Abberton Reservoir 13:00 to 13:00, Cold and grey
35 Yellow Wagtail (LdH c/w) 4 Little Ringed Plover 1 Marsh Harrier [Sean Nixon]

East Tilbury 09:30 to 14:50, Broken cloud, SW wind, rising then falling tide
10 Bar-tailed Godwit 43 Black-tailed Godwit 21 Corn Bunting 94 Curlew 42 Shelduck 4 Grey Plover 50 Linnet (On the old landfill) 19 Oystercatcher 2 Pochard 7 Green Sandpiper 2 Great Crested Grebe 2 Mediterranean Gull 46 Avocet 1 Stonechat (Male on the old landfill) 105 Teal (West of Coalhouse Point) 4 Little Ringed Plover 1 White Wagtail 2 Cetti's Warbler [Paul Larkin]

Tilbury 08:15 to 09:30, Broken cloud, SW wind, rising tide
1 Buzzard (Sitting on fence in horses paddock) 11 Shelduck (Two on the foreshore, the rest around the fort) 1 Mute Swan (In the moat) 2 Wheatear (Males around the moat) 1 Black-tailed Godwit (On the STW outfall) 2 Ringed Plover (Pair on the foreshore by the new landfill) 2 Oystercatcher (On the foreshore east of the old P Stn site) 18 Curlew (On the foreshore east of the old P Stn site) 4 Avocet (On the foreshore east of the old P Stn site) 38 Teal (Two on the foreshore east of the old P Stn site, the rest on the STW outfall) 8 Mallard (On the foreshore and around the fort) 1 Little Ringed Plover (Heard) 1 Cetti's Warbler (In the ditch near the World’s End) [Paul Larkin]

Frinton-on-Sea 10:01 to 10:31, Windy, cold, clear
1 Gannet (Adult flew north, 10:18) [Simon Banks]

Earls Colne 14:00 to 16:00, Partly cloudy
1 Red Kite (Near chalkney wood) 2 Grey Wagtail (Pair at river colne by Chappel along with water vole footprints) [Nico Devereaux]

Layer Breton 09:00 to 13:00, Cloudy dry
30 Tufted Duck 1 Grey Heron 1 Great Crested Grebe [Michael Davies]

Two Tree Island, Leigh-on-Sea 11:00 to 15:15, Sun & cloud. Chilly breeze.
90 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (At least. Slipway at high tide.) 32 Grey Plover (Mudflats east of slipway. One or two moulting into SP.) 3 Knot (East of slipway.) 2 Turnstone (Lagoon.) 15 Black-tailed Godwit (Lagoon.) 11 Bar-tailed Godwit (East of slipway. ) 1 Greenshank (Lagoon.) 5 Common Gull (Two adults, three 1st winters.) 7 Mediterranean Gull (At least. Adults.) 1 Swallow 1 House Martin 1 Reed Bunting (Male, lagoon.) [Andrew Cox]

Galleywood, near Chelmsford 10:00 to 12:00, Cloudy with cool breeze
4 Blackcap (Singing males. Probably more.) 7 Swallow 7 Jay (In flight together.) 1 Buzzard 1 Sparrowhawk (Female) 1 Kestrel (Female harassing sparrowhawk) 12 Greenfinch 6 Chiffchaff [Kevin Cook]

Shenfield 16:10 to 16:10,
1 Red Kite (flew south-west along Sebastian Avenue at rooftop height) [James Hudson]

Great Totham 14:50 to 15:00, Sunny, moderate SW wind.
6 Red Kite (Up together over Gt. Totham South before dispersing 3 N, 2 W, 1 S.) [Malcolm Corbett]