3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 9 Pochard (Females. ), 2 Tufted Duck (Females.), 6 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, 12 Coot, 2 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Herring Gull, 4 Canada Goose, 4 Greylag Goose, 12 Swallow (Circa. Gatekeeper Butterflies, 1 Marbled White.), 4 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Skylark, 18 Mallard, 1 Lapwing, 15 Black-headed Gull (Circa.), 2 House Sparrow (Juveniles.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Eating a kill on distant power pole. ) [David Hale]

50 Swallow, 50 House Martin (Low cloud , both sightings over garden briefly ) [Phil Harling ]

10 Swallow (+), 20 Turnstone (approx), 2 Marsh Harrier (+), 10 Little Egret (+), 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Oystercatcher (+), 10 Curlew (+), 40 Sandwich Tern (approx, incl juvs), 4 Little Tern, 12 Mediterranean Gull (+ incl 1+ juv), 60 Redshank (+), 30 Grey Plover (+), 30 Bar-tailed Godwit (+), 12 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 2 Eider (1 male, 1 female), 3 Whimbrel (+), 2 Lapwing, 20 Dunlin (+) [Liz Huxley]

3 Spoonbill, 30 Greylag Goose, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron [Michael Davies] , , , ,

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Swallow (Approx. Hatch Farm area. Some juvs.), 1 Coal Tit, 3 Treecreeper (At least.), 3 Nuthatch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Little Owl (Usual perch, Church Road.), 2 Green Woodpecker (One, South Wood. One, Pan Grove.), 2 Whitethroat (Together, contact calling and carrying food. Sains Farm drive.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1353 Swift (Over coastal strip), 244 Sand Martin, 46 Swallow [Paul Brayshaw]

20 Swift (+ St Albrights breeding area new farm Road stanway ) [Graham Barber ]

7 Mute Swan (Pair with five young, inc. one leucistic cygnet. Totham Pit. (Confirmation of previous third party report).) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Peregrine Falcon (chasing feral pigeons near end of pier then flew towards Adventure Island), 1 Common Tern (on jetty close to Turnstones), 100 Turnstone (approx count roosting on slipway), 10 Mediterranean Gull (approx count) [James Hudson]

1 Common Gull (Point Hide), 4 Oystercatcher (Point Hide), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (Adult from Oak Hide), 2 Common Sandpiper (Point Hide), 30 Mute Swan (+), 200 Coot (+), 2 Little Egret (Rawl Hide), 1 Little Grebe (Rawl Hide), 10 Pochard (2 broods of ducklings.), 2 Red-crested Pochard (Oak Hide) [Andrew Allen]

7 Pochard (Female with six well grown young.), 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Curlew, 34 Redshank (At least.), 2 Spotted Redshank (WP.), 8 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Bearded Tit (Juvs, western end.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Common Tern (+), 4 Arctic Tern (upriver), 1 Sandwich Tern (downriver), 40 Swift (+), 15 House Martin [Gary A James]

4 Green Sandpiper (Reeves hall marshes pool AF), 9 Whimbrel ((Plus)5 pye fleet AF, 4 cudmore grove SE ), 40 Curlew (Plus pye fleet AF ), 30 Grey Plover (Plus pye fleet AF ), 100 Redshank (Plus 50+ pye fleet AF. 50+ cudmore grove SE ), 2 Greenshank (Pye fleet AF ), 15 Turnstone (Plus 10+ cudmore grove SE, 5 pye fleet AF ), 1 Corn Bunting (Reeves/Maydays AF), 1 Yellowhammer (Reeves hall /maydays AF), 1 Marsh Harrier (Pye fleet AF ), 11 Black-tailed Godwit (Plus cudmore grove SE ), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Plus cudmore grove SE ), 12 Mediterranean Gull (Plus cudmore grove SE ), 2 Common Tern (Cudmore grove SE), 4 Little Tern (Off cudmore grove SE), 20 Lapwing (Pye fleet AF ), 50 Dunlin (Plus 45+ cudmore grove SE, 5 pye fleet AF ) [Stephen Entwistle]

4 Spoonbill, 7 Cormorant, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Common Tern, 7 Egyptian Goose [Michael Davies] , , , ,

2 Wood Sandpiper (On scrape, found by Pete loud) [Paul Brayshaw]

7 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit (At least.), 3 Nuthatch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Whimbrel (Salcott channel), 8 Spotted Redshank (Salcott Channel), 3 Marsh Harrier (1m & 2f/juv hunting all over reserve), 3 Ruff (Pools), 1 Common Gull, 2 Common Sandpiper (Pools), 2 Green Sandpiper (Pools), 1 Greenshank (Salcott channel), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Salcott channel), 1 Corn Bunting (singing male), 4 Yellow Wagtail (fledglings along salcott channel seawall), 2 Bearded Tit (Heard at southern end of short walk) [Tony Kennelly]

