1 Grey Wagtail (Overhead calling), 5 Little Grebe, 1 Greenshank, 5 Oystercatcher, 1 Snipe, 2 Skylark, 9 Gadwall (5m, 4f), 1 Reed Bunting (Male in flight), 3 Stock Dove (On barn roof), 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch (Male singing), 15 Wigeon, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Cormorant, 6 Shelduck, 1 Great Black-backed Gull (Eating carcass watched by 2 crows), 250 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret [Matt Turner] , ,

2 Barn Owl (One perching then hunting. Another waiting in tree.) [Ann Darnell]

1 Yellowhammer, 5 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 1 Long-eared Owl (Flew over road and in to conifers.), 10 Pheasant [Thomas Gilbert]

1 Marsh Harrier (Female), 1 Hen Harrier (Female.), 1 Short-eared Owl (Good views of Owl hunting & perched.), 20 Corn Bunting, 200 Golden Plover (Circa.), 100 Lapwing (Circa.), 200 Starling (Circa.), 20 Stock Dove, 100 Shelduck (At least.), 500 Wood Pigeon, 500 Brent Goose (Plus.), 24 Redshank, 50 Mute Swan (At least.), 50 Shoveler (Plus.), 2 Kestrel, 6 Curlew, 6 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron [David Hale]

1 Bittern (In flight 1.35pm), 2 Goldeneye (Females), 1 Egyptian Goose [Sean Huggins]

4 Twite (C, 3/4 mile N of fort by river wall), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult flying towards Cliffe), 3 Corn Bunting, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cetti's Warbler (By old sewage works) [Sean Huggins]

1 Red Kite [Roger Emmens]

5 Water Pipit (3 at wet field on W side of road and 2 on E side.), 1 Grey Wagtail (1 at wet field on W side of road.), 2 White Wagtail (2 (male and female) among group of c12 Pied wagtails which flew down onto wet field on E side of road.) [George Brown]

8 Smew, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Snipe, 1 Scaup, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Goosander, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 5 Skylark, 1 Pintail, 15 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier [Yvonne Watling]

25 Blue Tit (Many all over the wood), 12 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Treecreeper (In different areas), 25 Redwing (Estimated), 1 Nuthatch (Seen and heard several times, possibly more than one bird but not able to confirm), 1 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least, one drumming), 1 Song Thrush (Singing not far from entrance), 2 Robin [Ian Dewsnap]

9 Smew (1 drake, 7 redheads west of Layer Breton Causeway. 1 drake Layer de la Haye Causeway, flew to Wigborough Bay.), 5 Snipe (4 Layer Breton Causeway, 1 Layer de la Haye Causeway), 1 Water Rail (Heard, Layer Breton Causeway), 2 Cetti's Warbler (1 heard at each causeway), 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 6 Scaup (including 2 ad drake and a 1st winter drake), 1 Ring-necked Duck (West of Layer de la Haye Causeway) [Simon Satchell]

1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 76 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Red-breasted Merganser [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Red Kite, 6 Goosander, 22 Goldeneye, 250 Wigeon [David Jobbins]

1 Grey Heron, 3 Great Crested Grebe (A happy pair plus a miserable solo), 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Canada Goose, 4 Shoveler (In the flood.), 12 Gadwall (In the flood.), 10 Teal (In the flood.), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (In the flood.), 5 Snipe (In the flood.), 1 Wigeon (In the flood.) [Graham Upton]

10 Goosander (6 male,4 female) [Graham Upton]

401 Grey Plover, 1309 Avocet, 2500 Dunlin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat (Pair), 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Water Rail, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 142 Teal [Paul Larkin]

2 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Reed Bunting (Singing Male.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Blackcap (Male feeding on honeysuckle berries in my garden) [John Thorogood]

1 Little Owl (In old roadside tree btw the church and The Moletrap pub), 15 Red-legged Partridge, 100 Jackdaw (Large corvid flock in grazing fields), 75 Carrion Crow, 1 Buzzard, 8 Pheasant, 2 Stock Dove [Andrew Stroud]

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least, calling), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch (Amongst tit flock), 2 Coal Tit, 2 Mute Swan (Flying), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing), 2 Song Thrush (Singing), 1 Jay, 1 Firecrest (Singing), 10 Long-tailed Tit (+), 20 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit [Thomas Gilbert]

