At least.), 5 Common Gull (At least.), 16 Herring Gull (At least.), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Kingfisher (Active & noisy around the creek/sline lagoon area.), 1 Grey Wagtail (Abstraction ditch.) [Andrew Cox]

4 Marsh Harrier (One male), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail ), 1 Merlin (Female/juvenile ), 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Shoveler, 40 Shelduck, 15 Grey Plover, 3500 Golden Plover (Estimate count), 100 Dunlin, 4 Brent Goose, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 25 Skylark, 20 Wigeon, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting, 27 Ringed Plover, 8 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Little Grebe, 30 Little Egret, 1 Moorhen, 5 Mute Swan, 7 Grey Heron, 20 Pintail (20+), 43 Buzzard (In a single thermal, moving north at the east end of reserve), 20 Canada Goose, 15 Herring Gull, 60 Black-headed Gull, 2 Snipe [Ian Dewsnap]

1 Corn Bunting (TM1230 near remains of St Mary's Church, on wires with 20 Linnets in are where there were 1-2 singing males last two years), 2 Stock Dove (TM1131 near artificial lake) [Simon Banks]

1 Dusky Warbler (A vocal bird, that showed well on and off.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock [Andrew Allen]

4 Cetti's Warbler (3 around Saltcoats reed marsh and and one I in the orchard area.), 800 Wigeon (At least. Clements Green Creek.), 2 Water Rail (Heard only. One in Saltcoats Reed marsh and one in reed on East Marsh.) [Robert Pease]

19 Red-breasted Merganser (Two groups both downriver of Wrabness reserve), 2 Stonechat (Just east of Wrabness chalets) [Simon Banks]

4 Ring-necked Parakeet (By the outer car park), 10 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest a Golden Gates), 59 Tufted Duck (19 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest a Golden Gates), 22 Pochard (19 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest a Golden Gates), 91 Teal (Two on Golden Gates, the rest Mucking Bay), 18 Shoveler (16 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest a Golden Gates), 3 Mute Swan (Golden Gates), 38 Stock Dove (Golden Gates), 1 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip.), 2 Great Crested Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip.), 14 Turnstone (In the managed retreat), 562 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 51 Wigeon (In the managed retreat), 157 Redshank (In the managed retreat), 3 Grey Plover (In the managed retreat), 134 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (In the managed retreat), 20 Curlew (In the managed retreat.), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (In the managed retreat), 8 Dunlin (In the managed retreat), 33 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat) [Paul Larkin]

1 Little Egret, 1 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 17 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 5 Siskin, 19 Chaffinch, 2 Chiffchaff [Gary A James]

9 Pied Wagtail (min'), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (over), 2 Little Egret, 8 Jay (lots of activity around Oaks), 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 28 Teal, 9 Magpie, 1 Curlew, 31 Lapwing, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Kestrel, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron [Ashley Gooding]

1 Dusky Warbler (Found by Max Martin (3-4.30pm visit)), 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Buzzard [Sean Nixon] , , ,

10 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 50 Cormorant (flying over), 1 Stonechat, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel [Emma Robinson]

3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, 6 Redwing (At least.), 1 Fieldfare, 40 Starling (Horse paddock near Hatch Farm.), 20 Chaffinch (At least.), 1 Greenfinch, 15 Linnet, 30 Lesser Redpoll (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red Kite (Red Kite seen flying over Maldon road near Ulting. ) [Michael Lane]

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Still present for 5th day in trees adjacent toddler play area) [Robin Peppaitt]

1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark (At least.), 4 Redwing (At least.), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Chaffinch (At least.), 10 Goldfinch, 2 Siskin [Andrew Cox]

