56 Sanderling (Castle Point yacht club. Feeding on the shoreline & on bird seed left on the path.), 120 Turnstone (As sanderlings.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Female again very briefly) [Barbara Leport]

7 Scaup (incl 2 1W drakes), 21 Goldeneye, 6 Pintail, 6 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Grey Wagtail [Sean Nixon] , , , , , ,

2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrush (At least.), 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 20 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]

2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper [Andrew Cox]

30 Red-breasted Merganser, 40 Goldeneye, 38 Pintail, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Little Grebe, 7 Scaup [Matt Turner] , , , , ,

1 Red-necked Grebe (three quarters the way from marina to pill box), 50 Avocet, 2 Reed Bunting, 5 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Red-breasted Merganser, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 50 Grey Plover, 4 Sanderling, 5 Skylark, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Mistle Thrush [David Allen]

3 Bullfinch (Poss 4 - 3 seen and 1 heard later), 14 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Goldeneye (Distant females), 4 Common Scoter (4 Juv birds flew west ), 90 Wigeon (circa), 1 Curlew (Feeding in paddock), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 50 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+) [Matt Turner]

1 Black-necked Grebe (Gwen's Hide), 1 Little Grebe (LDLH Causeway), 1 Cattle Egret (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide - Towards School Lane), 7 Great White Egret (5 from Bay Hide), 8 Pintail (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 4 Scaup (Gwen's Hide), 1 Ring-necked Duck (LDLH Causeway), 2 Long-tailed Duck (Gwen's Hide), 33 Goosander (Most from the LDLH Causeway), 1 Smew (Female - LDLH Causeway), 6 Shelduck (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 1 Black Swan (LBC), 2 Bewick's Swan (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 2 Buzzard (Billets Farm), 1 Sparrowhawk (Female - Visitor Centre), 3 Marsh Harrier (1 male,2 Females), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Bay Hide), 4 Kestrel (At least), 2 Green Sandpiper (Bay Hide), 6 Redshank (LDLH Causeway), 1 Dunlin (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 1 Ruff (Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 150 Fieldfare (Estimated - Reserve), 1 Stonechat (Male - Wigbourgh Bay Viewing Hide), 3 Goldcrest (Bay Hide/Billets Farm. 71 Species recorded today at Abberton with help from Steve Grimwade and Glen Moore) [Mick Woodruff]

1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Long-tailed Duck, 2 Bewick's Swan, 6 Great White Egret (4 in Wigborough Bay), 900 Coot, 8 Pintail, 4 Gadwall, 250 Lapwing, 6 Redshank, 30 Red-breasted Merganser, 15 Goldeneye, 2 Scaup [David Allen]

3 Twite (c1m NE of fort by seawall), 27 Corn Bunting [Sean Huggins]

1 Dartford Warbler (Female. Now half mile south of Obs in Suaeda.) [John Sutherby]

50 Chaffinch (+), 1 Brambling, 10 Linnet (+), 10 Reed Bunting (+), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 100 Lapwing (+), 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 10 Skylark (+), 10 Meadow Pipit (+), 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Water Rail, 1 Green Woodpecker, 300 Avocet (+), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Harrier (adult male) [Liz Huxley]

3 Buzzard, 20 Golden Plover (circa - only 3 on airfield), 5 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Peregrine Falcon (pair chasing Kestrel on airfield), 100 Skylark (circa - 70 on airfield), 100 Starling (+ - 70+ on airfield), 40 Blackbird (circa - dispersed), 100 Fieldfare (+ all on airfield), 2 Song Thrush, 14 Redwing, 40 House Sparrow (village), 120 Meadow Pipit (+ - 60 on airfield), 100 Linnet (circa - 70 on airfield), 15 Yellowhammer [Martin Peers]

2 Egyptian Goose (South House Farm.), 1 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk (Female.), 1 Buzzard, 150 Wood Pigeon (circa. South House Farm.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Long-tailed Tit (circa.), 1 Chiffchaff, 15 Fieldfare [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Female on peanut feeder briefly again) [Barbara Leport]

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Female on peanut feeder) [Barbara Leport]

2 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Common Sandpiper [Alf Mullins]

