Saturday 22 November 2025

Canvey Point, 14:30 to 15:30, Overcast & drizzle, brisk SW wind, falling tide
38 Pintail (five separate flocks upriver), 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Rock Pipit [Neil Chambers]

Southchurch Park West, 14:20 to 14:30
1 Red-crested Pochard (female still present on the old boating lake) [Steve Arlow]

Gunners Park, 11:45 to 13:45, challenging!!!
1 Slavonian Grebe (By eastern block house, flew in from East Beach area), 7 Black-necked Grebe (a group of 4 and a group of 3 between the coastguards and the jetty viewed at the same time, so no double counting ) [John Wright]

South Fambridge, 11:45 to 13:30, From steps 1.5 miles east & back
4 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 150 Pintail (on Bridgemarsh), 2 Kestrel, 30 Avocet, 1 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 6 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]

Southend Pier, 10:30 to 13:30
9 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver (adult feeding to the east of the pier head), 30 Great Crested Grebe (at least), 1 Greylag Goose (flew south), 2 Common Scoter (females between the pier head and Thorpe Bay), 16 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Guillemot (drifted upriver on the tide) [Steve Arlow]

South Fambridge, 10:00 to 10:00
2 Sparrowhawk (one around garden, another on BHF), 1 Green Woodpecker [Paul Baker]

Friday 21 November 2025

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 14:35 to 15:15
1 Red-breasted Goose (Marsh Flats), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon [Neil Chambers]

Gunners Park, 13:00 to 14:00
1 Red-throated Diver, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe (between barge pier & coastguards), 1 Stonechat (fem in reserve), 2 Cetti's Warbler [Neil Chambers]

Gunners Park, 12:15 to 15:30, High Tide 12:50, cool 5C but calm and sunny
1 Red-throated Diver (Moulting adult very close in fishing along groins), 19 Little Grebe (On lake), 20 Great Crested Grebe (well scattered along coast), 1 Slavonian Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe (Again off Coastguards), 200 Sanderling (+), 200 Dunlin (+), 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Stonechat (female on reserve) [Jeff Delve]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 10:00 to 12:00
16 Barnacle Goose, 1 Red-breasted Goose (still on marsh flats. ), 2 Egyptian Goose (pair still on marsh flats), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (ringtail hunting western end), 1 Sparrowhawk [John Wright]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 07:45 to 14:15, incl views over Bowers Marsh and East Haven Creek
1 Little Egret (EHC&BM), 1 Pink-footed Goose, 4 White-fronted Goose (over,NE ), 2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 37 Pochard, 2 Marsh Harrier (m,f ), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 25 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper (EHC), 12 Skylark (c), 11 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit (EHC), 1 Stonechat (m), 5 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 6 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Goldcrest (h), 7 Bearded Tit, 2 Greenfinch (pair), 1 Red Fox (BM) [Jeff Kinnerman]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 00:15 to 00:20
1 Tawny Owl (male hooting) [Neil Chambers]

Thursday 20 November 2025

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 14:15 to 16:00, Around Marsh Flats. Dry but cold westerly 5C feeling colder with windchill
1 Red-breasted Goose (Adult still Marsh Flats west of corral with mixed goose flock as yesterday), 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Adult feeding on feral pigeon prey on Grapnells field), 1 Short-eared Owl (Past car park east to offices and hunting sea wall at dusk) [Jeff Delve]

Canewdon, 13:30 to 13:30
1 Siskin (Female on feeders in garden ) [Jeff Delve]

Gunners Park, 10:45 to 13:00, Seafront only
1 Red-throated Diver (moulting out of sum plum), 1 Great Northern Diver, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Eider (female type), 1 Grey Seal [John Wright]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:20 to 14:00
3 Great White Egret, 270 Wigeon, 1 Scaup (Female type still in bay near solar panels), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 40 Grey Plover, 450 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 1 Water Pipit (On the landfill pool), 55 Fieldfare [Marc Outten]

Coombe Wood, 09:00 to 13:00, all waiting their turn at the feeders in my garden this morning
8 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Blackcap, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch [Jeff Saward]

Wednesday 19 November 2025

South Fambridge, 16:00 to 16:00
300 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (on BHF), 50 Pintail (! on BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Sparrowhawk (around the garden throughout the day), 200 Golden Plover (flew west), 20 Chaffinch [Paul Baker]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 15:35 to 16:30, Just looking from middle hide
4 White-fronted Goose, 50 Barnacle Goose (+ including white neck collars B81 and A91 both previously recorded here winter 23/24. Ringed as adults Scorton N Yorks in July 22), 1 Pintail (drake still) [Jeff Delve]

