2 Cattle Egret (with sheep in Old Hall Lane) [David Allen]

1 Little Auk (Distantly from Island Hide), 7 Scaup (E of ldlH c/way), 1 Ring-necked Duck (Drake E of ldlH c/w), 29 Goosander (E of LdlH c/way), 1 Smew (Redhead E of LdlH c/w), 1 Bewick's Swan (Wig. Bay), 1 Stonechat (Wig. Bay), 4 Great White Egret, 20 Pintail (Wig. Bay), 23 Goldeneye [Sean Nixon] , , , , , , ,

8 Grey Partridge (Covey of 8 in field. 1st for me in ages) [Paul Kingston]

6 Marsh Harrier (+), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Merlin, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Red-breasted Merganser (Distant ), 3 Bullfinch [David L Smith]

1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (circa), 30 Little Grebe (circa), 50 Pintail (circa), 300 Avocet (+), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 500 Knot (+), 500 Golden Plover (circa), 2 Sanderling, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 800 Bar-tailed Godwit (+), 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (female), 1 Common Scoter, 2 Rock Pipit (+) [Liz Huxley]

1 Little Auk (On main reservoir from ldlh causeway though distant ) [Yvonne Watling]

2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird (Feeding on a hawthorn Bush. Many more around the area.), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Siskin [Andrew Cox]

2 Shore Lark (Stone Point lagoon ), 13 Snow Bunting (Stone Point lagoon), 1 Pomarine Skua (North, distant. Seen earlier at Holland Haven.) [Glen Moore] , , ,

3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Andrew Cox]

2 Gadwall (pair), 10 Moorhen, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Siskin (garden feeders) [Martin Peers]

9 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Egret, 7 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe (2 still in juv plumage), 24 Coot, 2 Green Woodpecker, 30 Fieldfare (also one Redwing), 1 Grey Wagtail [Martin Peers]

1 Great Northern Diver (flew towards Dabchicks), 40 Sanderling, 15 Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 1 Knot, 27 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Iceland Gull (second winter flew over the cormorants on their small island beyond Seaview caravan park and briefly settled on it) [David Allen]

8 Teal (Broomhouse flash), 50 Mallard, 1 Green Sandpiper (ww reservoir), 20 Common Gull (Broomhouse flash), 11 Linnet, 5 Yellowhammer [Martin Peers]

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

1 Kestrel, 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail, initially distant at eastern end of Peldon Bay from the viewing screen east of Lodge Lane gate. Then flew closer by about 400m, perched and then caught a large rodent which it then devoured.), 1 Goosander (Male, Peldon bay), 4 Goldeneye [John Fell]

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

1 Common Scoter (31N 62S), 8 Eider (N (1+7 - group of 8 at Holland Haven lost one before reaching Frinton!)), 51 Wigeon (12N 39S), 4 Goldeneye (N), 1 Kittiwake (N), 366 Starling (in off), 4 Red-breasted Merganser (1N 3S), 3 Great Skua (N), 2 Pomarine Skua (S @ 1000 and 1028, latter bird then sat on sea, former also seen at Holland Haven), 1 Song Thrush (in off), 1 Little Auk (N @ 1046, also seen at Holland Haven), 5 Shoveler (N) [Paul Brayshaw]

8 Redwing, 30 Jackdaw (Woodland Road cemetery. Awaking from roost.) [Andrew Stroud]

5 Goosander (2m, 3f), 3 Goldeneye (1m, 2f), 13 Pintail, 7 Corn Bunting, 1 Goldcrest (Heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard only), 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 3 Mistle Thrush [Matt Turner]

17 Little Grebe, 3530 Dunlin, 37 Curlew, 48 Grey Plover, 94 Shelduck, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 43 Teal, 4 Stonechat (Two pairs), 581 Avocet, 55 Linnet, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female type), 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Great Crested Grebe (On the river), 40 Redshank [Paul Larkin]

1 Sparrowhawk (Male.), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Stock Dove, 20 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

30 Pied Wagtail (Roost in Epping High Street (tree outside Speakeasy) - at least 30 birds, possibly many more as tree still substantially in leaf so hard to see roosting birds) [Roger Emmens]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Juvenile sitting on telegraph pole.) [Matthew Davison]

1 Buzzard (Primrose Lane on Post ), 30 Chaffinch (C), 3 Great Tit, 1 Dunnock, 10 Blackbird, 6 Magpie, 2 Jay, 1 Bullfinch (Male), 5 Goldfinch, 20 Redshank (C), 9 Oystercatcher, 5 Dunlin, 6 Turnstone, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Little Egret, 250 Brent Goose (C) [Peter Brittain]

