1 Goosander (Fly by female.), 200 Wigeon (Circa, on grazing meadow.), 50 Greylag Goose (Circa.), 1 White-fronted Goose (Flew in with 7 Greylag, landing out of site behind meadow hedge.), 50 Canada Goose (Circa.), 16 Common Gull (On fence posts.), 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Jay, 8 Fieldfare (At least. Feeding on worms behind meadow hedge. ), 1 Blackbird (Female.), 1 Robin, 3 Pied Wagtail, 50 Black-headed Gull (Plus.), 4 Mallard (2 pair. ), 4 Great Crested Grebe [David Hale]

1 Little Egret [Michael Davies]

1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Kestrel [Paul Chamberlain] , ,

1 Marsh Harrier (Hunting on reserve and over Bridgemarsh Island), 7 Buzzard (3 reserve, 3 Althorne, 1 Creeksea), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 45 Avocet, 1 Short-eared Owl (E end of reserve; briefly mobbing the Marsh Harrier), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Bearded Tit (BWA hide) [Steven Swaby]

30 Fieldfare (Flying West to East as a loose flock then landing in local fields), 1 Mistle Thrush (Territory singing), 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Calling as flew North) [Clive Tanner]

1 Firecrest (in holly with tit flock Alresford Grange wood), 7 Goosander (flew over) [Richard Allen]

1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 30 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Grey Heron [Matt Turner] , ,

1 Little Owl (at sewage works), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Snipe [Richard Allen]

1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail - likely adult female) [Mark Buckley]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Perched up on langenhoe point AF), 1 Merlin (Perched up on langenhoe point AF), 1 Hen Harrier (Langenhoe roost AF), 13 Marsh Harrier (Langenhoe roost AF ) [Stephen Entwistle]

10 Barnacle Goose, 20 Pintail (At least.), 2 Marsh Harrier (Immatures.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Bearded Tit (Pinging briefly from adjacent reeds.), 1 Stonechat (Female.) [Andrew Cox]

200 Pied Wagtail (+ AW Plant), 2 Grey Wagtail (River Walk & AW Plant), 2 Meadow Pipit (AW Plant), 2 Little Egret, 1 Harris's Hawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Mistle Thrush (River Walk & Town Park), 1 Blackcap (Male - garden feeders) [David L Smith]

1 Short-eared Owl, 35 Avocet (at mouth of Twizzle), 700 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+ majority in single flock in Walton Channel between Eagles hard and concrete barge) [Martin Richards]

1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail hunting over fields around Abberton Church. ), 50 Corn Bunting (Being spooked by hen harrier. ), 4 Stonechat, 6 Yellowhammer, 1 Pintail (Male in with wigeon), 20 Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 4 Goosander, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Meadow Pipit [Kevin Colling]

4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Song Thrush (At least.), 2 Coal Tit, 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

6 Goosander (Point Hide), 1 Marsh Harrier (Male distant reed bed Rawl Hide), 15 Goldeneye, 8 White-fronted Goose (Field next to causeway) [Matthew Davison]

1 Buzzard, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Song Thrush (Singing.), 1 Coal Tit (Mark's Hill.), 1 Treecreeper (Singing, Lincewood.), 2 Nuthatch (One each in Lincewood & Marks Hill.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Stonechat (Near the creek), 165 Tufted Duck (12 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 16 Pochard (Nine on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 48 Coot (17 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 118 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 11 Shoveler (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 4 Great Crested Grebe (Two each Golden Gates and the pit to the south of the tip), 31 Gadwall (10 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Raven (W over Golden Gates), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Golden Gates), 1 Buzzard (On the tip), 1 Aythya sp. (Female Tufted X Pochard on the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Water Rail (In the alder wood), 1 Goldeneye (Female on GoldenGates), 25 Ringed Plover (Mucking Bay), 630 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 219 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 1296 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 692 Dunlin (Mucking Bay), 126 Wigeon (Mucking Bay), 2 Common Scoter (On the river), 132 Redshank (Mucking Bay), 38 Curlew (Mucking Bay), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (On feeders in the outer car park) [Paul Larkin]