70 Goldcrest (+), 2 Brambling (1, below Sunny Point, 1 farm pond), 15 Song Thrush (Mainly west), 43 Redwing (Mainly west), 81 Goldfinch (Mainly south), 27 Chaffinch (Mainly south), 9 Siskin (South), 16 Lesser Redpoll (South), 1 Chinese Muntjac, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 11 Meadow Pipit, 15 Skylark (West), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, John Weston Reserve ), 42 Swallow (N, a trickle in small groups from mid morning on), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Heron (S), 3 Firecrest (2 with goldcrests, 1 below Sunny Point, 1 farm pond + one John Weston Reserve (in the hand, thanks to Simon and Pat Cox)), 1 Dusky Warbler (East edge of cricket pitch in low scrub; initially calling from cover, then gave some brief but decent views before moving north into deeper cover. Did not call or show again, over the next half an hour or later in the morning.) [Brian Combes]

1 Dusky Warbler (Still present this morning along hedge on west side of lane running south from tennis club towards Anglian Water pumping station. Best viewed from field edge. Access via the tennis club car park (which they are happy for birders to use). A message has been left for the farmer so please be respectful along the field edge which is private land ) [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Dusky Warbler (Found by Max Martin in an area with no public access, still present at dusk. If present in the morning then access arrangements will be made and location shared) [Paul Brayshaw]

10 Meadow Pipit (feeding on saltings), 29 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Turnstone, 6 Stonechat (pair and the others were 1st winters), 2 Buzzard (hunting fields), 29 Linnet, 1 Merlin (female), 890 Wigeon (appeared from the east as tide went out), 25 Avocet, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Alan Shearring]

3 Cattle Egret (On Salt Marsh across Creek. Showing well. Proof photo's.), 20 Redshank (Circa.), 1 Marsh Harrier (Male.), 1 Buzzard (On Salt Marsh post.), 6 Wigeon (3 pair.), 10 Teal (Circa.), 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Little Grebe [David Hale] ,

2 Water Rail, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Stonechat (all looked like 1st winters), 2 Sparrowhawk, 500 Starling, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Snipe, 20 Linnet, 160 Teal, 1 Mistle Thrush [Alan Shearring]

2 Great Crested Grebe (East of the slipway.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female.), 23 Oystercatcher (Lagoon.), 91 Avocet (Lagoon), 100 Ringed Plover (Lagoon.), 25 Grey Plover (Lagoon.), 20 Golden Plover (Approx. Saltmarsh bordering Canvey.), 35 Lapwing (Lagoon.), 250 Dunlin (Lagoon.), 16 Knot (Lagoon.), 200 Black-tailed Godwit (Approx. Lagoon.), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Lagoon.), 9 Greenshank (Lagoon.), 2 Kingfisher (Eastern satmarsh (from coastguards) & lagoon. Latter seen to catch & eat quite a large fish. One of these (or a third) hovering close to the seawall between lagoon & car park. ), 3 Rock Pipit (Near slipway.), 1 Stonechat (Male.) [Andrew Cox]

25 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Redshank (Circa.), 30 Curlew (Plus.), 2 Avocet, 150 Shelduck (At least.), 28 Wigeon, 1 Marsh Harrier (Kent bank side. ), 6 Greenfinch, 20 Meadow Pipit (Circa.), 50 Linnet (Estimated flock. ), 30 Goldfinch (At least. ), 2 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 3 Stonechat (Pair & single male. ), 2 Little Egret, 5 Brent Goose [David Hale]

1 Scaup (Flew into the river), 9 Common Scoter, 5 Eider, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Auk (12:45 First seen by Dave Wagstaff occasionally landing on the sea whilst passing the Obs and then seen by Cindy Lawes and myself flying past Sales Point and then into the river.), 5 Swallow, 10 Goldcrest, 300 Chaffinch (+ going north in groups of 20 or so? Strange considering the big southerly movement in previous days.), 30 Siskin (Going north? Once again strange.) [John Sutherby]

5 Cattle Egret (With cattle on short walk), 1 Pink-footed Goose (With Greylag long walk), 2 Eider (Main estuary), 2 Green Sandpiper (Long walk), 6 Rock Pipit (Long walk) [Mike Hardwick]

