Bird Reports

30 Pintail, Goosander, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew Sandpiper (Wig Bay), 2 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Spotted Redshank (Wig Bay), 21 Spoonbill, 53 Great White Egret (inc 44 in Wig Bay), Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, 5 Jay, 5 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit [Ben Mapp]

Goosander (Early female found yesterday by Ollie Cottis at Layer Brettoncauseway East, , photo by Peter Higgleton ), Snipe (LBCW SE Bank sid of bridge ), 30 Spoonbill (Sleeping in front of islands LBCW SW), 8 Great White Egret (LBCW ), Kingfisher (LBCW NE flew across ladded on fallen tree), 2 Grey Wagtail (A pr poss juv as well LBCW SE side bank near Bridge ) [Stephen Entwistle]

15+ Ruff (Wig Bay), Curlew Sandpiper (Juvenile, Wig Bay), Dunlin (Wig Bay), Snipe (Wig Bay), 6 Spotted Redshank (Wigborough Bay), 2 Greenshank (LBC), 33 Spoonbill (LBC) [James Hudson]

7 Wigeon (at least), Ferruginous Duck (female/imm type west of LBC in pochard flock (with some gadwall & shoveler)), 39 Spoonbill, Red Kite (1 west of LBC; 2 north east of LBC), Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler (singing), 6 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail (east of LBC) [Sean Gregory]

Ferruginous Duck (Male), Ring-necked Duck (prominent eye ring obvious), Great Black-backed Gull, 23 Spoonbill, 2 Great White Egret [Paul Everett] ,

2 Curlew Sandpiper (at high tide roost Alresford Creek), 6 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank (roosting on GP Ford Lane Alresford Creek), 9 Greenshank (roosting on GP Ford Lane Alresford Creek), Gannet (juv flew up river N past Alresford Creek towards Wivenhoe) [Richard Allen]

2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, Yellow-browed Warbler (In mature garden. Bird not seen and call heard only once. Identification considered likely based on distinctive call, timing and habitat.) [Nevada Napthine]

25 Redwing (Low overhead heading West.) [Peter Low]

11 Teal, Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 4 Stonechat, 8 Meadow Pipit [Gary A James]

Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 3 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Treecreeper [Ben Mapp]

100+ Shoveler, 70+ Teal, Avocet, 100+ Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover (Main lagoon), 18 Ringed Plover, 150+ Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper (Main lagoon), 6 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 2 Greenshank, 3 Spoonbill (Main lagoon), Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, 8 Rook, 4 Bearded Tit (At least - more calling - seen in main reedbeds from viewpoints), Skylark, 2 Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, Whinchat (Field off the manorway), 11 Stonechat, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 50+ Linnet, 4 Corn Bunting, 8 Reed Bunting [Richard Beesly ]

85 Shoveler (At least.), 300 Wigeon (At least.), 14 Pintail, 23 Avocet, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 275 Black-tailed Godwit (Approx.), 2 Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, 49 Dunlin, Snipe, 12 Redshank, 250 Black-headed Gull (Approx.), 5 Spoonbill, 6 Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier (Adult male plus imm.), 2 Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon (Imm.), 5 Bearded Tit, 6 Skylark (At least.), 4 Swallow (At least.), 60 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

100+ Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 8 Wigeon, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 500+ Oystercatcher, 36 Grey Plover, 7 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 54 Kittiwake (juveniles following ships - groups of 24+18+8+4), Mediterranean Gull, 4 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 15+ Sandwich Tern, Great Skua (Juvenile in and out of estuary at 9am close to point), 8 Arctic Skua (2 pale and 6 dark phase out in estuary chasing terns and gulls ), 17 Razorbill (In small groups out in estuary - some in close to point on water), 14 Little Egret, 6 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit (On rocks near yacht club) [Richard Beesly ]

13 Brent Goose, Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, Teal, 7 Great Crested Grebe, Grey Plover, 60 Ringed Plover (At least.), 3 Sanderling, 24 Dunlin, 2 Mediterranean Gull (At least.), 2 Common Gull, 13 Sandwich Tern (At least.), 12 Common Tern, Great Skua (Downriver. Later it or another was on the water much closer. Eventually flew east.), Manx Shearwater (Close in, heading east.), 9 Gannet (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

