7 Swift [Bruce Brown]

1 Cuckoo (Near mooring area) [Martin Iddon]

1 Turtle Dove (Calling near moorings) [Martin Iddon]

4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Including one active nest near visitor centre site; 2nd for Plotlands, 5th for EWT reserve.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Teal (Drake), 2 Mute Swan (Pair with cygnets), 1 Goldcrest (Singing male), 2 Little Egret, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 2 Reed Warbler [Tony Kennelly]

1 Corn Bunting (Singing male on telegraph wires in fields between mundon & Fambridge roads, heard then seen from Limebrook way.), 1 Black Redstart (Singing male on roof tops of industrial estate), 20 Swift, 1 Kestrel (Male hunting over seawall by Tesco), 1 Cuckoo (Heard over elms farm park & golf course) [Tony Kennelly]

8 Swift (Calling high over garden in Notley Rd. Better late than never. A strong case can be made for some boxes on or near St.Michaels church.) [Martin Iddon]

20 Little Egret (On nests), 10 Grey Heron, 1 Cattle Egret (Layer breton causeway ), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 50 Cormorant (On nest), 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Wigeon, 3 Stock Dove, 9 Common Tern, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Ldlh causeway ), 20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black Swan, 50 Mute Swan [Yvonne Watling]

1 Red Kite (Drifting high above Swaines Green & away east of Epping), 1 Cormorant (Flying east over Watermelon playing fields) [Graham Pentelow]

1 Red Kite [Emma Robinson]

1 Red Kite (West towards Navestock), 2 Swallow, 2 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap [David Jobbins]

1 Reed Warbler (Singing in garden (garden tick)), 1 Blue Tit (Adults feeding fledged young on greenfly one honeysuckle), 8 Swift (Screaming party over garden) [Andrew Goodey]

20 Little Egret (At Least), 3 Barnacle Goose (LB Causeway), 1 Black Swan (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide ), 1 Peregrine Falcon (LDLH Causeway), 1 Buzzard (Woodmouse trail), 1 Sparrowhawk (LDLH Causeway), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female -Perched on Visitors centre roof), 4 Little Ringed Plover (LDLH Causeway), 3 Cuckoo (At least - including a very Rufus female), 1 Mistle Thrush (LDLH Causeway), 1 Song Thrush (Woodmouse trail), 3 Nightingale (Old road -glimpses across the road, plus at least another 2 singing males), 2 Reed Warbler (LB Causeway), 3 Garden Warbler (At least ), 4 Lesser Whitethroat (At least), 10 Yellow Wagtail (At least), 2 Bullfinch (Old Road), 7 Yellowhammer (LB Causeway and Woodmouse trail - 69 Species recorded) [Mick Woodruff]

1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least. Including one active nest in Marks Hill; 4th for EWT reserve.), 1 Treecreeper (Singing Male, Mark's Hill.), 1 Greenfinch (Singing Male.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red-footed Falcon (1st summer male from 2028-2032 over coastal strip before being seen off to the north by the local Kestrel. I have retrieving the washing to thank for this sighting!), 5 Mediterranean Gull (minimum count of adults along beach and greensward during the day) [Paul Brayshaw]

6 House Martin (Shaftesbury Road, just south of junction with Lindsey Street), 4 Swift (same location) [Graham Pentelow]

1 Red Kite (Drifted east over garden), 12 Swift (Small groups around Brentwood station area) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Nightingale (In song in a location used for a number of seasons) [John Thorogood]

1 Swallow (Shaftesbury Farm), 1 Buzzard (Drifting west towards B181/B182 junction west of Lindsey Street) [Graham Pentelow]

1 House Martin (Circled the garden a couple of times.), 6 Swift (Circling over territory on the estate all the time now.) [Kevin Cook]

2 Buzzard (2 Circling high over the wick estate. 1 was being mobbed by a crow) [Les Finn]

1 Cuckoo (Outside the wood) [Martin Iddon]

3 Swift [Bruce Brown]

1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackcap (Feeding young in nest very low to ground) [Martin Iddon]