4 Red-crested Pochard (From the southern causeway - 4Ms + 4Fs), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Across from the Fishing Lodge loafing with other gull species), 24 Great Black-backed Gull (Loafing on shore across from the Fishing Lodge), 5 Ruff, 175 Starling (In flight in a loose flock - Seen from the southern causeway), 35 Lapwing (In flight - Seen from the southern causeway) [John Smart]

1 Shag (Juvenile - SW of railway bridge), 4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Merlin, 2 Kingfisher (Maybe 3 individuals?), 10 Swallow (Heading SW), 3 Snipe (Splodge), 40 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 10 Pintail [David L Smith]

1 Ring Ouzel [Clive Atkins]

144 Teal (On foreshore in front of the fort), 2 Curlew (On foreshore in front of the fort), 15 Mallard (On STW outfall), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore in front of the fort) [Paul Larkin]

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Briefly in Beacon Hill fort area with tit flock. Also heard to call ), 30 Goldcrest (Mostly in Beacon Hill park), 20 Blackbird (In park), 7 Siskin, 2 Redpoll sp. [Andrew Goodey]

1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher (Showing well by the lake. Often perched quite high in trees.), 1 Swallow, 20 Redwing (At least.), 1 Fieldfare, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest (At least.), 1 Treecreeper, 15 Long-tailed Tit (At least. Noisy flock.), 7 Chaffinch (At least.), 3 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch (At least.), 15 Siskin (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

115 Goldcrest (+ notable arrival early am with 50+ birds moving inland, still 65+ between Connaught Avenue and Queens Road at lunchtime), 1 Firecrest (+ zig-zag path to beach below Connaught Avenue at lunchtime), 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (in tamarisk behind beach huts between 3rd and 4th Avenue 0910-0920.) [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper (Heard only), 10 Siskin (+) [David L Smith]

1 Red Kite (Drifting east to N of village), 1 Raven (Calling from BT mast) [David Jobbins]

1 Sparrowhawk, 25 Goldcrest (+), 1 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing (c), 1 Jay (+), 1 Swallow (+), 2 Chiffchaff (+), 1 Woodcock, 1 Pallas's Warbler (with goldcrests in sycamore clump), 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Brambling, 15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (c), 10 Siskin (c), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Crossbill (c, over N), 1 Kestrel [Liz Huxley]

4 Red Kite (over A120 at Stebbingford Bridge) [Neil Murphy]

15 Little Grebe, 31 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Curlew, 7 Redshank, 68 Teal, 1 Sparrowhawk, 834 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint, 23 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Up river), 2 Marsh Harrier (Juv and female type over from Kent), 6 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Shoveler, 4 Bearded Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff [Paul Larkin]

5 Skylark (At least. Some interchange with South.), 2 Meadow Pipit (At least.), 6 Redwing (Some interchange with South.), 2 Treecreeper (One singing.), 1 Brambling [Andrew Cox]

3 Green Woodpecker, 20 Skylark (At least.), 10 Meadow Pipit (At least.), 1 Stonechat (Male.), 53 Redwing (At least.), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch (In flight.), 1 Tree Pipit (Flying over, calling.) [Andrew Cox]

3 Chiffchaff (Calling), 4 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goosander, 3 Little Egret, 1 Skylark, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Little Grebe [Matt Turner]

70 Wigeon (+), 15 Pintail, 3 Eider, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Goosander (Drake offshore flying N), 23 Swallow, 3 Ring Ouzel, 30 Blackbird (+), 17 Fieldfare, 8 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing (+), 7 Chiffchaff, 80 Goldcrest (+ Most in Deal Hall thicket and Coney Hall garden; two on the seawall), 1 Firecrest (Coney Hall garden), 2000 Starling (+), 4 Brambling, 16 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Siskin [Steven Swaby]

1 Brambling (My first of autumn here), 2 Redpoll sp., 15 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet, 1 Siskin, 40 Redwing [Andrew Goodey]

