1 Cuckoo (Calling.), 1 Coot (Feeding one young.), 1 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 1 Sedge Warbler (Singing.), 4 Blackcap (Three singing males, one female.), 1 Whitethroat (Singing.), 1 Song Thrush (Singing.), 3 Pied Wagtail, 6 Magpie, 4 Chiffchaff (Singing.), 4 Greenfinch (Two singing + two together.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Spotted Flycatcher (Sat in pear tree in my garden. Surely recent arrival. ) [Simon Banks]

11 Nightingale, 9 Whimbrel, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Turtle Dove (Heard purring by Jim Hume and Elsbeth Gotts.), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Grimwade]

3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Kestrel, 2 Cuckoo (Billets Farm. ), 10 Yellow Wagtail (Circa.), 1 Blackcap (Male, Billers Farm. ), 2 Reed Bunting (Pair.), 3 Whitethroat, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100 Swift (At least.), 30 Swallow (At least.), 6 Linnet, 11 Skylark, 24 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 6 Shelduck, 2 Goldeneye (Pair.), 12 Common Tern (At least.), 3 Stock Dove, 1 Great White Egret [David Hale]

3 Buzzard (Together over Gt.Totham South. ) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Hobby, 11 Great Crested Grebe (in Clements Green Creek), 2 Cuckoo, 7 Pochard (including the one with a nasal saddle), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Nightingale (still on territory at Frankland Fields NR), 1 Greenshank [Alan Shearring]

2 Swift (Two birds quite low over Manor Road, Dovercourt) [Simon Banks]

1 Barn Owl (Showing at 09 45 in meadow next to car park.), 4 Cuckoo (Pair chasing around meadow, 2 others calling from other locations.), 2 Whitethroat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Linnet, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Sedge Warbler (Heard only.), 10 Swift (Plus), 10 Swallow (Plus.), 1 Common Tern, 3 Shelduck, 1 Lapwing, 1 Chiffchaff (Heard only.) [David Hale]

1 Cuckoo (In flight calling), 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Song Thrush (Singing ), 1 Brown Hare [Phil Harling ]

1 Spotted Flycatcher (First seen entance to cudmore grove park AF .then seen east of hide to first bench over looking grazing field. DU), 1 Nightingale (Singing only in hedge back of pond (no access)DU), 2 Fulmar (F/o cudmore grove park AF ), 1 Corn Bunting (Cross lane SE ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Hobby (Flew over Baden Powell Close) [David Pallash]

2 Whitethroat (Singing around main gate), 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Pochard (Male), 1 Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher (One on nest on island), 3 Common Tern (On island, one on nest), 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Dunnock (Singing by gate), 1 Great Tit [Paul Everett]

3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Swift, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Swallow (Pair, Langdon Hall Farm(near Hall Wood).), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper (Singing male.), 2 Nuthatch (Visiting nest holes in The Park & Coombe Wood. The latter had a beakful of green caterpillars.), 1 Goldfinch (At least.), 1 Greenfinch [Andrew Cox]

1 Hobby, 2 Garden Warbler (pair), 10 Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Swallow (Landing and collecting mud from a small puddle), 1 Song Thrush (Singing male), 2 Linnet (pair), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 drumming), 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet (Not sure why these are marked as scarce - they're sadly all over this area) [Jon Clark]

2 Buzzard, 2 Cuckoo, 6 Blackcap (4 Males 2 Females), 2 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Dunnock, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blackbird, 1 Marsh Tit [Peter Dwyer]

4 Yellow Wagtail (Surprised to find these so close to home), 3 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [Jon Clark]

1 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 6 Chiffchaff (Singing. ), 3 Blackcap (Singing.), 1 Whitethroat (Singing.), 4 Blackbird (Singing), 1 Greenfinch (Singing.) [Malcolm Corbett]

4 Hobby (incl 3 together SE of LdlH c/w), 3 Cuckoo (incl female below Layer church), 6 Yellow Wagtail, 150 Swift (Large number feeding over reservoir), 12 Swallow [Sean Nixon] , , , , , , ,

1 Wheatear (Youth camp DU), 1 Cuckoo (Boating lake DU), 1 Whimbrel (Boating lake youth camp DU ), 4 House Martin (Boating lake youth camp DU ), 1 Reed Warbler (Boating lake youth camp DU ), 1 Corn Bunting (Singing cross lane DU ), 1 Black Brant (Cobmarsh Island SE), 70 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Cobmarsh Island SE), 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Cobmarsh Island SE) [Stephen Entwistle]

17 Nightingale (singing on territories), 7 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Garden Warbler [Alan Shearring]

1 Reed Warbler (Singing from unusual habitat, above Titchmarsh Reservoir. Viewed briefly as well. Possible site record?), 1 Yellowhammer (heard at the college.), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (singing at the college.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard [Oliver Cottis]

1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing male) [Roger Emmens]

2 Greenfinch (Male and female pair on my sunflower heart feeder. 1st ones I have seen in my garden for 14 years) [Les Finn]

1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 2 Song Thrush (Singing males.), 4 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.), 3 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Red Kite [Andrew Cox]

1 Cuckoo (Calling from scrub adj. Totham Pit.), 1 Buzzard (Gt.Totham Hall.), 3 Swallow (Gt.Totham Hall.), 1 Yellowhammer (Singing. Usual territory, Church Road.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Garden Warbler (Both singing and showing well. One by dipping pond one by meadow viewing screen ) [Jan Lewis]

1 Cuckoo (Heard Cuckoo from Nine Ashes Road Blackmore) [Neil Warner]

1 Tawny Owl (Tawny owl heard since 21:30 on Queensbury avenue calling for the 4th night now.) [Daryl Morgan]

2 Red Kite (Clear Sighting above Norton Mandeville) [Neil Warner]

1 Wheatear (Male ), 2 Nightingale, 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Nico Devereaux]

1 Woodchat Shrike (male showing very well for majority of visit) [James Hudson]

1 Red Kite (Low over Gt.Totham South. My first local sighting for a week.) [Malcolm Corbett]

3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Cuckoo, 17 Nightingale, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whimbrel, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Turtle Dove, 2 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Grimwade]

1 Quail ("singing" in cornfield.....first local record) [Martin Henry]

1 Blackcap, 4 Canada Goose (1 pair with 1 gosling; 1 pair with 4 gosling), 1 Gadwall (male), 1 Oystercatcher (On nest on island), 2 Whitethroat (at least - in hedgerow alongside road), 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff (heard), 3 Egyptian Goose (including 1 pair with 4 gosling) [Paul Everett] , ,