1 Nightingale (Distant brief song) [Emma Robinson]

1 Red Kite (Flying high over house on Tile Kiln Estate) [Janice Bright] ,

1 Oystercatcher, 1 Cuckoo (heard distantly), 1 Great White Egret (On the shoreline. Views were with binoculars only but sure of ID), 2 Whitethroat (both heard) [Oliver Cottis]

3 Turtle Dove (At least 3 birds seen/heard, maybe more), 3 Nightingale, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting, 10 Blackcap, 15 Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Little Egret, 1 Cuckoo [Matt Turner] , , ,

17 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Colony is mixed but LBB predominates. At least 17 prs vs at least 6 prs of Herring Gull), 6 Herring Gull [John Buchanan]

1 Kestrel (Near Tescos.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Adult carrying food, active nest.), 2 Swallow (Probable nest site on Lower Dunton Road.), 3 Song Thrush (Singing males.), 3 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 16 Long-tailed Tit (At least. At least one family party, close to lake.), 4 Chaffinch (Singing males.), 4 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

119 Brent Goose (Four flocks, two of which swam north!), 1 Serin (Calling bird N over the back garden @ 1420) [Paul Brayshaw]

6 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Garganey (Drake on main pool), 4 Bearded Tit (2 pairs, 1 with fledglings), 6 Cetti's Warbler (Singing males), 1 Buzzard (On pylon), 1 Peregrine Falcon (On pylon), 6 Oystercatcher (Pair with chicks), 10 Lapwing (Pairs with chicks), 3 Wigeon (1 drake & 2 ducks), 3 Water Rail, 1 Swift (3 Drinking passes in front of me, my first seen) [Tony Kennelly]

1 Red Kite (Drifting west over Swaines Green towards Bury Lane), 6 Blackcap (at least, multiple sites on the footpath loop following the perimeter of field inside of B181 & B182 west of Shaftesbury Farm), 2 Song Thrush (same location), 3 Skylark (same location) [Graham Pentelow]

1 Nightingale (Singing, near carpark.) [Malcolm Corbett]

3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Two active nests.), 2 Garden Warbler (Singing males.), 1 Treecreeper (Singing Male.) [Andrew Cox]

3 Swift (Together over Gt. Totham South.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Red Kite (Over Hilly Fields), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Over Balkerne Hill) [Sean Nixon]

1 Red Kite (drifted east - mobbed by two black-headed gulls), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel [Sean Gregory]

1 Red Kite (Over Writtle College ), 1 Lapwing (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 4 Canada Goose (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 3 Grey Heron (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Willow Warbler (Heard only), 1 Kestrel (Sturgeons Farm), 2 Song Thrush (Heard Only) [Andrew Allen]

5 Nightingale, 7 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Jay, 8 Swift, 2 Swallow [Yvonne Watling]

1 Red Kite (Thanks to Emma Robinson for finding it and for the call!), 9 Swift, 5 House Martin, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest [Steve Grimwade]

1 Barn Owl (Flying on grass field near fishing lake ), 2 Cuckoo (Pair), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Red Kite (Flew east ) [David Pallash]

1 Red Kite (Feeding in garden on scraps) [Elizabeth Leeder]

2 Mute Swan (Pair with recent cygnets. Totham Pit.), 1 Green Woodpecker (Bog Grove.), 2 Swallow (Pair, Gt. Totham Hall), 2 Yellowhammer (M & F, Church Road.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Over the tip), 1 Buzzard (Over the tip), 33 Swift (Over the tip), 50 Sand Martin (Golden Gates), 2 Cuckoo (Golden Gates), 56 Coot (10 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 9 Pochard (One drake on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest, including six drakes, Golden Gates), 34 Tufted Duck (12, eight drakes, on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest, including 14 drakes, Golden Gates), 23 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 3 Great Crested Grebe (One on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 8 Egyptian Goose (Golden Gates), 3 Cetti's Warbler (One near the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 4 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 2 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 3 Yellow Wagtail (Including two males Golden Gates), 32 Shelduck (In the managed retreat), 31 Mallard (In the managed retreat), 2 Avocet (In the managed retreat) [Paul Larkin]