464 Goldfinch (N), 38 Siskin (N), 40 Redpoll sp. (N), 24 Goldcrest (+ undercliff and gardens), 1 Firecrest (undercliff, early am only), 25 Swallow (N), 4 Eider (N), 4 Short-eared Owl (S offshore together @ 1044 - amazing sight!) [Paul Brayshaw]

41 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Two flocks, 25&16 up river), 24 Common Scoter (Single flock into Gravesend reach then dropped on the water) [Paul Larkin]

180 Brent Goose (166 south, 14 north, mostly a long way out), 6 Chaffinch (One party in off sea), 6 Redwing (One party in off sea), 1 Song Thrush (Possible recent arrival as some such suspected at The Naze), 3 Greenfinch (Probably local) [Simon Banks]

9 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chaffinch (Lone bird seen rising skylark-like to great height and then departing south.), 1 Migrant Hawker [Simon Banks]

1 Red-throated Diver (East, distant.), 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Gannet (At least. All juvs.), 9 Pintail (At least. Mixed in with wigeon.), 2 Eider (Males, east. Quite close.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Around the point.), 25 Grey Plover (At least.), 130 Turnstone (From small jetty.), 3 Arctic Skua (PP adult upriver, chsing gull at one point. Two DP/juv, also upriver.), 4 Mediterranean Gull (Two adults, two 2nd winters.), 1 Kittiwake (Adult, downriver.), 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Razorbill (At least one. Several other auk sp.), 1 Short-eared Owl (Flying west on Kent side.), 3 Grey Wagtail (Around small jetty.), 2 Raven (Flew past at close range.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 100 Curlew, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Gadwall, 6 Pied Wagtail, 150 Dunlin, 45 Redshank, 11 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Stonechat, 4 Reed Bunting, 6 House Sparrow, 40 Brent Goose, 60 Wigeon [Matt Trevillion]

1 Pallas's Warbler (Mobile, ranging between sycamore clump and John Weston Reserve), 1 Ring Ouzel (Flew west over farm at 08:15) [Glen Moore]

7 Gannet (Up river then out again), 1 Common Scoter (Drifting up with the tide), 2 Raven (Harassing a Buzzard) [Paul Larkin]

1 Peregrine Falcon, 99 Redwing (36 on site, 63 flyovers), 21 Fieldfare, 24 Chaffinch (mostly flying north), 21 Skylark (flying over), 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting (male flew over), 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Bullfinch (female), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Buzzard, 11 Jay [James Hudson]

10 Skylark (At least.), 10 Redwing (At least.), 10 Chaffinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

268 Redwing (large numbers on undercliff, in off and over coastal strip following heavy nocturnal movement), 59 Blackbird, 54 Song Thrush, 2790 Brent Goose (2766S 24N - only three groups >50, most Brambling, 6 Arctic Skua (N), 5 Short-eared Owl, 308 Common Scoter (303S 5N), 153 Teal (131S 22N plus c200 duck sp probably this sp), 497 Wigeon, 65 Pintail (62S 3N), 188 Chaffinch (mainly in off), 4 Razorbill (N), 5 Guillemot (N also 4 large auk sp), 2 Common Tern (N (Commics)), 2 Eider (males), 399 Starling (in off), 2 Swallow, 3 Sandwich Tern (N), 1 Goosander [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Old caravan park, Riverside Park), 1 Ring Ouzel (Old caravan park, Riverside Park), 2 Brambling, 21 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 40 Blackbird (+), 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Siskin [Steven Swaby]

7 Redwing (Unseen Redwings overhead heard from 7 different locations only three of which were overhead. Others could be heard on a wide front. ) [Jeff Martin]

10 Greenfinch (At the sunflower feeder in the incessant rain) [John Smart]

1 Snow Bunting (Stone point found by Andy field. (I guess same bird as last week)) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Marsh Harrier (Juvenile.), 3 Curlew, 4 Redshank (At least.), 2 Spotted Redshank (Timbermans Creek.), 1 Kingfisher (Marina.), 1 Stonechat (Male, marina saltmarsh.) [Andrew Cox]

