Saturday 02 May 2026
1 Hobby (flew east over Morrisons) [Matt Bruty]
400 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (c400), 2 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Cetti's Warbler [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk (through the garden), 1 Cuckoo (giving it large around the garden today), 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 2 Common Blue (together), 1 Holly Blue, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]
2 Cattle Egret (1 showing breeding plumage. With cows from middle hide.), 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper (Pantile ), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Hairy Dragonfly [Matt Bruty]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Griggs]
1 Little Egret (flying SW), 1 Wood Mouse [John Wright]
2 Marsh Harrier (Pair over eastern end of scrub), 1 Whimbrel, 1 Turtle Dove (Distantly c half way to Haven Point thx Neil), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Nightingale, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Small White, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 18 Wall Brown (Abundant along path) [Jeff Delve]
1 Barnacle Goose (lone bird on far bank), 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Bob Young]
2 Turtle Dove (First one seen from seawall,where Neil had two earlier with another purring and showing well from main crossroad. Thanks Neil), 2 Cuckoo, 3 Nightingale (Singing), 3 Song Thrush, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Heard), 7 Small White, 3 Orange-tip, 15 Wall Brown [Lee Ebbs]
2 Cuckoo, 6 Nightingale, 8 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff [Angela Baldock]
1 Marsh Harrier (Male), 4 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 3 Corn Bunting [Lee Ebbs]
1 Spoonbill, 2 Snipe, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Nightingale, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling with one showing well), 8 Marsh Frog, 1 Northern Water Vole, 1 Painted Lady [John Wright]
1 Cattle Egret (With cows in solar field), 1 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 2 Cuckoo (heard in distance), 2 Nightingale, 2 Wheatear (Manor Way), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (Bird near Saline gate showed well), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Brimstone, 5 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 4 Wall Brown [Matt Bruty]
Friday 01 May 2026
1 Tawny Owl, 6 Common Pipistrelle, 12 Soprano Pipistrelle, 3 Red Fox (3 cubs), 1 Chinese Muntjac [John Wright]
1 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler [Lee Ebbs]
8 Greenshank, 15 Common Tern, 1 Wall Brown, 3 Small Heath [Jeff Delve]
1 Buzzard [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Baker]
8 Great Crested Grebe (4 pairs on fleet), 4 Cattle Egret (On Bowers viewing from sea wall), 2 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck, 6 Avocet (Fewer than recent visits ), 5 Lapwing, 9 Black-tailed Godwit (Pantile), 12 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper (Pantile scrape) [Jeff Delve]
7 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (male), 3 Snipe, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 2 Small Tortoiseshell [John Wright]
2 Cattle Egret (with cattle from the Great Pound,Manorway), 1 Spoonbill (main lagoon), 7 Pochard, 1 Buzzard, 12 Lapwing, 1 Ruff, 200 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 2 Wood Sandpiper (from gate NW of reserve ), 10 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo (calling from a pylon ), 5 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (singing and showing well on skeletal tree near footpath to main lagoon ), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling from E of reserve ), 3 Bearded Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak (Manorway), 1 Small Copper, 1 Painted Lady, 8 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Kinnerman]
7 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 140 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit [Graham Oakes]
7 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Ruff (m), 1 Snipe, 170 Black-tailed Godwit (c.), 1 Greenshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 15 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
Thursday 30 April 2026
1 Hobby (Adult low over N ), 2 Snipe, 3 Greenshank (Seen flying out SE over saline lagoon), 5 Wood Sandpiper (From old barn gate, at one point flushed by Barn Owl but returned to pool. Heard to fly out N at 21:35), 1 Barn Owl (Once over barn gate then later carrying prey back towards nest boxes ), 4 Swallow, 1 Nightingale (Singing ), 2 Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling late evening- one near seat on saline lagoon path and another from main path over the footbridge. ), 10 Sedge Warbler (+, Singing), 15 Reed Warbler (+, Singing), 1 Bearded Tit (Several heard ) [Jeff Delve]
1 Buzzard, 7 House Martin, 12 Azure Damselfly, 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly [Steve Arlow]
1 Small White, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Orange-tip,
1 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Matt Bruty]
1 Cuckoo (calling throughout the day from bottom of garden. First one back here this year.), 1 Holly Blue, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Baker]
1 Cattle Egret (feeding amongst the cattle in the scrub), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Slow-worm [John Wright]
11 Pochard (7 drakes and 4 ducks on BHP, looking set to breed again this year), 2 Blackcap (Singing), 1 Whitethroat (Singing bird BHP, less than annual breeder on site), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing), 2 Brimstone (Garden), 2 Small White (Garden), 5 Orange-tip (Garden and BHP), 2 Holly Blue (BHP) [Jeff Delve]