1 Jay (Flew across Notley Road from Hoppits Mead reserve) [Martin Iddon]

2 Buzzard (Adult with nearby nest. One young calling.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Two calling in Hall Wood. One active nest behind the Crown. Fourth found in C. Park this season.), 2 Swallow (At least.), 3 House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush (Singing males.), 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.. ), 6 Nuthatch (Pair visiting nest hole in The Park. At least one young visible at entrance. Adult collecting food in Coombe Wood. At least one adult & one fledged young in Hall Wood.), 2 Goldfinch (At least. Pair, Dry Street meadow.), 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Coombe Wood.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Fulmar (North), 34 Brent Goose (North), 312 Swallow, 62 House Martin, 14 Sand Martin, 102 Swift, 5 Crossbill, 2 Barnacle Goose, 1 Pochard (Male @ 1511 - less than annual passing offshore) [Paul Brayshaw]

7 Nightingale (1 LBC, 2 LdlHC, 4 old road), 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Goldeneye (2 females west of LBC), 1 Cattle Egret (LBC heronry), 1 Yellow Wagtail (LBC), 2 Little Ringed Plover (Pair LdlHC), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female over LdlHC), 1 Wigeon (Drake East of LBC), 2 Cuckoo (1 at each causeway), 1 Yellowhammer (Male LBC weir) [Tony Kennelly]

1 Hobby (Hunting over Keepers Green and golf course) [Steve Hallam]

1 Red Kite (Driven east by single corvid.), 5 Chiffchaff (At least. Singing.), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail [Malcolm Corbett]

3 Nightingale (Heard), 5 Grey Heron, 40 Swift (+), 2 Goldeneye (Females off LBC), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard LBC), 1 Cuckoo (Heard LBC), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard (Heard only), 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Cattle Egret (Adult breeding plumage in Egret roost LBC) [Matt Turner] , , , , ,

1 Yellowhammer, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Red Kite, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Swift, 1 Buzzard, 2 Skylark [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

1 Cuckoo (Seen from garden, calling as it flew over houses towards Lathcoats orchards.), 4 Swift (Flew over house.) [Kevin Cook]

1 Buzzard (Soaring high up on very strong southerly wind) [Michael Davies]

1 Red Kite, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (One active nest, top of Hall Wood. Third nest located this year so far.), 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush (Including an adult with two young. Two other singing males.), 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.), 1 Coal Tit, 4 Nuthatch (Pair with at least two fledged young. Close to nest hole, horse paddock territory.), 1 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

2 Cuckoo (Calling simultaneously from South Wood and Sheepcoates Farm.), 2 Swallow (Just a pair now at Sains Hall.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing Male.), 4 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 3 Willow Warbler (Singing males.), 4 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch (Pair.) [Andrew Cox]

26 Whitethroat (Singing ), 7 Blackcap (Singing ), 1 Cuckoo (Singing ), 4 Chinese Muntjac, 2 Chiffchaff (Singing ), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Singing ), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing ), 1 Nightingale (Singing, north-west corner of common, brief subdued song, bird had been present a few days), 8 Sedge Warbler (Singing ), 7 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Spotted Flycatcher (1 south of John Weston Reserve, 3 together north of sewage works ), 28 House Martin (North in small groups ), 7 Reed Warbler (Singing ), 2 Little Tern, 2 Sanderling, 4 Barnacle Goose (With greylags on Walton Hall Marshes ), 4 Gadwall, 21 Tufted Duck, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet [Brian Combes]

2 Swift, 1 Wren (Singing Male.), 6 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

72 Wood Pigeon (Feeding on school playing fields), 400 Starling (Feeding on school playing fields) [Roger Emmens]

14 Common Tern (6 possible pairs plus two others ), 2 Gadwall (Pair), 2 Oystercatcher (Pair with 3 chicks), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing [Brian Bolton] ,

3 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least. Including two occupied nests.), 4 Swallow (Two pairs, Dry Street site.), 5 Song Thrush (At least. Two singing males, one juv.), 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.), 2 Treecreeper (At least. Two singing males.), 3 Nuthatch (At least. One adult visiting nest in The Park. At least two in trees close to nest site near paddock.), 1 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