2 Whooper Swan (LBC flew to W), 16 White-fronted Goose (Fields to SW of LBC), 3 Smew (LBC Red heads), 1 Water Rail (Heard calling LBC), 4 Bewick's Swan (Wig bay), 1 Buzzard (Wig bay), 1 Golden Plover (With 100 lapwing wig bay), 2 Stonechat (Pair billets farm screen), 1 Swallow (LdlHC), 1 Chiffchaff (Trees W of LdlHC), 2 Great White Egret (Trees W of LdlHC), 3 Long-tailed Duck (E of LdlHC), 1 Black-throated Diver (E of LdlHC), 1 Green Sandpiper (LdlHC), 1000 Teal, 500 Wigeon, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Goosander (LdlH), 1 Marsh Harrier (M LdlH), 50 Great Crested Grebe (2 in breeding plumage) [Tony Kennelly]

14 Shelduck, 166 Wigeon (At least.), 5 Teal (On flood. More on creek.), 2 Gadwall (Pair.), 21 Shoveler, 4 Pintail (Two pairs.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female/imm.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 400 Lapwing (Approx.), 6 Snipe, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 400 Black-headed Gull (Approx.), 20 Common Gull, 2 Stonechat (Pair.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Red-throated Diver, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 30 Sanderling (+), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard [David L Smith]

1 Merlin (Stone Point), 30 Bar-tailed Godwit (near Stone Point), 300 Cormorant (roosts on Pye Sands and Oakley beach) [Martin Richards]

15 White-fronted Goose (Layer Breton c/way [13 adults]), 4 Bewick's Swan (Wigborough Bay), 6 Egyptian Goose (3 pairs), 10 Pintail, 170 Goldeneye (+), 9 Goosander, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank, 60 Skylark (+, VC & Billets), 1 Swallow, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Stonechat (pair Billets screen), 20 Meadow Pipit (+, Billets) [Martin Peers]

1 Blackcap (Firs chase garden (DU) male) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 5 Song Thrush (Singing.), 3 Coal Tit, 4 Treecreeper (Including a pair investigating possible nest site.), 5 Nuthatch (Including what appeared to be two pairs.), 4 Siskin (At least. Feeding in alders.), 1 Lesser Redpoll (At least. Heard in flight.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Great White Egret (Hunting at very far end then flew east), 6 Goosander, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 30 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Little Egret [Matt Turner] , , , , , ,

52 Linnet, 1 Twite (With Linnet flock), 3 Stonechat (Pair and a male), 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 343 Grey Plover, 2 Barn Owl, 643 Black-tailed Godwit, 312 Teal, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Flew down river), 2 Common Scoter (On the river), 1 Buzzard, 10 Oystercatcher, 86 Curlew, 14 Wigeon (On the river), 1 Great Crested Grebe (On the river), 9 Knot, 15 Ringed Plover [Paul Larkin]

1 Chinese Muntjac, 1 Marsh Harrier, 37 Skylark (+, feeding on marsh between tidal lagoons and Stone Point ), 4 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Heron [Brian Combes]

2 Peregrine Falcon (pair fast NW over Wivenhoe Wood) [Richard Allen]

2 Kingfisher (Strood channel DU), 1 Stonechat (Strood (DU)male), 6 Reed Bunting (Strood channel DU), 1 Buzzard (Strood channel DU), 105 Shelduck (Strood channel DU) [Stephen Entwistle]

5 Egyptian Goose, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch (At least.), 2 Bullfinch (Male plus one other calling nearby. Edge of Childerditch Wood.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Black Redstart (Female in Silverton's yard, Haven Rd.) [Phil Carter]

5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Redwing (At least.), 6 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 1 Treecreeper (Singing Male.), 2 Kestrel (Male & female.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Malcolm Cresswell]