1 Hen Harrier (Adult male), 2 Merlin (Two bird chasing Pipits.), 1 Redpoll sp. (Fly-over.), 2 Redwing [Robert Pease]

4 Sanderling (First I’ve seen this autumn) [Peter Brittain]

4 Ring-necked Parakeet (4 flew overhead) [Simon Taylor]

100 Shelduck (+), 12 Turnstone (+), 500 Knot (+), 200 Golden Plover (+), 200 Avocet (+), 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark (+), 8 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher (Lake), 10 Siskin (+ in alders by Lake), 1 Marsh Harrier (ad male), 1 Kestrel (male) [Liz Huxley]

1 Dartford Warbler (A female along the sea wall by the Obs.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (An immature male hunting over the roosting wader flocks.), 1 Merlin (Chasing pipits over the salt marsh.), 1 Little Owl (Othona hedge.), 2 Stonechat (A pair in company with Dartford Warbler.), 1 Kestrel (An adult male Hunting the salt marsh.), 2 Buzzard (Soaring over Sandbeach Farm.) [Robert Pease]

1 Kestrel, 5 Siskin, 20 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Robin, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 10 Blue Tit (Circa.), 5 Great Tit, 3 Moorhen, 2 Magpie [David Hale]

40 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest (Heard only), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe (1w), 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Jay, 1 Buzzard [Matt Turner]

2 Kingfisher (Very vocal on lakes) [Mark Fisher]

5 Marsh Harrier (Coming to roost near the Fingringhoe gravel quay) [Michael Padmore]

1 Tawny Owl (Calling from South Wood.) [Malcolm Corbett]

15 Marsh Harrier (into Bramble Island roost (6 males)), 2 Hen Harrier (male showed v well 1620-1626, briefly joined by a ringtail), 2 Buzzard, 3 Cetti's Warbler (sm in borrow dyke to west of Little Oakley Quay), 1 Barn Owl, 24 Little Egret (to roost in conifers north of Little Oakley Quay), 2 Bearded Tit (in borrowdyke reeds where footpath joins the seawall (closest accessible point to Bramble Is along seawall)) [Paul Brayshaw]

25 Goosander, 1 Hen Harrier (Ring tail briefly at Abberton church ), 3 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 10 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Scaup (Ldlh causeway ), 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Smew (Red head ldlh causeway ), 20 Egyptian Goose, 2 Stonechat, 10 Great White Egret (All over the reservoir ) [Yvonne Watling]

1 Waxwing (On bushes between carpark and orchard ) [Barbara Leport]

2 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver, 20 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Ring tail (probably juv male)), 1 Little Owl (Othona hedgerow.), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 male & 1 female on Obs feeders.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 20 Long-tailed Tit (+.), 1 Dartford Warbler ( Female frequenting Suaeda bushes around Obs area.), 1 Goldcrest, 10 Robin [John Sutherby]

1 Little Auk (Stranded on garden patio, later died in care) [Simon Cox]

1 Kingfisher, 19 Knot, 17 Turnstone, 31 Ringed Plover, 300 Shelduck (+), 12 Goldeneye, 7 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Black Swan, 1 Greenshank, 120 Redshank, 150 Dunlin, 1 Skylark, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Curlew [Matt Turner]

42 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat.), 7 Grey Plover (In the managed retreat.), 631 Black-tailed Godwit (In the managed retreat.), 268 Shelduck (In the managed retreat.), 2 Oystercatcher (In the managed retreat.), 314 Avocet (In the managed retreat.), 202 Redshank (In the managed retreat.), 261 Dunlin (In the managed retreat.), 1 Knot (In the managed retreat.), 38 Curlew (In the managed retreat.), 45 Wigeon (In the managed retreat.), 24 Teal (Two on the pit to the south of the tip the rest in the managed retreat.), 4 Great Crested Grebe (Two each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates), 1 Sparrowhawk (Over the tip), 2 Stonechat (Pair on the road to the VC), 107 Tufted Duck (13 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Goldeneye (Females, one each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates), 1 Little Grebe (Golden Gates), 136 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 24 Shoveler (19 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 14 Gadwall (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 16 Pochard (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Aythya sp. (Female Tufted X Pochard on the pit to the south of the tip) [Paul Larkin]

3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Redshank, 3 Goosander (males), 1 Smew (mobile redhead), 2 Long-tailed Duck, 10 Scaup (mainly females) [Sean Gregory]

