2 Great White Egret (Hide Bay Hide), 2 Red-crested Pochard (male + female, Wigborough bay), 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Ring-necked Duck (male eclipse LdLH c'way SE corner), 5 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Hobby, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpiper (Hide Bay Hide), 5 Common Sandpiper (at least), 1 Redshank, 2 Greenshank (Gwen's Hide), 1 Whimbrel (Wigborough Bay), 2 Mediterranean Gull (juveniles Gwen's Hide), 2 Swift, 1 Wheatear (Wigborough Bay), 5 Yellow Wagtail (at least) [Mark Gregory]

8 Little Egret (Hide Bay), 2 Great White Egret (Hide Bay), 3 Cattle Egret (Adult in breeding plumage, 2 juveniles all in tree south west of LDLHC), 1 Egyptian Goose (In flight in Hide Bay), 1 Ruddy Shelduck (On reservoir bank, south-east corner of LDLHC), 1 Ring-necked Duck (On reservoir bank, south-east corner of LDLHC with coot and tufted duck), 2 Ringed Plover (One on north side of Hide Bay, one in Wigborough Bay), 20 Black-tailed Godwit (At least, in Wigborough Bay), 1 Greenshank (Wigborough Bay), 4 Green Sandpiper (North side of Hide Bay), 1 Wood Sandpiper (Distant, on bund to left of viewing screen in Wigborough Bay), 2 Common Sandpiper (North side of Hide Bay), 1 Common Gull (Wigborough Bay), 1 Swift (Many over reservoir with swallows and sand martins), 4 Stock Dove (North side of Hide Bay) [Paul Hargreaves]

2 Wheatear (Juveniles, Billets Farm.), 1 Green Woodpecker (Billets Farm.), 10 Swallow (Circa. Pair with 2 juveniles Billets Farm.), 1 Wood Sandpiper (Hide Bay hide, far bank.), 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail (LBC.), 2 Great White Egret (1 Hide Bay hide, 1 Wig Bay screen.), 8 Grey Heron, 16 Little Egret, 50 Sand Martin (Circa, Billets Farm.), 1 Ruff (Gwens hide.), 12 Egyptian Goose, 3 Greenshank, 2 Red-crested Pochard (Pair, Wig Bay screen.), 12 Black-tailed Godwit (Wig Bay screen.), 2 Buzzard (2 Brown Hare.), 3 Kestrel (1 juvenile Gannet, fly over on route at Maldon.), 1 Ruddy Shelduck (LDHC.), 12 Pied Wagtail (At least.), 12 Stock Dove (At least.) [David Hale]

8 Egyptian Goose (7 LBC, 1 Island Hide ), 1 Ruddy Shelduck (On bank E of LDLH), 1 Shelduck (Juvenile at Wig Bay), 2 Red-crested Pochard (Females E of LBC), 1 Ring-necked Duck (With Tufted Ducks close in at SE end of LDLH), 2 Great White Egret (One either side of LBC), 6 Black-tailed Godwit (Wig Bay), 2 Redshank, 6 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper (2 LBC, 1 distant from Island Hide), 30 Stock Dove (+), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 20 Yellow Wagtail (+), 1 Whitethroat (Scrub near VC) [Ben Mapp]

1 Great White Egret, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Ruddy Shelduck, 5 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 2 Ruff, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 30 Egyptian Goose [Yvonne Watling]

1 Wood Sandpiper (from Gwen Hide and LdlH causeway), 1 Cattle Egret (adult in dead tree on LdlH causeway with GW Egret and 8 little egrets), 2 Great White Egret (one LdlH causeway and one from Layer church), 4 Egyptian Goose, 4 Little Ringed Plover (Billets Farm including 2 young), 2 Green Sandpiper (Layer Breton causeway), 1 Common Sandpiper (Layer Breton causeway), 10 Swift (Abberton Church over pumping station), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Abberton Church graveyard), 2 Kestrel, 12 Sand Martin (Billets Farm), 16 Little Egret [David Allen]

14 Yellow Wagtail (minimum, + birds calling all around.Billets farm screen), 2 Common Sandpiper (billets farm screen), 4 Garganey (eclipsed birds, 1 male +3 fem/juv wigborough bay hide), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (wig' bay hide), 1 Greenshank (wig' bay hide), 2 Little Ringed Plover (wig' bay hide), 7 Cattle Egret (1 full breeding plumage, 2 adults, 1 non breeding and 3 juveniles LDLH causway), 1 Green Sandpiper (LDLH causeway) [Ashley Gooding]