3 Chiffchaff (At least 2 common chiffchaff and 1 Tristis-type at Sewage Farm found by Richard Allen. Not calling.), 1 Grey Wagtail [Sean Nixon] , , , ,

2 Goosander (both female), 19 Goldeneye, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 120 Common Gull (+), 3 Buzzard, 4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Jay [Matt Turner]

1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female.), 20 Teal (Circa.), 20 Shoveler (Circa. ), 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Stock Dove, 10 Cormorant (Not one gull on or over scrape.) [David Hale]

1 Kingfisher (By the inlet & then in the inlet tunnel. I could hear it calling.), 1 Grey Wagtail (On the outlet bridge) [Mark Fisher]

1 Marsh Harrier (Male. After quartering the marsh he eventually caught a wader of some kind.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1000 Lapwing (Large flock up over Bowers Marsh.), 200 Wigeon (Circa.), 50 Teal (Circa.), 6 Shoveler, 4 Pochard (2 pair.), 1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Skylark, 20 Goldfinch (At least.), 300 Starling (At least. Mobile flocks.), 4 Moorhen, 9 Barnacle Goose, 1 Green Sandpiper (Flushed by M Harrier.), 2 Curlew, 100 Canada Goose (Circa.), 20 Greylag Goose, 4 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Black-headed Gull (Circa.) [David Hale]

8 Canada Goose, 49 Greylag Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose (Together on ploughed field.), 1 Shoveler (Silt lake.), 5 Gadwall (Silt lake.), 3 Pochard (Carp lake.), 100 Tufted Duck (circa. Carp lake.), 4 Little Grebe (Carp lake.), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Trout lake. Displaying.), 1 Great White Egret (Flew over from north. Appeared to drop into Chig. Lakes E.W.T. (Clearly much larger than Little Egret with yellow bill)), 1 Little Egret, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Skylark (At least three singing.), 12 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch [Malcolm Corbett]

30 Fieldfare (Meetings lane DU), 1 Redwing (Meetings lane D) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Short-eared Owl (On seawall; flew towards Wallasea), 1 Barn Owl, 2500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Estimate. Numbers are building up rapidly on the wheat fields; approx 25% juvs), 1 Whimbrel (Overwintering bird still present this year), 2 Stonechat, 90 Corn Bunting [Steven Swaby]

1 Black Guillemot (Found by Adrian Kettle & entered Essex waters behind the Co-op), 1 Kingfisher [Simon Cox]

1 Kingfisher (Along the island), 1 Little Egret [Mark Fisher]

4 Redwing [Winifred Simmonds]

1 Hen Harrier (Langenhoe roost AF ringtail ), 16 Marsh Harrier (Langenhoe roost AF ), 15 Red-breasted Merganser (Pye fleet AF), 200 Black-tailed Godwit (Pye fleet AF), 200 Avocet (Pye fleet AF ), 2000 Knot (Pye fleet AF ), 3 Great Northern Diver (Off shore st Peter's beach DU), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Packing shed Island DU), 1 Rock Pipit (Packing shed Island DU), 6 Reed Bunting (St Peter's beach DU), 1 Red-throated Diver (Victoria esplanade AF) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Chiffchaff (Prob Siberian "tristis" at sewage works from Ferry Lane footpath in first elder on left in compound, pale grey chiffchaff with well marked off white supercilium, no hint of olive green, Simon Patient's photos show chestnut on ear coverts, but didn't call ) [Richard Allen]

6 Canada Goose, 84 Greylag Goose (Trout lake, inc. one very pale individual.), 8 Mute Swan, 6 Egyptian Goose (Carp lake.), 3 Gadwall (Silt lake.), 1 Pochard (Carp lake.), 82 Tufted Duck (81 Carp lake.), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Trout lake, displaying.), 5 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel (Male.), 10 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chaffinch [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 4 Goosander (2 pairs), 40 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe [Matt Turner] ,

1 Red Kite (Immature soaring high over Church and drifting NE. 1st patch record in 2020 and 3rd in Essex today. ) [Graham Ekins]