5 Corn Bunting (a family, with 3 chicks!), 18 Skylark, 100 Swift (minimum count), 13 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 9 Swallow, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Meadow Pipit (including at-least 2 individuals parachuting) [Oliver Cottis]

1 Yellowhammer (Singing) [Paul Everett]

15 Pochard (+), 5 Great Crested Grebe (including young), 4 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Cormorant (+), 6 Lapwing, 5 Egyptian Goose [Paul Everett] , , , ,

1 Buzzard (Juvenile perching on telegraph pole each day), 6 Goldfinch, 4 Swallow (Have nested in farmyard), 2 Skylark (Over barley field ) [Ann Darnell]

15 Starling, 8 Swallow [Michael Davies] ,

2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 1 Pochard, 4 Cormorant (1 on island, 3 on platform), 7 Common Tern, 6 Great Crested Grebe (pair with 4 chicks), 30 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wagtail (1 adult , 2 juv), 16 Greylag Goose (Flyover), 1 Green Woodpecker (heard only), 2 Blue Tit (juv.) [Paul Everett]

2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Sparrowhawk (heard only, from in dense woodland), 1 House Martin, 3 Swift, 3 Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Jay, 2 Stock Dove, 8 Carrion Crow, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Wren, 9 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 76 Wood Pigeon, 6 Magpie, 4 Bullfinch (2 pairs. Unlikely to be the same pair twice unless they moved very far), 1 Kingfisher (heard only) [Oliver Cottis]

20 Swift (Very high over car park ) [Ann Darnell]

25 Little Egret, 20 Gadwall (At Least - LB Causeway ), 500 Canada Goose (Estimated), 1 Hobby (Bay Hide Bay), 4 Common Sandpiper (Both Causeways), 1 Tawny Owl (Wood mouse Trail - West), 1 Song Thrush (LB Causeway ), 2 Reed Warbler (LB Causeway ), 5 Yellow Wagtail (Wood mouse Trail - West), 2 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard only -Butterflies include Purple Emperor, Comma, Meadow Brown, Grayling, Wall Brown, ), 2 Great White Egret (Possibly 3? -LDLH Causeway), 22 Teal (LB Causeway ), 40 Lapwing (At least), 1 Black Swan (Gwen's Hide), 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Bullfinch (♂♀ - Wood mouse Trail - West) [Mick Woodruff]

2 Reed Warbler (Singing), 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Sand Martin (Around colony), 33 Sanderling (On beach by tidal lagoons), 64 Sandwich Tern (51 roosting Cormorant Creek ), 2 Whimbrel, 2 Green Woodpecker (Juveniles), 122 Black-tailed Godwit (+, including 75 feeding/roosting on Walton Hall Marshes ), 7 Grey Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper (2 Walton Hall Marshes, 1 Walton Channel ), 11 Bar-tailed Godwit (Walton Channel/Cormorant Creek ), 2 Avocet, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Dunlin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, John Weston Reserve ) [Brian Combes]

5 Little Egret (much disturbance from 6+ youths) [Martin Henry]

27 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 430 Canada Goose, 130 Greylag Goose, 55 Mute Swan, 37 Pochard, 107 Tufted Duck, 1 Goldeneye, 5 Great Crested Grebe (including one chick), 3 Stock Dove, 50 Coot, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 19 Common Tern, 45 Cormorant, 3 Swallow, 4 Whitethroat, 11 Skylark, 5 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Corn Bunting, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 50 Gadwall (plus), 1 Great White Egret, 13 Lapwing, 5 Starling, 2 Chaffinch, 11 Egyptian Goose, 1 Black Swan, 1 Peregrine Falcon [Oliver Cottis]

53 Great Crested Grebe (Counted - maybe more), 8 Pochard, 300 Tufted Duck (Likely this quantity understated), 200 Coot (Likely this quantity understated), 20 Mute Swan (Likely this quantity understated), 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Greylag Goose, 40 Canada Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose (Spectacular bird even if an escape), 1 Little Egret, 20 Cormorant, 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard in woods), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Heard in woods), 50 Mallard (Numerous), 50 Black-headed Gull (Numerous ), 1 Chiffchaff (Heard in woods ), 6 Red-crested Pochard (In Eclipse - near Fishing lodge), 20 Egyptian Goose [Paul Dawtrey]

17 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 3 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Common Tern (At least.), 50 Linnet (Flock, Billets Farm.), 6 Swallow, 3 Stock Dove (Billets Farm.), 5 Skylark (Juveniles.), 8 Lapwing, 2 Little Ringed Plover (LDHC. East end. ), 1 Black Swan (LDHC. ) [David Hale] , ,

