Please note there is currently a severe tick problem at Old Hall Marshes. Dog walkers should avoid and birdwatchers need to make regular checks to legs and avoid any strands of grass hanging over the footpath. This is a really bad infestation.
The EBwS Bird News provides a summary of sightings for the past 14 days.
- 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
| Abberton Reservoir: 2 Spoonbill, 2 Great White Egret |
| Beckton: 1 Spotted Flycatcher |
| Abberton Reservoir: 2 Spoonbill, 7 Great White Egret |
| Bradwell Bird Observatory (BBO): 1 Osprey, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Grey Phalarope |
| Cattawade Marsh/Splodge: 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Osprey |
| Thorndon CP (South): 1 Crossbill |
| Thorndon CP (North): 1 Bullfinch |
| Naze, The: 2 Cetti's Warbler |
| Beckton: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Merlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Lesser Redpoll |
| Abberton Reservoir: 2 Spoonbill, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Great White Egret, 10 Egyptian Goose, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Holland Haven: 1 Red-backed Shrike |
| Colne Pt: 1 Osprey |
| TM0519: 3 Spotted Flycatcher |
| Holland Haven: 1 Red-backed Shrike |
| Burnham-on-Crouch: 1 Crossbill |
| Wat Tyler CP, Pitsea: 2 Peregrine Falcon, 4 Cattle Egret |
| Frinton-on-Sea: 3 Tree Sparrow |
| Chigborough Lakes: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher |
| Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge: 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Stanford Warren: 4 Kingfisher |
| Holland Haven: 1 Red-backed Shrike |
| Abberton Reservoir: 1 Peregrine Falcon, 6 Great White Egret |
| Abberton Reservoir: 1 Manx Shearwater, 2 Spoonbill, 5 Great White Egret, 8 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Kingfisher, 22 Egyptian Goose |
| Stanford Warren: 3 Kingfisher |
| Holland Haven: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Red-backed Shrike |
| Marsh Farm, South Woodham Ferrers: 2 Cetti's Warbler |
| Kelvedon Hatch: 2 Raven |
| Holland Haven: 1 Red-backed Shrike |
| Abberton Reservoir: 1 Tree Sparrow, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Great White Egret, 40 Egyptian Goose, 2 Spoonbill, 1 Black Swan, 2 Peregrine Falcon |
| TQ5894: 2 Raven |
| Tilbury: 1 Arctic Tern |
| Holland Haven: 1 Red-backed Shrike |
| Cattawade Marsh/Splodge: 1 Kingfisher |
| Abberton Reservoir: 6 Great White Egret, 2 Spoonbill, 2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 18 Egyptian Goose, 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| TQ6293: 2 Raven |
| Broomhouse, Langham: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Beckton: 1 Osprey, 1 Peregrine Falcon |
| Abberton Reservoir: 2 Spoonbill, 5 Great White Egret, 50 Egyptian Goose, 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Black Tern |
| Bradwell Bird Observatory (BBO): 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Holland Haven: 1 Red-backed Shrike |
| Wix: 1 Redstart |
| Frinton-on-Sea: 1 Pomarine Skua |
| Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (EWT): 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Cetti's Warbler |
| Galleywood, near Chelmsford: 1 Spotted Flycatcher |
| Tilbury: 1 Raven |
| Russell Green GPs, near Chelmsford: 2 Turtle Dove |
| Naze, The: 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Osprey |
| Abberton Reservoir: 2 Black Tern, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 10 Egyptian Goose |
| TL9700: 1 Osprey, 2 Peregrine Falcon |
| Cattawade Marsh/Splodge: 1 Kingfisher |