1 Goldeneye (female), 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (heard), 7 Ring-necked Parakeet (at least; 2 pairs on south side of Golden Gates Lake; 3 flying to GGL), 2 Short-eared Owl, 15 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 2 Stonechat (pair) [Mark Gregory]

24 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier (Adult Male & immature.), 8 Black-tailed Godwit (At least. Along the river.), 10 Snipe, 30 Dunlin (Approx.), 2 Glaucous Gull (Juvenile & 2nd winter.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Glaucous Gull (3cy on Thames before flying to landfill), 71 Common Gull (circa.), 22 Meadow Pipit [Sean Nixon] , , , ,

2 Water Pipit (On flooded field opposite the mill), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Red Kite (Over Colchester ), 15 Curlew, 30 Pied Wagtail [Yvonne Watling]

1 Snipe (barges), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (first winter birds), 1 Glaucous Gull (second winter bird on tip east of CHP. First winter bird seen on river by others) [Mark Gregory]

1 Mandarin Duck (male along river on Paulk Hall Lane) [Andrew Goodey]

31 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat), 142 Teal (In the managed retreat), 175 Redshank (In the managed retreat), 1 Sparrowhawk (On the tip), 4 Ring-necked Parakeet (One near the outer car park, the rest Golden Gates), 5 Goldeneye (Females, Golden Gates), 81 Tufted Duck (11 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 30 Pochard (Golden Gates), 3 Great Crested Grebe (One on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 34 Coot (15 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 13 Shoveler (One on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 5 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 3 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Golden Gates), 1 Bittern (Golden Gates (Courtesy of Messrs Wood and Merchant)), 2 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 2 Egyptian Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Aythya sp. (Female Tufted X Pochard type Golden Gates), 1 Turnstone (In the managed retreat), 1154 Dunlin (In the managed retreat and Mucking Bay), 893 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 24 Curlew (Mucking Bay), 579 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 85 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 39 Corn Bunting (Pre roost gathering near the creek), 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Rail (Calling against each other near the creek), 50 Fieldfare (Near the outer car park) [Paul Larkin]

4 Green Woodpecker (At least. All calling.), 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least. All drumming.), 75 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush (Singing.), 6 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

2 Green Woodpecker (1 in Clements Park, 1 Chindits Lane - both calling), 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 Shenfield common - drumming, 2 drumming Clements Park, 2 Donkey lane plantation (1 drumming), 1 drumming Chindits Lane), 2 Treecreeper (Pair - Shenfield Common ), 4 Nuthatch (1 Shenfield Common 1 Chindits Lane, 2 Clements Park), 1 Buzzard (Shenfield Common - being mobbed by the local crows ), 1 Mistle Thrush (Shenfield Common ) [Andrew Stroud]

20 Linnet, 1 Snipe, 2 Song Thrush (Both singing), 1 Little Egret, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Yellowhammer (3m singing, 1f), 120 Teal, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenfinch (singing males), 4 Shoveler (3m, 1f), 1 Reed Bunting (singing male), 15 Curlew, 2 Green Woodpecker (Both heard, still not seen one this year!!), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard drumming), 70 Lapwing, 6 Meadow Pipit, 2 Corn Bunting (1 singing), 2 Oystercatcher (Flew up river, then back down - calling all the time), 1 Grey Heron (Over Wiv wood) [Matt Turner]

2 Red-throated Diver (North), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff (By sewage work), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Off Stone Point ), 1 Chinese Muntjac, 8 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Cetti's Warbler (Singing - 2 north of escarpment, 2 in John Weston Reserve ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Song Thrush (Singing), 2 Red-legged Partridge, 27 Little Grebe (Walton Channel ) [Brian Combes]

Sparrowhawk (Ron Cook)

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Oystercatcher , 7 Curlew, 61 Black Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper and 56 Lapwing (DMo)

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3 Goosander, Grey Wagtail. (Joe Dickens)

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50 Stock Dove, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 6 Gadwall, 14 Teal, 24 Tufted Duck, 9 Little Grebe, 35 Linnet (Stuart Fisher)

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7 Song Thrush, 8 Reed Buntings, 10 Grey Herons, 12 Dunnock, 30 Teal, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 40 Moorhen, 3 Green Woodpeckers, ,(DMcG)

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2 Stonechat, 8 Linnet, 60 Goldfinch, 7 Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush, Reed Bunting (James Heal)

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m Scaup, 9 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye (Ian Bradshaw)