5 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Swallow (Dry Street meadow. Probably two pairs.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.), 2 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper (One singing male, Coombe Wood. One in Hall Wood.), 7 Nuthatch (Four occupied nest holes: Coombe Wood & The Park had pairs taking food & removing fecal sacs. Horsepaddock had at least one bird visiting nest hole. Another pair seen adding finishing touches to a nest hole in a small copse near to the main car park. New site/ territory. Last years nest hole in Hall Wood appears to be unoccupied. ), 1 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Male. Calling & drumming in the three oak trees standing in the meadow across Dry Street from Coombe Wood. Flew into Coombe Wood.) [Andrew Cox]

3 House Martin (Shaftesbury Road/Margaret Road junction) [Graham Pentelow]

4 Common Sandpiper (All on east shore around tyres ), 6 Egyptian Goose (Pair plus 4 x chicks), 2 Common Tern (On island), 2 Shelduck (Pair), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Still By layby) [Brian Bolton]

3 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Hobby, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Nightingale, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black Swan, 1 Mandarin Duck, 2 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Grimwade]

1 Kingfisher (on the river), 1 Willow Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Cuckoo (calling in the distance), 1 Little Grebe (titchmarsh reservoire), 1 Grey Heron (titchmarsh reservoire) [Oliver Cottis]

30 Sand Martin (Plus off cudmore grove MC), 1 Greenshank (Cudmore grove MC), 4 Cuckoo (2Cudmore grove MC ,2 strood channel DU ), 1 Green Hairstreak (Strood channel DU ), 1 Sedge Warbler (Strood channel DU), 3 Reed Warbler (Strood channel DU ), 5 Whimbrel (Strood channel DU), 3 Painted Lady (2 strood DU, 1 Cudmore grove MC), 3 Lapwing (Chicks on park grazing field MC), 12 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Strood (DU)), 2 Egyptian Goose (A pr golf house flooded geese field MC) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Cuckoo (Heard calling along the River Wid nr. Skeggs. Farm.) [Andrew Allen]

4 Common Tern, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Canada Goose (including pair with 8 goslings), 3 Goldfinch, 20 Shelduck (+), 8 Oystercatcher, 2 Pochard, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Black Brant, 2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose [Paul Everett] , , , , ,

2 Swift (wheeling over Crows Road in direction of High Street) [Graham Pentelow]

1 Woodchat Shrike (Showing very well at times. Stunning bird.) [Karl Price]

2 Swift (Over house tile kiln estate slowly moving north.), 1 Long-tailed Tit (Flew over garden.), 1 Greenfinch (Flew over garden.) [Kevin Cook]

5 Nightingale, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Buzzard [Oliver Cottis]

1 Firecrest (male singing for c20 minutes in suitable breeding habitat), 5 Garden Warbler (singing males in general area of sandpit and nearby heathland), 1 Mistle Thrush (pair on heath by Cherry Tree Lane ), 6 Whitethroat, 6 Nightingale (singing males either side of Cherry Tree Lane. In good numbers this year) [Andrew Goodey]

1 Cuckoo (heard and seen several times), 63 Avocet (probably more), 23 Common Tern (at least), 30 Grey Plover (at least), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 32 Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Ringed Plover, 10 Whimbrel (at least), 1 Knot (full summer plumage), 2 Brent Goose, 2 Buzzard, 6 Marsh Harrier (3 pairs, one male took coot chick.), 1 Kestrel (male), 1 Sparrowhawk (male), 2 Hobby (distantly fly catching), 1 Golden Oriole (Male flew in over Salcott channel and fed from low bushes on bank, then flew back.), 5 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Spoonbill (2 immatures and adult) [Ashley Gooding]

75 Ringed Plover (+), 1 Knot, 30 Sanderling, 5 Wheatear (3 hide wall, 2 on cliff just north of tower), 1 Little Tern (Horsey, opposite the point), 1 Sandwich Tern (Walton Channel), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin (+ Stone Point lagoon over high tide.) [Martin Richards]

1 Common Sandpiper (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 5 Greylag Goose (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Mute Swan (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Little Grebe (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 5 Swift (+), 2 Willow Warbler (Heard only), 2 Yellowhammer, 4 Lesser Whitethroat (Heard Only), 2 Moorhen (1 youngster.), 1 Kingfisher (River Can.) [Andrew Allen]

6 Whimbrel, 2 Turtle Dove, 8 Nightingale (estimated number of singing males), 10 Swift, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer [Simon Cox]

1 House Martin (Returning breeding bird at Brentwood School), 6 Swift (Screeching over Brentwood town centre this evening, returning breeding birds) [Andrew Stroud]

3 Wheatear (1 golf house SE, 2 strood hill AF), 1 Greenshank (Cudmore grazing field SE), 1 Common Gull (Cudmore grazing field SE (tatty)), 20 Sand Martin (Plus off cudmore grove SE), 1 Whitethroat (8+ cudmore grove SE.), 1 Willow Warbler (Behind dabchicks sailing club DU), 5 Cuckoo (1 the lane DU,2 maydays SE, 1 langenhoe SE,1 strood AF), 4 Avocet (2prs maydays MC ), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Strood channel AF ), 7 Reed Warbler (7 strood AF,), 2 Yellowhammer (A pr maydays SE ), 2 Canada Goose (A pr Cudmore grazing field SE), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull (2prs maydays SE), 28 Whimbrel (Pye fleet DU ), 1 Yellow Wagtail (Golf house SE), 8 Common Tern (Pye fleet DU ), 5 Painted Lady (1 Strood MT , 4 maydays SE ), 1 Common Sandpiper (Maydays MC ), 2 Pochard (Oyster fishery DU ), 8 Grey Plover (Pye fleet DU ), 3 Gadwall (Bower hall marshes F/O DU), 29 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (2 cudmore grove SE , 27 Pye fleet DU ), 12 Dunlin (Off pye fleet DU ), 2 Teal (Golf house flooded fields DU SE), 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Side of firs chase caravan park AF), 2 Egyptian Goose (A pr golf house pools SE ) [Stephen Entwistle]

9 Nightingale [Martin Henry]

1 Goldcrest (frequent visitor to garden pond this week) [Martin Henry]

6 Swift (Back over swift boxes about a week later than last year) [Kevin Poulton]

2 Buzzard, 20 Common Tern, 5 Swift, 18 Swallow, 7 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Arctic Tern, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing) [Gary A James]

2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark (At least. Singing males, arable field next to car park.), 1 Swallow, 3 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 1 Coal Tit, 3 Treecreeper (Pair carrying material into nest site; singing male elsewhere.), 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

2 Common Sandpiper (Titschmarsh reservoir), 1 Cuckoo (flew past Titschmarsh reservoir calling), 1 Yellow Wagtail (Titschmarsh res), 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Coot, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 7 Mallard [Oliver Cottis]