28 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (3N 25S), 16 Gannet (8N 8S), 1 Common Scoter (2 females S), 1 Great Skua (S 10.10am), 1 Cormorant (S), 1 Green Woodpecker [Liz Huxley]

4 Goldcrest (At least four birds calling in the bushes), 5 Blackbird (Small group circling overhead), 20 Redwing (Heading west), 1 Treecreeper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Goosander (Adult female ), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female flushed from small copse) [Matt Turner]

1 Sparrowhawk (Caught a starling from the bird feeder) [Karen Brennan]

2 Tree Sparrow (Feeding with House Sparrows in garden), 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Around house early afternoon only), 10 Gannet (2,6,2 no adults) [Chris Balchin] , ,

3 Goldcrest (Looping round bushes near brown placard stone), 2 Cetti's Warbler (JW Reserve), 2 Whinchat, 5 Dunlin (Hamford Water), 3 Curlew (Hamford Water), 10 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit (Car park), 5 Ringed Plover (Hamford Water), 2 Kestrel [Matt Trevillion]

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Redwing (At least.), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch (One with an acorn, the other trying to extract beechmast.), 20 Goldfinch (At least.), 8 Siskin (At least.), 3 Lesser Redpoll [Andrew Cox]

167 Redwing, 59 Gannet (55N 4S), 527 Goldfinch, 97 Siskin, 91 Linnet, 80 Redpoll sp., 62 Lapwing (4 flocks in off), 208 Starling ( in off), 50 Chaffinch (in off), 1 Fieldfare (in off), 2504 Brent Goose (2498S 6N - passage picking up in the pm before the rain), 1 Arctic Skua (north) [Paul Brayshaw]

150 Starling (Murmuration of c150 over farm land to south of B1035 through village) [Tony Faulkner]

2 Red Kite (Flying together over fields) [Ann Darnell]

1 Raven (Layer Breton causeway, west side, swooped to take dead fish from surface, exit mobbed by Black-headed Gulls.), 6 Great White Egret (3 Billet's Farm; 3 Layer de la Haye causeway), 2 Pintail (1 drake, 1 duck: Layer de la Haye causeway), 18 Black-tailed Godwit (Layer de la Haye causeway), 1 Kestrel (Billet's Farm) [Simon Banks]

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Redwing (+), 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit (+), 1 Treecreeper, 6 Jay, 2 Greenfinch [Ben Mapp]

1 Redwing (Flyover is first for the Autumn at Swaines Green), 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Roger Emmens]

2 Crossbill (flying over woods near Foxdown Cottage), 4 Fieldfare, 1 Skylark, 80 Redwing (A good passage of birds this morning), 11 Meadow Pipit [Andrew Stroud]

200 Redwing (Flying over firs chase in flocks up to 60 (DU)), 1 Redstart (Female in feldy view cemetery east hedge DU SE AF), 1 Redstart (Male in bottom large oak tree near bend in main reed bed 200yards passed firs chase end strood channel third day DU AF) [Stephen Entwistle]

500 Redwing (c flying across in front of house westly. ), 30 Fieldfare (Small flock of 20 rest mixed in with Redwing) [Barbara Leport]

1 Green Woodpecker, 24 Redwing (At least.), 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Two at the outer car park, one Golden Gates), 4 Stonechat (A pair on the tip, another on the VC approach road), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female type high west), 30 Linnet (On the tip), 45 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat), 37 Curlew (In Mucking Bay), 5 Mute Swan (Adult plus four juvs on the river, later seen over the tip), 28 Wigeon (In the managed retreat), 17 Shoveler (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 69 Tufted Duck (19 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 6 Pochard (Golden Gates), 7 Coot (Three on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Great Crested Grebe (One each Golden Gates and the pit to the south of the tip), 24 Teal (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Mucking Bay), 1 Aythya sp. (Drake Redhead type Tufted Duck X Pochard), 2 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 55 Dunlin (Mucking Bay), 717 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 386 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 236 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 2 Grey Plover (Mucking Bay), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 14 Turnstone (Five Mucking Bay, the rest resting on a buoy), 5 Yellow-legged Gull (In the managed retreat), 1 Goldeneye (Female from up river landed then took off inland over the tip) [Paul Larkin]