6 Cattle Egret (3 adults and 3 juveniles west of de la Haye causeway), 21 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret (Feeding together by inlet near pumping station (north end)), 578 Pochard (Total count between causeways and west of Layer Breton), 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Ruddy Shelduck (Both moulting adults present but separate!), 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Egyptian Goose, 1 Kingfisher [Lee G R Evans]

1 Ring-necked Duck (Adult drake in eclipse plumage east of Layer de la haye cway), 6 Cattle Egret (2 adults in breeding plumage, 1 non-breeding plumaged adult and 3 juveniles), 1 Great White Egret, 3 Greenshank, 11 Common Sandpiper, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Marsh Harrier (adult male and adult female), 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Black Swan, 2 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer, 350 Sand Martin, 16 Swift, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 60 Yellow Wagtail [Steve Grimwade]

4 Cattle Egret (Ldlh causeway ), 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 15 Black-tailed Godwit (Wig bay), 2 Little Ringed Plover [Yvonne Watling]

4 Cattle Egret (2 adults and 2 juvenile LdlH causeway in roost tree with 7 little egrets), 1 Ruddy Shelduck [David Allen]

2 Cattle Egret (one non breeding breeding, completely white, one breeding adult, LB causeway) [Ashley Gooding]

3 Hobby (Hawking above woods and showing very well), 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Buzzard, 100 Goldfinch (Flock of 100 plus) [Chris Stuttle]

1 Turtle Dove (Flew south over car as I got out), 1 Marsh Harrier (Distant south of river), 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher (At mill pond), 2 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Partridge (Flushed from near footpath, red tail and 'scaly' wing pattern visible - flew 50 yards whilst calling), 1 Yellowhammer, 6 Whitethroat, 150 Goldfinch (Lovely flock flying around wild meadow farmland), 40 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin, 5 Stock Dove [Matt Turner]

6 Mistle Thrush (stripping my rowan tree of berries in garden, have been around for a few days now.) [David Underwood]

3 Great Crested Grebe (adult + 2 juvs), 3 Common Sandpiper, 30 Herring Gull (+ adults & juvs; also c50 Lesser Black-backed adults & juvs), 3 Reed Warbler (juvs noted at three points. Eight species of dragonflies.) [Martin Peers]

12 Common Tern, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff [Gary A James]

3 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 35 Swift, 2 House Martin, 7 Sand Martin, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 20 Painted Lady (+) [Gary A James]

2 Mute Swan (pair), 5 Gadwall (female + 4 ducklings disappeared into wooded marginal vegetation on my approach - my first at Goldingham Hall [Bulmer]), 4 Mallard (Belchamp Walter pool - 3 half-grown juvs), 1 Red-legged Partridge (Bulmer - in flight), 1 Sparrowhawk (juv male Belchamp Walter church), 1 Buzzard (calling juv Goldingham Hall), 7 Moorhen (fully grown juvs - 2 Goldingham Hall), 1 Little Owl (juv flushed off ground near Goldingham Hall), 2 Green Woodpecker (juvs), 1 Kestrel (adult male), 3 Whitethroat (juvs), 2 Bullfinch (near church - contact calls. Also Purple Hairstreak + 14 other spp butterflies and 6 spp dragonflies) [Martin Peers]

8 Skylark (+ In second field), 40 Starling (+ mobile ), 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 5 Pied Wagtail, 6 Teal, 8 Tufted Duck (Female and large ducklings), 1 Greenfinch (Car park area), 1 Goldfinch (On feeders at car park), 1 Robin (Near feeders at car park), 12 Curlew (+ Overhead dropping into field to far left of hide) [Paul Fletcher] ,

1 Wheatear (Along river wall.), 2 Corn Bunting, 1 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 3 Whinchat (Along fence line between hides two and three.), 1 Kestrel (Hide one.), 3 Buzzard [David Curle] , , , ,

12 Swallow, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby (chasing a pied wagtail unsuccessfully around scrape), 1 Sparrowhawk (female), 2 Marsh Harrier (one with red wing tags, to far away to read.), 2 Whinchat, 1 Ruff, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 10 Teal, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Avocet, 3 Wheatear [Alan Shearring]