Peregrine Falcon [Ryan Bradshaw]

2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap (All seen by Daniel Woollard and Mollie Kirk ), 4 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit (Plus seen by Daniel Woollard ), 5 Reed Bunting [Stephen Entwistle]

4 Wigeon (Borrow dyke seen by Michael Thorley ) [Stephen Entwistle]

2 Grey Heron, 2 Tawny Owl (1 heard, 1 seen in very different parts of the reserve), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Magpie, 10 Jackdaw (+), Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit (+), Great Tit, Robin [Paul Everett]

50+ Wigeon, 30+ Knot, Red-throated Diver (flew out of river towards estuary), 40+ Little Egret [Liz Huxley]

6 Mute Swan, 50 Shelduck (+), 5 Mallard, 30 Teal, Water Rail (heard), 3 Moorhen, Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 100 Avocet (+), 50 Lapwing (+), 3 Golden Plover, 4 Grey Plover, 11 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 60 Redshank (+), 3 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sandwich Tern, 10 Cormorant, 5 Grey Heron, 26 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier (F), 2 Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Magpie, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, Stonechat (M), 6 Pied Wagtail, Reed Bunting [Paul Everett]

5 Brent Goose (South), 5 Wigeon (South), 4 Teal (South), 2 Water Rail (H. Haven scrape.), C70 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwit (Golf course.), Green Sandpiper (H. Haven scrape.), 7 Mediterranean Gull (South), 2 Sandwich Tern, Great Skua (Resting on water.), 2 Red-throated Diver (North), 8 Gannet (Most north.), Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 3 Swallow (North), 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 400+ Starling (Large flock H. Haven), Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush (In off.), 20+ Robin, 5 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail, C10 Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit, 210+ Chaffinch (Flocks in off between 13:00 and 15:30 largest flock 60 birds.), Brambling, Greenfinch, 6 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 6 Tufted Duck (South) [Peter Low]

118 Brent Goose (All south.), 25 Shoveler, 389 Wigeon (All south.), 4 Pintail, 38 Teal, Common Scoter (North.), 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Lapwing, Grey Plover, 2 Greenshank (South.), 12 Mediterranean Gull (South.), 150 Herring Gull, 9 Sandwich Tern, Guillemot (South.), Red-throated Diver (North.), Black-throated Diver (South.), Sooty Shearwater (North at 08:19. Middle-distance. Long-winged, dark Shearwater with typical mechanical Sooty flight.), Gannet (North.), 18 Cormorant, Grey Heron, Kestrel, 3 Skylark, 74 Swallow, 36 Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit [Oliver Cottis]

32 Brent Goose, 61 Wigeon (South.), 14 Pintail, 242 Teal (South.), 9 Mediterranean Gull (South), 4+ Common Gull, 16 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, Black Tern, 4 Red-throated Diver, Manx Shearwater (Close inshore heading North. ), 51 Gannet (North), 2 Grey Heron (One south at sea, one heading out to sea.), 5 Swallow [Peter Low]

40 Starling (+ feeding on berries in palm tree in private garden) [Paul Everett]

2 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 44 Wigeon, 29 Mallard, 7 Pintail, 16 Teal, 126 Avocet, 27 Lapwing, 16 Golden Plover, 14 Grey Plover, Whimbrel (Late bird), 6 Curlew, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Knot, 37 Dunlin, Jack Snipe (Flushed, NW of Kirby Quay), 2 Snipe, 181 Redshank, Greenshank, 12 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Red Kite (Drifted west), 3 Buzzard, Kingfisher, Peregrine Falcon, 50+ Skylark, Sand Martin (West, late bird), 2 Swallow (West), 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Song Thrush, 5 Stonechat, 30+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 30+ Linnet, 4 Yellowhammer, 7 Reed Bunting [Brian Combes]