32 Mallard, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Skylark (At least.), 10 Meadow Pipit (At least.), 2 Swallow (Hawking low around cattle.), 40 Redwing (Approx.), 2 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer (Near Jury Hill.), 1 Stonechat (Female.) [Andrew Cox]

423 Goldfinch, 107 Siskin, 79 Linnet, 1 Great Skua, 995 Redwing (heavy passage inland plus 250 in hedgerows by tennis club), 1 Short-eared Owl, 63 Redpoll sp., 34 Song Thrush, 42 Gannet (N during afternoon), 1 Razorbill (N @ 1725) [Paul Brayshaw]

4 Pied Wagtail (In farmyard), 1 Buzzard (Resident sits on telegraph pole), 30 Goldfinch (Large flock in hedgerows ) [Ann Darnell]

5 Great White Egret, 3 Goldeneye, 20 Little Egret, 10 Egyptian Goose, 100 Cormorant, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Stonechat, 2 Skylark, 10 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Goosander, 20 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 6 Little Grebe [Yvonne Watling]

2 Swallow, 1 Stonechat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Curlew, 5 Little Egret, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Jay [Emma Robinson]

1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Little Egret, 1 Oystercatcher, 24 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 House Martin, 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 8 Chiffchaff [Gary A James]

20 Little Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 3 Stonechat (Two males), 337 Shelduck, 81 Curlew, 145 Grey Plover, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit, 421 Dunlin, 269 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Pintail, 100 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 37 Mallard, 1 Pochard, 618 Avocet, 1 Knot, 5 Turnstone, 3 Little Stint ( Juvs), 3 Mute Swan (Two juvs), 16 Ringed Plover, 1 Barn Owl [Paul Larkin]

3 Egyptian Goose (In flight.), 1 Green Woodpecker (Male.), 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Goldfinch (At least.), 2 Bullfinch (Calling, unseen.) [Andrew Cox]

193 Meadow Pipit, 582 Goldfinch, 257 Linnet, 220 Siskin, 21 Redpoll sp., 2 Brambling, 204 Skylark, 2 Woodlark (singles @ 0854 and 1017), 6 Tree Sparrow, 1 Cattle Egret (in off sea then south, landed briefly in field behind scrape at Holland Haven before departing high north towards Hamford Water. Still a rare bird here - only the second even sighting) [Paul Brayshaw]

13 Chiffchaff, 9 Pied Wagtail, 19 Meadow Pipit, 3 Lesser Redpoll (South), 2 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Chinese Muntjac, 23 Goldfinch (South), 4 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 1 by escarpment, 3 in or near John Weston Reserve ), 10 Siskin (South), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 87 Brent Goose (On shore) [Brian Combes]

1 Buzzard, 17 Ringed Plover (Near slipway.), 72 Grey Plover (At least. Near slipway. A couple still in full SP.), 40 Dunlin (At least. Near slipway.), 3 Knot (Near slipway.), 50 Black-tailed Godwit (Passing over slipway in several groups. Heading east.), 11 Turnstone (At least. Near slipway.), 7 Greenshank (Lagoon.), 1 Kingfisher (Flew into saltmarsh from across slipway.), 2 Stonechat (Pair from path back to station.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Swallow (Heading SW), 6 Skylark (Heading SW?), 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only) [David L Smith]

1 Treecreeper (Vandalism evident by broken hide windows & debris in first pond. 5 Bar gate damaged.), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird (Males. Poor sightings here today. ) [David Hale]