7 Mute Swan (pair + 5 cygnets. All records Boxted Lake only), 1 Buzzard (young bird in flight and calling), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker (juv.), 1 Treecreeper [Martin Peers]

7 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank [Matt Turner]

2 Green Sandpiper (Feeding on splodge), 3 Common Sandpiper (Bathing and preening east of bridge), 2 Hobby (High to the west, looked in hunting mode - lots of swallows around.), 1 Swift [Matt Turner]

2 Green Sandpiper (Feeding on splodge), 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Tern (3 adult, 2 juv), 2 Sparrowhawk (Soaring over woodland to north), 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Egyptian Goose (Adult and juv), 1 Stock Dove, 3 Little Egret [Matt Turner] , , ,

8 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 21 Cormorant, 2 Sparrowhawk (Males, up together.), 17 Moorhen, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby (Perched by Gadwall Lake.), 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Bullfinch (Pair.) [Malcolm Corbett]

3 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 1 Willow Warbler (Possibly two. Brief song heard.), 11 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat [Malcolm Corbett]

10 Little Grebe (Inc. two young.), 3 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. one juvenile.), 3 Grey Heron, 16 Little Egret (Nine Pochard Lake, seven Main Lake.), 25 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard (Heard only.), 16 Moorhen, 3 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 11 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 1 Bullfinch (Male.), 1 Greenfinch [Malcolm Corbett]

5 Little Grebe (Pochard Lake.), 1 Kingfisher (Gadwall Lake.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker (+.), 8 House Martin, 3 Willow Warbler (+.), 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Brimstone (Male.), 3 Purple Hairstreak (Thanks to Terry.) [Malcolm Corbett]

33 Yellow-legged Gull, 105 Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 114 Ringed Plover, 165 Dunlin, 48 Lapwing, 11 Knot (All grey birds bar one), 48 Grey Plover, 3567 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (Juv), 7 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Little Grebe (Plus one downy young), 97 Shelduck (Plus a crèche of four), 5 Yellow Wagtail [Paul Larkin]

12 Yellow Wagtail, 36 Yellow-legged Gull (In field), 107 Lapwing (In field), 26 Little Egret, 46 Grey Plover, 27 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear, 2322 Black-tailed Godwit, 71 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Buzzard, 64 Shelduck, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Stonechat (Male), 32 Ringed Plover [Paul Larkin]

1 Hobby (Flying low along Bright Road in Flitch green) [Brian Bolton]

53 Greenshank, 3 Spotted Redshank, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (adult moulting), 400 Grey Plover, 45 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot (juvenile), 4 Dunlin, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Whimbrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Buzzard, 4 Marsh Harrier, 3 Kestrel [Steve Grimwade]

15 Willow Warbler (influx on undercliff early am), 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenshank, 1 Great Skua [Paul Brayshaw]

12 Mediterranean Gull (including three juveniles), 1 Tree Pipit (@ 1302) [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Black-tailed Godwit (a scarce seawatch record), 21 Redshank (a good day total), 2 Arctic Skua (offshore @ 0600 then north, my first autumn birds), 1 Fulmar (north), 1 Black Tern (@ 1354), 1 Kittiwake (north), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit (@ 0707), 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, 131 Swift [Paul Brayshaw]

23 Willow Warbler, 6 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Whitethroat, 102 Sand Martin, 55 Swallow, 205 Swift, 30 Whimbrel, 7 Greenshank, 24 Golden Plover [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Fulmar (north), 14 Sandwich Tern, 24 Common Tern (north), 1 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 217 Swift, 2 Wheatear [Paul Brayshaw]

389 Swift, 18 Whimbrel, 131 Oystercatcher, 37 Bar-tailed Godwit, 24 Grey Plover, 33 Knot, 6 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling, 1 Little Gull (per Matt Lonsdale), 2 Black Tern (@ 0838) [Paul Brayshaw]

128 Oystercatcher (passage continuing after dark with at least five very noisy flocks noted up to 2300) [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Egyptian Goose (New for patch), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Linnet [David Pallash]

7 Common Sandpiper (Rawl hide.), 1 Greenshank (Rawl hide.), 50 Swift (Circa.), 20 House Martin (Circa.), 100 Sand Martin (Plus. ), 1 Turnstone (Point hide.), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Oak hide.), 3 Little Ringed Plover (Oak hide.), 3 Little Grebe (Oak hide.), 15 Red-crested Pochard (Circa. Oak hide.), 4 Great Black-backed Gull (Point hide.), 1 Common Tern, 4 Egyptian Goose, 2 Buzzard, 4 Lapwing (Oak hide.) [David Hale] , , ,