1 Little Egret (In the managed retreat), 2 Nightingale (One in Butts Lane/entrance road, the other at the east end of the Golden Gates alder wood), 4 Stonechat (Two pairs on the VC approach road, one pair with one fledged juv), 2 Cuckoo (Golden Gates), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (One each Golden Gates and the pit to the south of the tip), 18 Pochard (Including nine drakes Golden Gates), 23 Tufted Duck (18, including 10 drakes, Golden Gates, five, including three drakes, on the pit to the south of the tip), 28 Coot (16 Golden Gates, 12 on the pit to the south of the tip), 7 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 7 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Great Crested Grebe (Golden Gates), 1 Mute Swan (Golden Gates), 6 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Common Sandpiper (On the pit to the south of the tip), 2 Swift (Golden Gates), 1 Wheatear (On the tip road near Golden Gates), 1 Hobby (Over the tip), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (By the outer car park), 1 Egyptian Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 4 Cetti's Warbler (One by the outer car park, two Golden Gates, one near the pit to the south of the tip) [Paul Larkin]

1 Nightingale (Near Stanford Creek), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Cetti's Warbler [Paul Larkin]

1 Little Grebe (LDLH Causeway), 2 Gadwall (♂♀ LDLH Causeway), 5 Shoveler (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 1 Goldeneye (♀ LB Causeway), 2 Buzzard (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 1 Sparrowhawk (♀ Old Road), 1 Hobby (LDLH Causeway), 2 Oystercatcher (LDLH Causeway), 4 Bar-tailed Godwit (Wigbourgh Bay viewing hide), 9 Common Sandpiper (LDLH Causeway), 1 Spotted Redshank (Wigbourgh Bay viewing hide), 3 Cuckoo (♂♂♀ Woodmouse Trail+Old Road), 150 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (LB Causeway), 10 House Martin (LB Causeway), 1 Wheatear (♂ LDLH Causeway), 3 Nightingale (Old Road), 3 Garden Warbler (Woodmouse Trail+Old Road), 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler (Reserve), 4 Yellow Wagtail (Billets Farm), 3 Yellowhammer (LB Causeway+Woodmouse Trail), 1 Green Woodpecker (Reserve - Heard only), 1 Song Thrush (Woodmouse Trail - Heard only), 1 Reed Warbler (LB Causeway - Heard only ... 80 Species seen and Heard) [Mick Woodruff]

1 Tawny Owl, 2 Nightingale, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Treecreeper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher [Tony Kennelly]

1 Hobby (Heading low and fast northerly) [Roger Emmens]

1 Garden Warbler (A male, in song, showing intermittently in my garden. The first occurrence for this site since moving here in 2011.) [Jeremy Hurley]

1 Golden Oriole (Male), 2 Spoonbill [Sean Nixon] , , , ,

1 Nightingale (Singing. Just SW of car park, Tiptree Heath.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2000 Swift, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Hobby, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Nightingale, 1 Garganey (Drake), 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Grimwade]

5 Yellow Wagtail (Strood channel DU), 3 Cuckoo (Strood channel DU ), 3 Reed Warbler (Strood channel DU), 6 Whimbrel (Strood channel DU), 40 Dunlin (Strood channel ), 10 Grey Plover (Strood channel ), 2 Mediterranean Gull (A pr Strood channel DU) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Turtle Dove (New bird in garden at 07.45. 4th bird this spring & 2nd female. ), 1 Wheatear (Bright and large male presumably leucorhoa; distantly on top field. NFY as missed one seen by dog walker in April.), 1 Common Sandpiper (On Trifarm Pit at 06.30. NFY.), 1 Tufted Duck (Male on Trifarm. 1st for 6 days.), 1 Kingfisher (1 flew along brook at 06.55. 1st sighting for 6 days. ) [Graham Ekins]

4 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing ), 22 Whitethroat (Singing ), 4 Blackcap (Singing ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 19 Swallow (6 south, 13 sewage works ), 3 Greenshank (Walton Hall Marshes ), 1 Yellowhammer (Walton Hall Marshes ), 2 Swift (First of the year for me, high south), 3 Little Tern (Walton Channel ), 2 Wheatear (1 John Weston Reserve, 1 Walton Hall Marshes ), 6 Tufted Duck (Walton Hall Marshes ), 2 Whimbrel, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Sedge Warbler (Singing), 1 Reed Warbler (Singing), 4 Chiffchaff (Singing ), 63 Dunlin (Cormorant Creek, mainly in summer plumage), 5 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 1 escarpment, 1 north of cricket pitch, 2 John Weston Reserve, 1 decoy ponds ) [Brian Combes]

1 Willow Warbler (singing), 2 Yellowhammer (pair feeding in a field), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (singing males), 2 Little Egret, 3 Stock Dove (2 in a field, one in an oak), 7 Whitethroat, 5 Linnet, 9 Blackcap, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon, 9 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 1 Greenfinch, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Mallard, 5 Dunnock, 7 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 16 Starling, 2 Chaffinch, 5 Wren [Oliver Cottis]

2 Spoonbill (Feeding in channel near Joyce's Head) [Ian Gooday]

1 Swift (my 1st hirundine of the year, ahead of Swallows or House Martins. Heading west across Tower Road & Lower Swaines junction) [Graham Pentelow]

1 Goldcrest [Martin Henry]

1 Sparrowhawk (Male. St. Peter's Church.) [Malcolm Corbett]

8 Buzzard (+), 2 Sparrowhawk (+), 4 Kestrel, 2 Treecreeper (In different locations), 1 Cuckoo (Heard only), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler (Heard only), 1 Sedge Warbler (New for site?), 10 Swift (+ Mostly heading NW in 2 & 3s), 3 Red Kite (Possibly 4 ), 3 Kingfisher (2 flying and at least one other heard in different locations), 1 Egyptian Goose [David L Smith]

5 Wheatear (including 4 together ), 6 Corn Bunting (singing males), 8 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Swift, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Skylark [Glen Moore] , ,

1 Wheatear (coopers beach DU), 1 Cuckoo (Coopers beach DU), 2 Whimbrel (Coopers beach DU), 2 Common Tern (Coopers beach DU), 4 Sanderling (1 full summer 3 in change SE off cudmore grove SE), 9 Turnstone (Off cudmore grove SE), 55 Oystercatcher (Off cudmore grove SE), 25 Ringed Plover (Plus off cudmore grove steps to point SE), 45 Dunlin (+ in summer off cudmore SE), 2 Egyptian Goose (A pr golf house flooded fields MT) [Stephen Entwistle]