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juv Glaucous Gull (ACo, Andrew Self, John & Janet Cadera) 2w Glaucous Gull (Ben Rumsby, DCa, AGo, HTV, ACo) 2 leucistic Herring Gulls (DSh, DCa) pr, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Rook, 34 Golden Plover, 11 Black tailed Godwit, 32 Avocet, 100 Dunlin, Ruff, 87 Redshank, 8 Curlew, 2000 Lapwing, 123 Shoveler, 793 Wigeon, 312 Teal, 10 Gadwall, 30 Pochard, 10 Pintail, 44 Tufted Duck, 33 Shelduck, 105 Coot, 89 Greylag, 133 Canada Goose, 2 Buzzard, 4 Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 4 Stonechat, 9 Reed B unting, 8 Meadow Pipit, 7m Song Thrush, 9 Redwing, 3 Water Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, Great Crested Grebe (VW, RB, PS, HTV, Ben Rumsby)Oystercatcher 19 Cetti's Warbler (Andrew Self, John & Janet Cadera)

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2 Stock Dove (In town centre back garden) [Sean Nixon] ,

9 Buzzard (Up together over Gt. Totham South.) [Malcolm Corbett]

49 Mute Swan (Marsh Farm), 67 Little Grebe (in Crouch), 1 Marsh Harrier (female hunting Marsh Farm), 40 Ringed Plover, 700 Golden Plover, 1150 Dunlin, 1 Merlin (female chasing waders Brandy Hole), 8 Great Crested Grebe, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Avocet, 1000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (in scattered mobile flocks), 900 Teal, 800 Wigeon, 750 Stock Dove, 101 Grey Plover (good count this far up the Crouch), 2 Rock Pipit, 5 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl (a very confiding individual allowing approach within 30 feet, hunting the borrow dykes) [Alan Shearring]

1 Shag (On Crouch off Bridgemarsh Island), 14 Great Crested Grebe (Together in loose flock on Crouch), 2 Marsh Harrier (imm male), 1 Water Rail (BWA hide), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat, 2 Corn Bunting [Steven Swaby]

1 Blackcap (Female, feasting on apple, suet & Sunflower hearts.), 2 Robin, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Blackbird (Male.), 2 Dunnock, 9 Starling, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Collared Dove [David Hale] ,

70 Teal, 72 Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 14 Redshank, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel (pair over UoE campus), 2 Yellowhammer (pair), 1 Reed Bunting (female), 3 Linnet [Michael Lane]

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming in entrance tree's.), 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Fieldfare, 6 Great Tit, 6 Chaffinch, 50 Starling (Circa. 2 birds taking material into 2 nesting sites.), 1 Greenfinch, 4 Robin, 2 Short-eared Owl (Showing together at 16 30.), 2 Kestrel, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Skylark, 500 Avocet (Plus), 1000 Dunlin (Circa.), 100 Shelduck (Plus.), 24 Curlew, 12 Brent Goose, 100 Redshank (At least.), 2 Grey Plover, 300 Golden Plover (Circa.), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Dunnock, 100 Lapwing (Circa.)

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11 Shelduck, 40 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 7 Redshank, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Carrion Crow (Eating dead black headed gull on frozen splodge!), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Great Black-backed Gull (Flew over and sent the Lapwing up), 300 Lapwing, 2 Gadwall (Pair), 2 Greylag Goose, 15 Canada Goose, 1 Red-legged Partridge (In distant field), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Cormorant, 3 Stock Dove [Matt Turner]

1 Little Owl [Matt Turner]

1 Little Owl [David Allen]

121 Teal (On STW outfall), 81 Gadwall (On STW outfall), 1 Oystercatcher (On STW outfall), 4 Shelduck (On foreshore by the fort) [Paul Larkin]

1 Marsh Harrier, 600 Knot, 310 Avocet, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 30 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 5 Turnstone, 10 Ringed Plover (by pill box), 1 Little Grebe, 350 Lapwing, 3 Red-breasted Merganser (distantly), 3 Meadow Pipit, 120 Grey Plover, 700 Golden Plover, 150 Teal, 1350 Wigeon, 2150 Dunlin (honestly!), 2 Sanderling (by pill box), 11 Shelduck, 7 Redshank, 22 Curlew, 60 Greylag Goose, 4 Skylark [David Allen]

1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Grebe (Pair), 7 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. 3 pair.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark (Inc. 2 singing males.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Sparrowhawk (Female.), 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing. ) [Malcolm Corbett]