2 Red Kite (A pair of adults appeared to be in display above the entrance road to Great Braxted Hall) [Graham Ekins]

3 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Bullfinch, 400 Avocet, 1 Ruff, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 1 Greenshank, 40 Golden Plover, 50 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstone, 150 Bar-tailed Godwit, 300 Brent Goose [Michael Padmore]

12 Snipe (Purfleet scrape.), 20 Pintail (Circa.), 100 Wigeon (Circa.), 30 Shoveler (Circa.), 3 Curlew, 20 Black-tailed Godwit (Circa. ), 1 Grey Heron (River.), 1 Little Egret (River.), 1000 Lapwing (Circa.), 2 Pochard (Drakes.), 10 Gadwall (Ken Barrett hide.), 50 Teal (Circa.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier (1 male, 2 female.), 1 Barn Owl (Showing in usual box.), 2 Kestrel, 500 Starling (Plus. Large flock over tip), 1000 Black-headed Gull (Plus. Huge mixed gull flocks over tip.), 1 Grey Wagtail (Ken Barrett hide.), 1 Robin (Feeding from hand without hesitation. ) [David Hale] , , , ,

3 Purple Sandpiper (by sluice), 2 Kestrel, 400 Lapwing (circa), 16 Shelduck, 6 Shoveler, 11 Curlew, 9 Snipe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Bearded Tit (heard only) [Liz Huxley]

22 Mediterranean Gull (Strood channel DU), 2 Peregrine Falcon (Strood (DU)), 70 Shelduck (Strood channel DU), 1 Rock Pipit (Strood channel DU), 18 Avocet (Strood channel DU) [Stephen Entwistle]

4 Hawfinch, 2 Marsh Tit, 8 Bullfinch, 1 Buzzard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 8 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush (Singing males), 3 Song Thrush (Singing males), 9 Pied Wagtail [Tony Kennelly]

40 Pied Wagtail (in birches by Highway House, Brentwood Station, preparing to leave the nightime roost) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Smew (one redhead near the weir), 15 Goosander, 1 Yellowhammer, 60 Lapwing [David Allen]

6 Pintail (Three pairs.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Stooping at lapwing. Unsuccessful.), 2 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Water Pipit (At least. Saltmarsh near sluice.), 1 Bearded Tit (Calling from eastern reeds.), 1 Reed Bunting [Andrew Cox]

1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Cudmore Grove CP), 100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 15 Sanderling, 6 Skylark, 11 White-fronted Goose (Cudmore Grove CP), 50 Black-tailed Godwit (circa.) [Sean Nixon] , , , , ,

5 Great White Egret, 1 White-fronted Goose, 4 Bewick's Swan (Wig bay), 2 Cattle Egret (Field next to school Lane viewed from wig screen ), 5 Pintail, 1 Black-throated Diver (Wig bay), 1 Swallow, 2 Scaup, 3 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Black Swan, 100 Goldeneye [Yvonne Watling]

1 Merlin, 150 Oystercatcher (+ high tide roost), 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Stonechat, 70 Grey Plover (+ on lagoon) [Martin Richards]

3 Purple Sandpiper (Feeding near sluice, nice close views), 2 Stonechat (Pair on mounds), 10 Snipe (at least), 1 Guillemot (Flying north), 20 Red-throated Diver (+), 3 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Large female), 5 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (5 south), 2 Pintail (Pair south), 1 Coal Tit (On feeders), 1 Water Rail (Heard) [Matt Turner] , , ,

135 Yellowhammer [Martin Henry]

32 Coot (Three on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 86 Tufted Duck (25 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 113 Wigeon (Three Golden Gates the rest in Mucking Bay), 14 Turnstone (Roosting on the breach), 27 Pochard (Nine on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 18 Shoveler (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 42 Teal (One Golden Gates, 16 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Mucking Creek), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Golden Gates), 2 Goldeneye (Females, Golden Gates), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 2 Great Crested Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 44 Gadwall (25 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 1 Aythya sp. (Female Tufted Duck X Pochard on the pit to the south of the tip), 42 Curlew (Roosting on salt marsh), 15 Fieldfare (Flock over the outer car park), 3 Oystercatcher (Roosting on the breach), 143 Dunlin (Roosting on the breach), 62 Shelduck (In the managed retreat) [Paul Larkin]