4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Nightingale (Seen crossing the old road in pairs, many more heard. ), 4 Blackcap (2 pairs.), 8 Whitethroat, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Common Tern (Circa.), 20 Yellow Wagtail (Circa.), 1 Cuckoo (Plus another heard.), 100 Swift (Plus.), 2 House Martin, 20 Swallow (Plus.), 4 Common Sandpiper (LBC.), 1 Wheatear (Male. Billets screen.), 2 Reed Bunting (Pair. Billets screen.), 10 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Chiffchaff (Seen, more heard.), 1 Wren, 10 Chaffinch (At least), 2 Blue Tit, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Mandarin Duck (Drakes. NE corner of LBC. ) [David Hale] , , , , ,

1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Mute Swan [David Saville] , ,

4 Red-legged Partridge, 30 Greylag Goose (+. Adults, inc. eight pairs with young.), 15 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 2 Pochard (Pair.), 21 Tufted Duck, 50 Swift (+. Conservative estimate. Feeding over carp lake throughout visit.), 1 Cuckoo, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard (Together, harassed by a crow.), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylark (Singing.), 100 Swallow (circa. Briefly feeding as passing through with martins), 100 House Martin (circa. Briefly feeding as passing through with swallows), 1 Long-tailed Tit (Adult feeding recent fledgling.), 10 Reed Warbler (Singing.), 3 Blackcap (Singing.), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing.), 5 Whitethroat (Singing.), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Linnet (Pair), 2 Goldfinch (Pair.), 1 Mallard (Female with six young.), 2 Chiffchaff (Singing.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (High above swifts but no attack seen.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Egyptian Goose (Pair + goslings), 1 Blackcap, 5 Goldfinch [Paul Everett]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Adult male.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Possibly two.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (Singing Male. Adjacent arable.), 2 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing Male.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Oystercatcher (pair), 1 Great Tit, 1 Blackcap, 2 Linnet [Paul Everett] ,

1 Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Song Thrush, 1 Tawny Owl (1 Roe Deer, 14 Muntjac Deer, 8 Brown Hare) [Philip Chalk]

3 Hobby (From wigborough hide all working up & down far bank.), 1 Mandarin Duck (Male sitting on roots of fallen down trees north east LBCW), 1 Common Sandpiper (LB causeway ), 10 Greenshank (Plus from Wigborough hide) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Willow Warbler (Singing. Tiptree Heath.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Willow Warbler (singing), 2 Yellowhammer (pair), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (singing males), 8 Whitethroat (2 pairs and 4 more singing males), 1 Blackcap (male), 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 20 Linnet (roughly), 2 Stock Dove, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 2 Green Woodpecker (one was at the college), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest (singing at the college), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Greenfinch, 1 Chaffinch [Oliver Cottis]

21 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Blackcap (2 f, 9 singing m), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Common Tern, 200 Swallow (At least), 2 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 1 Cuckoo (Male), 3 Common Sandpiper, 9 Reed Warbler (Singing ), 2 Hobby, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Swift, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 35 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Bearded Tit, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing) [Jan Lewis]

1 Nightingale, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Common Tern (+), 200 Swallow (+), 100 House Martin (+), 30 Sand Martin (+), 1 Kestrel (+), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Buzzard (+), 15 Swift (+), 1 Cetti's Warbler [Graham Barber ]

4 Swallow, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap (+), 9 Nightingale (8 males, 1 female with a male), 30 Sand Martin (circa), 2 Whimbrel, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Turtle Dove, 2 Egyptian Goose [Liz Huxley]

2 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Swallow (+), 1 Cuckoo, 10 House Martin (+), 2 Greenfinch, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Graham Barber ]

1 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Nightingale (in full song), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling from reedbed), 2 Cetti's Warbler [Alan Shearring]

1 Cuckoo, 1000 Swift (too many to count, along with groups of House Martins and Swallows), 1 Nightingale (near the bittern hide), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Gadwall (pair) [Paul Gymer]

2 Stonechat (Pair on the old landfill), 2 Gadwall, 7 Whimbrel, 2 Corn Bunting (Singing males on the old landfill and the field behind the car park), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 70 Shelduck, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sanderling (By bird), 1 Willow Warbler (In partial song by the fort), 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Oystercatcher, 18 Common Gull (Including one adult), 1 Canada Goose, 13 Tufted Duck, 9 Pochard, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Avocet, 6 Swift, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (3rd cy), 2 Curlew, 1 Herring Gull (Amelanstic bird), 2 Dunlin (Bp birds), 1 Teal, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling) [Paul Larkin]

5 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler (Pair.), 5 Pochard (At least.), 4 Tufted Duck (Two pairs.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 6 Oystercatcher, 32 Avocet (At least.), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Saline lagoon.), 3 Greenshank (Saline lagoon.), 2 Spotted Redshank (Saline lagoon. SP.), 2 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper (Saline lagoon. Then creek.), 2 Common Tern, 30 Swift (At least.), 5 Yellow Wagtail (At least. Main lagoon, northern edge.), 50 Swallow (At least. Big mixed flock of hirundines.), 10 House Martin (At least.), 15 Sand Martin (At least.), 4 Sedge Warbler (Singing males.), 18 Reed Warbler (singing males.), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males.), 5 Reed Bunting (Pair plus three males.), 1 Cuckoo (Male calling briefly.), 1 Nightingale (Singing briefly from old tip.), 4 Lapwing, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Western end.), 3 Bearded Tit (At least.), 4 Cetti's Warbler [Andrew Cox]

1 Willow Warbler (New in feldy view cemetery SE ), 3 Cuckoo (1 copt hall way ,2 strood channel SE), 1 Great White Egret (F/o firs chase caravan park SE), 1 Black Brant (Cobmarsh Island DU ), 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Cobmarsh Island DU ), 120 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Cobmarsh Island DU ), 12 Whimbrel (1 strood channel SE 11 F/o firs chase garden DU ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Coot, 20 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose [Michael Davies] , , , ,

1 Lesser Whitethroat (1 singing male) [Jan Swan]

2 Canada Goose (On the river), 3 Whimbrel (On foreshore east of the fort), 2 Greylag Goose (Over west), 5 Wheatear (Three in the fort, two on the new landfill), 1 Mute Swan (In the fort), 8 Shelduck (In the fort), 1 Little Egret (In the fort), 3 Common Sandpiper (One in the fort, two on the foreshore near the new landfill), 4 Oystercatcher (On foreshore east of the fort), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (In the STW and near the new landfill), 1 Common Gull (2cy in the fort), 1 Yellow Wagtail (With Wheatears), 5 Mallard (Two in the fort, three on the foreshore), 2 Dunlin (East of the fort) [Paul Larkin]