223 Brent Goose (N), 1 Fulmar (S) [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Cuckoo (Heard) [Emma Robinson]

5 Ring-necked Parakeet (over Junction of Epping High Road & Lower Bury Lane, heading West)

[Graham Pentelow]

4 Swift (Top of Crows Road & High Street) [Graham Pentelow]

2 Mute Swan (Pair with ten very recent cygnets. Elms Farm Park lake.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Chiffchaff, 7 Whitethroat, 12 Skylark, 9 Yellowhammer, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Mallard, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Owl [Simon Satchell]

3 Nightingale (Confirmation of breeding in Willow Park) [Karl Price] , , ,

1 Lapwing (Solitary sighting near Battlesbridge, opposite Beeches sluices), 9 Little Egret (Various, including in Willow tree on SWF side of R Crouch) [M Savage]

1 Garden Warbler (Singing by river between Folly Mill and Duton Hill), 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lapwing, 1 Green Woodpecker [Stephen Dutton]

1 Cuckoo, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing on the edge of a water meadow), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (male), 2 Moorhen [Oliver Cottis]

4 Greylag Goose (Two pair with young), 4 Mute Swan (Pair with two(?) young and pair nesting.), 1 Egyptian Goose (Adult with two well grown young.), 1 Shelduck (On barn roof.), 2 Mallard (Females with eight and one young.), 7 Tufted Duck, 12 Great Crested Grebe (No young seen.), 2 Buzzard (Pair.), 2 Coot (With broods of four and one.), 1 Common Tern, 2 Cuckoo (Calling. One seen, another heard from Chig. Lakes.), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Swift, 3 Skylark (Singing.), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.), 1 Willow Warbler (Singing.), 5 Chiffchaff (Singing.), 1 Sedge Warbler (Singing.), 5 Reed Warbler (Singing.), 4 Blackcap (Singing.), 1 Whitethroat (Singing.), 1 Pied Wagtail [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Cuckoo (Male chasing female), 1 Corn Bunting (Singing male), 4 Mediterranean Gull (Adults), 10 Curlew, 16 Oystercatcher, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Stonechat (Male), 13 Tufted Duck, 1 Pochard (Drake), 2 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Plover, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Little Ringed Plover [Paul Larkin]

3 Robin, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 5 Song Thrush (+ (some juveniles)), 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff (heard only), 7 Blackcap (all singing males), 2 Garden Warbler (both singing males), 4 Linnet, 3 Chaffinch, 5 Blackbird, 1 Nightingale (heard only), 5 Whitethroat, 2 Cuckoo (male and female, two more males sighted but could have been same bird), 6 Jackdaw, 8 Wood Pigeon, 4 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (heard only), 2 Swallow [Ross Wilkins]

2 Nightingale (Singing males in two new locations), 8 Song Thrush (Singing males (an increase in numbers locally)), 2 Greylag Goose, 5 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Skylark, 1 Lapwing (A lockdown patch tick!), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Mallard, 2 Pied Wagtail [Steve Grimwade]

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing Male.), 2 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 2 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

1 Grey Wagtail (Male at weir), 1 Teal (Make below weir), 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Common Tern (Carrying food), 1 Tawny Owl (Beeleigh Abbey car park), 1 Cuckoo (Singing male) [Tony Kennelly]

1 Black Redstart (Singing male on roof top of industrial estate), 1 Red Kite (Heading N), 5 Buzzard (Circling together over Fambridge road before separating. Found by call so possible territorial dispute), 2 Cuckoo (Golf course / elms farm park), 12 Reed Warbler (Riverside reed beds from Tesco to beeleigh weir), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Little Egret (Feeding in low tide pools by Tesco), 1 Hobby (Stooping dive into poets estate!) [Tony Kennelly]

2 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite (West. Same bird as yesterday, with missing inner primary.), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults north, at some distance.), 1 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 4 Swift (At least.), 1 House Martin, 2 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