1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 25 Meadow Pipit (At least.), 1 Song Thrush (Singing.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing.), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Nuthatch (At least. Including one inspecting a previously used nesthole. Another nearby; presumably a pair.) [Andrew Cox]

200 Avocet, 40 Bar-tailed Godwit, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 10 Oystercatcher, 200 Golden Plover, 10 Grey Plover, 10 Curlew, 200 Lapwing, 100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 200 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 3 Pintail (My first of this winter) [Tony Kennelly]

1 Merlin (Reeves hall marshes (DU)AF), 17 Red-breasted Merganser (Rewsalls marsh (DU)AF), 2 Stonechat (Reeves hall marshes 1pr (DU)AF), 10 White-fronted Goose (Cudmore grove (DU)AF), 1 Water Rail (Cudmore grove park pond(seen by AF DU), 30 Sanderling (Cudmore grove AF DU), 1 Black Brant (Strood channel seen by Charlie williams), 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Strood channel seen by Charlie Williams ), 1 Great Northern Diver (Victoria esplanade JON B) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Cattle Egret (Billets Farm), 1 Black-throated Diver (Billets Farm Screen), 1 Swallow (Billets Farm and Layer de la Haye causeway), 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail, Billets Farm Screen), 4 Bewick's Swan (Wigborough Bay), 1 Scaup (drake, Layer de la Haye causeway), 2 Smew (redheads, Layer Breton causeway), 6 White-fronted Goose (+, field south of Layer Breton Causeway), 1 Long-tailed Duck (Layer de la Haye Causeway), 2 Marsh Harrier (male and female) [Simon Satchell]

2 Pintail (Pair flew over the slipway, heading SW.), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Female flew low past the slipway & settled on the water. Swam upstream.), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Turnstone, 1 Rock Pipit (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Scaup, 1 Smew, 11 White-fronted Goose, 68 Corn Bunting (+), 10 Yellowhammer, 1 Swallow [Sean Nixon] , , , , ,

1 Raven (second sighting locally recently) [Martin Henry]

1 Raven (calling and doing back flip display over Wivenhoe Wood,(large corvid with deep resonant call long wedge shape tail)) [Richard Allen]

2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 6 Red-breasted Merganser (at least), 1 Buzzard (Woodrolfe Road car park), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Woodrolfe Road car park), 4 Rock Pipit (at least) [Mark Gregory]

1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush (Singing. ), 6 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 2 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch (Hall Wood.) [Andrew Cox]

4 Little Egret, 387 Teal, 1 Buzzard, 5 Oystercatcher, 112 Wigeon (On the river), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 319 Grey Plover, 1 Stonechat, 5 Knot, 1442 Avocet, 21 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Scoter (On the river) [Paul Larkin]

33 Black-headed Gull (Feeding on recreation ground.), 5 Common Gull (Feeding on recreation ground.), 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush (Singing.), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper (Possibly four.), 20 Goldfinch (Feeding high in ash trees, Mark's Hill.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Great Northern Diver (Victoria esplanade (AF)), 1 Coal Tit (Firs chase garden (DU)), 1 Blackcap (Firs chase garden (DU) female), 20 Mediterranean Gull (Strood channel DU), 10 White-fronted Goose (Cudmore grove DU), 800 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Cudmore grove DU), 1000 Wigeon (Cudmore grove DU ), 350 Black-tailed Godwit (Cudmore grove DU), 100 Redshank (Cudmore grove DU) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Barn Owl (viewed from Tollesbury Wick) [Mark Gregory]

