The EBwS Bird News provides a summary of sightings for the past 14 days.
  • Headline News highlights interesting birds categorised as locally scarce or where the EBwS requires full notes/descriptions
  • Reports provides the full details of the sightings submitted to this website as well as other records e.g. from the East London Birders Forum
  • Table provides the same information as Reports but in a tabular format
  • Photos highlights the latest photos that have been uploaded to the website

Amber indicates a local or uncommon species, red indicates EBwS requires notes, bold red indicates EBwS requires a description.

Tuesday 05 Dec
Naze, The:
7 Short-eared Owl, 7 Snow Bunting, Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Monday 04 Dec
Naze, The:
6 Short-eared Owl
Blue House Farm EWT, North Fambridge:
17 Barnacle Goose
Sunday 03 Dec
Fingringhoe Wick NR EWT:
Black-throated Diver
Bradwell Bird Observatory (BBO):
Red-breasted Goose, Slavonian Grebe, Shag, 2 Snow Bunting
Saturday 02 Dec
Great Notley:
Great Northern Diver
Two Tree Island, Leigh-on-Sea:
Short-eared Owl
Abberton Reservoir:
3 Velvet Scoter
Friday 01 Dec
Whetmead NR, nr Witham:
Great White Egret
Naze, The:
6 Short-eared Owl
Mersea Island:
Red-necked Grebe, 4 Great Northern Diver, 3 Great White Egret
Thursday 30 Nov
Barking Bay/Marsh:
3 Pink-footed Goose
Canvey Island, Thames Estuary:
Great Northern Diver, Sabine's Gull, 2 Razorbill, Short-eared Owl
Naze, The:
7 Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting
Abberton Reservoir:
Great White Egret, Canvasback
Mersea Island:
Razorbill, Great White Egret, 2 Short-eared Owl
Wednesday 29 Nov
Great Baddow, Chelmsford:
Firecrest
Fingringhoe GP:
Barnacle Goose, 3 Redpoll sp.
Fingringhoe Wick NR EWT:
2 Hen Harrier
Mersea Island:
Red-necked Grebe, 2 Great Northern Diver, Razorbill
Heybridge Basin:
2 Great Northern Diver
Hamford Water:
Short-eared Owl
Wallasea Island, Crouch/Roach Estuaries:
2 Hen Harrier, 10 Short-eared Owl
Abberton Reservoir:
Canvasback, 3 Velvet Scoter
Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB:
Red-necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, 4 Great Northern Diver
Great Notley:
Great Northern Diver
Greensted Green:
Waxwing
Tuesday 28 Nov
Great Notley:
Great Northern Diver
Mersea Island:
Black Brant, Razorbill, Great Northern Diver, Great White Egret, Short-eared Owl
Naze, The:
Snow Bunting, 7 Short-eared Owl, Razorbill
East Tilbury:
Hen Harrier
Old Hall Marshes NR RSPB:
Red-necked Grebe
Monday 27 Nov
Naze, The:
8 Short-eared Owl, Great Northern Diver
Great Notley:
Great Northern Diver
Mersea Island:
Razorbill, Great Northern Diver
Sunday 26 Nov
Frinton-on-Sea:
6 Waxwing
Great Notley:
Great Northern Diver
Abberton Reservoir:
2 Great White Egret, Canvasback
The Naze at Walton:
Snow Bunting, Little Auk, 5 Short-eared Owl
Mersea Island:
Short-eared Owl, Great White Egret
Holland Haven:
Razorbill
St Lawrence, Dengie:
Waxwing, Little Auk, 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Slavonian Grebe, Velvet Scoter
TL8108:
Hen Harrier, Raven
Heybridge GP:
5+ Bearded Tit
Wix:
2 Great White Egret
Saturday 25 Nov
Abberton Reservoir:
Canvasback, 3 Velvet Scoter, 3 Great White Egret
Naze, The:
Firecrest, Redpoll sp., Barnacle Goose
Frinton-on-Sea:
2 Waxwing
Mersea Island:
Great Northern Diver
Friday 24 Nov
Naze, The:
5 Short-eared Owl, Snow Bunting, Firecrest