3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrest (Pair.), 2 Nuthatch (Both visiting nest holes in The Park & Coombe Wood.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Garden Warbler (By gate), 4 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (By layby), 3 Chiffchaff [Brian Bolton]

1 Woodchat Shrike (Flitting between bushes, eating various insects, showing well) [Matt Trevillion] , ,

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 1 Kestrel, 20 Jackdaw, 5 Chiffchaff (Singing.), 2 Blackcap (Singing.), 2 Song Thrush (Singing.) [Malcolm Corbett]

6 Nightingale, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Cuckoo, 4 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Grimwade]

2 Raven (Pair flying over working gravel pits area at 1.35pm, mobbed by 2 Carrion crows for a short time, then they circled together gaining height quite rapidly and moved off SE. ), 1 Common Sandpiper (along E edge of main pit.) [George Brown]

1 Blackcap, 1 Swift, 5 Swallow, 2 Buzzard, 2 Common Tern, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby (poss 2), 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Lapwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Liz Huxley]

1 Cuckoo (Seen both sides of the river wall before and after the main car park) [Paul Richardson]

1 Red Kite (drifted S across the river and over the E end of the town) [Liz Huxley]

4 Gadwall (2x♂-2x♀), 2 Tufted Duck (♂♀), 1 Eider (♀), 1 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk (♂♀), 2 Whimbrel (Hamford Water), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (Grazing Marsh - John Weston Reserve), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Pool on Grazing Marsh - John Weston Reserve), 6 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear (♀-Grazing Marsh - John Weston Reserve), 2 Sedge Warbler (Heard another 4), 18 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Heard only), 2 Reed Warbler (Heard only), 23 Knot (Hamford Water), 1 Lapwing, 50 Dunlin (At least), 8 Chiffchaff, 6 Meadow Pipit (Grazing Marsh - John Weston Reserve), 5 Barnacle Goose, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only - John Weston Reserve) [Mick Woodruff]

200 House Martin (Over sewer works, magical ) [Phil Harling ]

1 Turtle Dove (Flying), 6 Nightingale (Actually saw three of them), 4 Whitethroat, 1 Bullfinch (Male) [Peter Brittain]

1 Woodchat Shrike (Showing well but at a distance.) [Paul Chamberlain] , ,

1 Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Lagoon.), 7 Whimbrel (At least.), 3 Greenshank (Lagoon), 3 Mediterranean Gull (At least.), 1 Common Tern, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Female, in flight.), 3 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males.) [Andrew Cox]

10 House Martin (Plus maydays SE), 100 Swallow (Plus cudmore grove SE), 1 Green Sandpiper (Maydays SE), 1 Common Sandpiper (Maydays SE), 1 Greenshank (Maydays SE ), 1 Cuckoo (Maydays ), 2 Yellow Wagtail (Maydays), 2 Canada Goose (F/o maydays SE ), 2 Greylag Goose (F/o maydays SE ), 3 Reed Bunting (Males maydays SE ), 22 Whimbrel (7 maydays SE. 15 strood channel DU ), 2 Hobby (Strood channel DU ), 12 Swift (Strood channel DU ), 2 Common Tern (Strood channel DU ), 1 Fieldfare (Golf house flooded fields MC), 6 Sedge Warbler (1 strood channel DU, 5 cudmore grove MC), 6 Reed Warbler (3 strood channel DU, 3 cudmore grove MC), 2 Avocet (A pr golf house flooded saltings MC), 10 Sand Martin (Cudmore grove MC), 30 Ringed Plover (Plus off cudmore grove SE), 1 Woodcock (Flushed from orchard on dairy lane AF), 2 Meadow Pipit (Maydays SE ), 125 Dunlin (100 strood channel DU, 25 cudmore grove SE), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Strood channel DU ) [Stephen Entwistle]

2 Jay, 4 Coot, 3 Moorhen [Michael Davies] , ,

1 Whinchat (Adult male), 3 Wheatear, 1 Hobby, 7 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Bearded Tit, 11 Cetti's Warbler [Steve Grimwade]

2 Egyptian Goose (pair with Goslings), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Swallow, 1 Red-legged Partridge (plus one stoat around trees in layby) [Paul Everett] , ,

4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 3 Whitethroat (Singing males.), 2 Garden Warbler (Singing males. Vicinity of Rookery Wood.), 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Cox]

2 Yellow Wagtail (Flew from bank over to fields ), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (One by layby and one in scrub by bridge ), 1 Reed Warbler (One singing by lake/ pond) [Brian Bolton] , , ,

1 Woodchat Shrike (Still showing well) [Paul Everett] ,

33 Blackcap (29 male, 4 female), 6 Jay, 20 Whitethroat, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Skylark, 3 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Chiffchaff, 10 Greenfinch, 3 House Sparrow [James Hudson]

1 Sparrowhawk (Male. Starling taken in back garden but escaped when hawk disturbed. Gt.Totham South.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Kestrel (Male.), 2 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only. By C&B Navigation.), 6 Chiffchaff (Singing.), 2 Blackcap (Singing.), 1 Nightingale (Singing. E of lake.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Woodchat Shrike (Seen from arable field at distance in Horse Paddock ) [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

1 Yellow Wagtail (Feeding on lawn) [Elizabeth Leeder]

1 Hobby (Moving west over the A120 bypass.) [Jeremy Hurley]

1 Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler (Singing Male.), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males.), 4 Whitethroat (Singing males.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Siskin (Two males at nyger seed feeder) [Roger Emmens]

1 Wheatear (SW corner Strood channel ), 3 Swift (Strood channel DU ), 2 Hobby (Over firs chase caravan site ), 2 House Martin (Feldy view DU ), 2 Yellow Wagtail (Strood channel DU), 1 Reed Warbler (Strood channel DU), 4 Whimbrel (Strood channel DU) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Mute Swan (Male driving off Canada Goose. Totham Pit.), 1 Red Kite (Low over Gt. Totham South, 07:50.), 2 Swallow (Gt. Totham Hall.), 1 Pied Wagtail (Horse paddock adj. St. Peter's Church.), 2 Yellowhammer (Present at same Church Road location as last year.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Sanderling (Mobile; near summer plumage; no sign at 07.50. New for Site. ), 1 Dunlin (Summer plumage schinzii race 07.50; not present at 05.50. ), 13 Egyptian Goose (2 adults and 11 young; lost just one gosling one in 2.5 weeks. ), 1 Little Ringed Plover (Has been missing for 6 days. ) [Graham Ekins] , , ,

4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Avocet, 5 Common Tern, 4 Arctic Tern [Philip Chalk]

1 Grey Wagtail (Female, feeding by pond near C.P. boundary. Also 1 Grey Wagtail in Stanford-le-Hope garage block, 21 March 2021) [Jon Hunter]