1 Swallow (LDLH Causeway), 3 Long-tailed Duck (LDLH Causeway), 2 Scaup (LDLH Causeway 1 male+1 female), 1 Black-throated Diver (Island Hide), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Bay hide bay), 1 Marsh Harrier (Gwen's Hide 1 male), 10 Fieldfare (Reserve), 2 Great White Egret (Bay hide bay) [Mick Woodruff]

1 Great Northern Diver [Barbara Leport]

1 Raven (flew over S calling at 12.45p.m. ), 4 Siskin (at least 4 with c15 Goldfinches feeding in alders.) [George Brown]

2 Great Northern Diver (near Mersea), 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Goldeneye (male), 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 172 Avocet, 27 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Bearded Tit (calling near Shinglehead Point), 2 Rock Pipit [Mark Gregory]

2 Redwing (first for the area this winter!), 15 Chaffinch (in sunflower field on Marsh Farm), 35 Blue Tit (with the chaffinchs above), 23 Magpie (in sheep field), 1100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (very mobile and restless), 4 Pale-bellied Brent Goose (family party), 2 Black Brant (a pair), 1 Water Rail, 270 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Merlin (juv male), 8 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Shoveler, 1000 Dunlin, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Peregrine Falcon (one chasing pigeons unsuccesfully over Brandy Hole and the usual large female perched in the usual place on the fields), 2 Stonechat, 11 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard (perched on fences and occasionally hunting the fields), 55 Corn Bunting (gathering on bushes pre roost), 1 Marsh Harrier (juv male) [Alan Shearring]

14 Goosander (on Rivenhall lakes) [Alan Harris]

2 Goosander (Pair, Rawl hide.), 10 Goldeneye (5 pair.), 300 Wigeon (Plus. Usual winter numbers.), 50 Gadwall (Circa.), 200 Teal (At least.), 20 Mallard, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Male. Perched on W bank tree top. Often seen atop same tree.), 1 Buzzard (W bank tree tops.), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female, over W bank reeds.), 1 Goldcrest (2 Red Fox, together from Rawl hide.), 1 Wren (1 Muntjac Deer, Rawl hide.), 1 Robin [David Hale] ,

3 Great White Egret (1 Breton/1Layer/1Wig Bay), 1 Swallow (Still feeding along LDLH causeway), 3 Long-tailed Duck (LDLH causeway), 10 Goosander (LDLH), 1 Cattle Egret (with sheep Billets farm), 4 Bewick's Swan (Wigbourgh Bay), 1 Smew (LDLH), 10 White-fronted Goose (Field near LB causeway) [Barbara Leport]

650 Shelduck (circa), 27 Pintail, 37 Goldeneye (Mistley), 11 Red-breasted Merganser (Mistley), 154 Avocet, 750 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Mistley - second winter) [Martin Peers]

100 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Slavonian Grebe, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 200 Teal, 1500 Wigeon, 2 Eider, 10 White-fronted Goose, 150 Brent Goose, 45 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 20 Turnstone, 100 Curlew, 120 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 23 Sanderling, 1 Avocet, 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 1 Rock Pipit (RSPB Colchester members group trip - Many thanks to Dougal) [Mick Woodruff]

2 Mute Swan, 1 Kestrel (Male.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush, 10 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

18 Gadwall (Cudmore grove DU), 10 White-fronted Goose (Cudmore grove DU), 4 Slavonian Grebe (Cudmore grove DU), 2 Eider (Cudmore grove (DU)), 23 Sanderling (Stone point DU) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Barn Owl (at last! Seen from car park coming from Abbots Farm), 1 Great White Egret, 24 Fieldfare, 6 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 1100 Golden Plover, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel [David Allen]

3 Bullfinch (1m, 2f), 2 Slavonian Grebe (Mid river off seawall), 20 Red-breasted Merganser (+), 15 Goldeneye [Matt Turner]