1 Red Kite (Over Purleigh village) [Ian Swanson]

1 Ring-necked Parakeet (over Crows Road) [Graham Pentelow]

1 Grey Wagtail (On roof of St Nicholas's Church), 1 Willow Warbler (Beacon Hill), 1 Meadow Pipit [David Jobbins]

1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler (and numerous Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs), 1 Skylark, 1 Cuckoo (at least), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Swallow (There seem very few in the Lea Valley), 12 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Oystercatcher (Pair plus one chick, on island on Holyfield Lake), 4 Common Tern, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (and several Common Whitethroats) [Paul Gymer]

1 Cuckoo (Calling. Prince of Wales Road.), 3 Yellowhammer (Singing. Church Road.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least. Including two active nests in Lincewood.), 2 Whitethroat (Singing males. Mark's Hill.), 2 Treecreeper (At least. Mark's Hill.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only. Near the lake, Elms Farm Park.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Mandarin Duck (Pair by pond in woods. Also seen there yesterday), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (In field off Brook Lane. Flew into trees. noisily), 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff ((1 seen, 2 more heard)) [Ian Swanson]

1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Whilst sitting in the Cemetery. Along with other obs as follows. Have noted a lot of Jackdaws since moving to Epping. Mind, they seem to have expanded along with Magpies everywhere), 12 Jackdaw (+ ), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Rook, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Buzzard (Drifting over the fields S of cemetery), 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 1 Blackcap [Graham Pentelow]

1 Cuckoo (Heard in ringing compound then flew over scrape), 2 Common Sandpiper, 21 Avocet (18 adult, 3 chicks), 3 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit (Briefly in flight over boardwalk), 2 Common Tern, 1 Wheatear, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard from hide), 2 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard [Matt Turner]

1 Red Kite (Quite low, heading NW.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Cuckoo (Heard calling at 14:00 then seen flying back around the town outskirts at 16:00), 1 Yellow Wagtail (Circling undulating flight above cereal field) [Stephen Dutton]

1 Red Kite [Oliver Cottis]

1 Red Kite (Near S Tawney church), 1 Little Owl (In Oak in black cows Field 1/3 mile beyond Hawksmere Springs EWT Reserve) [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

1 Eider (Male, came up onto beach to preen.), 2 Little Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier [Michael Padmore]

2 Corn Bunting (About a mile north on road to GT Chrishall) [Stephen Dutton]

1 Cuckoo (Heard from front garden distant though , assume same bird as heard 18/05/2020 behind Abercorn nursery.), 7 Swift (at least, possibly 9.) [Kevin Cook]

1 Hobby (Over garden) [Graham Smith]

1 Cuckoo (Calling on west side. Heard from causeway.) [Andrew Wilson]

2 Green Woodpecker (Lincewood.), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing Male.), 15 Long-tailed Tit (At least. From three broods. One Lincewood, two Plotlands.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red Kite [Paul Chamberlain]

1 Hawfinch (South @ 0618), 92 Brent Goose (North) [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Nightingale (same spot as on 7th May, at southern end of Glen Faba), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Cuckoo (males calling) [Paul Gymer]

2 Cuckoo (Pair ) [David Pallash]

3 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler [David Pallash]

1 Hobby (South over my garden towards Doddinghurst), 1 Greenfinch [David Jobbins]

4 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo (Heard only), 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Lapwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only), 4 Blackcap, 2 Red Kite [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

2 Temminck's Stint (Found by Pete Loud, on scrape until 1308 when flew north with five Ringed Plover) [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Red Kite (High over garden drifting East.), 4 Swift (2 pairs possibly more. Hopefully resident as have seen them every day for at least a week.) [Kevin Cook]

1 Lesser Whitethroat (One singing from scrub South of B&Q in car park) [Brian Bolton]

4 Swift [Bruce Brown]

1 Red Kite (Being mobbed by Crow. Flying over behind our house. ) [Ian Swanson]

2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Roger Emmens]

3 Buzzard (high over Swaines Green area), 20 Starling (All seem to have fledge at once, lots of shouting for food all around my locale. Crows Road, Lower Swaines, Lower Bury Lane) [Graham Pentelow]