1 Wood Sandpiper (Oak Hide), 5 Egyptian Goose (Oak Hide), 6 Red-crested Pochard (Oak Hide), 3 Yellow-legged Gull (Oak Hide), 1 Little Ringed Plover (Oak Hide), 1 Buzzard (Rawl Hide), 100 Tufted Duck (+, Fremnells Causeway), 20 Lapwing (+, Fremnells Causeway), 20 Common Sandpiper (+, Mainly from Rawl Hide, but also noted from both Oak & Point Hide), 5 Grey Heron (Rawl Hide), 2 Black-tailed Godwit (Oak Hide), 5 Sand Martin (+, Fremnells Causeway) [Andrew Allen]

3 Garganey (Females in eclipse. Oak hide.), 12 Red-crested Pochard (Females. Oak hide.), 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Oak hide.), 1 Wood Sandpiper (Oak hide. Far bank right of fishing lodge from the hide.), 16 Common Sandpiper (14 from Rawl hide, 2 from Oak hide.), 8 Shoveler (Oak hide, all females.), 1 Little Ringed Plover (Oak hide.), 1 Redshank (Point hide.), 1 Hobby (Over W bank tree tops.), 8 House Martin (Circa, distant from Oak hide.), 10 Great Black-backed Gull (Circa.), 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Circa.), 100 Black-headed Gull (Plus.), 50 Great Crested Grebe (Circa, Rawl hide, far bank.), 100 Mute Swan (At least.), 2 Tufted Duck (Adult females one with 5 ducklings the other with 16 tiny ducklings.), 50 Mallard (Circa.), 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 12 Pied Wagtail (At least.), 10 Common Tern (Few juveniles.), 500 Coot (Plus.), 4 Egyptian Goose (Point hide.) [David Hale] , , , , ,

3 Garganey (From Oak Hide.), 3 Red-crested Pochard (At least. From Oak Hide.), 17 Tufted Duck (Female with 16 young, RAWL Hide.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Ringed Plover (Oak Hide.), 1 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper (Oak Hide, far right hand bank.), 4 Green Sandpiper (RAWL Hide.), 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (Oak Hide.), 10 Common Tern (At least. Including at least one young being fed on raft.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Garganey (From Oak Hide.), 1 Wood Sandpiper (On beach between Oak Hide and Fishermans Lodge.), 6 Common Sandpiper, 9 Red-crested Pochard (On beach adjacent to Fishermans Lodge.) [David Curle] ,

1 Golden Plover (Solitary bird on shoreline, male, moulting its black belly featherss) [Paul Shuttleworth]

2 Willow Warbler (+), 1 Kestrel, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 15 Avocet (most juvs), 2 Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern [Liz Huxley]

1 Raven (Calling from BT mast), 1 Buzzard [David Jobbins]

8 Buzzard (Obvious easterly passage with two parties (of four and three) high with resident bird at lower altitude) [David Jobbins]

2 Swift (over Ongar Road) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper (Singing.), 9 Goldfinch (At least. Including at least one juvenile.), 1 Bullfinch (At least. Calling.) [Andrew Cox]

8 Gadwall (2 ads + 6 juvs Broomhouse), 3 Teal (ad + 2 attendant fledged young - Broomhouse), 3 Tufted Duck (juvs @ lagoons), 7 Little Grebe (2 pairs + 3 juvs farm reservoir), 1 Buzzard (young bird calling), 3 Moorhen (adult + 2 chicks Broomhouse), 110 Lapwing (Broomhouse), 20 Black-tailed Godwit (Broomhouse), 1 Common Sandpiper (farm reservoir), 5 Green Sandpiper (Broomhouse), 1 Common Tern (Broomhouse), 1 Kestrel (this year's young - Broomhouse), 2 Whitethroat (juvs), 2 Sedge Warbler (+ juvs), 12 Reed Warbler (+ juvs at Broomhouse flash), 1 Nuthatch (calling near church.) [Martin Peers]

1 Tawny Owl (bellowing at me from next door's roof) [David Allen]

1 Treecreeper (Heard calling several times), 1 Green Woodpecker (Called twice), 3 Swift (Feeding high above woods), 2 Sparrowhawk (Possibly 3. 1 juv calling constantly and seen in flight along with 1 possibly 2 adults circling above tree canopy) [Matt Turner]

