10 Common Gull (beach at low tide), 30 Black-headed Gull (beach at low tide), 60 Herring Gull (throughout 20 on beach), 6 Great Black-backed Gull (beach an general drift of birds west), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (beach and general drift of birds west along coast), 80 Starling (local resident groups), 3 Skylark (on dune), 1 Meadow Pipit (strand line), 4 Pied Wagtail (strand line), 8 House Sparrow (Sea buckthorn), 2 Wood Pigeon (sand dunes), 2 Cormorant (feeding around rocks), 4 Brent Goose (flew west), 2 Sanderling (singles foraging at low tide), 3 Turnstone (on rock groynes), 5 Carrion Crow (on rock groynes) [Malcolm Riddler] , , ,

10 Cattle Egret (From farm gate on Hogwell Chase look west towards SWF) [Dawn James]

100 Greylag Goose (Circa 100 in field), 2 Canada Goose (with Greylag geese in field) [Paul Everett] ,

1 Slavonian Grebe (showing well in front of Point Hide and distantly from causeway), 20 Goldeneye (from causeway. Some males displaying) [James Hudson]

5 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 30 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 1 Kestrel [Paul Everett] , , ,

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (In with Dark-bellied Brent Geese), 350 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Female), 2 Sparrowhawk (Immature female and immature male), 3 Stonechat, 1 Yellowhammer, 600 Knot, 170 Wigeon [Steve Grimwade]

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush (Two in song.), 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Redwing, 7 Goldcrest (At least.), 7 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 4 Treecreeper (At least.), 3 Nuthatch (One noted sitting still & quiet high in a tree for some time.), 14 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Red-necked Grebe (On River Blackwater, opposite St Lawrence.) [Darrell Stile]

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Fieldfare (Flying over adjacent arable field.), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Green Woodpecker (Female, feeding on recreation ground.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Short-eared Owl (Hunting in usual rough ground ), 40 Ring-necked Parakeet [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 35 Coot (Fishing lake), 4 Mallard (Fishing lake), 3 Canada Goose (Fishing lake), 1 Mute Swan (Fishing lake), 1 Great Crested Grebe (Fishing lake), 6 Cormorant (On pylons), 2 Teal (Mucking Creek, not far north of sluice), 1 Kingfisher (By sluice), 3 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 2 Magpie [Jamie Thornton]

1 Caspian Gull (1st winter bird, larger than nearby Herring Gulls, white head, dark beady eye, striking white underwing.), 3 Great White Egret, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank, 150 Lapwing, 5 Goldeneye, 15 Goosander, 2 Marsh Harrier [Marsh Stitchman]

6 Goldcrest (In various Tit flocks), 25 Long-tailed Tit (In various Tit flocks), 3 Great Tit (In Various Tit flocks), 6 Blue Tit (In Various Tit flocks), 20 Tufted Duck, 8 Lapwing, 10 Little Egret, 8 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 1 Stonechat, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Common Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Goldfinch [Melvin Shepherd-Wells]

3 Long-tailed Duck, 14 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Hen Harrier, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel [Paul Chamberlain] , , , , , , ,

2 Goldcrest, 1 Buzzard, 3 Purple Sandpiper (by sluice), 2 Turnstone, 2 Stonechat (pair), 20 Teal (+), 40 Lapwing, 1 Great Skua (south), 9 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (south), 8 Shelduck, 2 Kestrel [Liz Huxley]

2 Merlin (Possible same bird seen twice. ), 1 Peregrine Falcon (On field with cattle then up harassing waders. Male.), 3 Kestrel, 4 Marsh Harrier (M & F. Possibly more.), 2 Buzzard, 2000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Circa. ), 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 500 Golden Plover (Circa.), 50 Grey Plover (Plus.), 30 Curlew (Plus.), 40 Black-tailed Godwit (Circa.), 40 Dunlin (Circa.), 12 Ringed Plover, 8 Avocet, 200 Lapwing, 70 Redshank (Circa.), 60 Pintail (Circa, M & F.), 100 Wigeon (Circa.), 12 Shelduck, 24 Shoveler, 100 Teal (Plus), 1 Raven (Landed amongst Cattle. Very large Corvid, dwarfing Crows.), 6 Stonechat (3 pair.), 1 Greenfinch, 20 Meadow Pipit (Circa. ), 6 Skylark (5 Brown Hare. ) [David Hale]

1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit (At least. Many milling about among the trees.), 1 Nuthatch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Flying over Tescos car park.), 2 Little Egret (Overhead. ) [Andrew Cox]