3 Great White Egret, 5 Scaup (2 males), 2 Long-tailed Duck, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 8 Egyptian Goose, 2 Corn Bunting (Abberton Church), 4 Yellowhammer (Abberton Church), 5 Goosander, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 40 Shoveler, 2 Skylark, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Little Egret [David Allen]

1 Little Owl [Peter Heath] ,

20 Shoveler (Pochard Lake.), 19 Gadwall (17 Pochard Lake, 2 Teal Pond.), 5 Pochard (Pochard lake.), 16 Tufted Duck (Pochard Lake.), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Pair, Pochard Lake.), 7 Grey Heron (Heronry), 25 Cormorant (+.), 2 Sparrowhawk (Displaying. Seen from Lofts Farm.), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least. 2 seen, 2 heard drumming.), 1 Song Thrush, 8 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch (Male.), 2 Greenfinch (Pair, male singing.), 1 Reed Bunting (Male.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Grey Partridge [Andrew Goodey]

152 Pied Wagtail (Roost in Epping High St. - 99 in tree outside Post Office, 53 outside Speakeasy (both trees above pillar boxes - are they sponsored by Royal Mail?)) [Roger Emmens]

1 Little Owl [Steve Grimwade]

1 Barn Owl (Hunting. Exact same spot as Sunday sighting), 1 Buzzard (Nesting in trees at side of lane. Regular pair sighted) [Ann Darnell]

1 Barn Owl, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 6 Scaup, 3 Great White Egret [Steve Grimwade]

32 Tufted Duck (Totham Pit, 20 male.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (St. Peter's churchyard.), 3 Song Thrush (Singing. One School Rd, one Bog Grove, one heard only South Wood.), 45 House Sparrow (+. 20+ Captain's Wood. 25+ Prince of Wales Rd.) [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Great Northern Diver (Opposite beach huts Esplanade) [Barbara Leport]

2 Lesser Redpoll (In trees by smaller fishing lake / old gravel pit.), 1 Stock Dove, 5 Reed Bunting (In bushes/trees behind Paddock Way; not regular here, but a small group has been here for at least a week now.), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Still on flood pond near Keelar's Lane. Up to two have been here for several weeks.) [Keith Brooke]

12 Lesser Redpoll (Mobile flock feeding on Silver Birch), 4 Goldcrest, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only), 1 Linnet, 7 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 30 Blue Tit (+), 10 Great Tit (+), 4 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Blackbird, 2 Bullfinch (A pair calling), 20 Curlew (+ Large flock flew in from fields to Intertidal area), 300 Brent Goose (+ Continuous flocks flying over from estuary to fields), 4 Little Grebe, 2 Wren, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 10 Mallard (+), 100 Lapwing (+), 1 Grey Plover, 30 Redshank (+), 12 Shelduck, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Pheasant, 4 Magpie, 1 Jay, 4 Carrion Crow [Steve Jellett] , ,

3 Mute Swan (last year's family), 10 Red-legged Partridge (released birds), 3 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove (singing male at church), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Coal Tit (territorial bird), 3 Skylark (males [2017= 2]), 1 Nuthatch (church), 5 Song Thrush (singing males [5]), 10 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing male [1]), 2 Jay, 10 Yellowhammer (oilseed rape) [Martin Peers]

5 Scaup (3 male 2 female, LDH Causeway.), 2 Long-tailed Duck (LDH Causeway.), 20 Pintail (Circa.), 100 Teal (Plus.), 100 Shoveler (Plus.), 50 Gadwall (Plus.), 50 Mute Swan (Plus.), 100 Pochard (Plus.), 8 Goosander (5 male, 3 female. Hide Bay hide.), 1 Ruff (LDH.), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (LDH.), 9 Smew (1 Drake, 8 females. LBC.), 200 Wigeon (At least.), 100 Lapwing (Circa.), 2 Buzzard (All Raptors from New Bay hide.), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Kestrel, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male, hovered over a Teal that dived to escape, only to be taken when it surfaced. M Harrier stayed on the Teal, drowning it before lifting off with its kill.), 100 Tufted Duck (Plus.), 1 Great White Egret (LDH Causeway, distant.), 1 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck (LBC.), 20 Goldeneye (Circa.), 6 Skylark (LDH Causeway.) [David Hale]