16 Red-legged Partridge (Covey and then loner), 30 Avocet, 200 Grey Plover, 25 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank (Just east of Landermere), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, Great White Egret (Near Landermere), 13 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk (Female took small bird from ground, Landermere), Green Woodpecker (Landed on telegraph post between Beaumont Quay and Landermere.), 100 Starling (None at all for most of walk, then two crowds on wires either side of Landermere - just arrived?), 2 Fieldfare, 22 Robin (Well in excess of numbers I'd expect from resident population), 3 Stonechat, 12 Greenfinch (Flock), 3 Reed Bunting [Simon Banks]

15 Canada Goose (More flying in as I left), 20+ Mallard, 25+ Teal, 7 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, Buzzard [Jim Lee]

10 Gadwall, 14 Teal, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 5 Chiffchaff, Dartford Warbler (female type seen twice in scrub. Very elusive, first seen on top of thick thistle scrub then again on side of bush after flying across. Associating with both chat species), Treecreeper, Whinchat, 3 Stonechat (2 male, 1 female ), 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting [Andy Goodey] , , , ,

Black Redstart (Single male sitting on top of the fence in the garden) [Richard Dulieu] ,

15 Avocet, 2 Snipe, Sparrowhawk, 8 Buzzard (6 south), 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Skylark (South), 11 Swallow (South), 6 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Goldcrest, 5 Song Thrush, 5 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, Grey Wagtail (South), 2 Pied Wagtail (South), 74 Meadow Pipit (South), 4 Chaffinch, Brambling, 9 Greenfinch, 149+ Linnet (99 south, 50+ on arable), 20+ Goldfinch, 9 Reed Bunting [Brian Combes]

White Stork (seen in flight from A12 south west of Ingatestone.) [Richard Allen]

2 Raven (Over garden. Seen and heard sporadically over past few weeks near BT mast. ) [David Jobbins]

800 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper (Splodge), 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Egret [Simon Banks]

Sparrowhawk, Little Owl, Kestrel, 2 Skylark, Meadow Pipit (Heard) [James Hudson]

Mute Swan, 10 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 2 Coot, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, Kingfisher (over pond next to reservoir), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 8 Skylark (mainly overhead), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 25 Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 38 Chaffinch (heard overhead throughout visit), Brambling (single heard calling amongst Chaffinches overhead), 12 Linnet, Siskin [Andy Goodey]

Mediterranean Gull (adult winter with gull flock following farm vehicles), Red Kite, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff [Sean Gregory]

Mediterranean Gull, Pied Flycatcher (North end of Feldy View Cemetery.) [Oliver Cottis]

Fieldfare (Edge of Horsley Cross, Clacton Road. ) [Simon Banks]

2 Brent Goose, 5 Grey Plover, 20+ Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 15+ Turnstone, 50+ Sanderling, 10+ Redshank, Gannet (juvenile flew by close inshore), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 15+ Starling, 3 Robin, 9 Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 2 Goldfinch [Nevada Napthine] , ,

Great Crested Grebe (Off Stone Point), 14 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin, 2 Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, Merlin, 8 Jay, 4 Skylark (South), 2 Swallow (South), 8 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 5 Chiffchaff, Firecrest, 2 Redwing, 11 Song Thrush, Stonechat, 22 Meadow Pipit (South), 2 Rock Pipit, 13 Chaffinch, 7 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch (South), 3 Chinese Muntjac [Brian Combes]

2 Brent Goose, 4 Mallard, 22 Teal, 3 Oystercatcher, 10 Grey Plover, 30 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 19 Sanderling, 8 Redshank, 200 Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, 5 Sandwich Tern, Red-throated Diver, Little Egret, Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 7 Skylark, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch, Brambling, 3 Greenfinch, 10 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting [Oliver Cottis]

Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 14 Magpie (Together west), 7 Skylark (South), Swallow (South), 13 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), Yellow-browed Warbler (John Weston Reserve), 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Redwing (Over), 5 Song Thrush, 3 Stonechat, 3 Grey Wagtail (South), 18 Meadow Pipit (South), 4 Chaffinch, Brambling, 7 Linnet (South), 2 Goldfinch (South), Chinese Muntjac [Brian Combes]