1 Whinchat (Well marked summer male strood hill (first field from layby 25m from dyke on top of wheat, just as seawall straighten out.)) [Stephen Entwistle]

3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

1 Grey Heron (Strood channel SE ), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Flyover strood channel SE ) [Stephen Entwistle]

200 Swift (large flock feeding on flying ants over the Old town.), 1 Peregrine Falcon [Alan Harris]

2 Carrion Crow, 1 Starling [Michael Davies] ,

40 Swift (Conservative estimate over garden most days. Usual number of summer birds.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Chased away by circa 20 plus Swift. Happens here every summer. ), 3 Blackbird (2 juveniles & one male taking Mealworms to it's 2nd brood. ), 20 House Sparrow (Circa. A successful breeding season in our porches again. ), 2 Goldfinch (Pair, regular visitors to our Sunflower Hearts. Often with juveniles in tow. ), 1 Great Tit (Pair bred in usual porch, young fledged about a month ago. ), 4 Collared Dove (Still nest behind Satellite dishes much to the delight of local Magpie's.) [David Hale]

1 Red Kite (drifted north-east over Sebastian Avenue) [James Hudson]

5 Common Sandpiper (Still), 1 Kingfisher (Male On fishing lake) [Brian Bolton]

1 Red Kite (Over Miltary corrective training centre into wood), 2 Bullfinch (Calling birds) [Andrew Goodey]

26 Whimbrel (flying south in V formation and calling), 10 Bar-tailed Godwit (summer plumage), 25 Knot (summer plumage), 31 Sanderling (summer plumage), 11 Dunlin (summer plumage), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 12 Sandwich Tern [Martin Richards]

1 Hobby (Watched hawking for dragonflies just by weir lane), 2 Nuthatch [Andrew Goodey]

4 Little Tern (Off stone point DU ), 300 Sand Martin (Plus cudmore grove DU ), 12 Mediterranean Gull (Off cudmore grove DU ) [Stephen Entwistle]

9 Spotted Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 1 Water Rail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 3 Bearded Tit [Steve Grimwade]

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Common Tern, 2 Treecreeper (At least.), 4 Nuthatch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

6 Cattle Egret (5 adults in breeding plumage and 1 juvenile), 1 Great White Egret, 2 Bullfinch (Male and Female), 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Mandarin Duck (Eclipse drakes) [Steve Grimwade] , , , , , , ,

25 Swift (Screaming high over Sainsbury’s. Saw last week too) [Ann Darnell]

1 Little Owl (Perched on post) [Ann Darnell]

80 Jackdaw (Feeding flock) [Roger Emmens]

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

1 Whinchat (Well coloured male strood channel DU/SE), 1 Willow Warbler (Side of firs chase caravan park DU ), 3 Yellow Wagtail (Adult with young strood channel SE), 3 Corn Bunting (Plus strood channel SE), 6 Linnet (Plus strood channel SE ), 2 Sedge Warbler (Adult with young strood channel SE ), 1 Whitethroat (Strood channel SE ), 1 Meadow Pipit (Strood channel SE) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Andrew Cox]

1 Little Owl (Flew from tree cavity when passer-by attempted to take photo.) [Malcolm Corbett]

4 Common Sandpiper (Still) [Brian Bolton]

12 Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting (Brief song.), 1 Reed Bunting (Male.) [Malcolm Corbett]

5 Turtle Dove (2 males purring and two and one in flight), 10 Nightingale (whistling and croaking), 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 Whimbrel [Richard Allen]

1 Raven (Over garden, chased by locally resident Carrion Crow.) [David Jobbins]

1 Hobby (Over A 120 between Ramsey and Parkeston roundabouts.) [Simon Banks]

1 Kestrel (Hovering in the distance.), 1 Hobby (Hunting insects. Mobbed by swifts at one point.), 17 Swift (At least.), 1 Green Woodpecker [Andrew Cox]

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 8 Ringed Plover (at least), 2 Knot (summer plumage), 60 Sanderling (at least, all in summer plumage), 12 Bar-tailed Godwit (summer plumage, mainly males), 4 Whimbrel, 2 Turnstone (summer plumage), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Sandwich Tern (at least, flyovers or on the sea), 2 Little Tern (from Stone Point), 2 Skylark, 6 Sand Martin (near John Weston reserve), 1 Whitethroat, 2 Dunlin (summer plumage) [Paul Hargreaves]

2 Red Kite (Circling over garden ), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Phil Harling ]

3 Greenshank (Strood channel DU), 130 Redshank (Plus strood channel DU ), 1 Marsh Harrier (Strood channel DU), 1 Buzzard (Strood channel DU), 1 Great Black-backed Gull (First returning strood channel DU ) [Stephen Entwistle]