26 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. two juveniles.), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Swift, 40 Swallow (+.), 50 House Martin (+. Circa twenty moved SW.), 11 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat [Malcolm Corbett]

2 Egyptian Goose (Large lake.), 23 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Tern, 3 Swift, 1 Kingfisher (Male.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker (At least.), 100 Sand Martin (circa. Two separate flocks during visit, most feeding low over lake.), 3 Swallow, 150 House Martin (+. Three separate flocks during visit, most feeding high over lakes.), 10 Long-tailed Tit (+. Among mixed warbler flock.), 5 Willow Warbler (+. Conservative estimate. Among mixed warbler flock moving E to W along hedgerows.), 40 Chiffchaff (circa. Conservative estimate. Had counted 13 individuals before encountering mixed warbler flock working their way W along hedgerows.), 2 Blackcap, 10 Lesser Whitethroat (+. Conservative estimate. Among mixed warbler flock moving W. along hedgerows.), 1 Song Thrush [Malcolm Corbett]

21 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. two juveniles.), 1 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Sand Martin (circa.), 7 Swallow, 30 House Martin (circa.), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Tufted Duck (Female with circa 17 recent young.), 5 Little Grebe (+.), 23 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Swallow (circa.), 4 Lesser Whitethroat (+.) [Malcolm Corbett]

7 Greenshank, 80 Turnstone, 7 Common Tern (4 adult, 3 juv), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Black Swan [Matt Turner]

1 Little Tern (Adult on the mud bar by the quay. Not seen this far up the river before), 4 Little Egret, 1 Common Tern (Over river), 100 Black-headed Gull (+ also a few Herring and LBb), 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Redshank [James Davidson]

10 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 35 Avocet, 20 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 8 Ruff, 250 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 12 Green Sandpiper, 8 Common Sandpiper, 40 Common Tern (about 30% juveniles), 1 Wheatear, 2 Bearded Tit [John McLaughlin]

3 Pintail (eclipsed at Irongate Flash), 4 Marsh Harrier (viewed from Old Hall but flying over Abbots Farm), 90 Grey Plover, 4 Spotted Redshank, 12 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel, 16 Curlew, 3 Little Grebe, 12 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Ruff, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 290 Greylag Goose, 8 Avocet, 3 Reed Bunting, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 55 Common Tern, 3 Shelduck, 3 Meadow Pipit, 13 Oystercatcher, 15 Swallow, 2 Kestrel [David Allen]

1 Curlew Sandpiper (Adult moulting out of breeding plumage.), 1 Spotted Redshank, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Avocet (All sightings on Short Walk), 35 Curlew [David Curle] ,

2 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Grey Plover, 10 Avocet, 10 Spotted Redshank (1 just losing breeding plumage), 2 Bearded Tit (Heard calling), 1 Barn Owl (In owl box), 1 Kestrel, 2 Marsh Harrier, 40 Little Egret (Possibly more, about 50% juveniles, in a single flock), 1 Garganey, 4 Pintail, 1 Corn Bunting (Singing male), 10 Swift, 10 Sand Martin, 12 House Martin, 40 Swallow, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cuckoo (Juvenile by sluice 2 along north seawall), 6 Yellow Wagtail (1 juvenile seen but many flight calls heard) [Tony Kennelly]

1 Tree Pipit (One flew over village calling three times) [Andrew Goodey]

1 Turtle Dove (Feeding in garden) [Elizabeth Leeder]

4 Common Sandpiper (At least), 2 Greenshank (On West shore), 1 Snipe (On West shore), 2 Yellow Wagtail (Female type & juv on South shore) [Brian Bolton] , ,

6 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Turtle Dove (On usual wires then flushed by Sparrowhawk) [Brian Bolton]

5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail (one a typical juv.; the other a grey and white type with c8 Pied wagtails along muddy edge on W side of main pit. ) [George Brown]

5 Common Sandpiper (2 on East shore 3 on West shore), 1 Green Sandpiper (On West shore), 2 Common Tern [Brian Bolton]

6 Lesser Whitethroat (One adult and five juveniles working the hawthorn and brambles around Saltcoats marsh.), 8 Reed Warbler (Saltcoats marsh), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Saltcoats marsh. Three calling birds in three separate areas.), 1 Buzzard (Saltcoats grazing meadows) [Robert Pease]