1 Kingfisher, 5 Fieldfare (+), 5 Redwing (+), 50 Avocet (+), 1 Linnet [Pete Smith]

2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Kestrel (male), 10 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit (flock c20 behind intertidal area), 5 Ringed Plover, 400 Lapwing (approx), 2 Song Thrush, 30 Linnet (+), 12 Lesser Redpoll (c12 feeding in birches), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Liz Huxley]

4 Red-legged Partridge (all records for BULMER parish), 4 Buzzard, 4 Stock Dove (2 pairs), 3 Green Woodpecker (males - stable), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest (song), 2 Coal Tit (territories - Auberies), 17 Skylark (males [2017= 21]), 1 Nuthatch (song - Auberies), 25 Fieldfare, 8 Song Thrush (singing males [7]), 1 Mistle Thrush (singing male - Auberies), 40 House Sparrow (village), 50 Chaffinch (circa - game mix Sandy Lane), 4 Greenfinch (males [5]), 30 Goldfinch, 100 Linnet (circa - Sandy Lane), 18 Yellowhammer (2 males in weak song), 10 Reed Bunting (Sandy Lane) [Martin Peers]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Immature Male ), 1 Hen Harrier (Female ), 1 Merlin (Female), 8 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Barnacle Goose, 2 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 1 Barn Owl, 5 Corn Bunting, 25 Skylark, 125 Avocet, 21 Red-breasted Merganser, 9 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Grebe, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Great White Egret, 600 Wigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 House Sparrow [Steve Grimwade]

60 Corn Bunting (On wires at Abberton Church), 4 Smew (Male and 3 redheads Layer Breton) [Barbara Leport]

6 Black-necked Grebe (E of LDLH c/way), 2 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Scaup [Sean Nixon]

1 Whimbrel (Overwintering bird still present in Wick Bay area on Crouch), 28 Avocet, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 2 Water Rail (One Pannell's Brook, another in Riverside Park reedbed recently), 2 Kingfisher (Pannell's Brook), 82 Corn Bunting, 6 Yellowhammer, 20 Reed Bunting, 20 Chaffinch, 27 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Stonechat [Steven Swaby]

6 Marsh Harrier (Geedon Saltings), 4 Bullfinch, 12 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Brambling (With large Chaffinch, Reed Bunting flock in game cover ), 200 Avocet (+), 4 Red-breasted Merganser, 1200 Dunlin (+), 400 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 27 Turnstone (Unusually high count for FW.), 16 Ringed Plover (Intertidal area. Very few birds on there today) [Ken Hudgell]

1 Siskin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Red Kite (soaring then perched in tree), 3 Buzzard, 1 Bullfinch, 5 Redwing, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Alan Shearring]

4 Scaup, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 4 Goldeneye [Paul Chamberlain] , , , , , ,

30 White-fronted Goose, 2 Purple Sandpiper (seen later by Mick Rodwell) [Simon Cox]

10 Stonechat (2 pairs either side of VC, pair on approach road, pair on the tip, pair Golden Gates), 38 Pochard (Three on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 5 Goldeneye (Golden Gates), 16 Gadwall (Four on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 66 Teal (Four Golden Gates, the rest Mucking Bay), 60 Tufted Duck (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Golden Gates), 30 Coot (12 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 5 Shoveler (Golden Gates), 18 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 2 Egyptian Goose (Golden Gates), 7 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (Golden Gates), 2 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Chiffchaff (Near the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Aythya sp. (Female TuftedXPochard Golden Gates), 22 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat), 6 Grey Plover (In the managed retreat), 2 Oystercatcher (In the managed retreat), 2 Turnstone (In the managed retreat), 744 Dunlin (Spread between Mucking Bay and the managed retreat), 87 Redshank (Mainly in the creek), 215 Lapwing (In the managed retreat), 33 Curlew (In the managed retreat), 744 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 939 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 216 Wigeon (Mucking Bay), 277 Shelduck (Mucking Bay), 2 Kittiwake (Adult and 1st winter following ship up river) [Paul Larkin]

1 Scaup (Drake E of Ldlh c/way), 2 Long-tailed Duck (E of LdlH c/way), 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Ring-necked Duck (W of LdlH c/way) [Sean Nixon] , , , , , , ,

2 Snow Bunting (On the beach near the Martello Tower. Very tame and difficult to see - only found as they had were being photographed by a helpful couple.), 2 Sanderling (On the waters edge near the tower.) [Brian Dodd]