40 Goldeneye, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Mediterranean Gull (2nd winter) [Steve Moore]

1 Swallow (LdlH causeway and moved to Billets Farm car park), 2 Long-tailed Duck (LdlH causeway), 2 Smew (Layer Breton causeway), 5 Snipe (Wigborough Bay), 1 Cattle Egret (Billets Farm), 3 Great White Egret, 4 Bewick's Swan (Wigborough Bay), 2 Whooper Swan (In field with White-fronted geese), 11 White-fronted Goose (at least. In crop field next to Layer Breton causeway), 55 Skylark (Billets Farm), 8 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 810 Lapwing [David Allen]

1 Black Guillemot (swimming quite close in, 11.25 to 11.35a.m. ), 5 Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Little Grebe [George Brown]

1 Bullfinch (Male on blackbury ), 2 Goldcrest (Both species at aythorpe roding) [Chris Turner]

120 Pied Wagtail (Roost in High St (tree outside Speakeasy)) [Roger Emmens]

3 Goosander (Two males and a female), 4 Gadwall (Two males and two females), 4 Shoveler (Three males and a female), 2 Little Grebe, 1 Song Thrush (Singing), 1 Teal (One male) [Michael Padmore]

3 Great White Egret, 1 Black-throated Diver (Billets Farm Screen), 1 Ring-necked Duck (male west of LdLH causeway), 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 5 Egyptian Goose (at least), 2 Stonechat (Billets Farm Screen), 1 Peregrine Falcon (landed on pumping station) [Mark Gregory]

1 Cattle Egret (Billets screen field), 1 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Swallow (Billets), 1 Merlin (Abberton Church), 38 Corn Bunting (Abberton Church) [Sean Nixon] , ,

2 Greenshank

[Peter Brittain]

1 Short-eared Owl (On sea wall along Salcott Channel), 1 Merlin, 700 Knot, 4 Bearded Tit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Grebe, 12 Grey Plover [David Allen]

1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Bewick's Swan, 3 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Scaup, 2 Smew, 5 Goosander, 2 Marsh Harrier [Paul Chamberlain] , , , , , , ,

2 Whooper Swan (W of Layer Breton causeway from 3.15pm), 4 Bewick's Swan (Wigborough Bay), 2 Scaup (male and female E of Layer de la Haye causeway), 2 Smew (redheads, one W of Layer Breton causeway, one E of Layer de la Haye causeway), 13 White-fronted Goose (SW of Layer Breton Causeway), 1 Cattle Egret (with sheep Billets Farm), 1 Great White Egret (Wigborough Bay), 3 Long-tailed Duck (E of Layer de la Haye causeway), 1 Swallow (Layer de la Haye causeway), 67 Corn Bunting (on wires by Abberton Church, some singing), 80 Goldeneye (at least), 20 Goosander, 1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 7 Redshank [Sean Huggins]

3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Slavonian Grebe (near Radio Caroline ship), 18 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Marsh Harrier (female to OHM), 1 Buzzard, 3 Sanderling, 180 Avocet, 2 Peregrine Falcon (pair - female sat on Great Cob Island), 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer, 9 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Barnacle Goose [Mark Gregory]

1 Black Guillemot [David Saville]

1 Black Guillemot (1st winter in Tollesbury Channel on outgoing tide (Thanks to Brian Churches for the call!)), 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Peregrine Falcon (Adult male, adult female and 1st year female), 3 Merlin (2 females and 1 male), 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Marsh Harrier, 4 Kestrel, 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver, 14 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Spotted Redshank, 6 Stonechat, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Singing males), 3000 Knot, 4000 Golden Plover, 24 Little Grebe, 6 Rock Pipit [Steve Grimwade]

2 Rock Pipit, 1 Peregrine Falcon [David Saville] ,

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Female for 28 days now.Very brief appearence), 1 Raven (Flew over house.Large black crow with wedge tail), 1 Little Egret (Landed in river opp house), 1 Song Thrush (Singing away today opp house) [Barbara Leport]

3 Long-tailed Duck, 13 White-fronted Goose [Steve Grimwade]