4 Stock Dove (At least.), 3 Green Woodpecker (Two in Hall Wood, one calling from adjacent Butlers Grove.), 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Blackcap (Singing Male.), 2 Coal Tit (At least.), 1 Treecreeper (Probably two.), 2 Nuthatch (Pair.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Green Woodpecker (Feeding on recreation ground.), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper (Presumably a pair.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Buzzard, 7 Black-headed Gull (One around lake. Rest over.), 2 Common Gull (Over.), 4 Herring Gull (Over.), 1 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming.), 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Swallow (Possibly three.), 1 Wren (Singing.), 2 Dunnock (One singing, one fly-catching.), 2 Robin, 3 Blackcap (Singing males.), 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit (Two pairs.), 2 Great Tit (Pair.), 5 Blue Tit (At least. Two pairs plus.), 2 Chaffinch (At least. Pair.), 2 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

1 Herring Gull (A young one), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greylag Goose [Michael Davies] , ,

1 Red Kite (Flying over house on Tile Kiln Estate Galleywood) [Janice Bright]

1 Cuckoo (Flew over garden.) [John Bright]

1 Red Kite (circling, drifting east), 1 Sparrowhawk [Simon Satchell]

11 Buzzard (4 obvious pairs (1 pair watched mating) and three individuals moving high nort), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female ), 1 Grey Wagtail, 15 Chiffchaff (Singing ), 3 Blackcap (Singing), 24 Skylark (12 pairs singing and displaying ), 6 Meadow Pipit (3 pairs singing and displaying), 5 Linnet, 1 Redpoll sp. (Flew west), 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Coal Tit (Singing), 3 Goldcrest (Singing), 6 Red-legged Partridge (3 pairs), 3 Song Thrush (Singing) [Steve Grimwade]

2 Goldcrest (Pair foraging in the garden), 2 Coal Tit (Pair foraging in the garden) [Oliver Cottis]

3 Sparrowhawk (Circling together and calling), 8 Chiffchaff (At least calling), 2 Blackcap (Either singing or alarm calling), 4 Song Thrush (Singing), 1 Kingfisher, 3 Buzzard (Together plus other single sightings), 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Jay (Pair, with male displaying), 2 Red Kite (Circling low together), 1 Greenfinch [Paul Shuttleworth]

3 Eider (All female type plumage ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Great Northern Diver [Stephen Entwistle]

9 Redwing (Small flock flew over garden), 1 Fieldfare (Heard calling flying over), 1 Coal Tit, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 5 Canada Goose (Small flock heard flying over Brentwoood station area. Garden list 32 species for 2 days), 12 Wood Pigeon (Three small group passing over garden northwards) [Andrew Stroud]

122 Black-tailed Godwit (Clements Green Creek, East Marsh and the Crouch), 15 Curlew (East Marsh), 1 Cetti's Warbler (Salcoates marsh), 4 Chiffchaff (Country park along Creekview Road.), 25 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (East marsh.) [Robert Pease]

1 Red Kite (New garden tick flying over garden towards great Oakley ) [Kevin Tunnicliffe]

1 Sparrowhawk (2cy bird chasing Blackbird in garden ), 2 Stock Dove (Pair), 2 Collared Dove (Pair), 2 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Robin, 3 Blackbird (2 males and 1 female), 18 Herring Gull (Flew north) [Steve Grimwade]

5 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Harris's Hawk, 1 Grey Heron [David L Smith]

6 Buzzard (three pairs soaring and calling) [Roger Emmens]

1 Peregrine Falcon (probably the same bird (male) flew over at 10.30 and 1.30. Resident in Brentwood, although i'm not sure where it / they hang out currently), 1 Red Kite (10.30 drifted north over my garden ), 1 Sparrowhawk (resident female 8.30am), 2 Buzzard (2 very high at 1.30, & 1 over La Plata Wood 3.30pm), 1 Chiffchaff (singing La Plata Wood), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Blackbird, 8 Wood Pigeon, 1 Wren, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Starling (impersonating several wader speices), 2 Collared Dove (all birds from my garden near Brentwood stataion) [Andrew Stroud]