4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Grey Plover, 35 Dunlin, 8 Linnet [Philip Chalk]

5 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Common Tern, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 150 Swallow (+), 50 House Martin (+), 20 Sand Martin (+), 6 Swift, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Chiffchaff [Graham Barber ]

11 Common Tern (Probably more), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing close to layby ), 1 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher (Pair), 30 Sand Martin (At least ), 10 Swallow (At least ), 10 House Martin ( At least ) [Brian Bolton]

1 Little Egret, 100 Swift (at least. Followed swallows in), 200 Swallow (Lots), 10 House Martin (with swallows), 1 Oystercatcher (On island), 5 Common Tern (pair prospecting on raft), 1 Marsh Harrier (male hunting over reedbed), 2 Egyptian Goose, 7 Red-crested Pochard (4 males, 3 females) [Ian Swanson]

1 Cuckoo (Seen and heard at usual area ), 4 Swift, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Swallow, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler [Graham Barber ]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Large bird, presumably female, flying and landing around pylons near "Splatoon" car park.), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (At least 2 possibly 3), 8 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff [Martin Singleton]

2 Cuckoo (Male and female. Very obliging, sighted on numerous occasions.), 10 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant [Tony Thomas]

1 Swallow, 1 Cuckoo (Audio direction of Battlesbridge), 9 Whimbrel, 6 Little Egret, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit [M Savage]

2 Pochard (1 with four mallards drakes, 1 with pair of mallards), 2 Common Tern, 2 Gadwall (Pair), 1 Whitethroat, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Greylag Goose (pair with 7 goslings) [Paul Everett]

1 Woodchat Shrike (Male still showing well in hedge off Mill lane) [Brian Bolton]

8 Nightingale, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 5 Reed Warbler (Along river), 2 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Tawny Owl, 3 Swallow, 2 Kestrel, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Bullfinch [Yvonne Watling]

1 Spotted Flycatcher (Gyants marsh. Footpath shop lane to meeting lane very mobile found by Martin cock ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Cuckoo (Strood channel DU), 1 Sedge Warbler (Strood channel DU ), 3 Reed Warbler (Strood channel DU), 2 Avocet (Strood channel DU), 1 Knot (Strood channel (poor condition)DU), 10 Whimbrel (Strood channel DU), 4 Grey Plover (Strood channel DU) [Stephen Entwistle]

7 Spotted Redshank, 1 Ruff, 12 Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler, 50 Lapwing, 20 Redshank, 12 Avocet [Matt Trevillion] , , , , , ,

5 Blackcap (Various sightings - 3 males and 2 femlaes), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Chiffchaff (Heard only), 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only) [Paul Everett]

1 Red Kite (Low over Gt.Totham South. My 16th local record since six seen on 8th April. Further sighting at 14:00.) [Malcolm Corbett]

4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark (Singing males.), 2 Mistle Thrush (Singing males.), 2 Song Thrush (At least.), 3 Whitethroat (Singing males. ), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing Male.), 2 Garden Warbler (Singing males. Northern end of WoodlandTrust's Old Park.), 1 Willow Warbler (Singing male.), 1 Goldcrest (Singing Male.), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Goldfinch (At least.), 10 Tufted Duck (Five pairs. Private pond north of Hatch Farm.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Nightingale, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Swallow, 2 Swift, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Greylag Goose, 1 Kestrel, 5 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit [Oliver Cottis]

1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing in same hedge as for the last few days), 1 Cuckoo (Ranging along Colne valley), 1 Wheatear [Steve Hallam]

5 Swift (Above breeding site , St Albrights, New Farm Rd, Stanway) [Graham Barber ]

1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Nightingale, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 14 Red-legged Partridge ((2 Wild Boar in Sandy Wood, 7 Muntjac Deer) ) [Philip Chalk]

21 Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan, 4 Shelduck [Paul Everett]

21 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Shelduck, 2 Skylark, 2 Sedge Warbler (Heard only), 2 Mute Swan, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Swallow, 2 Rook, 2 Pheasant, 1 Cuckoo (Heard only), 5 Greylag Goose, 2 Cormorant, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Raven, 2 Chaffinch, 10 House Sparrow, 1 Moorhen [Philip Davie]

1 Lesser Whitethroat (1 singing male), 2 Blackcap (Two males in same area as Lesser Whitethroat) [Jan Swan]

1 Cuckoo (on fence post by grazing meadow viewing west from the causeway ), 100 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 4 Gadwall, 2 Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Black-headed Gull, 1 Red-crested Pochard (male) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Cuckoo, 3 Tawny Owl, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Red-legged Partridge ((4 Brown Hare, 1 Roe Deer, 3 Muntjac Deer)), 1 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 1 Long-eared Owl (Male calling, north track) [Philip Chalk]

1 Woodchat Shrike (Cracking male, giving superb views) [Karl Price] , ,

1 Woodchat Shrike (Male. Park along Mill Lane, then follow public footpath west, then follow hedge southwards to view horse paddock.), 1 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Heard only) [Andrew Allen]

4 Buzzard (at least), 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 3 Swift, 1 Swallow, 1 Goldcrest (singing), 1 Raven (west at 1640), 1 Red Kite (South (32nd garden record)), 1 Osprey (SE at 1645 potentially towards Hanningfield Res) [Sean Gregory]

1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon (possibly the same bird twice. Stooping distantly above Colchester), 4 Sparrowhawk (3 females and 1 male. Probably the same female repeated), 2 Buzzard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, 2 Stock Dove (pair in my tree) [Oliver Cottis]

2 Great Crested Grebe (Pair on fishing lake), 50 Black-headed Gull (+ some nesting on the island ), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Lone bird feeding in the margins ), 1 Oystercatcher (On nest near shoreline of island) [Paul Everett] , , ,

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail (Squealing in reeds, main viewpoint.), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (Pair, flew off of Saline.), 2 Whimbrel (Saline.), 6 Mediterranean Gull (At least.), 4 Common Tern, 6 Yellow Wagtail (At least. Including two males & one female near Old barn. Also a pair plus one other from the Manorway.), 7 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males.), 5 Dunlin (Main viewpoint.), 2 Black-necked Grebe (Main lagoon, seen from old windpump viewpoint.), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling from path to Saline lagoon.), 4 Bearded Tit (At least. Showing well from main viewpoint. ) [Andrew Cox]