1 Red Kite (West bank tree tops.), 5 Buzzard (Up together, W bank.), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female, W bank reed bed.), 1 Wren, 10 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Jay, 5 Goldeneye (3 Drake, 2 female.), 1 Shelduck, 2 Herring Gull (Adult with 2 leg rings. Right leg, small silver ring, left leg, red ring, number D6FT.), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull (Circa.), 300 Wigeon (Circa. 1 Red Fox, 1 Muntjac Deer from Rawl hide.), 1 Blackbird (Male.), 30 Cormorant (Circa.) [David Hale]

9 Buzzard (All heading north) [Steve Grimwade]

120 Wigeon, 26 Teal, 17 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit (minimum), 2 Water Pipit (all pipits & wagtails on MoD training bog on W side of Rowhedge Rd) [Michael Lane]

600 Lapwing (+), 50 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Shelduck, 64 Wigeon, 2 Song Thrush (Both singing), 2 Dunnock (Both singing), 3 Long-tailed Tit [Matt Turner]

2m Song Thrush (DMcG)

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m Scaup, 4 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye (Terr y Rawlins/ David Bradshaw)

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Siberian Chiffchaff, 5 Goosander (PHa)

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5 Egyptian Geese (NSm)

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m Goldeneye (DS et al), 3w Caspian Gull, 27 Avocet, 36 Black-tailed Godwits, Water Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 4 Stonechats (SHu) Little Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 20 Golden Plover, m Blackcap, m Peregrine, (RSPB)

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1 Barn Owl (Dusk. Hunting at side of lane) [Ann Darnell]

1 Hen Harrier (Ringtail) [Stephen Entwistle]

8 Buzzard (Together over Gt. Totham South. (Reliable third party sighting).) [Malcolm Corbett]

100 Brent Goose (At least), 1 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck (On lake), 2 Goosander (Pair on intertidal area), 3 Red-breasted Merganser (2 drakes and 1 female on river from Crawshaw Hide), 16 Pheasant, 7 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Oystercatcher, 400 Avocet (At least, Intertidal Area), 100 Grey Plover (At least), 1000 Knot (At least), 100 Dunlin (At least), 8 Turnstone (Crawshaw Hide), 24 Black-tailed Godwit (Intertidal Area), 4 Curlew (Crawshaw Hide), 1 Green Woodpecker (Visitor Centre), 5 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Bullfinch (4 males and 2 females in scrub in front of Crawshaw Hide), 1 Reed Bunting (Same bush as Bullfinches) [Ben Mapp]

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Female still visiting garden feeders. Present on and off since 23/12/2018.) [Anthony Wells]

6 Scaup (3 pairs E of LDLH), 20 Goldeneye (At least), 2 Smew (Redheads W of Layer Breton), 3 Goosander (2 drakes and 1 female E of LDLH), 6 Pheasant, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Viewed from visitor centre in front of Gwen's Hide although distant), 1 Great White Egret (LDLH between causeways), 1 Skylark, 1 Wren, 8 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting (Female on feeders) [Ben Mapp]

8 Scaup (3 ad drakes, 1 first-winter drake, 1 first-winter female, 3 ad female E of LdlH c/way), 3 Black-necked Grebe (E of ldlH c/way), 5 Goosander, 4 Smew (incl 1 drake), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Ruff (Billets farm), 28 Golden Plover (Billets), 140 Lapwing (Billets) [Sean Nixon] , , , , , , , , ,

1 Blackcap (Male on sunflower hearts feeder in the garden.) [Dawn James]

1 Firecrest (in garden) [Richard Allen]

3 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Common Scoter (Female) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming.), 3 Goldcrest (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

3 Siskin, 2 Goosander [Steve Grimwade]

1 Song Thrush (Male singing since before light and still going strong. In Hoppits Mead nature reserve in Notley Rd. Bird happily not displaced by some recent severe tree felling.) [Martin Iddon]

ad Mediterranean Gull, 2 Shelduck (A.Middleton)

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60 Golden Plover, 4 Bearded Tits, 50 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Curlew, 30 Avocet, 4 Marsh harrier, Buzzard, Peregrine, Blackcap (RSPB)

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Bittern, Peregrine, Mistle Thrush, 4 Water Rail (PHa)

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2 Grey Partridge (Sheltering /in garden), 1 Woodcock ( Feeding in hedge) [Elizabeth Leeder]