1 Cuckoo (Heard only from 10:50-11:45 mobile), 6 Greenfinch (6 pairs at least), 6 Chiffchaff (6 males calling at least), 10 Blackcap (Males calling), 2 Whitethroat (Males calling), 1 Green Woodpecker (Calling) [Kevin Cook]

2 Nightingale, 2 Turtle Dove, 50 Sand Martin, 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard

[Paul Chamberlain] , , , , , ,

1 Song Thrush (Singing, South Wood.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing, South Wood.), 3 Yellowhammer (Territories, Church Road. 300 to 500yds east of St. Peter's ) [Malcolm Corbett]

3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Whitethroat (Singing males.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Turtle Dove (Along Chelmer canal approx 200 metres west of reservoir intake), 2 Red Kite (one south at 15.15 and one low over Maldon Golf Club at 16.15), 4 Buzzard, 2 Common Tern [Andrew Woodhouse]

2 Hobby (Two birds chasing each other over garden), 1 Stock Dove (Calling bird) [Andrew Goodey]

2 Oystercatcher, 20 Shelduck (Plus a crèche of 12), 6 Mallard, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Gadwall (Pair), 1 Grey Heron (Juvenile), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap [Paul Larkin]

2 Cuckoo (Female and male - both heard and seen) [David L Smith]

1 Red Kite [David L Smith]

1 Red Kite (drifted west with buzzard), 2 Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Coal Tit (including juvenile) [Sean Gregory]

2 Spotted Flycatcher (Along western side of the common) [Paul Brayshaw]

3 Yellowhammer (Two singing males, one female. 1/4 mile east of St. Peter's Church.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Hobby (Over garden), 1 Kestrel (Over garden), 1 Sparrowhawk (Over garden), 1 Buzzard (Over garden), 1 Red Kite (Over garden), 2 Pied Wagtail (Adult feeding fledgling in Maldon yacht club), 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Still on river Blackwater) [Tony Kennelly]

5 Cuckoo (Three on the main reserve including a female, one Golden Gates), 310 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 25 Common Tern (Mucking Bay), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Main reserve), 1 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 2 Oystercatcher (Mucking Bay), 1 Corn Bunting (Singing on the wires on main reserve), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Crown house), 1 Red-legged Partridge (Crown House), 2 Kingfisher (One Golden Gates, one flying across fields by railway line), 2 Egyptian Goose (Golden Gates), 32 Tufted Duck (24 (13 drakes) Golden Gates, 8 (4 drakes) on the pit to the south of the tip), 14 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 6 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 10 Pochard (Including 5 drakes Golden Gates), 38 Coot (30 Golden Gates, the rest on the pit to the south of the tip), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Over the railway line), 6 Sand Martin (Golden Gates), 1 Great Crested Grebe (Golden Gates), 1 Reed Bunting (Singing male Golden Gates), 12 Swift (Golden Gates), 6 Reed Warbler (Singing males Golden Gates), 3 Chiffchaff (Singing males Golden Gates), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Golden Gates), 4 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Red Kite (A rather tatty individual low over the pit to the south of the tip heading west) [Paul Larkin]

1 Spotted Flycatcher (in Crescent Gardens) [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Cuckoo (Singing male), 10 Shelduck (All sitting on a giant haystack), 14 Stock Dove, 2 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler (Singing male in wood opposite vets), 1 Willow Warbler (Singing male), 1 Corn Bunting (Singing male) [Tony Kennelly]

6 Swift (At least. Over Lawling Estate, Heybridge.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Stock Dove (First time seen in garden in over 30 years) [Margaret Whitfield]

2 Black-headed Gull (1 nesting pair on Nursery lane GP), 4 Common Tern (2 nesting pairs on nursery lane GP) [Alan Harris]

1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite (North.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Carrying prey.), 8 Swift, 3 Blue Tit (Pair next door with at least one fledged young.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red Kite (circling low over my house, before swooping into someones garden), 2 Sparrowhawk (male and a female), 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Swift (atleast 10 individuals) [Oliver Cottis]