1 Peregrine Falcon (probably the same bird (male) flew over at 10.30 and 1.30. Resident in Brentwood, although i'm not sure where it / they hang out currently), 1 Red Kite (10.30 drifted north over my garden ), 1 Sparrowhawk (resident female 8.30am), 2 Buzzard (2 very high at 1.30, & 1 over La Plata Wood 3.30pm), 1 Chiffchaff (singing La Plata Wood), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Blackbird, 8 Wood Pigeon, 1 Wren, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Starling (impersonating several wader speices), 2 Collared Dove (all birds from my garden near Brentwood stataion) [Andrew Stroud]

2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 2 Song Thrush, 4 Blackcap (Singing males.), 6 Chiffchaff (Singing males.), 2 Long-tailed Tit (At least.), 1 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

7 Chiffchaff (All males singing), 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (4 males drumming and 1 female seen), 1 Kingfisher (Perched briefly on low branch over the river), 2 Nuthatch (Pair), 1 Treecreeper, 1 Blackcap (Singing along the edge of Layer rd), 1 Coal Tit (Trees by Layer rd) [Oliver Cottis]

227 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver (@ 0716, seen earlier off Albany Gardens Clacton by Matt Lonsdale), 178 Herring Gull, 224 Common Gull, 668 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 96 Chaffinch [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Treecreeper [David Saville]

2 Swallow (Hawking high over the Dunton Lake.) [Andrew Cox]

7 Chiffchaff, 24 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 4 Blackcap (2 males seen, another 2 heard), 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker [Matt Turner]

1 Kingfisher (Flying along the west side of the river Chelmer ) [Stephen Dutton]

2 Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, 10 Chiffchaff (Singing around patch), 20 Redwing, 3 Blackcap (Singing ), 1 Coal Tit, 2 Buzzard [Yvonne Watling]

1 Redwing, 4 Mistle Thrush (2 pairs in different locations), 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 4 Green Woodpecker (2 pairs in different locations), 4 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff (Singing), 1 Buzzard, 1 Coal Tit (Singing ), 5 Greenfinch (2 singing males and 3 females), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming), 2 Red-legged Partridge, 9 Stock Dove, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Jay, 1 Blackcap (Singing male), 1 Song Thrush (Singing) [Steve Grimwade]

10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Egret, 4 Teal [Michael Davies] , ,

3 Buzzard (Soaring on thermals above the quarry with 50-100 gulls), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female soaring on thermals above Gosbeck's roundabout), 1 Kestrel (Male perched in tree) [Oliver Cottis]

1 Firecrest (singing in Wivenhoe Wood at bottom of garden) [Richard Allen]

50 Wood Pigeon (at least, many flying over), 4 Carrion Crow, 9 Rock Dove / Feral Pigeon (Our regular local birds), 3 Starling, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Jay (In garden @ 7:55, second day running), 4 Goldfinch, 1 Coal Tit (Heard in nearby conifers @ 12:30, second record this year), 1 Green Woodpecker (Heard distantly), 2 Buzzard (Two soaring dots picked up by scope from upstairs window!), 2 Jackdaw, 3 Magpie, 1 Dunnock, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Regular birds), 20 Herring Gull (at least, all seen distantly), 1 Sparrowhawk (Very distant bird soaring ), 1 Robin, 2 Collared Dove, 13 Black-headed Gull, 1 Chaffinch (Male, second record this year), 1 Blackbird, 1 House Sparrow, 11 Canada Goose (Over garden @ 19:10) [Ben Mapp]

656 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Gannet, 261 Cormorant, 5 Shag, 1867 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Movement early am (1364) and evening (503)), 573 Wigeon (Evening movement), 1 Grey Heron, 732 Black-headed Gull, 25 Mediterranean Gull (all adults bar one 1yr, all in am, including a flock of 10), 1 Common Tern, 2 Glossy Ibis (high over @1530, appeared to be dropping in height towards the backwaters. Very lucky spot as flew through my view whilst watching Buzzards), 26 Buzzard (groups of 3,2,8,1,1,1,3,4,3), 3 Red Kite (1 @ 1116, 2 @ 1316), 1 Hen Harrier (1cy male from Holland Haven (thanks to Matt Lonsdale) gained height over the town and then departed high south out to sea until lost from sight), 2 Sparrowhawk (singles in off), 1 Peregrine Falcon (male @ 1530), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 388 Chaffinch, 6 Siskin, 2 Brambling, 82 Common Gull [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Coal Tit (Briefly visited the garden feeders), 1 Goldcrest (Foraging, in and out of the garden's bushes for an hour or so. Presumably one individual) [Oliver Cottis]