2 Kingfisher (Regulars on the fishing lakes, I dont think they are a pair.) [Mark Fisher]

94 Swallow (heading low south including a flock of 91), 1 Dunlin (summer plumage), 1 Wheatear, 5 Great Crested Grebe (on Crouch), 28 Stock Dove, 15 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 55 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Yellow Wagtail (along seawall), 400 Starling (flock on the saltmarsh), 380 Redshank, 3 Buzzard, 1 Raven (soaring with one of the buzzards) [Alan Shearring]

1 Peregrine Falcon (sat on west facing side of tower block on Carpenetrs Estate (visible from London bound train). They'r often on these tower blocks if you get a chance to look on your commute.) [Andrew Stroud]

8 Mute Swan (pair + 4 cygnets & pair: all records GLEMSFORD PITS), 20 Moorhen (including 8 juvs + 2 small chicks), 1 Herring Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker (one juv.), 1 Hobby, 1 Marsh Tit (+), 1 Whitethroat (juv), 1 Nuthatch (calling), 2 Bullfinch (juvs) [Martin Peers]

2 Peregrine Falcon (Both sat on tallest pylon, looked like male and female from distance), 24 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk (Being mobbed by a crow), 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 51 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Swift, 7 Swallow, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 100 Starling, 2 Little Egret, 3 Lapwing [Matt Turner] ,

2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Swallow (At least.), 10 House Martin (At least.), 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Cox]

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch [Andrew Cox]

1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Cox]

4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Coal Tit [Andrew Cox]

1 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Coal Tit (At least.), 3 Nuthatch (At least.), 4 Goldfinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

91 Redshank (In the managed retreat), 5 Turnstone (In the managed retreat), 2 Whimbrel (In the managed retreat), 8 Knot (In the managed retreat, including two juvs and four red birds), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (In the managed retreat, bp birds), 3273 Black-tailed Godwit (In the managed retreat, including the first juv), 31 Curlew (Mucking Bay), 1 Dunlin (In the managed retreat, juv), 15 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat), 151 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 1 Great Crested Grebe (Golden Gates), 1 Little Egret (On the pit to the south of the tip), 1 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip), 35 Sand Martin (Golden Gates), 129 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 11 Mute Swan (One on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 63 Tufted Duck (Golden Gates), 11 Pochard (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 69 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 24 Canada Goose (One on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates) [Paul Larkin]

1 Greenshank, 4 Stonechat (Pair with two young.) [Andrew Cox]

30 Common Tern (Single flock up river, no further movement noted), 2 Greenshank (In the managed retreat), 7 Turnstone (In the managed retreat), 3 Whimbrel (In the managed retreat), 4 Oystercatcher (In the managed retreat), 4 Black-tailed Godwit (In the managed retreat), 2 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat), 149 Redshank (Mucking Bay), 11 Curlew (In the managed retreat), 595 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 2 Willow Warbler (Near the outer car park), 12 Mute Swan (One on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 124 Canada Goose (80 In the managed retreat, the rest Golden Gates), 71 Tufted Duck (One on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 19 Pochard (Five on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 122 Coot (11 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 3 Great Crested Grebe (One plus a single juv on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 44 Greylag Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Shoveler (Golden Gates), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Golden Gates), 5 Buzzard (Golden Gates), 2 Little Grebe (On the pit to the south of the tip) [Paul Larkin]

1975 Avocet (on foreshore from Coalhouse Fort to Mucking Bay, counted from Cliffe), 58 Grey Plover (on foreshore near Coalhouse Fort, counted from Cliffe), 120 Curlew (on foreshore near Coalhouse Fort, counted from Cliffe), 2 Bar-tailed Godwit (on foreshore near Coalhouse Fort, one flying across to Higham Bight), 210 Black-tailed Godwit (on foreshore near Coalhouse Fort, before arrival of roosting birds from Cliffe) [Murray Orchard]