1 Grasshopper Warbler (Male reeling in full view perched on top of a hawthorn. Approx half way along footpath to Bowers, near sewage works.), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (Pair in creek.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Swift (Empress drive SE ), 3 Lesser Whitethroat (1 meeting lane SE, 1 maydays MC , 1 strood Reservoir SE), 7 Whitethroat (4 strood AF, 1 meeting lane ,1 shop lane SE), 6 Common Tern (2 strood channel AF, 4 pye fleet DU ), 5 Cuckoo (1 strood hill layby SE, 1 strood channel AF, 3 maydays/Reeves hall DU ), 6 Buzzard (Strood channel AF ), 4 Yellow Wagtail (Strood channel AF ,2 Bowers farm DU ), 24 Whimbrel (6 Plus strood channel AF ,3 strood DU ,15 pye fleet DU ), 4 Blackcap (2 female, feldy view cemetery JB, 2 Male strood fishing Reservoir SE, ), 2 Mute Swan (A pr strood fishing Reservoir SE), 3 Reed Warbler (Maydays DU), 7 Sedge Warbler (4 Maydays DU, 1 golf house dyke, 1 strood, 1 golf house sluice DU), 2 Corn Bunting (Maydays DU), 14 Grey Plover (Pye fleet DU ), 1 Garden Warbler (10mins only from strood layby looking into fishing Reservoir SE DU), 4 Avocet (2prs breeding golf house pools DU), 1 Greenshank (Golf house pools DU), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Pye fleet DU ), 4 Greylag Goose (2pr with chicks DU), 4 Mediterranean Gull (2prs over Mersea Ave IB), 2 Meadow Pipit (Maydays DU ), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Large over west Mersea IB) [Stephen Entwistle]

5 Greenshank (wig Bay (1 at billets) ), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Buzzard, 2 Mediterranean Gull (Billets ), 1 Wheatear (Billets.), 5 Yellow Wagtail (Billets field), 3 Hobby (Ldlh. Distant birds), 2 Common Sandpiper (Lbc), 2 Reed Warbler (Lbc. Heard only), 1 Arctic Tern (Billets ), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Lbc. Heard only ) [Matthew Davison]

1 Nightingale (Singing), 3 Mandarin Duck (2 males and 1 female), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Swift [Steve Grimwade]

2 Buzzard, 1 Little Egret, 5 Common Sandpiper, 20 Common Tern, 2 Swift, 6 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 3 Wheatear, 5 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Gary A James]

1 Nightingale (Brief burst of song, usual area), 12 Mallard (Female with a brood of 11.) [Andrew Cox]

8 Oystercatcher, 6 Cormorant, 2 Little Tern, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron [Philip Davie]

4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Nightingale (In song by the creek), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet [Paul Larkin]

1 Hoopoe (Seen in flight (heading west) from ground in area with no public access by bird ringing group. ) [David Pallash]

1 Nightingale (Still in Butts Lane by reserve entrance), 1 Little Egret (Stanford Creek), 8 Greylag Goose (Three by the VC, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Corn Bunting (Singing males on the VC approach road), 3 Stonechat (Pair and a male on the VC approach road), 3 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males. One each by Stanford Creek, next to the VC and near the pit to the south of the tip), 26 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 33 Tufted Duck (Nine, five drakes, on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest, including 15 drakes, Golden Gates), 9 Pochard (One drake on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest, including four drakes, Golden Gates), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Golden Gates), 1 Mute Swan (Golden Gates), 5 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 7 Swift (Golden Gates), 1 Shoveler (Drake Golden Gates), 10 Reed Warbler (Singing males. Two by the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 1 Reed Bunting (Singing male Golden Gates), 8 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 6 Swallow (Over the tip), 6 Sand Martin (Over the tip), 5 Red-legged Partridge (On the tip), 1 House Martin (Over Stanford), 2 Hobby (Over the tip), 54 Shelduck (Mucking flats), 7 Oystercatcher (Mucking flats), 3 Curlew (Mucking flats), 1 Aythya sp. (Female Pochard x Tufted Duck on the pit to the south of the tip), 4 Whimbrel (Mucking Flats), 8 Common Tern (Mucking Flats), 1 Buzzard (Over the tip), 1 Short-eared Owl (On the tip), 1 Long-eared Owl, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Near the VC) [Paul Larkin]

5 Nightingale (Entrance on Bicknacre Road, heard only, it's dark. Dozens singing across Danbury Ridge) [Philip Chalk]

2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Nightingale, 5 Sedge Warbler, 18 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 27 Whitethroat, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Brent Goose, 40 Stock Dove, 2 Common Tern, 1 Glossy Ibis, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Short-eared Owl, 9 Cetti's Warbler [Philip Chalk]

1 Raven (Low flying NW over B1022) [David L Smith]

1 Yellow Wagtail, 10 House Martin, 20 Swallow (flock of hirundines low over the college gravel pit), 10 Herring Gull (including regular leucistic bird), 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Greenfinch (all birds Writtle college) [Andrew Stroud]

6 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Nightingale (2 seen, but many (10?) singing males all over the reserve.), 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler (heard distantly west from west end of reserve.), 1 Mistle Thrush, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch (Male and female.), 3 Turtle Dove ((2 in a pair)), 2 Bullfinch (Male and female) [Kevin Colling]

2 Turtle Dove (male first seen on 21st April appeared at 12.00 with a female. She stayed in Clematis for several minutes nbefore coming doen to feed. He reguarly stopped feeding to display to her. ), 2 Blackcap (Pair now coming daily to drink and bathe in our pond. ), 4 Starling (2 juvs have fledged this morning from one of our nest boxes. Other pair still feeding noisy young.) [Graham Ekins]

2 Red Kite (Together high over Gt. Totham South, heading towards Wickham Bishops.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Spotted Flycatcher [Andrew Goodey]

2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Gadwall (male) [Paul Gymer]

1 Cuckoo (First heard and seen of the year) [Emma Robinson]

1 Red Kite (Gliding low over the road) [Steve Hallam]

20 Whitethroat (Plus shop lane to oyster fishery MC ), 6 Lesser Whitethroat ( 5 Plus shop lane to oyster fishery MC , 1 strood channel JB), 6 Blackcap (Shop to oyster MC), 6 Green Woodpecker (Shop to oyster MC ), 2 Hobby (Strood channel DU), 9 Swift (Strood channel DU ), 30 Whimbrel (Strood channel DU), 2 Common Tern (Strood channel (DU) ), 1 Cuckoo (Strood channel DU ), 4 Yellow Wagtail (Strood channel DU ), 2 Sedge Warbler (Strood channel DU ), 2 Reed Warbler (1 strood channel, 1 strood fishing Reservoir DU), 2 Red-legged Partridge (A pr shop lane SE ), 1 House Martin (Strood channel JB), 8 Chiffchaff (Plus shop lane to oyster fishery MC ), 1 Red Kite (Strood channel SE), 4 Cetti's Warbler (3 Shop to oyster MC ,1 strood fishing Reservoir DU. ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Nightingale, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Linnet, 3 Chiffchaff [Oliver Cottis]

