The EBwS Bird Photography Competition is back with a new seasonal format. Please send in your best birding photo's taken in Essex this autumn and we will choose our favourites to be voted on by you in November.

Closing date for entries is…

Good news! The BIG County Birdwatch is BACK this weekend, running from Friday 24th - Monday 27th September. 

Bad news! Essex Birdwatching Society's very own terrible trio, Steve G, Steve S and Matt are…

This year's BCBW runs from Friday 24th - Monday 27th September, and it's going to be bigger and better than ever with thousands of exciting birds in the county waiting to be discovered.

ANYONE can take part so please tell your family…

Steve Grimwade shows us how to report a ringed bird and explains why it's so important. 

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EBwS 2021 Rookery Survey - final update

Massive thanks to everyone who contributed to our EBwS Rookery Survey and a big thank you to Howard Vaughan for processing all of the data received. The results have far exceeded our…

Birds of Essex Another chance to watch the final BoE of the season where we discuss fieldcraft, rare breeding birds in Essex, we have the winner of our latest photo competition and we've got some exciting news about the EBwS website. Plus all the…