1 Red Kite (Flying over garden) [Elizabeth Leeder]

1 Blackcap (Wintering female still present and coming to fat at my garden bird table.) [Jeremy Hurley]

12 Goldeneye, 20 Common Gull (Circa.), 1 Goosander (Female.), 4 Chaffinch (2 pair.), 2 Gadwall (Pair.), 6 Mallard, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Stock Dove, 50 Redwing (at least, on meadow.), 4 Mistle Thrush (On meadow.), 8 Great Tit (Circa.), 8 Blue Tit (Circa.), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 200 Wigeon (Circa, meadow.), 1 Dunnock [David Hale]

3 Black-necked Grebe (East of LDLH), 1 Long-tailed Duck, 5 Scaup, 1 Redshank [Richard Allen]

1 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper (One singing.) [Andrew Cox]

3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 5 Goldfinch, 10 Redwing (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

600 Lapwing (+ most I've seen here), 1 Greenshank, 25 Redshank, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Cormorant, 14 Greylag Goose, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Teal, 14 Wigeon, 7 Shelduck, 2 Skylark, 1 Green Sandpiper (First time I've seen one here this year), 1 Curlew, 5 Canada Goose, 7 Black-tailed Godwit (Normally a lot more on flooded field), 3 Rock Pipit [Matt Turner]

2 Cetti's Warbler (Singing, John Weston Reserve), 5 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff (By sewage works), 1 Chinese Muntjac [Brian Combes]

Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, Water Rail (Simon Papps)

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30 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, Little Egret, Little Grebe, 2 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 7 Shoveler, Pochard, Grey Wagtail (Nick Croft/Simon Raper)

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Pr Goosander, pr Little Egret, Treecreeper, Grey Wagtail, 8 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 30 Chaffinch, c30 Redwing, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker. (Joe Dickens) Kingfisher (Mike Smith)

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m Scaup, 5 Goldeneye (David Bradshaw, Lol Bodini)

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4 Avocet, Blackcap, 3 Marsh Harrier (HTV) Cetti's Warbler, 3 Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Kestrel, 20 Golden Plover (Martin Smith)

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30 Shoveler, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, m Mistle Thrush (Simon Papps)

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m Ferruginous Duck, 14 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye, Chiffchaff, Treecreeper (Tony Brown, Neil Anderson

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2 Skylark, 9 Reed Bunting, 30 Goldfinch, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, Sparrowhawk, 23 Gadwall, 19 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 4 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Pied Wagtail (Nick Croft)

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rh Smew, 20 Pochard, 80 Shoveler, 50 Gadwall (Simon Papps)

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2 Black Redstart, 2 Common Sandpipers, 7 Fieldfare, 62 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 3 Rock Pipit, 6 Grey Wagtail, 2 Buzzard, pr Kestrels (DMo)

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5 Little Egret, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler (Simon Papps)

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1 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier (Adult female & immature.), 15 Curlew (Timbermans Creek.), 15 Black-tailed Godwit (Timbermans Creek.), 300 Lapwing (Scrape.), 2 Snipe (Scrape.), 1 Greenshank (Timbermans Creek.), 1 Spotted Redshank (Timbermans Creek.), 1 Green Woodpecker [Andrew Cox]

1 Blackcap (male again on fat balls in my garden) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Kestrel, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 124 Avocet (At least.), 350 Dunlin (At least.), 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover (At least.), 100 Wigeon (At least.), 1 Kingfisher (Stanford Warren.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Turnstone (+), 10 Goldeneye (+), 2 Slavonian Grebe, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (pair), 200 Knot (+), 50 Bar-tailed Godwit (+), 1 Yellowhammer, 30 Redwing (+) [Liz Huxley]

1 Long-tailed Duck (Immature drake E of LdlH c/way), 4 Smew (incl 1 drake LB c/way), 5 Goosander, 2 Great White Egret [Sean Nixon] , ,

1 Peregrine Falcon (male hunting over waterfront), 6 Goosander (flew over) [Richard Allen]

1 Water Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 15 Pied Wagtail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Curlew [Sean Nixon] ,

1 Woodcock (One flew across the car from the pit while waiting at the temp filter lights) [Brian Bolton]

1 Nuthatch, 1 Brambling, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 6 Chaffinch [Roger Emmens]

8 Cormorant (On scrape), 2 Buzzard, 19 White-fronted Goose (Viewed from hide), 6 Curlew, 2 Gadwall (Pair on scrape), 60 Wigeon (+), 500 Lapwing (Large flock on back fields), 3 Stonechat (Female by golf course, pair near pillbox), 1 Turnstone (Feeding at base of sea wall at high tide), 2 Goldcrest, 1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult winter bird along front), 1 Great Northern Diver (Flew north at 15.45), 1 Red-throated Diver (Followed GND north 10 minutes later) [Matt Turner]