2 Treecreeper, 7 Mute Swan [Michael Davies] ,

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper (At least.), 4 Nuthatch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

4 Common Sandpiper (Possibly 5?), 1 Green Sandpiper (Still on East shore around tyres ), 1 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose (Pair), 2 Lapwing [Brian Bolton]

3 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 7 Common Tern (+), 3 Mute Swan (On fishing lake), 1 Grey Heron, 31 Canada Goose, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Pied Wagtail [Paul Everett]

25 Swift (+. Noisily together over Gt.Totham South.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard [Oliver Cottis]

1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 6 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 1 Swallow, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper (At least.), 5 Nuthatch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Kingfisher (Flew from platform on lake. Elms Farm Park.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Sandwich Tern (Flyby ), 2 Sedge Warbler (Males ), 1 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel, 10 Shelduck (Adult with 9 young ), 2 Corn Bunting (Males ), 1 Meadow Pipit (Parachuting ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Shelduck, 20 Gadwall (including female + 3 ducklings and 2 females + 4 & 3 juvs), 2 Tufted Duck (males), 1 Buzzard, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker (adult + juv), 3 Reed Warbler (at least; feeding young in nests.), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat (2 family groups), 6 Pied Wagtail (juveniles at lagoons), 4 Linnet (family party), 2 Reed Bunting (singing males), 2 Greenfinch (adult + young), 1 Kingfisher (also 2 Small Red-eyed Damselflies) [Martin Peers]

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, 2 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Kingfisher [Oliver Cottis]

2 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 2 Nuthatch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

10 Swift (Swifts above their traditional breeding location.) [John Smart]

2 Mediterranean Gull (At least 2 adults. One North east at 19:15 with Black headed Gulls following flying and swarm, then 2 adult returning west with 20 B H Gull 30 mins later. Brentwood Town centre.), 12 Swift, 20 Black-headed Gull [Andrew Stroud]

2 Raven (2 birds cronking as they circled rooftops Westwood Ave Nth towards London Rd. One had shoddy appearance , juvenile ??) [Paul Kingston]

40 Swift (Probably more flying and screaching around flitch green near Felsted from garden ), 50 House Martin (Probably more flying around flitch green near Felsted from garden) [Brian Bolton]

20 Swift (+,St Albrights new farm Road stanway screaming party over breeding site ) [Graham Barber ]

2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Nightingale (flew from bushes), 2 Linnet, 1 Buzzard [Oliver Cottis]

1 Brent Goose (Observer: Brian Goodey. Single bird c30 feet offshore, appeared fit and well) [Andrew Goodey]

1 Hobby (Ray Island JB) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail [Brian Bolton]

100 Black-headed Gull (At least. Looked to be feeding on & following a swarm of flying insects, probably ants.), 15 Mediterranean Gull (At least. With black headed gulls.), 10 Swift [Andrew Cox]

5 Blackcap (Singing ), 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Whitethroat, 20 Sand Martin (+, around colony), 2 Sparrowhawk, 24 Sandwich Tern, 2 Whimbrel, 5 Sedge Warbler (Singing ), 1 Buzzard, 61 Black-tailed Godwit (Including a flock of 19 arriving from high to the west), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 40 Swift (+, over town to the east of decoy ponds), 16 Grey Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Reed Warbler (Singing), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, John Weston Reserve ) [Brian Combes]

1 Spotted Flycatcher (juvenile calling and showing at bottom of garden), 1 Little Owl (calling from Roman River area 3AM), 1 Kestrel (hovering over my garden. Also a silver-washed fritillary), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (juvenile on fat balls!), 3 Greenfinch (one juvenile), 26 Swift (screaming over garden. No evidence of them nesting in the estate this year for the first time) [David Allen]

1 Barn Owl (Flew over car at junction between M25 and A12. Albino badger Hartswood Road at railway bridge. Large Fallow Deer stag and six others along A12 Ingatestone) [Philip Chalk]

3 Little Egret, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Yellowhammer, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 1 Kestrel, 3 Buzzard (As usual, being mobbed by Gulls and Crows.), 3 Lapwing, 1 Turtle Dove (From Sea Wall. Only heard and saw this one.) [Peter Brittain]

2 Oystercatcher (Adult with one well grown young.), 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail [Andrew Cox]

2 Kingfisher (pair flew past calling loudly), 1 Peregrine Falcon (high on thermals), 3 Buzzard, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Oliver Cottis] ,

1 Song Thrush, 1 Little Egret [Michael Davies] ,

1 Great White Egret (F/O strood SE) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (Singing Male.), 2 Swallow, 4 Nuthatch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Green Sandpiper (On East shore around tyres), 1 Common Sandpiper (Still) [Brian Bolton]