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.
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
| Thorndon CP (South): 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
| Thorndon CP (North): 1 Bullfinch |
| Terling: 1 Red Kite |
| Naze, The: 1 Leach's Petrel, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Cetti's Warbler |
| Wrabness: 1 Kingfisher |
| Braintree: 3 Red Kite |
| Whetmead NR, nr Witham: 2 Red Kite, 2 Kingfisher |
| Hanningfield Reservoir: 1 Kingfisher, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Raven, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Goosander, 1 Scaup |
| Ardleigh Reservoir: 1 Kingfisher |
| Beckton: 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Red Kite |
| Canvey Island, Thames Estuary: 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Osprey, 1 Short-eared Owl |
| Dovercourt: 12 Purple Sandpiper |
| Holland Haven: 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Little Stint |
| Hanningfield Reservoir: 9 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Red Kite, 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Osprey |
| East Tilbury: 3 Little Stint, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Manx Shearwater |
| Beckton: 1 Garganey |
| Great Totham: 1 Merlin |
| Naze, The: 1 Tree Sparrow, 4 Cetti's Warbler |
| Naze, The: 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Merlin |
| Thorndon CP (South): 16 Egyptian Goose |
| Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge: 1 Cetti's Warbler |
| Hanningfield Reservoir: 2 Garganey, 1 Kingfisher |
| Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB: 1 Red Kite, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Cattle Egret, 2 Spoonbill, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Bearded Tit, 6 Cetti's Warbler |
| Broomfield, Chelmsford: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler |
| Beckton: 1 Kingfisher |
| Naze, The: 1 Peregrine Falcon |
| Heybridge Basin: 5 Cetti's Warbler |
| Maldon: 1 Red Kite |
| Thurrock Thameside Nature Park (EWT): 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Peregrine Falcon |
| Frinton-on-Sea: 2 Spoonbill, 1 Short-eared Owl |
| Great Baddow, Chelmsford: 1 Kingfisher |
| Beckton: 1 Spoonbill |
| Broomhouse, Langham: 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bullfinch |
| Langham: 5 Egyptian Goose, 1 White Wagtail |
| Boxted: 2 Kingfisher |
| TL6907: 1 Kingfisher |
| Naze, The: 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Peregrine Falcon |
| Vange Marsh RSPB: 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint |
| Wat Tyler CP, Pitsea: 1 Peregrine Falcon |
| Abberton Reservoir: 7 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 18 Egyptian Goose, 1 Black Swan, 1 Peregrine Falcon |
| Hanningfield Reservoir: 1 Osprey, 9 Red-crested Pochard |
| Coalhouse Fort, East Tilbury: 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Raven |
| Thorndon CP (South): 1 Bullfinch |
| Beckton: 1 Kingfisher |
| Wrabness: 1 Red Kite |
| Hanningfield Reservoir: 1 Garganey, 10 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Raven, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Osprey |
| Manningtree: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Osprey |
| Abberton Reservoir: 1 Spoonbill, 8 Great White Egret, 6 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Mandarin Duck, 1 Black Swan, 1 Bittern |
| Nazeing, Lea Valley: 1 Kingfisher |
| Hanningfield Reservoir: 9 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Osprey, 1 Peregrine Falcon |