1 Red Kite (Drifting s/e) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Red Kite (North over our garden - 3rd sighting today.) [David Jobbins]

1 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen (First for some time - back to breed?), 145 Wood Pigeon (Flock of 120 over towards east plus c25 local birds), 8 Skylark (Four pairs), 4 Chiffchaff (Singing males), 4 Greenfinch (Singing males), 25 Linnet (Flock feeding in wheat), 1 Green Woodpecker [Roger Emmens]

1 Barn Owl (Found dead . Appears top be a young male. Flange not well formed and very white around the neck. Bird was ringed and has been reported to the BTO.) [Jeff Martin]

1 Black Redstart (Present in cricket club car park) [Anthony Wells]

12 Yellowhammer (Small flock feeding on the remains of horses field hay) [Ann Darnell]

1 White-tailed Eagle (Probable watched for 15 minutes varying distance till flew off East ) [Michael Rimmell]

1 Raven (third sighting locally this year) [Martin Henry]

1 Kingfisher, 4 Grey Wagtail (2 pairs), 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Harris's Hawk, 4 Blackcap (3 singing males, 1 female) [David L Smith]

20 Fieldfare (All sightings on morning walk west of Thaxted), 5 Redwing, 12 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling (With Chaffinches), 4 Yellowhammer, 5 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff [Stephen Dutton]

3 Cetti's Warbler [Paul Gymer]

1 Sparrowhawk (Female), 8 Chaffinch (Increase in numbers), 2 Stock Dove, 6 Pheasant, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Magpie, 2 Collared Dove, 9 Wood Pigeon, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 2 Robin [Steve Grimwade]

25 Shelduck, 100 Teal (+), 16 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 4 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 12 Curlew, 1 Ruff, 52 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kestrel, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret [Matt Turner] , , ,

2 Red Kite (Flying E at rooftop height five minutes apart), 2 Raven (Calling from BT mast and in fight (arrived from west)), 1 Buzzard [David Jobbins]

1 Redwing [David Saville]

2 Robin (Pair, male seen feeding female 3 times. Too brief for photo.), 8 House Sparrow (First fledgling seen on porch roof.), 6 Goldfinch (Daily visitors to Sunflower Hearts.), 1 Greenfinch (Female.), 1 Sparrowhawk (High on thermals.), 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Over roof tops.), 6 Black-headed Gull (Over roof tops.), 6 Herring Gull (Over roof tops.), 2 Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Blackbird (Pair. No Song Thrush lately.), 15 Starling (Circa.), 2 Great Tit (Obvious pair.), 4 Blue Tit, 2 Carrion Crow [David Hale] , , , , , , , , ,

4 Green Woodpecker (One calling from Butlers Grove area. Two calling Lincewood proper. One feeding on recreation ground.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Song Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Blackcap (Singing Male.), 2 Chaffinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Cetti's Warbler (Singing from bushes along canal by Tesco car park), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing from car park) [Brian Bolton]

1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard (Calling.), 2 Green Woodpecker (Calling.), 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least. All drumming/ calling.), 1 Song Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Blackcap (Singing Male.), 2 Nuthatch (Pair, nest hole.) [Andrew Cox]

121 Red-throated Diver, 1 Fulmar (south), 255 Wood Pigeon, 1320 Chaffinch (in 68 flocks), 36 Siskin, 4 Brambling (+), 75 Goldfinch, 32 Greenfinch, 28 Carrion Crow [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Buzzard (Strood channel DU), 2 Mediterranean Gull (Strood channel DU pair), 1 Chiffchaff (Strood channel DU), 50 Linnet (Strood channel DU), 2 Great Northern Diver (Victoria esplanade seen by MC ), 1 Eider (Victoria esplanade seen by MC ) [Stephen Entwistle]