2 Skylark (Flew over NW.), 1 House Martin (Heading north.), 30 Chaffinch (At least. Frequent groups heading NW.) [Andrew Cox]

4 Meadow Pipit (First apparently wintering birds feeding on ploughed field), 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 20 Long-tailed Tit (Several parties in Swaines Green), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Roger Emmens]

1 Redshank (with a worm), 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant (Flying up River Colne), 1 Robin [Michael Davies] , , ,

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Swallow (+), 2 House Martin (+), 800 Goldfinch (+), 30 Skylark (+), 40 Meadow Pipit (+), 20 Stonechat (+ around warden's hut), 8 Siskin (+), 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 50 Lapwing (+), 30 Golden Plover (+), 10 Wigeon, 1 Merlin (female/imm. seen twice), 2 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (ad male), 1 Kestrel, 10 Linnet (+), 1 Reed Bunting [Liz Huxley]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Juv), 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 420 Chaffinch (all NW), 40 Goldfinch, 11 Lesser Redpoll [Gary A James]

44 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 60 Mallard (+.), 40 Pochard (circa.), 100 Tufted Duck (circa.), 3 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Buzzard (Up together.), 10 Moorhen (+.), 1 Kingfisher (Male.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Took pigeon on harrowed field before flying off with prey, calling as it did so as being harassed by corvids.), 8 Swallow (Moving south.), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only from regular location.), 20 Long-tailed Tit (+. One flock, farmhouse garden.), 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Pied Wagtail (+. Harrowed field.), 10 Meadow Pipit (circa. Harrowed field.), 20 Linnet (+. Harrowed field.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Goldeneye (Male), 5 Ruff, 1 Common Tern, 12 Skylark (Arriving in a tight flock from afar and dropping on shoreline to bathe and preen), 1 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 13 Great Black-backed Gull [John Smart]

30 Chaffinch (+ small flocks moving W or NW throughout, didnt see any Brambling amongst them), 41 Linnet (tried to settle in field but were disturbed), 16 Skylark (Single flock W), 20 Goldfinch (circa Garden), 17 House Sparrow (Garden), 3 Greenfinch (Garden), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female), 10 Long-tailed Tit (circa), 1 Coal Tit (Irregular visitor), 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cormorant (SW ), 10 Meadow Pipit (+), 9 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Yellowhammer [James Davidson]

5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Treecreeper, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll [Andrew Cox]

2 Coal Tit (Rare here on coast, only second record), 2 Woodlark (Over NW), 18 Redpoll sp., 25 Siskin [Clive Atkins]

390 Meadow Pipit, 2480 Goldfinch, 692 Siskin, 122 Redpoll sp., 505 Linnet, 235 Swallow, 1 Hen Harrier (male north high over the coastal strip), 223 Skylark, 22 Stonechat (marked influx along GC edge, further 10 towards Holland Haven), 1 Tree Pipit, 264 Chaffinch, 2 Crossbill, 6 Buzzard, 4 Marsh Harrier [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Tawny Owl (Heard only. A female calling persistently. Joined briefly by a male duetting. This all took place in the pinus radiata on my front lawn.) [Robert Pease]

1 Little Owl (Resident in old barn) [Ann Darnell]

3 Swallow [Roger Emmens]

21 Jackdaw (Gathering in top branches of Silver Birch tree ) [Tony Faulkner]

10 Skylark (+), 2 Stonechat (pair), 12 Linnet (+), 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 House Martin (+), 2 Lesser Redpoll, 40 Golden Plover (+), 100 Lapwing (+), 2 Turnstone, 3 Greenshank, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Avocet, 1 Wheatear, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Harrier (ad male), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest (+) [Liz Huxley]

1 Mandarin Duck (stunning male on the duck pond. He's been there for at least a couple of weeks now.) [Oliver Cottis]

1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest (At least.), 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Cox]

2 Green Sandpiper (On fishing lake ), 70 Wigeon (At least), 4 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 1 Little Egret [Brian Bolton]

