Frinton-on-Sea 06:00 to 09:00, NW1 7/8, Selected totals, movement to north.
77 Red-throated Diver 165 Common Scoter 201 Cormorant 7 Gannet [Paul Brayshaw]

Wix 13:30 to 14:00, Little cloud. Didnt see the White-tailed Eagle...
3 Crane (Came high south across the river from Suffolk at 13:40, soared then moved southwest at 13:45 between here and Bradfield) 4 House Martin (First of year) 1 Yellow Wagtail (Flew over calling, first of year) 5 Buzzard 1 Skylark 2 Linnet [James Davidson]

Mersea Island 09:00 to 13:00,
4 Blackcap (Cross lane (SE)) 6 Long-tailed Tit (Cross lane (SE) 3prs) 1 Green Woodpecker (Cross lane ) 3 Chiffchaff (2 cross lane 1 legion field (JB)) 1 Swallow (West Mersea (AF)) 1 Sparrowhawk (West Mersea (SE) MC) 2 Mediterranean Gull (Cross lane (SE) F/O) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Legion field (JB)) 1 Song Thrush (1 cross lane 1 legion field ) 1 Yellow Wagtail (Strood (DU)) [Stephen Entwistle]

Great Leighs 13:30 to 18:30, Sunny
2 Swallow (2 hours apart, first this year for me.) 1 Kingfisher (Along river ter) 1 Red Kite 2 Sparrowhawk 12 Buzzard (Stopped counting them after 12) 75 Fieldfare (Big flock near hazelton wood.) 2 Greenfinch (Still on garden feeders, been around all week.) [David Torrice]

Limbourne Creek, Blackwater Estuary 06:00 to 07:00,
1 Barn Owl (Carrying food) 2 Mediterranean Gull (Flying over towards heybridge basin) 1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing male) 20 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Tony Kennelly]

Hazeleigh Wood 06:15 to 06:45,
1 Nightingale (Singing male) 1 Corn Bunting (Singing male on telegraph wires) 1 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk [Tony Kennelly]

Maldon 14:45 to 15:00,
3 Crane (Flying over the garden westwards & circling over Morrisons before carrying on west) 2 Buzzard (Over the town) 2 Barn Owl (Hunting over building site South of Limebrook way at dawn) 1 Red-legged Partridge 1 Red Kite [Tony Kennelly]

Billericay 16:05 to 16:05,
1 Red Kite (flying southwest) [Simon Satchell]

Great Totham 16:00 to 17:00, Sunny, light E wind. With Jake.
1 Buzzard (Spickets Wood. Harassed by crows.) 1 Green Woodpecker (Spickets Wood.) 5 Chiffchaff (Singing. One, Bog Grove. Two, Spickets Wood. Two, Forrester Park.) 1 Blackcap (Singing. Spickets Wood.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Doddinghurst 13:00 to 14:00, Warm, still, blue sky!
2 Buzzard 1 Hobby (First of the year, flew over heading SE, around 100ft.) 1 Kestrel 2 Sparrowhawk (Increased sightings in the past few weeks (or I'm looking more from my garden)?!) 2 Goldcrest 3 Goldfinch 3 Chiffchaff (Singing males from their territory.) 2 Robin 1 Song Thrush 5 Blue Tit (Two nests in the garden.) 1 Coal Tit 1 Bullfinch (1 male) 1 Greenfinch [Gary Boyes]