13 Sanderling, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Sandwich Tern, 2 Grey Heron (South), Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 11 Jay, 2 Skylark (South), 12 Cetti's Warbler (Singing ), Yellow-browed Warbler (John Weston Reserve), 18 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, 8 Song Thrush, Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit (South), 2 Reed Bunting, Redpoll sp. (South), 3 Chinese Muntjac [Brian Combes]

Yellow-browed Warbler (Sycamores.), Willow Warbler, Pied Flycatcher (Sycamores.) [Oliver Cottis]

62 Wigeon (South), Green Sandpiper, Cattle Egret (Walton Hall Marshes), 2 Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Merlin, 56 Swallow (South), 9 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 2+ Yellow-browed Warbler (1 with tit flock northern edge of common, 1+ sycamore clump), 17 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 5 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Firecrest (Hawthorn copse ), 5 Song Thrush, 4 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail (South), 18 Meadow Pipit (South), Greenfinch, Siskin (South), 3 Chinese Muntjac [Brian Combes]

18 Sanderling, Cattle Egret (Walton Hall Marshes), Grey Heron (North), Marsh Harrier, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Skylark (South), 32 Swallow (South, late morning), 11 House Martin (South with swallows), 12 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 2+ Yellow-browed Warbler (1+ sycamore clump, 1 John Weston), 9 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, Firecrest (hawthorn copse), Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, Pied Flycatcher (Sycamore clump), 4 Stonechat, 16 Meadow Pipit (South), 2 Brambling (South), 7 Linnet, Siskin (South), 4 Reed Bunting [Brian Combes]

19 Brent Goose, 6 Lapwing (In-off), 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 Green Woodpecker, Merlin (In-off, first of the autumn), 25 Swallow (South), 9 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 2 Yellow-browed Warbler (1+ sycamore clump, 1 hawthorn copse), 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Firecrest (Double hedge), 2 Goldcrest, 11 Song Thrush, Pied Flycatcher (Sycamore clump), Stonechat, 17 Meadow Pipit (South), 3+ Brambling (First of the autumn, 1 double hedge, 2 John Weston, later 3 together by farm gate) [Brian Combes]

8 Grey Plover, 24 Sanderling, 3 Sandwich Tern, Cattle Egret (Still on marsh with cattle. ), 2 Grey Heron (South), Little Egret (North), 2 Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Swallow (South), 11 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 1+ Yellow-browed Warbler (Sycamore clump), 9 Chiffchaff (1 singing), 9 Blackcap, Firecrest (John Weston), Redwing (West over John Weston, first of the autumn), 2 Song Thrush, Red-breasted Flycatcher (Stunning adult male, rather furtive, in the sycamore clump - superb find by Darrell Stile), Pied Flycatcher (Sycamore clump), 2 Redstart (1 by tidal lagoons, 1 briefly dropped into the sycamore clump), 5 Stonechat (1 on the common, 2 pairs on the marshes), Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail (South), 32 Meadow Pipit (South), Rock Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 16 Linnet, 2 Siskin (South), Redpoll sp. (Over, first of the autumn), 6 Chinese Muntjac [Brian Combes]

6 Brent Goose (South), 4 Grey Heron (Group headed high out to sea first thing), Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Swallow (South ), 13 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), Yellow-browed Warbler (Sycamore clump), 8 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Pied Flycatcher (2 sycamore clump, 1 double hedge), 2 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail (South), 8 Meadow Pipit (South), Rock Pipit, 2 Chinese Muntjac [Brian Combes]

78 Brent Goose (South), Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark (South), 10 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 14 Chiffchaff (1 singing), Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail (South), 17 Meadow Pipit (South), 2 Greenfinch [Brian Combes]

3 Egyptian Goose (In cattle field at first light. ), Buzzard, 2 Tawny Owl (One calling frequently across site until first light. 2nd bird at railway cutting.), Little Owl (Hunting around horse fields.), Green Woodpecker [Paul William]

3 Cormorant (Over), 2 Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Jay, 3 Coal Tit, Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 49+ Redwing (Groups of 14, 19 and 16 seen in quick succession passing over cattle field), 2 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch (f seen, 2nd bird calling as it flew off over Weald Common LNR), 2 Greenfinch [Paul William]