1 Hen Harrier (Adult Male.) [Darrell Stile]

18 Wren (heard ), 1 Firecrest (Old tree along foreshore), 4 Goldcrest, 25 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 28 Long-tailed Tit (mobile 2or3 x feeding groups), 86 Blackbird (birds calling at dusk probably more), 3 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 23 Wood Pigeon, 15 Robin, 11 Dunnock, 2 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 45 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 24 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 35 Carrion Crow, 450 Jackdaw (100 at dusk flew NW to Suffolk bank callling further large number to roost south Wrabness ), 40 Rook (NW to Suffolk bank at dusk calling in with jackdaw), 1 Blackcap (Female feeding on Sloe), 1 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl (declining at this site (Use to see at least 2-3)), 500 Dunlin (best estimate of numbers in Jacques Bay), 250 Knot, 600 Grey Plover, 3 Little Egret, 16 Oystercatcher, 25 Redshank, 9 Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 40 Common Gull, 57 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Lapwing, 10 Golden Plover, 2 Goldeneye, 10 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 3 Pintail (along shore), 12 Shelduck, 55 Wigeon, 1 Little Owl, 10 Curlew, 150 Brent Goose [Malcolm Riddler] , , , ,

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Goldcrest (At least.), 5 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

500 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 100 Avocet (+), 1 Greenshank (Walls), 1 Grey Wagtail (Walls), 4 Black Swan (Quay), 12 Pintail (Quay), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Quay), 1 Goldeneye (male. Quay), 1 Coal Tit (by Towers) [Liz Huxley]

20 Goosander, 24 Goldeneye (2 Hide Bay hide, 22 Billet's Farm), 8 Great White Egret, 9 Stock Dove (In flock with similar number of Woodpigeons, from Hide Bay hide to west.), 25 Black-tailed Godwit (Mostly from Layer-de-la-Haye causeway, east side), 1 Buzzard, 1 Stonechat (Billet's Farm), 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Egyptian Goose [Simon Banks]

1 Sparrowhawk (Appeared to be carrying prey. Marks Hill.), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest (At least.), 12 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 1 Bullfinch (Female, Marks Hill.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch (Foraging in Scots pines.) [Andrew Cox]

74 Common Scoter, 24 Red-throated Diver (1N 23S), 1 Black-throated Diver, 1 Red-necked Grebe (bizarrely leading a flock of Scoter), 124 Starling (in off), 1 Swallow (@ 1204) [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Caspian Gull (1cy), 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 3 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Raven, 5 Cattle Egret, 13 Great White Egret, 36 Goosander, 1 Red-crested Pochard (Leucistic Male ), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Peregrine Falcon (Adult female and immature male), 4 Marsh Harrier, 9 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Scaup, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Stonechat, 80 Skylark (Large flock west of EWT reserve), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Shelduck, 2 Mediterranean Gull (2cy and adult) [Steve Grimwade]

12 Greenfinch (all birds London Road Cemetery, Brentwood), 41 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch [Andrew Stroud]

1 Caspian Gull (The first-winter individual still present, viewable from Gwen's Hide. All salient features noted. Seen in company with Sean Nixon who took more photos of the bird.) [Jeremy Hurley]

15 Ring-necked Parakeet [Roger Emmens]

3 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Scaup, 6 Goldeneye, 14 Goosander, 500 Pochard (estimate), 500 Tufted Duck (estimate), 600 Teal (estimate), 8 Great White Egret [Marsh Stitchman]

2 Raven (Heard cronking, flew low over Mark's Hill. Unmistakable) [Karl Price]

1 Raven (Flying over calling ) [Paul Frampton]

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (One with tit flock behind oak hide briefly viewed.), 1 Slavonian Grebe (Viewable from both Oak and Point hides) [Kevin Cook]

1 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 14 Meadow Pipit (coming to roost on saltmarsh), 29 Skylark (in stubble field including 1 singing bird), 6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Coal Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Bearded Tit, 2 Water Rail, 7 Reed Bunting, 2 Moorhen, 11 Curlew (arable field stubble), 14 Common Gull, 36 Black-headed Gull, 38 Herring Gull (Loafing off shore ), 140 Golden Plover (flush off distant stubble field to north), 100 Starling (roosting in reedbed), 5 Robin, 2 Dunlin, 13 Chaffinch (feeding on apples), 1 Brambling (in with chaffinch), 9 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 35 Wood Pigeon, 9 Pheasant, 60 Lapwing (over north east), 150 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Short-eared Owl (1 foraging along sea wall and borrow dyke reedbed (Roost) second over saltmarsh ), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 28 Linnet (in to roost shrub along borrow dyke and Pines), 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 55 Little Egret (coming to roost in pines (maybe more)), 14 Redshank, 5 Grey Plover, 28 Carrion Crow (stubble field), 4 Rook, 2 Mallard, 10 Shelduck, 1 Stonechat [Malcolm Riddler] , , ,