60 Wigeon, 8 Little Grebe, 5 Little Egret, 4 Snipe, 4 Egyptian Goose (Flying west), 8 Curlew (Flying west) [Matt Turner]

12 Goosander (9 drakes, 3 females.), 10 Goldeneye (Circa.), 200 Wigeon (Circa. Grazing meadow.), 1000 Coot (At least.), 100 Teal (Circa. ), 4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Gadwall (Pair.), 6 Mallard (3 pair. ), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 5 Common Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull (Plus. ), 1 Black-tailed Godwit (Wind felled tree across woodland footpath !.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Looking like a juvenile. Failed sortie in front of Rawl hide.), 2 Buzzard (Red Fox & Muntjac Deer, Rawl hide.), 3 Jay, 4 Mute Swan [David Hale]

1 Hen Harrier (Female type ), 1 Short-eared Owl (Distantly over seawall), 2 Great White Egret [Brian Bolton]

1 Blackcap (Male in my garden . Now had wintering blackcaps for 17 years in a row) [David Petts]

1 Kestrel, 5 Green Woodpecker (Including one with no tail.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Pied Wagtail (Golf course.), 2 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing (At least.), 8 Egyptian Goose (Golf course.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Buzzard, 2 Ruff, 2 Stonechat [Alf Mullins]

1 Scaup (East of LDLH Causeway. Thanks Sean for the heads up,), 1 Black-necked Grebe (East of LDLH Causeway.) [David Curle] ,

26 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Stooping at waders.), 45 Grey Plover (At least.), 2000 Knot (At least.), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult.), 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail [Andrew Cox]

2 Long-tailed Duck, 1 Scaup, 29 Goosander (Lodge Lane), 7 Goldeneye, 4 Great White Egret, 41 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Stonechat, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Bullfinch, 23 Skylark [Sean Nixon] , , ,

1 Black Brant [Sean Nixon] ,

1 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap (male), 1 Redwing [Sean Gregory]

5 Snow Bunting [Chris Balchin]

1 Kestrel (Female.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Fieldfare, 1 Yellowhammer (Calling.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Kestrel (Male.), 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (One feeding on hornbeam seeds.), 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Nuthatch, 10 Siskin (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Chiffchaff (Double hedge ), 2 Chinese Muntjac, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Great Crested Grebe (Off Stone Point), 2 Goldcrest, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Singing ), 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Merlin (Near Stone Point Lagoon, later this bird or another Walton Hall Marshes ), 2 Peregrine Falcon (Pair sitting on Horsey Island seawall across from Stone Point ), 15 Snow Bunting (Tip of Stone Point, flew in from Horsey, fed for a while, flew back to Horsey and then after a few minutes returned to the Point), 1 Buzzard, 4 Stonechat (Two pairs on Walton Hall Marshes ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Pintail (Walton Hall Marshes ), 18 Little Grebe (Walton Channel ) [Brian Combes]

1 Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier (Adult male, over the old tip. Tussling with peregrine.), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Looked like an immature female. Tussling with marsh harrier over the old tip.), 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail (Calling near hide.), 150 Lapwing (At least. Scrape.), 31 Black-tailed Godwit (Marina.), 1 Spotted Redshank (Flushed from creek by marsh harrier.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Bearded Tit (Pinging briefly near hide.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Peregrine Falcon (Male and female, age not determined (birds which frequent the pylons reported by Matt T) showing very well quite low over river just behind Coop) [James Davidson]

4 Water Rail [Alf Mullins]

1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Redwing, 1 Goldcrest (At least.) [Andrew Cox]

21 Avocet (On foreshore), 107 Teal (90 on foreshore, 27 in the fort), 2 Buzzard (Sparring over the old P Stn site, one eventually flew over to Kent), 1 Shelduck (On foreshore), 18 Lapwing (On foreshore by ferry terminal), 6 Redshank (On foreshore by ferry terminal), 50 Goldfinch (In the fort), 30 Linnet (In the fort), 43 Canada Goose (In the fort), 5 Greylag Goose (In the fort), 1 Grey Wagtail (In the fort), 1 Snipe (In the fort), 31 Little Grebe (In the moat), 1 Little Egret (In the fort) [Paul Larkin]