1 Red Kite (There has been (sadly) a shoot nearby that morning ) [Ann Darnell]

1 Great White Egret, 2 Bewick's Swan (asleep in Wigborough Bay), 2 Long-tailed Duck (Pair on Layer de la Haye causeway), 6 Scaup (LDLH causeway all female), 7 Ruff (Wigborough Bay), 20 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 2 Goosander (sleeping males), 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard [David Allen]

1 Purple Sandpiper (flew from Essex side to jetty at Landguard point), 1 Sparrowhawk (mobbed over Harwich mobile tower by crows) [Sean Gregory]

12 Goldfinch (+), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard, 10 Red-breasted Merganser (+), 10 Great Crested Grebe (+), 2 Common Scoter (females), 2 Goldeneye, 2 Redwing (+) [Liz Huxley]

2 Raven (Pair flew low west over my garden. Croaking as they flew over - they are lou!), 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Dunnock, 4 Collared Dove, 4 Redwing (All birds Kings Chase/Westbury Road area, Brentwood ) [Andrew Stroud]

2 Bewick's Swan (Wigborough Bay distant from screen), 1 Long-tailed Duck (East from LDLH causeway), 1 Great White Egret (Hide Bay), 12 Goosander (East From LB causeway) [Andrew Wilson]

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch (At least.), 6 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

8 Lapwing (West first thing), 19 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Scoter, 8 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 220 Wood Pigeon (+, a few groups west first thing), 5 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 1, unusually, by farm pond, 1 undercliff, 1 north of escarpment, 2 in John Weston Reserve ), 1 Blackcap, 2 Sparrowhawk, 19 Goldcrest, 1 Chinese Muntjac, 4 Song Thrush, 29 Blackbird, 2 Firecrest (John Weston Reserve ), 1 Merlin (Saltmarsh towards Stone Point ), 2 Rock Pipit, 4 Red-breasted Merganser (Flew into Hamford Water), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Stone Point ), 2 Red-throated Diver (1 south and 1 Stone Point ), 1 Black-throated Diver (Stone Point ) [Brian Combes]

1 Short-eared Owl (Showed well for 25 minutes, sea wall opposite car park.), 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail. Showing well from car park.), 5 Marsh Harrier (2 males 3 females. Probably more.), 6 Kestrel (At least.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 200 Golden Plover (Circa.), 200 Lapwing (Plus.), 40 Shelduck (Plus.), 50 Wigeon (Circa.), 2 Stonechat (Pair, sea wall. ), 8 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Curlew, 12 Redshank, 12 Pheasant, 13 Mallard, 1 Robin, 2 Moorhen, 500 Starling (Circa. ) [David Hale]

6 Mistle Thrush (In horse field at end of Grange farm opposite riding stables), 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 4 Wood Pigeon [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

2 Bewick's Swan (Wig. Bay), 2 Long-tailed Duck (East of LC), 2 Red-crested Pochard (Male and female from Island Hide), 13 Goosander (LBC), 5 Great White Egret (Hide Bay) [John Thorogood]

1 Common Scoter, 1 Pintail, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Redwing [Gary A James]

4 Jay [David Saville]

12 Goldcrest, 3 Redwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon (made 2 passes over salt marsh), 30 Long-tailed Tit (+ several small flocks), 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat (Pair by brook near sea wall), 20 Sanderling, 450 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (No sign of Black Brant), 15 Grey Plover, 1 Rock Pipit (Heard), 2 Knot, 8 Ringed Plover, 4 Cetti's Warbler (All heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay [Matt Turner]

1 Kingfisher (Very vocal on lakes) [Mark Fisher]

17 Goosander (7 Layer de la Haye causeway + 10 Layer Breton causeway), 1000 Teal (+), 1 Scaup (2 females E of LdlHC), 1 Ring-necked Duck (1 male E of LdlHC), 2 Long-tailed Duck (distant pair E of LdlHC), 10 Goldeneye (+), 500 Lapwing (+ Wigborough Bay), 3 Ruff (Wig Bay), 2 Dunlin (Wig Bay), 3 Bewick's Swan (3 adults Wig Bay), 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd year bird Wig Bay), 14 Egyptian Goose (Wig Bay) [Liz Huxley] , ,

59 Teal, 28 Redshank, 55 Curlew, 385 Dunlin, 66 Grey Plover, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Little Grebe, 129 Shelduck, 3 Stonechat (Pair and a male), 3 Knot [Paul Larkin]

2 Egyptian Goose (Small lake.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Linnet (Possibly more. With goldfinch flock.), 25 Goldfinch (circa.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Sparrowhawk (all records from Paul's Hall. Evidence of recent pigeon kill.), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (first winter bird near nesting site on church tower.), 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit (Langley Wood. ), 40 Skylark (stubbles), 1 Nuthatch (with Marsh Tits), 100 Starling (circa - passage to west), 30 Fieldfare (+), 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush, 4 Meadow Pipit, 8 Greenfinch (feeding on yew berries near church), 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer [Martin Peers]