1 Marsh Harrier (male), 3 Kestrel, 11 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 600 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 100 Teal, 60 Wigeon, 100 Cormorant (most flying over in V formations), 20 Oystercatcher, 100 Lapwing, 200 Redshank, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 12 Knot, 10 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Meadow Pipit [Marsh Stitchman]

1 Pink-footed Goose (In company with Brent Geese.), 1 Merlin (A female in pursuit of a Skylark.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (An adult, showing very well perched on a post.) [Jeremy Hurley]

2 Cattle Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 3 Long-tailed Duck (Adult & 2 juv), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Hen Harrier (Stunning male found by Steve Grimwade), 3 Ruff, 12 Dunlin, 11 Goosander, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Scaup, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Caspian Gull (1w) [Matt Turner] , , , , , , ,

30 House Sparrow (+. Present as soon as feeders topped up. 40+ not uncommon. Gt. Totham South.), 1 Song Thrush (Regularly singing at first light of late.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Spotted Redshank (Salcott Creek), 17 Red-breasted Merganser (One group in Salcott Channel.), 8 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 4 Short-eared Owl (One over field on Old Hall Marshes towards end of Salcott Channel. Three interacting over Abbotts Hall.), 11 Greenfinch (One flock.), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 20 Pintail (Abbotts Hall managed breach area.) [David Curle] , , , ,

1 Hen Harrier (2cy Male hunting over fields at Wigborough Bay), 5 Cattle Egret (In sheep fields near Garr House Farm), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bullfinch (Male and female west of Layer Breton causeway), 3 Stonechat, 7 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 12 Dunlin, 28 Golden Plover, 300 Lapwing, 8 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Black Swan, 43 Pintail, 7 Goosander, 60 Fieldfare [Steve Grimwade]

3 Chiffchaff (Golden Gates), 22 Coot (Eight on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 85 Tufted Duck (Eighteen on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Water Rail (One each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates), 2 Egyptian Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Goldeneye (Female Golden Gates), 28 Gadwall (Ten on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 18 Teal (Three on the pit to the south of the tip, two Golden Gates, the rest Mucking Bay), 4 Moorhen (Two each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates), 32 Mallard (Eight on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Golden Gates), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 14 Fieldfare (Golden Gates), 18 Pochard (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 5 Redwing (Golden Gates), 1 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 572 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 55 Curlew (Mucking Bay), 64 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 97 Lapwing (Mucking Bay), 1 Little Egret (In the managed retreat), 1 Stonechat (Male on the approach road to the VC), 87 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 11 Grey Plover (Mucking Bay), 12 Wigeon (Mucking Bay), 10 Dunlin (Mucking Bay), 16 Redshank (Mucking Bay), 1 Aythya sp. (The usual female Tufted x Pochard on the pit to the south of the tip) [Paul Larkin]

1 Great Black-backed Gull (224), 8 Great Skua, 412 Common Scoter (4N 408S), 53 Goldfinch, 15 Redpoll sp., 63 Siskin, 3 Kittiwake, 203 Red-throated Diver (1N 202S. Heavy, distant passage from c0900-1100), 264 Cormorant, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Eider (female), 7 Gannet, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Swallow (south together @ 0916, then seen at Holland Haven where a further 3 seen (Matt Lonsdale)), 3 Little Gull (adults), 1 Shag (adult), 1 Guillemot (N) [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Tawny Owl (Male calling woke me up! First record in two decades living here.) [Brian Combes]

5 Mallard, 10 Tufted Duck, 20 Wigeon, 1 Pochard (Solitary male ), 1 Teal (Solitary Male with Tufted Ducks), 3 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe (non breeding plumage), 1 Kestrel (Hunting over island), 2 Cormorant (In Flight) [Paul Everett]

2 Blackcap (male and female on separate days, in garden on Callicarpa berries) [Paul Shuttleworth]

1 Black Brant (Salcott-cum-Virley (11.30-14.30 visit)), 1 Pink-footed Goose (Salcott-cum-Virley), 100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 90 Golden Plover, 39 Avocet, 10 Red-breasted Merganser, 5 Cattle Egret (Great Wigborough), 1 Great White Egret [Sean Nixon] , , , ,