2 Grey Heron, Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Jay, 7 Skylark (5 together), 14 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwing, Song Thrush, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Linnet, 8 Yellowhammer (Stubble field) [Paul William]

6 Red-legged Partridge, Grey Heron, 2 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 8 Jay, 275+ Jackdaw, 6 Coal Tit, 2 Skylark, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff (Still widespread), 4 Goldcrest, 9 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush (First sighting since mid June), Mistle Thrush, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet [Paul William]

4 Egyptian Goose (Over at first light towards golf course.), 3 Tawny Owl (2 calling from mature trees lining heritage railway, 1 calling Ongar Pk Wood.), 88+ Rook (Left roost in railway trees at first light towards horse fields & cattle sheds.) [Paul William]

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 11 Jay (Widespread & noisy.), Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 3 Redwing (In berry laden trees & tall hedging boundary of vacated cattle field.), 4 Meadow Pipit [Paul William]

250+ Black-headed Gull (Across 3 fields), 25+ Common Gull (17 in one field with bigger gulls), 65+ Herring Gull (39 in one field), 135+ Lesser Black-backed Gull (83 in one field with Herring Gulls), Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard (3 landed in field amongst gulls ), 3 Kestrel (In adjacent quieter fields), 100+ Jackdaw, 75+ Rook, 150+ Starling [Paul William]

Water Rail, 20 Golden Plover, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6+ Spotted Redshank, C10 Greenshank, Sandwich Tern, 2 Red-throated Diver (At the point.), 4 Marsh Harrier, 3 Red Kite, Peregrine Falcon (Adult female.), 6+ Bearded Tit (Heard in 3 different areas.), 8 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail (Flyover at the Farm.) [Peter Low]

11 Pintail, Water Rail (Joyce's Head), 5 Avocet (Including CR individual), 6 Golden Plover (Abbotts Hall breach), 180+ Curlew (High tide roost on field west of Irongate ), 8+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 30+ Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot (Salcott Channel), Curlew Sandpiper (Joyce's Head), Snipe, 9 Spotted Redshank (Joyce's Head), 10+ Greenshank (Salcott Channel & Joyce's), 5 Sandwich Tern (Tollesbury Fleet, before high tide), 3+ Marsh Harrier, 4+ Red Kite, 5+ Buzzard, 6+ Kestrel, Merlin (Male, flying low over Tollesbury Fleet), 30+ Bearded Tit (Heard & 20+ seen, in various reedbeds), 6+ Cetti's Warbler (Heard), Wheatear (Irongate), 2 Yellow Wagtail (Irongate) [David L Smith]

25 Greylag Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 50 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall, 10 Wigeon, 20 Mallard, 100 Teal, 5 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Cormorant, Glossy Ibis (1 seen and photographed on Purfleet scrape), 3 Grey Heron, 11 Cetti's Warbler (1 singing male seen, at least 10 other singing males heard), 6 Chiffchaff (2 singing males, 4 other calling birds heard, none seen), Grey Wagtail [Richard Chew]

2 Pheasant, 60+ Shelduck, 150+ Shoveler, 50+ Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 200+ Teal, Little Grebe, Lapwing, Grey Plover (Aveley Bay), 4 Curlew, 150+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 6 Common Gull, 40+ Great Black-backed Gull, 5+ Yellow-legged Gull (At least - adults in Aveley bay ), 3 Marsh Harrier, 3 Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Skylark, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 16 Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit (Thames foreshore), 50+ Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting [Richard Beesly ]

Red Kite, 2 Raven (High over village ), Woodlark (One flew west over village calling several times. Presumed different individual to that on Sunday 4th. ), 2 Redwing (first of autumn here ) [Andy Goodey]

Woodlark (Single flew north over house, called three times ), 3 Meadow Pipit (north over house ), 7 Chaffinch (north over house ) [Andy Goodey]

