COVID-19: New Government guidelines allow one person to meet one other person from outside their household outdoors - as long as they stay more than 2m apart. We are allowed to spend more time outdoors for multiple times a day with no time limit and are free to drive as far as we like to outdoor open spaces. Please continue to record your sightings whether at home or as part of your exercise. Also should you observe any rare species during this time it would be advisable not to post these at this time in order to prevent unwanted attention. By all means forward them to the county recorder or make a note to enter them when restrictions are lifted.
- Headline News highlights interesting birds categorised as locally scarce or where the EBwS requires full notes/descriptions
- Reports provides the full details of the sightings submitted to this website as well as other records e.g. from the East London Birders Forum
- Table provides the same information as Reports but in a tabular format
- Photos highlights the latest photos that have been uploaded to the website
Amber indicates a local or uncommon species, red indicates EBwS requires notes, bold red indicates EBwS requires a description.
EBwS Headline Bird News
| Cressing, near Braintree: 1 Kingfisher |
| Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford: 1 Little Ringed Plover |
| Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB: 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Bearded Tit, 10 Egyptian Goose |
| East Tilbury: 1 Peregrine Falcon |
| Langdon Hills NR EWT: 2 Bullfinch |
| Boreham: 2 Turtle Dove |
| Abberton Reservoir: 50 Egyptian Goose, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Great White Egret |
| Friday Wood: 1 Bullfinch |
| Vange Marsh RSPB: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Bearded Tit |
| Ardleigh Reservoir: 2 Turtle Dove, 2 Egyptian Goose |
| Maldon: 1 Black Redstart |
| Frinton-on-Sea: 2 Crossbill |
| Harold Wood SW: 1 Red Kite |
| Braintree: 1 Kingfisher |
| Great Totham: 1 Red Kite |
| Naze, The: 1 Fulmar |
| Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Bullfinch |
| Abberton Reservoir: 6 Little Ringed Plover, 18 Egyptian Goose, 1 Great White Egret |
| Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford: 3 Little Ringed Plover |
| Thorndon CP (North): 1 Red Kite |
| Terling: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Red Kite |
| Great Braxted: 1 Raven, 3 Spotted Flycatcher |
| Frinton-on-Sea: 59 Crossbill |
| Weald CP, near South Weald: 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Red Kite |
| Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (EWT): 1 Ring-necked Parakeet |
| Terling: 1 Spotted Flycatcher |
| Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB: 6 Cattle Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Vange Marsh RSPB: 6 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Bearded Tit |
| Billericay: 1 Red Kite |
| Colchester: 2 Bullfinch |
| Naze, The: 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Wintry Wood, Epping Forest: 9 Mandarin Duck |
| Epping: 1 Red Kite |
| Laindon: 1 Red Kite |
| Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB: 6 Cattle Egret |
| Witham: 1 Mandarin Duck |
| Boreham: 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Wendens Ambo: 1 Red Kite |
| Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Bullfinch |
| Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB: 7 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill |
| Abberton Reservoir: 2 Great White Egret, 2 Garganey, 25 Egyptian Goose |
| Maldon: 1 Black Redstart |
| Lawford, near Manningtree: 4 Egyptian Goose |
| Whetmead NR, nr Witham: 1 Kingfisher |
| Thorndon CP (North): 2 Bullfinch |
| Elsenham: 4 Red Kite |
| Witham: 1 Red Kite |
| Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB: 1 Spoonbill, 6 Bearded Tit |
| Witham: 1 Red Kite |
| Vange Marsh RSPB: 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Bearded Tit |