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest (At least.), 30 Goldfinch (At least. Including a group of ten feeding on birch seeds.) [Andrew Cox]

300 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 250 Shelduck, 500 Teal, 200 Wigeon, 2000 Knot, 1000 Dunlin, 200 Avocet, 180 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 30 Grey Plover, 75 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 25 Curlew, 10 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 2 Cormorant [Marsh Stitchman]

1 Woodcock (Lincewood. Flew past a couple of feet from my head after coming down through the canopy almost like a sparrowhawk.), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch (Willow Park.), 10 Goldfinch (At least. Scattered.) [Andrew Cox]

1000 Golden Plover, 15 Grey Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 21 Pintail, 2 Barnacle Goose (with canada geese), 55 Avocet, 11 Red-breasted Merganser (Salcott channel), 5 Slavonian Grebe (Salcott channel), 5 Marsh Harrier, 8 Kestrel, 8 Stonechat, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 13 Rock Pipit, 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Buzzard, 8 Little Egret [Oliver Cottis]

1 Raven (in oaks just outside park entrance by Brookweald Cricket Club. Calling loudly. I'm now seeing them low down. In the past they were normally calling from some height), 10 Redwing [Andrew Stroud]

8 Shelduck (On foreshore I front of the fort), 37 Teal (On foreshore I front of the fort), 2 Curlew (On foreshore I front of the fort), 13 Mallard (On STW outfall), 4 Gadwall (On STW outfall) [Paul Larkin]

1044 Great Black-backed Gull, 110 Common Scoter, 12 Great Skua, 33 Gannet (1N 32S) [Paul Brayshaw]

13 Blackbird, 1 Chinese Muntjac, 6 Goldfinch (South ), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Common Scoter (South ), 11 Goldcrest, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 2 north of escarpment, 2 John Weston Reserve ), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 5 Stonechat (Walton Hall Marshes, 2 pairs and a single), 37 Linnet (Flock, Walton Hall Marshes ), 1 Merlin (On a hunting run, low over Walton Hall Marshes, over the sea wall and across to Horsey), 600 Brent Goose (+, in two large flocks on Walton Hall Marshes and small flock on Walton Channel ), 1 Great Crested Grebe (Walton Channel), 22 Avocet (Roosting on mud at eastern end of The Twizzle) [Brian Combes]

7 Common Scoter (Single flock on the river) [Paul Larkin]

1 Buzzard (Fields adjacent to Marsh Lane ), 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Redshank (Parting Gut), 1 Robin, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, 100 Fieldfare (At least) [Jamie Thornton]

1 Buzzard (Chasing a flock of wood pigeons), 1 Redshank (Eating alone at half tide River Colne), 2 Mallard (Pair of Mallards swimming on small pond inside seawall on Ferry Marsh, Wivenhoe) [Michael Davies] , ,

1 Greylag Goose (This bird was flying in the opposite direction of a large flock - probably lost) [Michael Davies]

1 Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan (Usual pair with family.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Redwing (At least.), 3 Song Thrush (At least.), 4 Goldcrest (At least.), 16 Long-tailed Tit (At least. Three flocks.), 4 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Sparrowhawk (Adult Male (3rd different Autumn Spawk to visit our Linford Garden)) [Steve Swinney] , , , , ,

2 Little Gull (ad+imm N), 1 Arctic Tern (juv N @ 0826), 2 Goldeneye, 3 Pintail, 78 Common Scoter, 7 Great Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua (distant immature N @ 1230), 2 Kittiwake (N), 1 Snow Bunting (on beach and seawall opposite GC between beach huts and raised tee), 113 Goldfinch, 87 Siskin, 58 Redpoll sp., 14 Blackbird (in off), 5 Fieldfare (in off), 1 Black-throated Diver [Paul Brayshaw]

15 Red Kite (There was approx 15 + at lt bardfield) [Chris Turner]

42 Grey Plover, 6 Siskin (on Washlands in the morning, flew off west. ), 550 Lapwing, 1 Water Rail (Saltcoats reedbed), 600 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 170 Black-tailed Godwit, 650 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 70 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank, 100 Ringed Plover, 1 Cetti's Warbler (pools reedbed), 1 Marsh Harrier (2cy male hunting the wader roost), 70 Golden Plover [Alan Shearring]

1 Red Kite (low over house) [Oliver Cottis]

2 Magpie, 8 Mallard, 6 Corn Bunting, 2 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow, 7 Linnet, 1 Kestrel (Male, paddocks), 1 Jay, 2 Pheasant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Wren, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male, hunting low on edge of moat), 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Robin [Jamie Thornton]