Canvey Point, 12:50 to 15:15, Stiff NNW but dry, some sun later. Hi Tide11:45. With Terry Blackwell and Andrew Cox
1 Red-throated Diver (Immature), 1 Great Northern Diver (Adult winter quite close in then drifting east on falling tide), 200 Common Scoter (Approx - multiple flocks flew up river inc 110 together then c. 200 came off the river having drifted back downstream. Most I've seen in a long time), 1 Kittiwake (Adult distantly out of river ) [Jeff Delve]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 08:45 to 10:00, Cold 5C, stiff NNW wind, mostly raining
18 Barnacle Goose (From English feral population - 5 with white neck collars non legible), 1 Red-breasted Goose (Adult with c. 20 Brent in mixed goose flock on Marsh Flats west of cattle corral), 2 Egyptian Goose (Pair still), 40 Black-tailed Godwit (+, Feeding on Marsh Flats) [Jeff Delve]

Tuesday 18 November 2025

Paglesham Lagoon, 13:45 to 16:45, Cool breeze, sunny periods between the clouds
89 Mute Swan (Many small parties coming in to roost as afternoon progressed, sadly no Whoopers ), 1 Aythya sp. (Drake TuftedxPochard cross looking superficially like Lesser Scaup), 1 Scaup (Drake), 2 Goldeneye (drakes), 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (feeding in the open in creek inland of seawall), 32 Bar-tailed Godwit (On Roach), 1 Little Owl (calling at dusk from roof of pink barn), 1 Kingfisher (on Roach side of sluice), 1000 Starling (+, Flocks streaming in at dusk across river and heading north of lagoon ) [Jeff Delve]

South Fambridge, 12:30 to 12:30
1 Green Sandpiper (Flew south across Crouch and over my garden) [Paul Baker]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 11:10 to 13:50
1 Pink-footed Goose, 4 White-fronted Goose, 65 Barnacle Goose (+), 2 Pintail (drakes), 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

Canvey Point, 09:50 to 10:50
4 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Razorbill (close in) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:00 to 12:30
2 Great White Egret, 4 Pintail, 1 Scaup, 20 Avocet, 3 Grey Plover, 100 Dunlin (plus), 3 Ruff, 50 Black-tailed Godwit (plus), 1 Stonechat [Graham Oakes]

Monday 17 November 2025

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 15:30 to 16:20, Viewing from middle hide
2 White-fronted Goose, 81 Barnacle Goose (From UK feral population with at least 15 sporting white collars), 2 Pintail (Lovely drakes), 15 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) [Jeff Delve]

Canvey Point, 11:20 to 15:15, Mostly bright sun, slackening cold N wind.High tide 10:20
5 Red-throated Diver (+, Three close in much of the time, others in flight), 20 Great Crested Grebe (+, Mostly drifting out on ), 1 Gannet (1st W west), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Redhead distantly west), 40 Ringed Plover (+), 20 Grey Plover (+), 700 Dunlin (+), 1 auk sp. (Distant Guillemot/Razorbill) [Jeff Delve]

Gunners Park, 09:40 to 10:20
20 Little Grebe (Lagoon), 6 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Black-necked Grebe (Off Coastguards swimming east as a tight group diving frequently), 1 Shag (1st W flew in, dived once and flew on west past barge pier - only confirmed from photos), 1 Stonechat (On seaward fence of reserve) [Jeff Delve]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 09:20 to 13:00, including views over East Haven Creek and Bowers Marsh
2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (EHC), 1 Pink-footed Goose (over,NE with Greylags ), 2 White-fronted Goose (field from roadside hide), 67 Barnacle Goose (field and lagoon from roadside hide ), 1 Pintail (m), 27 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier (f,BM), 1 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper (EHC), 3 Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat (f), 2 Fieldfare, 6 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Raven (S,both calling ), 1 Greenfinch [Jeff Kinnerman]

Shoebury East Beach, 09:00 to 09:30, Breezy N, sunny. Just checking wader roost and boom
1500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 500 Oystercatcher (+), 50 Ringed Plover (+), 12 Sanderling, 22 Dunlin, 40 Redshank (+), 30 Turnstone (+), 8 Common Gull [Jeff Delve]

Canvey Point, 08:45 to 11:20
3 Red-throated Diver, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Red-breasted Merganser [John Wright]

Coombe Wood, 08:00 to 12:00
7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Nuthatch [Jeff Saward]

