Wednesday 08 October 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 11:30
2 Great White Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Water Rail (1 seen.), 6 Ruff, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 2 Stonechat, 8 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland]

Tuesday 07 October 2025

Fleet Head, 10:15 to 11:15, To Barling creek seawall and back
1 Great White Egret, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Greenshank, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest [John Wright]

Gunners Park, 10:00 to 11:00
2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 100 Meadow Pipit (c100 in small groups going over SW), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stonechat (in the SSSI), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 07:10 to 07:15
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff (h) [Paul Griggs]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 02:00 to 03:30
2 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]

Monday 06 October 2025

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 12:45 to 15:20
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Fossetts Park, 12:40 to 13:10
1 Kestrel, 1 Common Lizard, 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Matt Bruty]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 10:30
2 Great White Egret, 6 Spoonbill, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier (male>), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Stonechat, 8 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland]

Sunday 05 October 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 17:20 to 18:50
4 Great White Egret (Individually over west towards WTCP roost at dusk), 6 Spoonbill, 4 Water Rail, 4 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (Still at western end of lagoon), 1 Short-eared Owl (Quartering over west side of saline lagoon), 6 Bearded Tit (+) [Tim Bourne]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 17:00 to 18:35, Wind dropping to light W, sunny, just to hide and back
1 Great White Egret (Stokes lagoon), 1 Glossy Ibis (Stokes lagoon), 2 Spoonbill (Both immatures Darwin lagoon), 2000 Canada Goose (Huge flock again gathering in evening to feed on fields N of entry road- ), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Golden Plover (With Lapwing flock on Stokes), 3 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank (Fitz lagoon), 5 Greenshank (Darwin), 250 Herring Gull (+, On field N of entry road, also BHG and Med Gulls in flock), 3 Stonechat [Jeff Delve]

Hadleigh Downs, 14:30 to 16:30
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Swallow, 16 House Martin, 2 Stonechat (pr) [Paul Griggs]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:30 to 13:00
6 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 6 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (still SW corner) [Graham Ryland]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:45 to 12:00
8 Spoonbill, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 6 Ruff (including 1 probably 2 Reeve!!!), 6 Greenshank, 1 Red-necked Phalarope [John Wright, Mike Clarke]

Park View Drive, Leigh, 09:15 to 09:15
1 Sparrowhawk (young female checking out feeders) [Graham Mee]

Chalkwell Park Drive, Leigh, 02:15 to 03:00
3 Red Fox, 1 Badger [John Wright]

Saturday 04 October 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 11:15 to 13:15
6 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 1 Peregrine Falcon (On ground with kill at western end of The Manorway), 4 Ruff (At least), 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (Still at western end of lagoon), 2 Raven (Around lagoon then flew towards WTCP), 2 Redpoll (Over ) [Tim Bourne]

Thursday 02 October 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 21:10 to 22:40, Late cycle round (with T/I)
1 Snipe, 2 Greenshank (Calling), 1 Green Sandpiper (Calling ), 1 Barn Owl, 3 Daubenton's Bat, 3 Nathusius's Pipistrelle (Over stinky pool), 4 Common Pipistrelle, 2 Noctule Bat, 8 Red Fox, 4 Chinese Muntjac, 2 Northern Water Vole, 8 Harvest Mouse (+), 2 Wood Mouse, 4 Brown Rat [Tim Bourne]

South Fambridge, 17:00 to 17:00
4 Chiffchaff (still around the garden), 1 Slow-worm, 2 Small White, 1 Red Admiral [Paul Baker]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 10:00 to 12:00
2 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat, 35 Linnet, 55 Corn Bunting, 1 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:05 to 14:50
1 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (main lagoon ), 1 Glossy Ibis (main lagoon ), 6 Spoonbill (main lagoon ), 2 Pintail (m,f), 11 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 3 Water Rail (h ), 27 Avocet, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 140 Lapwing (c.), 3 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 175 Black-tailed Godwit (c.), 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 8 Skylark, 7 Swallow (+), 16 Meadow Pipit, 1 Whinchat (SW of reserve ), 9 Stonechat (3,1,5 ), 12 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest (h), 2 Bearded Tit (h ), 3 Raven (circling,Church Road @ 14.55 ), 5 Greenfinch [Jeff Kinnerman]

Wednesday 01 October 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 17:30 to 19:30, Just the Manorway track to the stinky pool and back
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Stonechat, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Nathusius's Pipistrelle, 20 Common Pipistrelle, 1 Soprano Pipistrelle, 4 Noctule Bat [John Wright]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 17:20 to 19:00, Calm, scattered cloud
1 Great White Egret, 2000 Canada Goose (Approx flying in to feed on “burnt” field then later to Grass Farm to roost), 1 Marsh Harrier (Juv Lytag), 2 Buzzard (Sat on corral), 100 Black-tailed Godwit (+, Pool M), 1 Spotted Redshank (Heard only ), 12 Greenshank (10 together on Stokes, 2 on Pool M), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl (Just west of office compound), 1 Kingfisher (Along Beagle lagoon ditchline. ), 6 Meadow Pipit (Migrant numbers building up now) [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 14:00 to 17:10
2 Great White Egret, 7 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male again), 6 Ruff, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (Still in SW corner, seen from the eastern reedbed trail, although I was standing on the truck! Later seen in flight with Lapwing after being flushed by the Marsh Harrier but returned to the lagoon. ), 5 Stonechat, 3 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven [Marc Outten]