230 Avocet, 500 Dunlin, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Egyptian Goose (By flooded area between railway and Brantham road) [Simon Banks]

1 Mistle Thrush (Alarm-calling on edge of village towards Mistley) [Simon Banks]

26 Pink-footed Goose (Flock flew low north-east over field between Bradfield and Mistley on Essex Way) [Simon Banks]

8 Blackbird (+), 10 Redwing (+), 2 Goldcrest (+), 20 Goldfinch (+), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (+), 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Lesser Redpoll (c), 1 Mealy Redpoll (with lessers - markedly paler bird), 20 Long-tailed Tit (+), 1 Green Woodpecker (+), 1 Jay (+), 1 Buzzard, 2 Bullfinch (+), 1 Blackcap (male), 1 Kestrel (male) [Liz Huxley]

1100 Grey Plover (Before 10:00 a.m. Few around by early afternoon.), 3 Common Scoter (Around 14:00, late visit. ), 700 Dunlin (Late visit, around 14:00, when tide very high. Much lower numbers in morning.) [Simon Banks]

2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (Possibly two.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 2 Nuthatch (Probable pair.), 1 Lesser Redpoll [Andrew Cox]

4 Ring-necked Parakeet (Feeding on Berries in Garden) [Neil Warner]

121 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 2721 Dunlin, 56 Curlew, 11 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Low up river), 1 Marsh Harrier (Immature male), 1 Gannet (Juvs high up river), 9 Little Grebe, 47 Knot, 1 Sparrowhawk (Male), 2 Little Egret, 19 Redshank, 267 Avocet, 4 Tufted Duck, 330 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Turnstone, 1 Rock Pipit, 64 Shelduck, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Stonechat (Pair and a fem), 1 Water Rail [Paul Larkin]

2 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit (At least.), 1 Stonechat (Male.), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 15 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 15 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

500 Wood Pigeon, 8 Siskin, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch (male), 1 Buzzard, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing at the top of a tree), 1 Goldcrest, 6 Stock Dove, 3 Common Gull (standing in a field), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (female) [Oliver Cottis]

110 Siskin, 143 Goldfinch, 1 Swallow, 76 Redpoll sp., 1 Great Skua, 1 Great Northern Diver [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Robin, 1 Goldcrest (Foraging in dogwood. In company with long tailed tits.), 5 Long-tailed Tit (Briefly on peanuts.), 3 Blue Tit (Two together in birdbath.), 2 Great Tit, 3 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch (Noted feeding on hornbeam buds (presumably leaf buds). On feeders too.), 6 Goldfinch (At least. Also feeding on hornbeam buds; & on ash keys. As well as on feeders.) [Andrew Cox]

500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 400 Bar-tailed Godwit (+), 5000 Knot (+), 400 Avocet (+), 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (singing!) [Liz Huxley]

1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Feeding on Berries in Garden) [Neil Warner]

25 Herring Gull, 30 Common Gull (resting off Copperas Bay R Stour on tide), 4 Great Black-backed Gull (possible more singles flying downriver mid channel ), 55 Black-headed Gull (loafing in field further small number in with raft of Common gulls), 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Redpoll sp. (Copperas woods along access track but mobile + singles over heard), 1 Siskin (in alder just south of railway bridge ), 25 Goldfinch (along oak along river ), 2 Chaffinch (only two I could find?), 2 House Sparrow (Over River), 1 Nuthatch (Heard only), 5 Treecreeper (Heard ), 7 Goldcrest (Singles associating with mixed tit flocks), 15 Blue Tit (most common species when occasional tit flocks encountered), 25 Long-tailed Tit (tit flocks ), 1 Coal Tit (single with tit flock), 2 Great Tit, 45 Wood Pigeon (frequent singles an small flocks throghout), 2 Collared Dove, 5 Starling, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 14 Carrion Crow, 100 Jackdaw [Malcolm Riddler] ,

1 Goldeneye (female Goldengates in open water feeding with Tufties ), 1 Great Crested Grebe (Sand pit), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female Over Gobions mobbed by Crow; Male Goldengates), 1 Kestrel (Old Landfill - from Sand pit), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Over E Tilbury), 1 Skylark (Calling), 5 Cetti's Warbler (1 Sand pit, 1 FP147; 3 Goldengates), 1 Long-tailed Tit (3 distinct tit flocks inc 10+ LT Tits,), 2 Chiffchaff (1 working South Gobions Pk; 1 with Tit flock Goldengates), 1 Fieldfare (Goldegates (South side flooded tree area)), 1 Redwing (as per Fieldfare), 1 Siskin (fem - as per Fieldfare) [Steve Swinney]