Sunday 16 November 2025

Paglesham Lagoon, 13:10 to 16:30
2 Whooper Swan (adults flew in from the east at 3pm), 1 Aythya sp. (drake on lagoon (presumed Tufted x Pochard)), 1 Scaup (drake on lagoon), 3 Goldeneye (drakes on lagoon), 2 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine Falcon (big female), 1 Green Sandpiper (on Barton Hall Pond), 1 Little Owl (at the pink barn), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat, 4 Fieldfare, 40 Linnet (at least in the cover just before the lagoon) [Steve Arlow]

Canvey Point, 13:00 to 16:00, Overcast, NE 4, low tide c4pm - Terry B and Steve Entwistle present since early morning, joined by Tim from 2ish
2 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black-throated Diver (drifted out on tide), 40 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Red-necked Grebe (found at 1.30pm, eventually joining up with GCG flock and still present when we left), 1 Slavonian Grebe (bird which TB & SE had flying east earlier on reappeared with GCG flock), 3 Pintail, 120 Common Scoter (approx. in two flocks), 1 Goldeneye (drake with GCG flock), 1 Goosander (redhead flew east), 1 Peregrine Falcon (adult), 50 Kittiwake (several flocks upriver - mostly adults), 2 Guillemot, 3 Razorbill (flew up and back out), 1 Little Auk (flew upriver and landed 1.15pm), 1 Rock Pipit [Neil Chambers]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:30 to 13:15
1 Great White Egret, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 White-fronted Goose, 16 Pintail, 1 Scaup, 1 Kestrel, 8 Ringed Plover, 50 Grey Plover (plus), 50 Dunlin (plus), 4 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Skylark, 2 Stonechat [Graham Oakes]

Shoebury East Beach, 10:00 to 12:00
1 Red-throated Diver (Close in), 10 Gannet, 17 Little Egret, 4000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 52 Ringed Plover, 500 Sanderling (c.), 40 Turnstone, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest [Marc Outten]

Gunners Park, 08:00 to 10:00
2 Slavonian Grebe (Off the concrete base), 7 Black-necked Grebe (Off the end of Barge Pier initially drifted east then back towards the pier. ), 2 Gannet, 18 Common Scoter, 2000 Knot (+ west to east), 1 Purple Sandpiper (Briefly dropped in with the Turnstones until flushed), 7 Turnstone, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Blackbird (Low over water from Kent. Dropped onto the water and was then taken by two Great Black-backed Gulls) [Marc Outten]

Saturday 15 November 2025

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 09:25 to 12:00
5 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Buzzard, 3 Stonechat, 10 Blackbird, 32 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 3 Cetti's Warbler (heard), 15 Reed Bunting [John Wright]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 07:10 to 09:30, Misty, light NE breeze
1 Marsh Harrier (ad male), 1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 1 Stonechat, 26 Fieldfare, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 10 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]

Friday 14 November 2025

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 23:50 to 23:50
1 Tawny Owl (male hooting) [Neil Chambers]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 10:50 to 12:50
2 Stonechat, 18 Fieldfare, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 11 Chaffinch [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 08:50 to 09:50
1 Jack Snipe, 30 Snipe [Neil Chambers, Tim Bourne]

Canvey Seafront, 07:35 to 08:35, High tide, light NE wind and little rain - not quite as per the forecast..!
1 Arctic Skua (flew east) [Neil Chambers]

Thursday 13 November 2025

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 11:30 to 13:10
1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:30 to 11:15
1 Scaup (juv fem in SE corner), 2 Buzzard, 1 Ruff, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:35 to 14:00
2 Little Egret, 3 Pochard (2m,1f), 1 Scaup (f/juv SE of main lagoon), 2 Marsh Harrier (m,f ), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Crane (S), 84 Avocet, 175 Lapwing (+), 2 Ruff, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Curlew, 5 Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, 3 Stonechat (f,pair), 1 Song Thrush (h), 8 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Goldcrest, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Red Fox, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]

Wednesday 12 November 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:20 to 10:20
1 Scaup (presumed juv/1st w female) [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 09:00 to 09:00
1 Goldcrest [Paul Griggs]

Tuesday 11 November 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:50 to 12:40
1 Great White Egret, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ruff, 7 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 4 Reed Bunting [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 09:30 to 11:30
1 Great White Egret, 2 Spoonbill, 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (male), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Stonechat, 14 Corn Bunting [John Wright]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:40 to 11:30
1 Great White Egret, 2 White-fronted Goose (on Don's Marsh then relocated to fields west of Manor Way.), 3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Pintail (female.), 1 Scaup (in bay from southern bench.), 1 Marsh Harrier (female.), 1 Buzzard, 2 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 10 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Monday 10 November 2025

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 08:55 to 14:05
2 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Rochford, 08:50 to 08:50
1 Blackcap (male in garden) [Steve Arlow]