12 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 5 Curlew (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 21 Redshank (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 10 Lapwing (On foreshore near ferry terminal), 1 Little Egret (In the fort), 156 Teal (46 in the fort, 39 on the STW outfall, 71 on foreshore near the new landfill), 16 Little Grebe (In the fort), 49 Mallard (13 in the fort, 36 on the STW outfall), 2 Gadwall (On the STW outfall), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore near the new landfill), 2 Wigeon (With Teal on foreshore near the new landfill) [Paul Larkin]

1 Sparrowhawk (Possibly two.), 1 Buzzard (Pursued by corvid.), 3 Bullfinch (One male, two female.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Sparrowhawk (Male on feeder) [Anthony Gales]

1 Black Brant (Along foreshore below tower), 105 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Grey Plover, 5 Sanderling, 2 Buzzard [Sean Nixon] , ,

15 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 5 Buzzard (Kettle of 5 birds drifted south.), 600 Lapwing (+), 900 Golden Plover, 1 Little Owl (Othona hedgerow), 2 Short-eared Owl (1 high south, 1 hunting Lure Field/Marsh), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Imm male), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Othona pond area.), 1 Dartford Warbler (Female frequenting suaeda and bushes along sea wall in front of Othona thicket.), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat (1 male, 1 female), 1 White Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit [John Sutherby]

1 Great Skua (On the water in Lower Gravesend Reach, later flew down river past East Tilbury), 104 Teal (On foreshore near the fort), 32 Mallard (On STW outfall) [Paul Larkin]

1 Curlew (lots on foreshore), 80 Avocet (on foreshore), 35 Bar-tailed Godwit (on foreshore), 100 Black-tailed Godwit (circa on foreshore), 2 Great White Egret (flew towards Wivenhoe), 4 Buzzard, 9 Golden Plover (intertidal ), 1 Slavonian Grebe (on river), 2000 Dunlin (circa on foreshore), 500 Knot (circa on foreshore), 2 Great Crested Grebe (on river), 1 Grey Plover (several ), 10 Wigeon, 1 Lapwing (100+ intertidal ), 2 Marsh Harrier (opposite Robbies Hide), 1 Redshank (several), 50 Brent Goose (very few !!), 2 Cetti's Warbler (shouting), 1 Little Egret (several ), 6 Ringed Plover (on foreshore), 5 Oystercatcher (on foreshore) [Michael Rimmell]

10 Black-tailed Godwit (Causeway.), 6 Ruff (Causeway.), 50 Lapwing (At least.), 6 Common Gull (Causeway.), 3 Dunlin (Causway.), 1 Green Sandpiper (Rawl hide. ), 8 Pintail (Rawl hide. 5 Drakes, 3 females.), 6 Goldeneye (3 pair. Rawl hide.), 100 Wigeon (Circa. Rawl hide.), 100 Teal (Plus.), 3 Tufted Duck (Only !.), 20 Mallard, 6 Moorhen (Family on Grazing Meadow.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Grazing Meadow.), 50 Meadow Pipit (Mobile flock, Rawl hide.), 6 Robin, 7 Linnet, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female. All raptors over W bank.), 35 Mute Swan (Plus.), 8 Grey Heron, 6 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe [David Hale]

6 Swallow (following 13 on 04/11 and 14 on 03/11), 509 Common Scoter (9 flocks from 1430 to dusk 1-125), 3 Eider, 1 Sooty Shearwater (North fairly close in @ 1625 - rather unexpected given the conditions!) [Paul Brayshaw]

7 Red-breasted Merganser, 5 Goldeneye, 60 Knot, 15 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 15 Grey Plover, 1 Water Rail (Heard only), 4 Greenfinch, 1 Rock Pipit, 50 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Song Thrush [Matt Turner]

1 Rock Pipit, 6 Stonechat (3 pairs), 1 Snow Bunting (flew N along seawall by golf course towards Frinton), 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Curlew, 100 Teal (+), 2 Shoveler, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Swallow (flew S), 3 Reed Bunting [Liz Huxley]

2 Rock Pipit, 7 Stonechat, 4 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher (Heard only), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Redwing, 1 Hen Harrier (Ring tail behind scrape), 8 Curlew, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler (Both female), 2 Little Grebe, 60 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 6 Reed Bunting, 1 Water Rail (Heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Swallow [Matt Turner]