1 Red Kite (SW over village, seen from my garden. Third seen today.) [David Jobbins]

1 Red Kite (Single bird, drifting north west over A12 towards Mill Green.) [Ross Wilkins]

2 Mute Swan (Pair. Totham Pit [M.A.S.]), 9 Tufted Duck (Totham Pit [M.A.S.]), 4 Buzzard (Pair over Captains Wood saw off a third which then joined a fourth in display flight over South Wood.), 200 Black-headed Gull (circa. Following tractor at Lofts Farm.), 3 Skylark (Singing. Two at Sains Farm, one north of South Wood.), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing. South Wood.), 1 Greenfinch (Calling. Totham Pit.), 25 Siskin (circa. Flying to and from tree between fields north of South Wood. Very vocal group.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Swallow (My first of year (apart from Abberton bird of course!)), 1 Buzzard (Tried to convince myself it was a very small eagle!), 7 Egyptian Goose (Adult pair with 5 young) [Matt Turner]

1 White-tailed Eagle (Juv glided quite high NW between here and Wrabness, seen shortly afterwards by others over Lawford), 1 Brambling (Female, in garden earlier in the day) [James Davidson] ,

1 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail [Steve Grimwade]

1 Red Kite (Heading east - different individual from earlier sighting over Mountnessing. Both sightings from car on essential shopping trip.) [David Jobbins]

125 Fieldfare, 1 Blackcap (singing) [Martin Henry]

1 Red Kite (Heading north) [David Jobbins]

2 Goldcrest (Todays star birds inspecting the garden conifer before moving on also 3 greenfinch showing most of the day. Species count from the house today was 25 plus 2 red kite spotted from the end of the road whilst on way to tesco at great notley. ) [David Torrice]

598 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore near the new landfill), 1 Knot (With Black-tailed Godwits), 11 Teal (On STW outfall), 2 Marsh Harrier (Male and female type over from Kent) [Paul Larkin]

288 Red-throated Diver (steady passage mid-am to mid-pm. I will have missed many more as most scans revealed multiple birds passing), 1 Gannet, 1 Great Skua (@1449), 46 Chaffinch (early morning drizzle seemed to halt passage today) [Paul Brayshaw]

11 Pied Wagtail (Groups of 5 and 6 just flew over probably heading for roost in small tree outside main entrance to tesco at great notley. Several dozen there some nights.) [David Torrice]

4 Song Thrush (Definite separate sightings), 1 Grey Heron (Trying to land in hail storm), 1 Kingfisher [Paul Shuttleworth]

3 Greenfinch (Garden feeders), 2 Goldfinch (Garden feeders), 4 Chaffinch (Under feeders), 2 Long-tailed Tit (Garden feeders), 6 House Sparrow (Using feeders), 1 Dunnock (Under feeders), 1 Robin, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird (Under feeders), 9 Jackdaw (On and under feeders), 2 Rook (Under feeders), 1 Collared Dove (Under feeders), 6 Pheasant (On ploughed field), 150 Wood Pigeon (Plus a few hundred assorted jackdaws, rooks, crows and gulls on ploughed field.), 12 Magpie (Group on edge of field and wood), 9 Buzzard (At various times over fields and woods, one very pale one almost white from underneath except for carpals and necklace.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Couple of passes causing mass panic amongst the gulls pigeons and corvids.), 1 Grey Heron (Flyby), 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull (In field), 2 Herring Gull (In field) [David Torrice]

1 Blackcap (Male) [Ian Tarbin]

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming on telegraph pole in St David’s Way) [David Petts]

4 Tufted Duck (Three males, one female.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 11 Redwing, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Sparrowhawk [Andrew Cox]

13 Red-throated Diver, 1 Gannet, 150 Chaffinch, 3 Siskin [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Linnet (Fly over), 1 Tawny Owl (Called briefly from conifers in garden of Langtons, Sandpit Lane - all birds on my once a day exercise), 10 Jackdaw, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Buzzard [Andrew Stroud]