2 Egyptian Goose (Trout lake.), 1 Goldeneye (Male, carp lake. An almost duck free site of late.), 3 Sparrowhawk (One male. Two female, one of which carrying blackbird.), 1 Buzzard, 70 Lapwing (circa. On arable field just east of Lofts Farm perimeter.), 1 Snipe (Trout lake.), 1 Kestrel, 100 Rook (+. South of South Wood.), 60 Carrion Crow (circa. On ploughed field.), 10 Skylark (+. With lapwings.), 15 Long-tailed Tit (circa.), 1 Goldcrest, 40 Starling (+. With lapwings.), 1 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 20 House Sparrow (circa.), 6 Meadow Pipit (+. With skylarks.) [Malcolm Corbett]

30 Fieldfare, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Wigeon, 30 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Marsh Harrier (Stunning female hunting then perched to west), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Adult male), 1 Kestrel, 1 Mistle Thrush, 8 Curlew, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 1 Raven (1/2 second very distant glimpse in flight from behind, thought it was a raptor but kronked as it disappeared) [Matt Turner]

1 Swallow [Alf Mullins]

80 Lapwing, 4 Common Gull, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 20 Stock Dove, 2 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon [Matt Turner]

1 Sparrowhawk (Imm male.), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting over Obs saltmarsh, dropped down and caught something, then flew inland carrying the prey.), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel (1 male. 1 female.), 1 Merlin (Imm male.), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Stonechat (1 male, 1 female.), 1 Twite (On sea wall between Othona and Sales Point.) [John Sutherby]

2 Bewick's Swan (Wig Bay), 54 Pintail, 295 Shoveler, 100 Pochard (+), 6 Scaup (drake + 5 females), 45 Goldeneye, 36 Goosander, 5 Great White Egret (4 between Hide Bay and road), 250 Great Crested Grebe (circa), 1 Marsh Harrier (male across road towards VC), 1 Sparrowhawk (female Billets), 500 Lapwing (+), 5 Ruff (with Lapwings at Billets), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank (others reported 3), 50 Common Gull (Layer Breton), 2 Kestrel (first winter birds), 2 Stonechat (pair), 1 Grey Wagtail (Billets), 100 Linnet (circa near church; also c40 Skylarks) [Martin Peers]

2 Egyptian Goose (Trout lake.), 1 Shoveler (Female, Trout lake.), 1 Goldeneye (Male, Carp lake.), 10 Grey Heron (+.), 1 Sparrowhawk (Male.), 1 Buzzard, 12 Lapwing (On ploughed field.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 14 Long-tailed Tit (+.), 1 Chiffchaff (East end of Public Footpath.), 2 Bullfinch (Pair. Garden area.) [Malcolm Corbett]

5 Short-eared Owl (First one showing at 14 15.), 3 Hen Harrier (Ringtails.), 6 Marsh Harrier (At least.), 1 Merlin, 6 Kestrel (At least. ), 200 Golden Plover (Plus. conservative estimate.), 200 Lapwing (Circa.), 100 Dunlin (Plus. ), 100 Redshank (Plus.), 4 Stonechat (2 pair.), 4 Reed Bunting, 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 100 Wigeon (Circa.) [David Hale]

43 Avocet (On foreshore), 15 Teal (On foreshore), 32 Mallard (On foreshore) [Paul Larkin]

1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 3 Grey Plover, 2 Turnstone, 100 Black-tailed Godwit (At least.), 6 Meadow Pipit (At least.), 2 Stonechat (Pair, close to centre.), 1 Black Redstart (Close to centre, edge of play area.), 2 Greenfinch [Andrew Cox]

2 Peregrine Falcon (Young male and adult female on pylon), 1 Greenshank, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Snipe, 1 Goldcrest (Heard only) [Matt Turner]

2 Egyptian Goose (Trout lake.), 1 Goldeneye (Male. Carp lake. Only duck present apart from two Tufted and a few Mallard.), 1 Great Crested Grebe (Only one seen.), 3 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff (Trout lake island.), 5 Fieldfare, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch (Pair), 2 Reed Bunting (Pair.) [Malcolm Corbett]