1 Sparrowhawk (Female.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing.), 1 Goldcrest, 10 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Cox]

2 Great Northern Diver, 3 Merlin (Adult female, 1cy male and 1cy female), 1 Bearded Tit, 7 Stonechat, 3 Common Scoter, 18 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 6 Egyptian Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 2000 Golden Plover, 130 Avocet, 4 Rock Pipit, 7 Kestrel, 6 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard [Steve Grimwade]

5 Blue Tit [David Saville] ,

1 House Martin [Phil Carter]

1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk (Male.), 1 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush (Feeding on whitebeam berries.), 1 Fieldfare, 4 Goldfinch (At least.), 10 Yellowhammer (At least.), 1 Reed Bunting (At least. With yellowhammers.), 1 Raven [Andrew Cox]

75 Goldfinch, 64 Siskin, 47 Redpoll sp. [Paul Brayshaw]

51 Magpie (All wandering around on maldon golf course fairway next to the canal, more flying in in ones and two's) [David Torrice]

2 Raven (Croaking noticeably deeper than neighbouring corvids and larger size apparent) [Stephen Dutton]

100 Carrion Crow (Plus. We counted 100 roosting birds, many more showing.), 20 Redshank (Sitting out hide tide on lake island.), 11 Little Grebe (Usual high count on lake. Very few birds anywhere here today) [David Hale]

1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel [David Curle]

2 Magpie, 2 Stonechat (Pair), 1 Kestrel (North side of lake, perched on wooden pylon), 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Jay, 3 Siskin, 1 Blackbird [Jamie Thornton]

25 Sanderling (Roosting but mobile along beach), 10 Turnstone, 45 Ringed Plover (Roosting but mobile, ), 120 Starling, 2 Skylark, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Shore Lark (at high tide along strandline...No Photo : (), 2 Cormorant, 5 Black-headed Gull, 19 Herring Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Gull [Malcolm Riddler] , ,

16 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Common Scoter, 5 Marsh Harrier, 5 Rock Pipit [James Hudson]

1 Jay, 1 Rock Pipit (+), 20 Turnstone, 20 Sanderling, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 20 Ringed Plover, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Liz Huxley]

8 Greenfinch, 8 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Circa.), 200 Sanderling (Plus.), 200 Dunlin (Plus.), 200 Oystercatcher (Circa. 1 Leucistic bird. White head, black & white elsewhere.), 20 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Egret, 10 Common Gull, 6 Shelduck, 30 Turnstone (At least.) [David Hale] , , , ,

1 Great White Egret (Seen from riverside carpark.. ) [Dawn James]

1 Pink-footed Goose (With Brent Geese) [Steve Grimwade]

300 Jackdaw (+. Conservative estimate. Regular sighting of post roost(?) flock noisily flying N over garden Great Totham South.) [Malcolm Corbett]

5 Red Kite [Chris Turner]

3 Rock Pipit, 3 Knot, 350 Oystercatcher, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Grey Plover, 7 Curlew, 6 Grey Partridge, 2 Green Woodpecker [David Curle] , , , , , , ,

18 Fieldfare (Feeding on Holly berries and moving to tree tops), 6 Ring-necked Parakeet (Flying over head calling as a group, moving south west.), 2 Nuthatch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker [Clive Tanner]

2 Bullfinch, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 30 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Chaffinch, 25 Greenfinch, 5 Siskin, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 300 Herring Gull, 250 Starling [Steve Grimwade]

9 Great White Egret, 10 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 6 Goosander (+), 1 Red-necked Grebe (Hide Bay), 15 Stock Dove, 3 Stonechat, 1 Buzzard, 1 Caspian Gull (1cy - on point opposite Gwen's Hide), 3 Cattle Egret (with cattle opposite Billetts Farm), 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Egyptian Goose [Liz Huxley]

1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Redwing (At least.), 3 Song Thrush (At least. One singing.), 2 Mistle Thrush (One singing.), 1 Blackcap (Female.), 2 Goldcrest (At least.), 1 Treecreeper, 4 Nuthatch, 20 Goldfinch (At least.), 1 Lesser Redpoll [Andrew Cox]

2 Raven (Works patch sighting first for me here. Flew over from South heading towards Ongar.) [Matthew Davison]

10 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

142 Goldfinch, 64 Siskin, 114 Redpoll sp., 1 Crossbill [Paul Brayshaw]

9 Ruff (all males), 2 Dunlin, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Redshank, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Lapwing (+), 41 Mute Swan (1 juv'), 1 Great White Egret, 51 Black-headed Gull (all adults, one with almost full hood.), 2 Common Gull (adults), 3 Stock Dove (on artificial osprey nest.) [Ashley Gooding]