Green Sandpiper (by river), Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven (now daily in and around village), Woodlark ( one low over village called three times ), 28 Skylark (Over village and around airfield during first hour of daylight ), 2 Chiffchaff, Stonechat, Wheatear (by airfield), 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 26 Chaffinch (over village and airfield area), 120 Linnet, Reed Bunting [Andy Goodey]

10 Sanderling, 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Swallow, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Yellow-browed Warbler (1 Sycamore clump, 1 undercliff (landslip area seaward of tower)), 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 5 Goldfinch [Simon Banks]

2 Bar-tailed Godwit (All report seen by Dougal Urquhart & Simon patient ), Greenshank, 20 Mediterranean Gull (Plus ), 3 Red Kite, 10 Buzzard, 2 Stonechat (A pr ), 15 Corn Bunting [Stephen Entwistle]

10 Golden Plover, 10 Grey Plover, 28 Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 25 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Buzzard, 12 Skylark, Dartford Warbler (Found 11.24am by Dougal Urquhart possible adult female very mobile and elusive did show few times disappointed about 1.20pm moving along borrow dyke 150yds from seawall area of shooting butts. Photo ed Bateman & record shot Andy Field seen by SE MC EB TOMO), 3 Stonechat, 20 Linnet, Corn Bunting [Stephen Entwistle] , ,

4 Chiffchaff (Feldy view cemetery & flycatcher corner), 3 Stonechat (1 flycatcher corner ,2 along strood channel , All this report seen by Andy Field. ) [Stephen Entwistle]

40 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshank, 2 Stonechat (A pr ), 6 Meadow Pipit (All seen by Andy Field ) [Stephen Entwistle]

6 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2), 49 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2) [Paul Larkin]

3 Teal (On foreshore by Tilbury 2), 27 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2), 14 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2) [Paul Larkin]

50 Mallard (On STW outfall), 24 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by ferry terminal), 12 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by ferry terminal) [Paul Larkin]

12 Mallard (On STW outfall), Teal (On foreshore rocks), 16 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2), 7 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2) [Paul Larkin]

15 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2), 4 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2) [Paul Larkin]

13 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2), 6 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2) [Paul Larkin]

10 Bar-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2), 7 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by Tilbury 2) [Paul Larkin]

Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 2 Bullfinch (Female seen, Male heard) [Kevin Poulton]

Kingfisher (heard), 2 Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail (by sewage works) [Sean Gregory]

2 Red Kite, Kingfisher (heard), Peregrine Falcon, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff [Sean Gregory]

11 Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon (Feral pigeons), 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, Red Kite (I saw it three times through the day - it may have been the same one or two or more different ones), Buzzard, Ring-necked Parakeet (Extremely unusual. It flew northeast at 0845hrs over my garden. Could this be part of an expansion out of London or just an anomaly?), Jay (This has become a regular visitor and is loving the monkey nuts), 10 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, Swallow (Late? It flew southwest over my garden at 0905hrs), 16 Long-tailed Tit (These are regular visitors now), 54 Starling (Counted whilst collecting together at the top of my neighbour's dead fir tree) [David Lane]

Tawny Owl (sitting in the road, then flew up into tree and then across road into trees) [Paul Everett]

Goosander (7:30 am LBC), 14 Ruff, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, Snipe, 5 Spotted Redshank [Peter Low]

Green Woodpecker (Adult), Chiffchaff, 4 Goldfinch (All above seen by Steve Entwistle FELDY VIEW WOODLAND CEMETERY WEST MERSEA) [Stephen Entwistle]

Chiffchaff (Back of Feldy view woodland cemetery, seen by Steve Entwistle ), Redwing (Back of Feldy view woodland cemetery, seen by Ollie Cottis ), Pied Flycatcher (Back of Feldy view woodland cemetery, very mobile & elusive ( l saw 11.20am also seen in pm by Ollie Cottis & me (photos by Ollie Cottis))

[Stephen Entwistle]

Pied Flycatcher (Back of woodland cemetery feldy view West mersea seen Martin Cock, seen SE EB CFH) [Stephen Entwistle]

