Brightlingsea 10:00 to 10:30, The tide was out the Brent Geese flew over along the creek. The Dunnock & Robin were on Mill Lane
12 Turnstone 4 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Redshank 26 Brent Goose 1 Reed Bunting 1 Dunnock 2 Robin [Susie Jenkins]

Writtle Park 16:00 to 16:00, cold, misty
1 Buzzard 2 Raven (on telecoms mast west of park) [John McLaughlin]

Hatfield Peverel 11:00 to 15:00, Dry, overcast, cold
1 Brambling (Male, same ringed bird as seen 3 weeks ago.) 1 Sparrowhawk (Not actually seen, just a pile of Goldfinch feathers as evidence of it's visit) 2 Redwing 6 Goldfinch [Ken Hudgell]

Doddinghurst 14:30 to 15:30, Cold, dull, foggy
1 Buzzard 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Flying along Brook Lane) 1 Green Woodpecker (Brook Lane) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker ((Yesterday, Days Lane)) 1 Song Thrush (Garden) 1 Goldcrest (Wood between Dagwood & Days Lanes) 1 Coal Tit (Garden) 6 Long-tailed Tit (At least, Garden (yesterday)) 1 Treecreeper (Dagwood Lane wood, with Goldcrest) 2 Greenfinch (Garden) 1 Bullfinch (Male in hedge between Playing Field & Brook Lane ) [Ian Swanson]

Wrabness 10:50 to 12:10, Cold, little wind; mist over estuary plus low tide meant no birds visible on water.
83 Black-tailed Godwit (Feeding on half-frozen flood) 1 Raven (By lane between reserve and woodland burial site) [Simon Banks]

Great Oakley 10:40 to 10:45, Cold fog frost -1 day
200 Fieldfare (In apple trees in stones green road) 50 Redwing (With fieldfares in apple trees) [Kevin Tunnicliffe]

Langdon Hills NR EWT 14:15 to 14:45, Overdast, murky. Cold. Plotlands.
4 Mute Swan (Flew off westwards. Lake mostly frozen.) 1 Grey Heron 25 Mallard 20 Black-headed Gull (At least.) 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 10 Redwing (At least.) 1 Fieldfare 7 Long-tailed Tit (At least.) 1 Kestrel [Andrew Cox]

Laindon 09:00 to 12:00, Overcast. Cold. Back garden.
1 Robin 1 Dunnock 1 Blackcap (Male.) 2 Blue Tit 2 Great Tit 3 Long-tailed Tit 1 House Sparrow 1 Jay 1 Stock Dove 10 Chaffinch (At least.) 16 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]