Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 09:00 to 10:30, Fog clearing.
30 Canada Goose 14 Mute Swan 3 Egyptian Goose 10 Shoveler (circa.) 14 Gadwall 40 Mallard (circa.) 1 Pochard 100 Tufted Duck (+.) 11 Little Grebe 14 Great Crested Grebe 6 Grey Heron 100 Coot (circa.) 13 Collared Dove 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.) 3 Chiffchaff 1 Song Thrush [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 08:45 to 11:15, Sunny, clear sky, calm.
14 Mute Swan (Inc. pair with seven established young.) 2 Gadwall 10 Pochard 80 Tufted Duck (circa.) 7 Little Grebe 12 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. five juvs.) 6 Grey Heron 2 Little Egret 1 Buzzard (Also one long dead in harvested wheat field. Cause of death unknown.) 100 Coot (circa.) 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard and seen.) 10 Long-tailed Tit (circa.) 1 Willow Warbler 8 Chiffchaff 1 Reed Warbler 3 Blackcap 2 Whitethroat 1 Goldcrest [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 08:55 to 09:30, And 11:25 to 12:15.
17 Mute Swan 4 Egyptian Goose 9 Pochard 95 Tufted Duck 1 Little Grebe 16 Great Crested Grebe 10 Moorhen 100 Coot (circa.) 12 Collared Dove 4 Jay 10 Long-tailed Tit (+.) 5 Chiffchaff 1 Reed Warbler 1 Song Thrush 1 Spotted Flycatcher [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 09:00 to 11:30, Cloudy, warm, v. light SW wind. One lengthy shower.
28 Mute Swan (Inc. twelve juveniles.) 10 Egyptian Goose 5 Gadwall 1 Wigeon 3 Pochard 34 Tufted Duck 19 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. eight juveniles.) 80 Coot (circa.) 1 Common Gull 20 Collared Dove (+.) 2 Swallow 5 House Martin 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.) 10 Long-tailed Tit (+.) 2 Willow Warbler 9 Chiffchaff 3 Blackcap 1 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Whitethroat 4 Siskin [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 08:40 to 10:45, Cloudy, warm, brisk SW wind.
30 Greylag Goose (+.) 18 Mute Swan (Three pair with 7, 3 and 2 young, ) 2 Egyptian Goose 1 Red-crested Pochard (Female.) 7 Tufted Duck (Female with 6 young.) 2 Little Grebe 34 Great Crested Grebe (Including 10 young.) 4 Grey Heron 1 Little Egret 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Little Owl 5 Sand Martin 1 Swallow 10 Long-tailed Tit (+.) 4 Chiffchaff 6 Reed Warbler (Some half-hearted song.) 1 Pied Wagtail 6 Goldfinch [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 06:30 to 07:00,
1 Red-crested Pochard (Female. Earlier in the year there was a drake at Chig, Sooner or later they will figure out how to meet up and we will see some RCP ducklings...) 50 Swift [John Buchanan]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 09:00 to 11:00, Cloudy, sunny intervals, blustery SW wind.
6 Mute Swan (+. Three pair with young.) 1 Egyptian Goose 1 Mallard (+. Female with five recent young.) 30 Pochard (circa.) 25 Tufted Duck (circa.) 17 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. four nesting.) 6 Little Egret 1 Buzzard 1 Herring Gull 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 Common Tern 50 Swift (+.) 200 Rook (circa. On meadow.) 10 Sand Martin (circa.) 20 House Martin (circa. No swallows.) 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.) 3 Chiffchaff (Singing.) 3 Reed Warbler (Brief song.) 3 Pied Wagtail (One carrying food.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 09:10 to 11:20, Sunny, high cloud, fresh NE breeze. Red Fox also seen.
21 Canada Goose (Inc. 13 young.) 100 Greylag Goose (circa. Inc 27 young.) 4 Mute Swan (Two pairs. One with 3 cygnets, one nesting.) 2 Shelduck (On barn roof as usual.) 3 Mallard (Family groups with 8, 8 and 6 young.) 9 Tufted Duck 2 Little Grebe 14 Great Crested Grebe (Inc. pair displaying.) 2 Buzzard (Perched together.) 3 Coot (Adult with two young.) 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Common Tern 1 Cuckoo (Calling.) 1 Barn Owl (At regular roost.) 3 Swift 1 Hobby (My year first.) 1 Magpie (Feeding young.) 5 Chiffchaff 1 Sedge Warbler (Singing.) 4 Reed Warbler (Singing.) 2 Blackcap (Singing.) 2 Whitethroat (Singing.) 1 Song Thrush (Singing.) 1 House Sparrow (+. Nests / young around farmhouse.) 1 Yellow Wagtail (Calling from top of willow. My year first.) 1 Pied Wagtail 2 Greenfinch (Pair.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 08:55 to 11:20, Sunny, fresh E. wind.
60 Greylag Goose (+. Inc. eleven young.) 4 Mute Swan (Two pair, one with three cygnets, other nesting.) 4 Egyptian Goose (Pair with two well grown young.) 2 Shelduck (Resting on barn roof.) 4 Mallard (Females with 28 young [5, 6, 8, 9]) 11 Tufted Duck 1 Little Grebe 9 Great Crested Grebe 8 Grey Heron 1 Buzzard 4 Moorhen (+. Two pair with six young [4, 2]) 6 Coot (+. Three pair, two with young [3, 4], one nest building. ) 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Common Tern 3 Cuckoo (At least. Two calling, one from Chig. Lakes. Pair seen flying together.) 1 Barn Owl 6 Swift 1 Kingfisher 3 Skylark 1 Swallow 1 Chiffchaff 4 Reed Warbler 4 Blackcap 1 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Whitethroat 20 Starling (+.) 2 Reed Bunting (Males.) [Malcolm Corbett]

Lofts Farm GPs, Heybridge 08:35 to 10:25, Sunny, warm.
4 Greylag Goose (Two pair with young) 4 Mute Swan (Pair with two(?) young and pair nesting.) 1 Egyptian Goose (Adult with two well grown young.) 1 Shelduck (On barn roof.) 2 Mallard (Females with eight and one young.) 7 Tufted Duck 12 Great Crested Grebe (No young seen.) 2 Buzzard (Pair.) 2 Coot (With broods of four and one.) 1 Common Tern 2 Cuckoo (Calling. One seen, another heard from Chig. Lakes.) 1 Barn Owl 2 Swift 3 Skylark (Singing.) 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard only.) 1 Willow Warbler (Singing.) 5 Chiffchaff (Singing.) 1 Sedge Warbler (Singing.) 5 Reed Warbler (Singing.) 4 Blackcap (Singing.) 1 Whitethroat (Singing.) 1 Pied Wagtail [Malcolm Corbett]