3 Chiffchaff (AF), 2 Blackcap (A pr (tomo)), Pied Flycatcher (Mobile & elusive far NE corner seen by Andy Field ) [Stephen Entwistle]

Pied Flycatcher (Feldy view woodland cemetery WEST MERSEA ( at the far back ,look NE & NW areas) seen by Andy Field ) [Stephen Entwistle]

3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (A pr ALL FELDY VIEW WOODLAND CEMETERY MERSEA SEEN BY ANDY FIELD ), Pied Flycatcher (NE corner seen Andy Field ) [Stephen Entwistle]

Pied Flycatcher (Feldy view woodland cemetery West mersea at back seen by Martin Cock ) [Stephen Entwistle]

5 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Flying up river), Shelduck (Flying up river), Curlew (Flying up river), 6 Arctic Tern, Arctic Skua (10.30am Very close dark phase little white in wings ), 3 Red-throated Diver (On sea All this report off VICTORIA ESPLANADE WEST ) [Stephen Entwistle]

2 Velvet Scoter (Flew up river with 6 common scoters (ony seen bt Martin Cock)), 6 Common Scoter (Flew up river with 2 velvet scoter(seen only by Martin Cock)), 10 Sandwich Tern (Going up river), 6 Arctic Tern (Staying around sea power station area & comming nearby found by Martin Cock seen AF & SE), Arctic Skua (Dark phase adult seen flying towards coast road area ), 2 Red-throated Diver (On sea), 2 Gannet (Huge around 15mins off esplanade & coast road, seen by AF,MC,SE seen earlier by Dougal Urquhart going up river off youth camp East Mersea. ), Swallow, 40 Meadow Pipit (Plus in off sea (All this tepor seen off Victoria esplanade west mersea ) [Stephen Entwistle]

Sandwich Tern (On buoy on sea seen by Andy Field ), Red-throated Diver (Flew up river landed near power station seen Andy Field ) [Stephen Entwistle]

Common Gull (On post off Victoria esplanade West mersea ), 12 Great Black-backed Gull (Plus flypass Victoria esplanade West Mersea ), 2 Sandwich Tern (Flypass from Victoria esplanade West Mersea ) [Stephen Entwistle]

30 Sanderling (On Waldegraves offshore shingle Island ), 30 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Sandwich Tern, Common Tern (Sick bird on beach), 6 Red-throated Diver, 2 Little Owl (At Driving range) [Stephen Entwistle]

Mute Swan, 3 Wigeon, 23+ Mallard, 51+ Teal, Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 28+ Oystercatcher, 5 Grey Plover, 11+ Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 22+ Redshank, 7 Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 30+ Starling, 2 European Robin, 2 Stonechat, 7+ House Sparrow, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6 Linnet, 6 Reed Bunting, 5 Tufted Duck [Kara Rennie]

22 Collared Dove (On wires and in wild meadow area), Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel (Harrying Buzzard), 55 Asian Ring-necked Parakeet (Flying as a large group and settling on trees) [Clive Tanner]

Red Kite (Low over fields E of Langford Road.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Redwing (Barrier Marsh), 5 Stonechat (Barrier Marsh) [Richard Allen]

5 Wigeon, 24 Teal, Curlew, Little Egret, Blackcap, Meadow Pipit (At winter-flooding field. Not common here.) [Simon Banks]

5 Wigeon, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Turnstone, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Egret, 2 Green Woodpecker (Together), 10 Jay (4 working big field that floods. Others dotted around in and out of reserve, hyper-active. ), Blackcap (Female), 14 Fieldfare (On edge of village. Now going to claim the lone bird 2 days earlier at Horsley Cross!), Bullfinch (Calling near track from car park) [Simon Banks]

2 Pheasant, 40 Canada Goose (Titchmarsh Reservoir ), 6 Mute Swan (Titchmarsh Reservoir ), 3 Cormorant (Titchmarsh Reservoir ), 3 Skylark (First of the autumn here.), Grey Wagtail (Heard only.), Meadow Pipit (First of the autumn here ), 35 Linnet [Andrew Allen]

2 Tawny Owl (Pair duetting in Brewhouse Hoppitt) [Andrew Allen]