11 Fieldfare (Flying over), 3 Long-tailed Tit (At least. Mixed tit flock.) [Andrew Cox]

13 Great White Egret, 1 Red-necked Grebe (Very distant in hide bay from church), 1 Kestrel (Calling loudly directly overhead), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female hunting opposite Bilets), 6 Goosander, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female from church), 1 Cattle Egret (With Great and Little Egrets SE of LBC at 16.15) [Matt Turner]

1 Osprey (Seen fishing off the quay), 11 Red-breasted Merganser, 10 Goldeneye, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 14 Pintail, 1 Mediterranean Gull [Matt Turner] , , ,

1 Caspian Gull (1 cy on point from Gwen's Hide), 3 Stonechat, 5 Great White Egret [Sean Nixon] , , ,

6 Egyptian Goose (Three pairs between railway station path and road bridge), 140 Teal (Stour Between railway station path and road bridge), 20 Wigeon (Stour Between railway station path and road bridge), 1 Gadwall (Drake), 1 Song Thrush (Singing near Manningtree station) [Simon Banks]

1 Red Kite [Mark Willett]

2 Kestrel (females), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Heron (juv), 1 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Coot, 3 Mute Swan (2 adults, 1 juv) [Oliver Cottis]

1 Siskin (Male on feeders. First in garden since March 2020.) [Steve Grimwade]

47 Wigeon (In the managed retreat), 49 Curlew (Mucking Bay), 68 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 15 Dunlin (Mucking Bay), 16 Teal (One on the pit to the south of the tip, two Golden Gates, the rest Mucking Bay), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Unsuccessfully chasing a lone Lapwing over the river), 1 Little Egret (In the managed retreat), 2 Avocet (In the managed retreat), 46 Redshank (In the managed retreat), 31 Goldfinch (Golden Gates), 61 Tufted Duck (24 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 14 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 1 Goldeneye (Female on Golden Gates), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Two Golden Gates, one on the pit to the south of the tip), 18 Pochard (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Great Crested Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 3 Little Grebe (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 16 Gadwall (12 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Water Rail (On the pit to the south of the tip), 2 Shoveler (On the pit to the south of the tip) [Paul Larkin]

20 Gannet (12N 8S), 5 Great Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua (dark juvenile N @ 0742, also seen at Holland Haven), 840 Starling (in off immediately following the rain) [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Raven (12.00-15.45 visit), 1 Whimbrel (Along Tollesbury channel. Slightly anomylous bird, but gave whimbrel call.), 7 Marsh Harrier [Sean Nixon] , , ,

1 Red-necked Grebe (Hide bay erea ), 1 Scaup, 1 Raven (Heard only), 10 Egyptian Goose, 2 Stonechat, 15 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Merlin, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Cattle Egret (Opposite billets farm), 3 Ruff, 3 Golden Plover, 6 Dunlin, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 15 Skylark, 5 Goldeneye, 10 Goosander, 30 Great Crested Grebe [Yvonne Watling]

1 Kingfisher, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 1 Grey Wagtail [Matt Turner]

1 Lesser Redpoll (flying about Washlands LNR calling) [Alan Shearring]

1 Osprey (Over estuary around Quay and The Walls), 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Cormorant, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 30 Shelduck (+), 50 Mute Swan (+ and a Black Swan) [James Davidson]

2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Mistle Thrush (At least.), 5 Goldcrest (At least.), 1 Coal Tit, 4 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

16 Mallard, 2 Little Egret, 62 Lapwing (Single flock flying high down river), 10 Ringed Plover, 71 Grey Plover, 3646 Dunlin, 21 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Marsh Harrier (Adult and imm male), 7 Teal, 32 Corn Bunting, 2 Little Stint, 10 Little Grebe, 38 Curlew, 15 Bar-tailed Godwit, 151 Avocet, 24 Knot, 2 Stonechat (Pair), 2 Water Rail, 5 Tufted Duck [Paul Larkin]

354 Gannet (N), 6 Kittiwake (N), 3 Red-breasted Merganser (N), 7 Great Skua (+ up to 4 o/s for a time), 1 Velvet Scoter (drake, also seen at Landguard and Holland Haven), 1 Pomarine Skua (pale headed juv @ 1149) [Paul Brayshaw]