2 Raven (Over low south to Kent) [Paul Larkin]

1 Little Owl (Writtle College), 1 Little Egret (River Wid), 1 Yellowhammer (Sturgeons Farm), 3 Black-headed Gull (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Mute Swan (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Cuckoo (Heard only), 2 Canada Goose (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 4 House Martin (Writtle College), 1 Linnet (Male), 1 Buzzard, 2 Tufted Duck (Titchmarsh Reservoir.) [Andrew Allen]

4 Song Thrush (Three singing males.), 6 Whitethroat (Singing males. Five Willow Park.), 1 Treecreeper (Singing Male, Mark's Hill.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red-legged Partridge (Scurrying across Marven's horse paddocks.), 2 Swallow (Pair, Sains Hall.), 2 Corn Bunting (Singing, Sains Farm.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Coombe Wood.), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper (Singing Male.), 1 Nuthatch (Bringing food to nest hole. Third nest in The Park. Possibly both the pair doing so.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Kestrel (Pr in Barn Owl box), 1 Cuckoo (Male on territory), 1 Little Owl (at Stisted), 2 Goldcrest (Pr), 8 Blackcap (Males on territories), 5 Garden Warbler (Males on territories), 4 Whitethroat (Males on territories), 1 Nuthatch (Male on territory), 2 Song Thrush (Males on territories) [Neil Murphy]

2 Cuckoo (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Mute Swan (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Tufted Duck (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Grey Heron (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Willow Warbler (Heard only.), 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 8 Herring Gull (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Song Thrush (Heard only), 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Chaffinch (Male, in song.) [Andrew Allen]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Drifted west), 2 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard (At least), 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 2 Little Egret (Flying south), 2 Garden Warbler (Heard only), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Heard only), 1 Cuckoo (Heard only), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest [David L Smith]

1 Buzzard (Flew low over garden.), 1 Red Kite (Drifted west.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Swift (At least.), 1 Blackcap (Singing Male.), 2 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

1 Cuckoo (Heard calling, then saw still calling in flight southwards (don't often hear them here)) [Paul Hargreaves]

2 Common Tern, 2 Cuckoo (Two males. Possibly a female too.), 1 Sedge Warbler (Singing Male.), 2 Reed Warbler (At least. Singing males.), 3 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males.), 2 Reed Bunting (Singing males.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Garden Warbler (Singing males), 5 Blackcap (Singing males), 3 Whitethroat (Singing males), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males), 2 Pied Wagtail (Pair feeding young in garden of Writtle Park House), 1 Red Kite (Soaring over woods) [Graham Smith]

1 Red Kite (Being mobbed by Jackdaw), 4 Swift [David L Smith]

2 Turtle Dove (Two purring at the same time, possibly a third bird also. One seen in flight. Area of tall trees, scrub, wetland between Chignall Hall Farm and workings.) [Alan Roscoe]

1 Cuckoo (1st sighting for me this year location near to sluice gates/reservoir) [M Savage]

16 Swift (Over the fort), 1 Hobby (Over to Kent), 3 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female type over to Kent) [Paul Larkin]

3 Cuckoo (1 Eight Ash Green and 2 between West Bergholt and Fordham), 1 Bullfinch, 3 Buzzard, 3 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Nightingale (Hillhouse Wood), 16 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 12 Whitethroat, 6 Swallow, 2 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker [Steve Grimwade]

17 Greylag Goose (Three pair with eleven young (6, 4 and 1) R. Blackwater.), 1 Cuckoo (Wickham Place.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Benton Hall Golf Course.), 2 Song Thrush (Flying together. Benton Hall Golf Course.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Gliding above my house), 1 Red Kite (Flying toward stanway), 1 Buzzard (mobbed by 4 Jackdaw, 2 Crow), 1 Sparrowhawk [Oliver Cottis]

2 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming.), 3 Swallow (At least. Dry Street territory.), 4 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 1 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch (Pair bringing food (caterpillars & insects)& removing fecal sacs, paddock nest. One bringing food to nest in Hall Wood.), 2 Goldfinch (At least. Feeding in Dry Street meadow.) [Andrew Cox]