1390 House Martin (including c1200 thorugh 0820-0840 just ahead of some rain), 8 Sand Martin, 69 Siskin [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Snow Bunting (Directly bottom park .first single area .up to 100yd north from pipe railing on tarmac to sea .could move to stone point..), 1 Rock Pipit, 7 Meadow Pipit (All flighty with snow Bunting.) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Cetti's Warbler (Calling loudly from hedge by seawall S of Sailing Club.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard (+), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap (Male), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Grey Wagtail (+), 2 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Siskin [David L Smith]

40 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 2 Wigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker [Peter Brittain]

1 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Stonechat (Abberton church ), 300 Coot (2 large rafts 150c in each), 2 Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Kestrel [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

14 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 7 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk (juv male), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Sales Point), 20 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest (Obs garden), 4 Goldcrest, 15 Robin, 7 Stonechat (3 males, 4 females), 30 House Sparrow [John Sutherby]

1 Short-eared Owl (on cliff just north of tower), 3 Wheatear (sea wall), 15 Siskin (over JW reserve), 1 Green Woodpecker (on cliff), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (JW reserve), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Swallow, 15 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Martin Richards]

1 Merlin (male), 20 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler [Gary A James]

1 Green Sandpiper (Causeway lagoon.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Caueseway lagoon.), 30 House Martin (Plus. Causeway.), 10 Swallow (Circa. Causeway.), 3 Ruff, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 15 Little Grebe (Tight group in front of Rawl hide.), 50 Lapwing (Circa. ), 6 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 6 Pintail, 1 Common Gull, 6 Wigeon [David Hale]

2 Teal (Flying over car park with a flock of mallards.), 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher (Lake.), 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Skylark (At least. Arable field adjacent to car park.), 6 Meadow Pipit (At least.), 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Stonechat (Four males, two females. Rough grassland area west of Ruin Wood.), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Blackcap (Female.), 4 Chiffchaff (At least.), 3 Goldcrest (At least.), 1 Coal Tit, 4 Treecreeper, 5 Nuthatch (At least.), 6 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch (At least.), 8 Linnet (At least.), 20 Siskin, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Yellowhammer [Andrew Cox]

2 Skylark, 50 Goldfinch (Big groups of small passerine moving east to west further out ), 1 Common Gull, 9 Shoveler (On small pond), 1 Teal (Female on small pond), 12 Mallard (On small pond), 1 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Swallow, 3 Blackbird, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Curlew [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

9 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Pied Wagtail [Peter Brittain]

1 Little Owl, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Merlin (Adult female eating Sanderling on saltmarsh), 3 Kestrel, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Wheatear, 1 Sand Martin (Late record ), 1 Whitethroat, 30 Chiffchaff, 11 Blackcap, 5 Stonechat, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 30 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting (In off the sea), 12 Song Thrush, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 80 House Martin, 50 Swallow, 1 Brambling [Steve Grimwade]

1 Wheatear, 3 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 8 Ringed Plover, 3 Sanderling [Stuart Anderson] , , ,

4 Lesser Redpoll [Andrew Cox]

2 Whinchat, 1 Ring Ouzel, 5 Stonechat [Phil Carter]

348 Meadow Pipit, 1793 Goldfinch (104 flocks 1-66), 94 White / Pied Wagtail, 5 Rock Pipit, 262 Linnet (30 flocks 3-23), 148 Redpoll sp. (19 flocks 2-20), 918 Siskin (74 flocks 2-45), 485 Swallow, 122 House Martin, 12 Wheatear, 5 Brambling, 25 Greenfinch, 5 Grey Wagtail, 94 Skylark, 52 Dunnock (including a group of 16 ), 109 Blue Tit (high flying birds over the seawall), 54 Great Tit (high flying birds over the seawall), 2 Crossbill, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Black Redstart (Fem/imm at Whalings beach hutws), 1 Sparrowhawk (in off) [Paul Brayshaw]