1 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing by entrance to carpark), 1 Yellow Wagtail (+), 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Reed Warbler (+), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Wheatear (On Bowers Down), 1 Glossy Ibis (On Bowers Down), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Heard only), 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Little Ringed Plover [Andrew Allen]

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing Male.), 1 Whitethroat (Singing Male.), 3 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

2 Nightingale (Males singing in short bursts from dense cover), 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat (birds dotted all over the comon), 2 Swallow (around the horse stables ), 3 Linnet, 3 Chiffchaff [Andrew Stroud]

33 Whitethroat (Singing), 4 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing, first of the year), 17 Swallow (15 north ), 5 Blackcap (Singing ), 4 Sand Martin (North ), 1 House Martin (North ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Wheatear (1 car park, 2 Walton Hall Marshes ), 7 Whimbrel, 4 Chinese Muntjac, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Gadwall (Walton Hall Marshes ), 4 Sedge Warbler (Singing ), 1 Yellowhammer (Unusual here, John Weston Reserve, then west), 6 Mediterranean Gull (Three pairs ), 3 Reed Warbler (Singing ), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard (1 Walton Hall Marshes, 1 soaring very high over Horsey Island ), 10 Tufted Duck (Walton Hall Marshes ), 2 Shoveler, 6 Chiffchaff (2 singing ), 8 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 1 the common, 1 escarpment, 1 north of cricket pitch, 4 in and around John Weston Reserve, 1 decoy ponds ) [Brian Combes]

8 Nightingale (Singing males at least across the full width of the reserve), 2 Bullfinch [David Pallash]

2 Sand Martin, 2 Nightingale (Presumed female perched near singing male and 3+ others singing), 2 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Yellowhammer (Heard only ), 1 Whimbrel, 1 Bee-eater (Heard only, over Sand Martin cliff - no visual and hence unconfirmed ), 1 Ring Ouzel (Female in horse paddocks), 1 Turtle Dove (Perched, purring and displaying) [David L Smith]

42 Avocet (on Scrape), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat (male), 1 Wheatear (male), 5 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult) [Liz Huxley]

5 Swift (Small group heading north) [Roger Emmens]

3 Raven (Calling flying East before breking up and landing in fields), 2 Goldcrest [Clive Tanner]

2 Turtle Dove (Two flew over Maldon road) [David Pallash]

5 Buzzard (Group of five cycling just below cloud base, occasionally separating then regrouping) [Tony Faulkner]

1 Whimbrel (Marina.), 1 Nightingale (Singing Male. First corner after turning right from Green Centre.), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing males.) [Andrew Cox]

20 Common Tern (Around reserve numbers building up ), 12 Greenshank (At least. Wig bay), 30 Swift (And more. Abberton church), 1 Sand Martin (Abberton church), 20 Swallow (Abberton church), 4 House Martin (Abberton Church ), 4 Yellow Wagtail (Billets), 1 Wheatear (Bilets), 4 Nightingale (1 at Abb Church, 1 Billets, 2 Breton), 1 Sedge Warbler (Abb Church ), 1 Reed Warbler (Footpath to WIG BAY screen. ), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Abb church), 10 Whitethroat (At least around cauesways), 2 Blackcap, 6 Yellowhammer (Abb church), 1 Cattle Egret (In with cows opp Garr House Farm late afternoon), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Opposite Billets screen), 2 Black Tern (Maybe more. Very distant from Abberton church), 1 Little Ringed Plover (Ldlh causeway) [Barbara Leport]

1 Black Redstart (By McDonald’s ) [Michael East]

1 Buzzard (+), 10 Whitethroat, 4 Swallow (+), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 2 Blackcap, 1 Jay, 2 Kestrel, 3 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 1 Eider (female), 2 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin (approx), 3 Cetti's Warbler [Liz Huxley]

1 Cuckoo, 1 Swallow, 4 Common Tern (fishing in Crouch), 3 Turnstone (summer plumage), 9 Whimbrel, 5 Avocet, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (summer plumage), 10 Great Crested Grebe (on Crouch), 5 Golden Plover (summer plumage on fields), 1 Corn Bunting (singing), 42 Swift (in one group heading north high up, feeding as they went.), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (summer plumage), 2 Grey Wagtail (breeding pair), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Marsh Farm pools), 1 Arctic Tern (fishing in Crouch) [Alan Shearring]

1 Sparrowhawk (Male. Tiptree Heath.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Little Egret, 1 Swallow, 4 Magpie, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Grey Wagtail [Thomas Simon]

1 Cuckoo (1 strood SE/DU , ), 4 Swift (3 Whittaker way AF, 1 empress drive SE ), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (Path golf house to seawall SE), 2 Avocet (A pr breeding golf house pools SE), 2 Whimbrel (Golf house pools SE), 1 Sedge Warbler (Golf house dyke SE), 1 Reed Warbler (Golf house sluice SE), 6 Bar-tailed Godwit (Off cudmore grove SE/Du), 6 Pochard (3prs golf house dyke/cudmore dyke SE), 12 Tufted Duck (6prs golf house dyke/cudmore dyke SE), 4 Common Tern (Golf house pools DU), 4 Lapwing (1 adult, 3 chicks cudmore grazing fields SE) [Stephen Entwistle]

3 Mute Swan, 2 Greenshank, 9 Greylag Goose, 1 Coot [Michael Davies] , , ,

2 Buzzard (Pair on the old tip.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail (Squealing, western end.), 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Male, dropping onto western end for a couple of minutes.), 14 Swift (At least. Hawking over old tip.), 2 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 15 Reed Warbler (At least. Singing males. Six western end, rest eastern.), 5 Sedge Warbler (Singing males. All eastern end.), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Goldfinch (At least.), 6 Reed Bunting (At least. Pair plus male western end. At least three males eastern end.), 5 Bearded Tit (At least. Male eastern end. Four western end including two males, one female.), 5 Cetti's Warbler (Singing males.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Ring Ouzel (Female in garden) [Clive Atkins]

3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Cox]

40 Brent Goose, 1 Coot, 4 Knot, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 21 Redshank, 6 Turnstone, 4 Oystercatcher, 24 Shelduck, 4 Common Tern, 150 Herring Gull (out on distant gravel bar), 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull (flyovers and on Stour), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Greenshank, 75 Sand Martin (best count of swarming group around cliff ), 10 Swallow, 3 Kestrel, 18 Whitethroat (singing males), 7 Lesser Whitethroat (singing males), 15 Linnet, 13 Goldfinch, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Yellowhammer (singing birds), 12 Nightingale (10 singing males) [Malcolm Riddler]