5 Common Tern (Single flock up river), 1 Arctic Tern (Up river with Common a Tern flock) [Paul Larkin]

22 Common Tern (Up river, largest flock 19) [Paul Larkin]

55 Sand Martin (Migrant flock hawking insects over the fort fo 20 mins then moved off SW) [Paul Larkin]

6 Swift (Birds low over Central Park, Chelmsford as the storm clouds cleared briefly), 3 House Martin [Andrew Stroud]

1 Hobby (Flying over garden towards Harwich ) [Kevin Tunnicliffe]

1 Hen Harrier (Adult flying over garden (stones green) towards Beaumont quay ) [Kevin Tunnicliffe]

3 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Goldfinch (All birds London Road Cemetery Brentwood. Most sheltering in the lee of the conifers.) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Kestrel, 15 Teal, 12 Oystercatcher (Lagoon.), 50 Avocet (Lagoon), 50 Ringed Plover (At least. East of slipway.), 50 Grey Plover (At least. Across from slipway, roosting on salt marsh. Many in summer plumage.), 26 Lapwing (Lagoon.), 11 Dunlin (At least. East of slipway.), 7 Knot (Roosting on lagoon with Godwits. Four in summer plumage.), 2 Turnstone (Flew across to Canvey side from near slipway.), 2 Whimbrel (At least.), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit (East of slipway. Winter plumage/ juvenile.), 2000 Black-tailed Godwit (Approx. Roosting on lagoon.), 16 Greenshank (Lagoon.), 1 Common Sandpiper (Lagoon.), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult, from slipway.), 5 Common Gull (Slipway.), 1 Common Tern (Close to slipway. Many more across creek, roosting on wooden jetty.), 5 Sandwich Tern (One very close to slipway. Others roosting across creek; or in flight.), 3 Little Tern (Across from slipway, fishing saltmarsh edge & channels.), 4 Yellow Wagtail (At least. Including a still nicely coloured male having a dust bath in the slipway car park.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Flew over lagoon.), 30 Goldfinch (At least, landward side of bridge. Mostly juveniles.), 5 Greenfinch (Landward side of bridge.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 6 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron [Andrew Cox]

1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Lapwing (At least.), 1 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Curlew (At least. Roosting on the dry flood.), 2 Bearded Tit (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

150 Canada Goose, 30 Greylag Goose, 5 Teal, 6 Pochard (2FF + 4Y), 15 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 5 Kestrel, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 50 Swallow (Minimum), 100 Yellow Wagtail (Minimum), 2 Wheatear [Mike Harris]

1 Common Sandpiper (From a boat trip out nr Horsey Island), 8 Barnacle Goose (Horsey Island) [Ron Colson] , , ,

1 Raven (Flew over Sand pit Lane northwards calling (probably one of the Kelvedon Hatch birds)), 1 Red Kite, 6 Buzzard (Group of 4, & 2 together. Lots of calling going on), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female), 2 Willow Warbler (1 in swallows just west of Sand pit Lane, & 1 at South Weald Cricket ground), 5 Chiffchaff, 10 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 3 Swift, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrest (Two large mobile tit flocks. One in the valves are and the other in the sandpits) [Andrew Stroud]

2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest (Tit flock on the Belvedere) [Andrew Stroud]

2 Common Sandpiper, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 2 Marsh Harrier (Females, together.), 7 Avocet, 1 Kestrel, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 18 Lapwing, 3 Teal, 3 Swallow, 10 Goldfinch, 10 Stock Dove (Circa.), 200 Starling (Circa. In a tight flock working the meadow.), 3 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 30 Black-headed Gull (Circa.), 10 Pied Wagtail (At least.), 8 Mallard [David Hale]

5 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Swallow (At least. Feeding over Westley Heights, often at ground level. Many juvs.), 30 House Martin (At least. Feeding over Westley Heights. Mostly higher up than the swallows.), 1 Sand Martin (At least one among the other hirundines.), 1 Whitethroat (Male.), 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap (Male & female.), 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Goldfinch (Several juvs.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Cuckoo (Juv flew along back of gardens ), 1 Hobby (Regularly 1 or 2 about for last couple of weeks), 1 Yellow Wagtail (+ Still about) [James Davidson]

12 Sand Martin (C12 + 3 young at the entrance of a hole), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 15 Goldfinch (Adults with young), 1 Buzzard (Calling,over car park.) [Peter Brittain]

2 Turtle Dove, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Willow Warbler, 10 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 8 Pied Wagtail, 30 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin, 8 Goldfinch [David Allen]

10 Lapwing (River Stour - low tide), 2 Turtle Dove, 1 Whitethroat [Stuart Anderson]

2 Turtle Dove (Heard Only), 12 Sand Martin (c 12 still feeding young), 2 Goldfinch, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Green Woodpecker (Juv), 1 Jay, 4 Swallow, 6 House Martin [Peter Brittain]