5 Meadow Pipit (South ), 10 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, 13 Chaffinch (South ), 2 Greenfinch, 7 Goldcrest, 2 Lesser Redpoll (South), 1 Common Scoter (North ), 1 Red-throated Diver (North ), 4 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, 2 south of John Weston Reserve and 2 in it), 5 Goldfinch (South ), 2 Brambling (John Weston Reserve then west ), 23 Turnstone, 19 Sanderling, 5 Rock Pipit, 54 Grey Plover (On Stone Point Lagoon roost), 2 Merlin (One heading north towards Harwich, one on marsh south of Stone Point ), 1 Buzzard, 1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail, quartering marshes just south of Stone Point Lagoon, lovely), 1100 Dunlin (+, on Stone Point Lagoon roost), 80 Knot (+, on Stone Point Lagoon roost), 1 Marsh Harrier, 18 Linnet [Brian Combes]

1 Pintail (Female found by D Cousins ) [Brian Bolton] ,

1 Merlin (Female sitting on bench to the rear of reserve), 1 Hen Harrier (Male, over sea wall towards Burham), 3 Kestrel, 1 Pheasant (Many ), 8 Corn Bunting (Left of gate on bushes), 2 Stonechat, 3 Marsh Harrier (Imm/females distant), 50 Canada Goose (+), 5 Cormorant, 1 Magpie, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Mallard, 1 Wigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Goldfinch [Ian Dewsnap]

1 Dartford Warbler [Clive Atkins]

1250 Dunlin, 700 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (an adult different to last week), 1100 Wigeon, 1250 Teal, 2 Buzzard (hunting the fields), 800 Golden Plover, 1 Bearded Tit (one pinging in the reeds), 3 Stonechat, 11 Great Crested Grebe (on Crouch), 2 Marsh Harrier (adult male plus a 2cy male), 8 Pink-footed Goose (group flew fairly high up along the Crouch Valley then headed towards Hanningfield at 14.45), 29 Avocet [Alan Shearring]

3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Lesser Redpoll [Andrew Cox]

1 Raven (Seen calling from top of BT mast for c15 minutes at least) [David Jobbins]

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Meadow Pipit, 7 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Greenfinch [Andrew Cox]

1 Pintail (White cheeked pintail One on layer Breton causeway) [Daryl Morgan]

2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Greenfinch (At least.), 11 Goldfinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Long-tailed Tit (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only, by C&B Navigation, Elms Farm Park.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Peregrine Falcon (female sitting in a field like a duck), 5 Kestrel, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Rock Pipit, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bearded Tit (female on top of reeds and 2 more flying past), 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 11 Avocet, 1 Pintail, 2 Barnacle Goose (with canada geese), 2 Raven (seen by someone else, flying towards Tollesbury) [Oliver Cottis]

5 Fieldfare (In bush next to lane) [Martin Iddon]

1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Rock Pipit, 291 Avocet (+/-) [David L Smith] ,

33 Curlew, 140 Brent Goose (at least), 60 Canada Goose (at least), 20 Shelduck, 80 Lapwing, 30 Avocet, 4 Stonechat, 6 Meadow Pipit, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch [Stuart Anderson] , ,

5 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 30 Cormorant, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only (thanks GHB)), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Marsh Harrier (One adult female, one probably juv male.), 82 Brent Goose, 2 Sanderling (Irlam's Point), 20 Grey Plover [Simon Banks]

1 Canada Goose, 33 Greylag Goose, 13 Mute Swan, 16 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 17 Little Egret, 18 Cormorant, 50 Black-headed Gull (+.), 1 Common Gull, 1 Barn Owl (At roost.), 1 Kestrel (Female.), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.), 2 Pied Wagtail [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Peregrine Falcon (big imm female and ad male), 3 Stonechat [Richard Allen]

1 Merlin (On post on long walk), 2 Peregrine Falcon (Large imm on long walk on ant mound. Large female on grass in field with wind mill. ), 2 Sparrowhawk (Both on short walk), 1 Buzzard (Long walk), 2 Marsh Harrier (1 male 1 female long walk), 4 Kestrel (Around reserve inc car park), 12 Red-breasted Merganser (Could have been more inc 2 males Salcott channel), 1 Great Northern Diver (Salcott channel) [Mike Hardwick]

1 Blackcap (Female in back garden holly tree this morning, Brentwood ) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail, 3 Marsh Harrier, 7 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Bullfinch, 6 Redwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 250 Avocet, 400 Golden Plover, 12 Chaffinch [Steve Grimwade]

10 Yellowhammer [David Saville] ,

1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest (At least.), 12 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 1 Lesser Redpoll [Andrew Cox]