Leigh on Sea, 10:45 to 10:50
1 Goldcrest (called then flew from tree opp Yantlet Flats ) [Jeff Kinnerman]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 10:25 to 10:25
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Leigh on Sea, 09:00 to 09:05
1 Badger (RTA, London Rd (A13) by junction with Gordon Rd.) [John Wright]

Tuesday 30 September 2025

South Fambridge, 19:30 to 19:30
1 Barn Owl (hunting along the Fambridge Road at 'cow corner') [Paul Baker]

Southchurch, 12:00 to 12:00
1 Goldcrest (in tree along Glenmore Street) [Paul Baker]

Paglesham Lagoon, 10:10 to 15:30
50 Little Grebe (+), 8 Great Crested Grebe, 86 Mute Swan, 4 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 180 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank (h), 40 Mediterranean Gull (+), 1 Little Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Stonechat, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:45 to 12:00
2 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (imm), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Ruff, 4 Stonechat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven, 2 Common Lizard, 1 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:45 to 11:45
2 Great White Egret, 18 Spoonbill, 4 Pintail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 6 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat, 8 Bearded Tit, 2 Raven [Graham Ryland]

Monday 29 September 2025

Southchurch Park West, 16:00 to 16:15
1 Red-crested Pochard (female still) [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 11:20 to 14:15
2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Speckled Wood [Paul Griggs]

Canewdon, 11:00 to 11:00, Sunny, calm.
1 Sparrowhawk (BHP), 20 House Martin (+, Over house), 1 Chiffchaff (With large mixed tit flock thro garden), 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin (Heard BHP), 1 Common Frog (Surprise in grassy meadow ), 1 Emerald Damselfly (Garden pond), 1 Common Darter (Garden pond ), 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:30 to 15:00
2 Great White Egret, 18 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 17 Stonechat, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven, 1 Butterflies and Moths (Crimson Speckled Utetheisa pulchella) [Marc Outten]

Sunday 28 September 2025

Shoebury East Beach, 17:00 to 18:40
1 Red-throated Diver (Summer plumage ), 1 Manx Shearwater (in the feeding flock on the water and in flight a few times. Getting a lot of attention from the larger gulls. ), 1 Shag (Distant on the Boom), 73 Little Egret, 5000 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+ in Pigs Bay and towards Wakering Stairs) [Marc Outten]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 15:15 to 18:00, Calm, sunny, cloud building up
11 Little Grebe (Inc flock of 9 together on S Stokes), 1 Great White Egret (Stokes), 1 Glossy Ibis (Feeding on Stokes), 1 Pintail (Fitz), 2 Marsh Harrier (Both ginger headed juvs), 4 Ringed Plover, 95 Black-tailed Godwit (Pool Marsh), 15 Greenshank (9 on Stokes, 6 Fitzroy), 16 Mediterranean Gull (With large gull flock on burnt field), 6 Common Gull, 300 Herring Gull (Approx on burnt field ) [Jeff Delve]

South Fambridge, 12:00 to 12:00
1 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull (scarce this year), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Wall Brown [Paul Baker]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:40 to 14:40
1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 25 Spoonbill, 2 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier (+), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail (h), 5 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (after 3hr wait), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 200 Swallow (+), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Bearded Tit [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:50 to 10:15
23 Spoonbill, 2 Ruff, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 6 Bearded Tit (+), 1 Reed Bunting [Marc Outten]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:45 to 10:30, Just to double be
1 Great White Egret, 25 Spoonbill (Biggest local count?), 2 Marsh Harrier (Male and juv), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail (Noisy by double benches ), 30 Avocet (+), 6 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (Juv distantly in SW corner, thanks TB!), 1 Whinchat, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven, 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:05 to 10:30
1 Great White Egret, 15 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail (heard), 1 Red-necked Phalarope (SW area of lagoon, good find Terry, thanks.), 6 Bearded Tit, 1 Wood Mouse [John Wright]

Shoebury East Beach, 07:50 to 08:20
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin, 9 Redpoll (Over calling ) [Marc Outten]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 10:30
1 Great White Egret, 25 Spoonbill, 4 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (Male.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (SW corner from benches.), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Whinchat, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven, 2 Yellowhammer (Pair.), 1 Wall Brown [Graham Ryland]

Saturday 27 September 2025

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 18:00 to 19:00
2 Great White Egret, 22 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 1 Barn Owl, 6 Stonechat, 1 Raven, 1 Bank Vole (sick individual on the Manorway track) [John Wright]

Canvey Point, 13:45 to 14:50, Light SE
1 Red-throated Diver (Summer plumage bird drifted in on tide then flew east ), 500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+, Off point ), 3 Sandwich Tern [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 11:40 to 13:00, Looking for Rn Phal found earlier by Terry B
22 Spoonbill, 1 Pink-footed Goose (With Greylag flock on field S of barn), 30 Avocet (+), 3 Ruff [Jeff Delve]

Fleet Head, 11:10 to 11:55
1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 4 Buzzard, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 110 Swallow (+), 20 House Martin, 22 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Stoat [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

Gunners Park, 07:00 to 09:55
5 Little Egret, 350 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (flew west), 3 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 1 Sandwich Tern (h), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Sand Martin, 21 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 27 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail (+), 19 Dunnock, 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 5 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Chiffchaff [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]

Westcliff Seafront, 06:45 to 06:45
33 Little Egret (single flock flying parallel to the road) [Paul Griggs]