1 Red Kite (Flew ovetr garden heading east.) [Graham Smith]

1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming), 5 Chiffchaff (Singing), 3 Blackcap (Singing), 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush (Singing), 1 Goldcrest (Singing), 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail [Steve Grimwade]

995 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore by the new landfill) [Paul Larkin]

1466 Chaffinch (in 80 groups of up to 105), 24 Brambling (including groups of 8 and 12 that paused on undercliff trees before moving on), 113 Siskin (in 14 group of up to 30), 42 Carrion Crow (in off or moving over the sea), 1 Peregrine Falcon (adult male with large prey (Woodpigeon) hounded out to sea by the local Herring Gulls), 1 Fulmar [Paul Brayshaw]

2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (Male), 1 Mallard (Male), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 27 Wood Pigeon, 3 Pheasant, 14 Chaffinch (All high northeast ), 2 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Dunnock, 1 Wren [Steve Grimwade]

2 Shoveler (Pair), 10 Teal, 7 Shelduck, 2 Red Kite (Possibly 3 birds, 1 seen early then 1 poss 2 seen over an hour later), 7 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Meadow Pipit, 6 Pied Wagtail, 1 Barnacle Goose (In mixed Greylag/Canada flock. Probably dodgy but considering the current situation I'm counting it!), 42 Mute Swan, 4 Chiffchaff, 22 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Stock Dove, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Linnet, 1 Jay, 1 Grey Wagtail, 26 Skylark [Matt Turner] , , ,

1 Little Egret, 1 Robin [Michael Davies] ,

145 Red-throated Diver (steady movement as the wind picked up mid-late morning to early pm), 18 Little Gull (tight flock of adults close N @ 1335 - rather unexpected!), 2059 Chaffinch (in 98 groups up to 130 strong. 1477 by 0700, 1910 by 0740), 59 Goldfinch, 345 Wood Pigeon, 4 Redwing, 59 Carrion Crow (moving either over the sea or arriving in off (as per other Corvids)), 14 Rook, 26 Jackdaw, 72 Siskin, 11 Meadow Pipit, 41 Greenfinch, 16 Brambling, 4 Linnet, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Whimbrel (calling bird N @ 0618), 1 Merlin (female N), 1 Peregrine Falcon (imm male in off sea @ 0640), 1 Sparrowhawk (big fem in off sea), 1 Wheatear (male) [Paul Brayshaw]

3 Cetti's Warbler (Singing individuals (not seen) at 3 locations ), 2 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier (Female spotted twice, poss same bird), 50 Avocet (Numerous pairs on lagoon and surrounding area), 3 White-fronted Goose (With Greylags and Canada’s in fields East of lagoon. ), 1 Merlin (Female hunting in same fields as geese then over towards Canvey Marsh. ), 1 Reed Bunting (Smart male on tip side of reserve) [Paul Kingston]

2 Mediterranean Gull (Adults; circled over house.) [Andrew Cox]

9 Buzzard (2 local pairs plus 5 presumed migrants all heading northeast), 3 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Carrion Crow (I pair nesting), 12 Herring Gull (All heading northeast), 7 Black-headed Gull (All heading northeast ), 5 Stock Dove, 3 Starling, 2 Greenfinch (On feeders), 6 Goldfinch (On feeders), 2 Wren, 2 Robin, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Pheasant [Steve Grimwade]

9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Buzzard, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Yvonne Watling]

467 Black-tailed Godwit (On foreshore near the new landfill), 6 Curlew (On foreshore near the new landfill) [Paul Larkin]

2 Grey Partridge (Pair , wondering round my vegatable garden) [Tony Faulkner]

1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Andrew Cox]

2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 1 Blackcap [Andrew Cox]

765 Chaffinch (266 by 0555, 510 by 0610, 710 by 0815), 101 Siskin (45 by 0555, 80 by 0610), 26 Greenfinch, 28 Goldfinch, 14 Linnet, 173 Red-throated Diver (strong passage 1330-1500), 1 Great Northern Diver (winter plumaged bird @ 1348), 15 Gannet [Paul Brayshaw]

5 Goosander (1m, 4f), 5 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Shoveler (2 pairs), 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting, 3 Grey Heron, 30 Tufted Duck, 20 Canada Goose, 6 Greylag Goose, 2 Pied Wagtail [Matt Turner]