1 Rock Pipit (Showing really well on seawall), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Female hunting river edge isolated a redshank and stooped 10 / 12 times unsuccessfully. Redshank eventually forced down and ditched in river. Peregrine made a similar number of attempts to take bird from surface but each time redshank dipped under. Eventually peregrine moved off doubt if redshank would get airborne againm), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female hunting over meadows), 2 Stonechat (At least two hunting among cows), 12 Turnstone (Doing what turnstones do on shoreline. ) [Mike Hardwick]

1 Sparrowhawk (female flew north across river, north of ERO, upsetting the black-headed gulls) [Mark Gregory]

1 Buzzard (In rapid flight east), 1 Peregrine Falcon (Very distant on pylon through bins only, looked like female size), 2 Egyptian Goose (Feeding on splodge), 23 Little Grebe (All diving close to white bridge), 2 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Little Egret [Matt Turner]

2 Green Woodpecker, 12 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 18 Goldfinch (At least.), 1 Bullfinch (Male.) [Andrew Cox]

1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Little Owl, 1 Rock Pipit, 140 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 5 Dunlin, 10 Knot, 1 Turnstone, 6 Golden Plover, 20 Grey Plover, 2 Curlew, 9 Redshank, 2 Red-breasted Merganser (females very close in), 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Marsh Harrier [David Allen]

23 Wigeon (At least. Creek.), 40 Teal (At least. Creek.), 60 Shoveler (Approx. End of the fleet.), 1 Kestrel (Male.), 1 Water Rail, 100 Lapwing (At least. Scrape.), 25 Black-tailed Godwit (Some feeding on the creek; other flying over towards Vange.), 11 Curlew (Creek.), 8 Redshank (At least. Creek.), 2 Spotted Redshank (Creek. Possibly three. One appeared to have an injured leg.), 2 Barn Owl (Over Green Centre car park at dusk.), 1 Green Woodpecker [Andrew Cox]

5 Cattle Egret (Opposite side of road to Billets Farm, distantly with feeding cattle), 6 Bewick's Swan (Great Wigborough Bay. 3 awake, 3 asleep.), 1 Stonechat, 2000 Tufted Duck (plus!!!), 2 Great White Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Ruff, 160 Lapwing, 1 Buzzard [David Allen]

4 Hen Harrier (Adult male, adult female, 1cy male and 1cy female), 7 Short-eared Owl, 2 Peregrine Falcon (Male and female hunting together ), 2 Merlin (Females), 15 Marsh Harrier, 12 Kestrel, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Glaucous Gull (2nd/3rd cy flew east up River Crouch), 6 Stonechat, 3000 Golden Plover, 600 Wigeon, 70 Pintail, 40 Black-tailed Godwit [Steve Grimwade]

1 Pochard, 1 Curlew, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Redshank, 2 Woodcock, 2 Snipe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Fieldfare [Gary A James]

1 Long-tailed Duck (Female/juv type), 2 Goosander, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 10 Black-tailed Godwit [David Jobbins]

1 Nuthatch (Feeding on hornbeam seeds.) [Andrew Cox]

2 Ring-necked Parakeet (On feeders by the outer car park), 1 Sparrowhawk (Over the managed retreat), 93 Wigeon (Mucking Bay), 15 Lapwing (Mucking Bay), 1497 Black-tailed Godwit (Mucking Bay), 789 Avocet (Mucking Bay), 189 Redshank (Mucking Bay), 67 Teal (Mucking Bay), 4 Great Crested Grebe (Singles in Mucking Bat and Golden Gates, two on the pit to the south of the tip), 16 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Up river then out again), 108 Tufted Duck (Eleven on the tip to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 18 Pochard (Four on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 112 Coot (Six on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 9 Gadwall (Golden Gates), 9 Shoveler (Two on the pit to the south of the tip, the rest Golden Gates), 1 Little Grebe (Golden Gates), 1 Goldeneye (Female on Golden Gates), 12 Ringed Plover (In the managed retreat), 9 Grey Plover (In the managed retreat, including one in partial breeding plumage), 18 Curlew (In the managed retreat), 1024 Dunlin (In the managed retreat), 1 Red-throated Diver (On the Thames, eventually flew down river), 12 Common Scoter (Up river then on the water off Blyth Sands), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Adult into the managed retreat), 2 Stonechat (Pair by the VC) [Paul Larkin]

4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Goldfinch [Andrew Cox]