1 Red Kite (Quartering field near Castle Hedingham) [Brian Goodey]

20 Jackdaw (Circa.), 10 Great Tit (Circa.), 10 Blue Tit (Circa.), 2 Blackbird (Pair.), 2 Nuthatch, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 4 Moorhen, 3 Mallard (2 Drakes 1 Female. Mating pair.), 3 Coal Tit (Possibly more.), 2 Magpie [David Hale] , , , ,

70 Greylag Goose (+.), 3 Egyptian Goose (Two on small lake island, one on main lake.), 4 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 11 Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Buzzard, 1 Snipe (Main Lake.), 3 Curlew (Meadow.), 100 Carrion Crow (+.) [Malcolm Corbett]

20 Fieldfare (+. Seen from Chig Lakes.), 25 Redwing (+. Seen from Chig Lakes.) [Malcolm Corbett]

30 Gadwall, 18 Shoveler, 33 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard only.), 1 Bullfinch (Heard only.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Ferruginous Duck (An adult drake of unknown origin on the west side of Holyfield Lake showing well, presumably of suspect origin. Very tame and came to bread), 4 Goosander (On Holyfield Lake), 1 Red-crested Pochard (Single drake on Holyfield Lake), 4 Pochard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Greylag Goose, 2 Grey Heron [Lee G R Evans]

16 Avocet, 200 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, 100 Shelduck, 400 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 50 Wigeon, 10 Black-tailed Godwit [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Little Egret, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 10 Meadow Pipit (minimum), 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Water Pipit (minimum, hiding behind tussocks), 20 Pied Wagtail (minimum), 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Hargreaves]

100 Lapwing (+), 8 Scaup (2 ad male, 1 imm male, 5 female), 2 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier (ad female), 6 Smew (1 male, 5 redhead) [Liz Huxley] , , , ,

20 Pied Wagtail (+), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush [Liz Huxley]

7 Snow Bunting [Keith Brooke] , ,

1 Ferruginous Duck, 1 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Goosander [Paul Chamberlain] , , , ,

5 Greenfinch, 2 Corn Bunting, 20 Reed Bunting (+), 2 Yellowhammer (+), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Song Thrush (+), 250 Teal (+), 1 Ruff, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Skylark (+), 1 Green Woodpecker, 40 Lapwing (+) [Liz Huxley]

1 Sparrowhawk (Walton Road nr Island Road, Hedgerow chasing Starling) [Ron Colson]

1 Ring-necked Duck (Immature? drake west of Layer de la Haye cway with Aythya flock), 8 Scaup (2 drakes west of LDLH cway, 1 drake, 1st winter drake & 4 female/juv east of LDLH cway), 2 Long-tailed Duck (east of LDLH cway), 2 Black-necked Grebe (east of LDLH cway), 6 Smew (1 drake and 5 redheads west of Layer Breton cway), 2 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 34 Goosander, 5 Great White Egret, 3 Corn Bunting (singing males Billetts Farm) [Steve Grimwade] , ,

5 Great Northern Diver, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 27 Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Guillemot, 1 Rock Pipit, 20 Sanderling, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Black Swan (Flying up Ray channel with mites (DU)) [Stephen Entwistle]

Oystercatcher, 60 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, Curlew, Marsh Harrier (Nick Croft)

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5 Redshank, Common Sandpiper (Paul Hyland)

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juv Glaucous Gull, 5 1w Caspian Gull, ad Mediterranean Gull (DSh, ATw) 140 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Avocet, 2000 Lapwing, 3 Marsh Harrier, 4 Long-tailed Tits, m Blackcap, Little Egret, 3 Curlew (HTV, Tim Micallef, Peter Gurr)

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m Blackcap, Coal Tit (Steve Howey)

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3 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew, 20 Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, 550 Dunlin, 100 Redshank, 42 Lapwing, Little Egret, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 40 Linnet (Nick Croft)

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3 Greenfinch (Alastair Dent)

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m Ferruginous Duck (ATw)

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m Blackcap, 3 Siskin, 5 Goldfinch, 20 Chaffinch, Tawny Owl, 2 Treecreeper, Little Egret, f Sparrowhawk. (Ken Murray)

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m Blackcap (Barbara Miller)

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