2 Black Redstart (male + female around paddocks near the church) [Liz Huxley]

2 Siskin (on bird feeder containing sunflower hearts.) [Ron Colson]

1 Raven (Fly over, heading SE, from Kelvedon Hatch where a pair are seen/heard frequently.), 3 Greenfinch (Infrequent visitor nowadays), 2 Goldcrest, 3 Goldfinch (Feeding), 5 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit (Regular pair), 2 Nuthatch, 2 Bullfinch (Pair), 3 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Dunnock, 7 Wood Pigeon, 3 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Pheasant (Cock), 1 Chaffinch (Surprisingly rare for the past 3 months), 1 Blackcap (Heard only), 5 Magpie (Nest building), 1 Jay, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Mallard (Flyover), 3 Jackdaw (Flyover), 5 Buzzard (Soaring around all day, two resident birds and three poss. migrants.) [Gary Boyes]

4 Buzzard (Local pair plus two interlopers), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Siskin (Flew high west ), 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Chiffchaff [Steve Grimwade]

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Starling, 2 Greylag Goose [Michael Davies] , ,

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pair mating, male was drumming last week.), 2 Chiffchaff (Two males singing) [Oliver Cottis]

1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackcap [Andrew Cox]

532 Black-headed Gull (strong late pm passage), 3 Sandwich Tern (@ 1629), 6 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 1 Black Redstart (fem in Old Parish Churchyard (end of Connaught Avenue @ 1715)), 51 Chaffinch [Paul Brayshaw]

1 Whooper Swan, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Reed Bunting, 3 Long-tailed Duck (Serious fight taking place. Three's a crowd), 1 Buzzard, 6 Egyptian Goose [David Allen]

1 Osprey (Over garden going north, mobbed by Gulls towards Leyton Flats) [Gary A James]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Female circled over galleygate wood alongside the pylons then set its wings and glided off towards fullers cross), 5 Buzzard (At least a dozen sightings of pairs and individuals as i exercised my legs across the fields but some must have been of the same birds.), 4 Kestrel, 4 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [David Torrice]

1 Buzzard, 100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 1 Black Redstart (f, JW reserve), 2 Chiffchaff [Martin Richards]

2 Buzzard (At least. ), 1 Sparrowhawk (Possibly two.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Drumming nearby. Occasional visits to feeders.), 2 Blue Tit (At least. Including pair showing interest in nest hole in neighbours house.), 2 Great Tit (At least.), 1 Robin, 4 Greenfinch (At least. Two pairs.), 7 Goldfinch (At least. Several singing.), 5 Chaffinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

3 Buzzard (Pair displaying and 1 high north), 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Stock Dove (2 pairs), 6 Jackdaw, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Herring Gull [Steve Grimwade]

2 Egyptian Goose (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Little Egret (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Grey Heron (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Little Grebe (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 2 Great Crested Grebe (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 3 Cormorant (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 1 Kestrel (Female), 6 Tufted Duck (Titchmarsh Reservoir), 6 Canada Goose (Titchmarsh Reservoir) [Andrew Allen]

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Female on peanut feeder briefly again), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing along river), 1 Blackcap (Singing on allotment), 1 Greenfinch (On allotment) [Barbara Leport]

1 Fieldfare [David Saville]

2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 1 Nuthatch (Singing Male.) [Andrew Cox]

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

1 Cetti's Warbler (Call heard near the river) [Graham Upton]

2 Red Kite (Pair sharing a thermal and interacting with 2 buzzards. All 4 slowly drifting towards boreham. Couple of minutes later either side of fullers cross came across 4 more buzzards and another red kite.gh up) [David Torrice]

1 Raven (Sparring with Common Buzzard), 1 Buzzard [David Jobbins]

2 Little Egret, 1 Little Egret [Michael Davies] ,

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk (Female), 1 Grey Wagtail, 9 Chiffchaff (Singing males), 1 Blackcap (Singing male), 20 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Goldcrest (Singing) [Steve Grimwade]

1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Chiffchaff, 221 Avocet, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Kestrel, 70 Lapwing, 12 Linnet, 2 Marsh Harrier [Alan Shearman] ,

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Pair mating. Soft call beforehand. First for me.), 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Calling very briefly), 1 Treecreeper, 3 Stock Dove [Martin Iddon]

2 Red-breasted Merganser (pair, Walton Channel), 1 Buzzard, 10 Tufted Duck (five pairs), 250 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+ mainly over Horsey) [Martin Richards]

2 Woodcock (In flight heading north) [David Pallash]

2 Mute Swan (Pair. Totham Pit (M.A.S.)), 1 Green Woodpecker (South Wood.), 1 Kestrel (Male. Totham Pit.), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing. South Wood.), 2 Pied Wagtail (Playing Field.) [Malcolm Corbett]

53 Curlew (Mucking Bay), 172 Shelduck (Two on the tip the rest Mucking Bay), 1657 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 1 Little Egret (In the managed retreat), 5 Oystercatcher (Mucking Bay), 67 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 58 Wigeon (Mucking Bay), 1 Marsh Harrier (Over to Kent), 141 Redshank (Stanford Creek), 61 Teal (39 Stanford Creek, 12 Golden Gates, 10 on the pit to the south of the tip), 23 Greylag Goose (Eight on the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 1 Aythya sp. (On the pit to the south of the tip), 30 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 4 Goldeneye (Fems, Golden Gates), 72 Tufted Duck (31 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 3 Great Crested Grebe (Golden Gates), 20 Pochard (14 on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 6 Gadwall (Three each on the pit to the south of the tip and Golden Gates), 10 Shoveler (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 6 Little Grebe (Four on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 18 Canada Goose (Golden Gates), 1 Kingfisher (Golden Gates), 4 Chiffchaff (Two near the pit to the south of the tip, two Golden Gates), 3 Cetti's Warbler (One near the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 2 Ring-necked Parakeet (GoldenGates), 60 Rook (45 occupied nests Golden Gates) [Paul Larkin]

3 Grey Heron, 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing from same area as last week), 3 Chiffchaff (All singing), 7 Goosander (3m, 4f), 40 Tufted Duck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stock Dove (heard only), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Green Woodpecker (heard only) [Matt Turner] , ,

1 Buzzard, 4 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker (At least.), 2 Goldcrest [Andrew Cox]

2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 White Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail (Billets Farm), 1 Goosander, 3 Skylark [David Allen] ,

2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 White Wagtail (Looked like female, thanks to David Curle for heads up. Pic is best I could digiscope in blustery conditions. Showed pale rump clearly at one point), 1 Snipe [Matt Turner]

1 Grey Wagtail (Near very large puddle in farmyard ) [Ann Darnell]

1 Red Kite (Viewed from old road between Church Road, Kelvedon Hatch & Tipps Cross), 1 Greenfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Stroud]

2 Egyptian Goose (with five downy goslings on north basin) [Alan Harris]

2 Peregrine Falcon, 7 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 47 Knot [Paul Chamberlain] , , , ,

2 Red-breasted Merganser (females, Stone Point), 40 Ringed Plover (+ Stone Point lagoon with a few Dunlin), 50 Shelduck (+ flooded fields with nice assortment of Teal, Wigeon, Shoveller and Gadwall), 4 Goldcrest, 100 Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Martin Richards]

1 Peregrine Falcon (Adult female), 4 Pintail (2 pairs), 1 Goldeneye (female), 12 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Black Swan [Matt Turner]

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush (Singing Male.), 1 Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch (Including a pair active close to a previously used nest site.), 2 Greenfinch [Andrew Cox]

2 Lesser Redpoll (On sunflower seed feeder with Goldfinch) [Clive Tanner]

1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, 15 Chaffinch (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Red Kite (Hunting low over north Marsh, flushing everything!), 1 Buzzard, 3 Marsh Harrier (2 adult males, 1 female), 150 Brent Goose (circa - flushed by Kites), 1 Egyptian Goose, 6 Curlew, 1 Reed Bunting, 60 Redshank (+), 100 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 1 Chiffchaff (Heard only), 2 Pintail (Distant pair north Hogmarsh), 6 Avocet, 4 Knot [Matt Turner] ,