7 Buzzard (east), 1 Mediterranean Gull (ad), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Paul Griggs]
1 Kestrel, 30 Avocet, 150 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 12 Common Tern, 2 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear (male and female) [Bob Young]
Wednesday 29 April 2026
1 Cattle Egret (smart breeding plumaged bird on BHF), 6 Whimbrel (on BHF), 2 Robin (adults feeding young in nest), 3 Whitethroat (inc 2 holding territory around my garden/field), 2 Smooth Newt (pair), 1 Broad-bodied Chaser (teneral), 1 Wall Brown [Paul Baker]
1 Large Red Damselfly (briefly at garden pond) [Steve Arlow]
1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Green Hairstreak (Near old training ground), 1 Speckled Wood [Matt Bruty]
1 Reed Warbler (singing!), 1 Orange-tip (male), 1 Wall Brown (chasing off the Orange-tip) [Paul Baker]
6 Greylag Goose (Pair with 4 goslings), 4 Canada Goose (Pair with 2 goslings ), 20 Shelduck (Lots of display), 2 Oystercatcher (Pair), 2 Avocet, 3 Little Ringed Plover (Still no nesting evident but displaying male), 1 Common Sandpiper (On lagoon), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Whitethroat (Singing birds on territory), 1 Small Copper [Jeff Delve]
2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel (2f,1m), 7 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper (BC), 3 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Swift, 8 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush (Rankins C.C. ), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Reed Warbler (h), 6 Blackcap (h), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch (2m), 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Kinnerman]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Pintail (A pair still on Darwin ), 45 Grey Plover (On Stokes later joined by the knot and godwits, again several in full summer regalia), 15 Knot (Inc one in red finery ), 1 Little Stint (Summer plumaged bird with Dunlin), 500 Dunlin (+, Flock feeding frantically on Darwin near hide, initially about 350 then more flew in), 1 Ruff (Single Reeve with Dunlin flock ), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Bar-tailed Godwit (Inc 2 super chestnut summer plumage birds), 3 Spotted Redshank (On Fitz, two in full black summer plumage), 3 Greenshank (2 on Fitz and 1 Stokes), 5 Turnstone (With Dunlin), 50 Common Tern (+, Inc a large flock flushed from S Darwin islands and multiple pairs prospecting ), 1 Yellow Wagtail [Jeff Delve]
Tuesday 28 April 2026
1 Marsh Harrier (adult male again on BHF), 2 Little Ringed Plover (on BHF), 4 Whimbrel (on BHF) [Paul Baker]
2 Spoonbill (imms on lagoon), 1 Pink-footed Goose (showing well in solar panel field), 1 Ruff (moulting male), 1 Snipe (tip run off pool), 1 Greenshank (tip run off pool), 15 Swallow, 1 Nightingale (singing), 1 Lesser Whitethroat [Neil Chambers]
1 Cuckoo (singing), 1 Nightingale (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Red Kite (at rooftop height, flew north through garden holding carrion, then continued low through BHF), 1 Marsh Harrier (smart adult male on BHF), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Sedge Warbler (singing from dry borrowdyke), 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Smooth Newt (male), 1 Common Lizard, 2 Orange-tip (females) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Kestrel, 20 Grey Plover, 2 Knot (Darwin lagoon), 2 Little Stint (on Darwin lagoon with Dunlin), 400 Dunlin (c400), 3 Greenshank, 50 Mediterranean Gull (c50), 10 Common Tern, 2 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Field Vole [John Wright]
1 Little Owl (Loftmans Corner) [John Wright]
Monday 27 April 2026
1 Barn Owl, 5 Swift, 2 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler (seen), 1 Reed Warbler (seen) [Matt Bruty]
8 Knot, 14 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Cuckoo [Matt Bruty]
1 Short-eared Owl (flew north to hunt on BHF), 1 Swallow (prospecting my car port!), 2 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Baker]
2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Adult moulting into summer plumage on Fitzroy Lagoon), 400 Dunlin, 5 Greenshank, 5 Common Tern [Steve Arlow]
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Wood Sandpiper (SE end of tip run off pool), 3 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Brimstone, 1 Green Hairstreak (50yds north of Great Pound entrance on main track), 1 Holly Blue, 5 Wall Brown [Vince Kinsler]
5 Great Crested Grebe (pair with 3 fast growing young), 1 Red-eyed Damselfly (first of the year), 1 Azure Damselfly (first of the year) [Steve Arlow]
4 Glossy Ibis (flew over heading SW) [Jeff Saward]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Spoonbill, 40 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Nightingale, 1 Bearded Tit (female) [Graham Oakes]
1 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Swift [Paul Griggs]
508 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 12 Swift, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat [John Wright]
2 Little Egret, 2 Teal (pair), 5 Pochard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (m), 23 Avocet, 6 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank (Pantile scrape ), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Cuckoo (one showing well calling the other heard only,distant ), 8 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 12 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 9 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 23 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Brimstone (m), 3 Orange-tip, 4 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Kinnerman]
10 Oystercatcher, 5 Knot, 10 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Lesser Whitethroat [John Wright]
Sunday 26 April 2026
2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Little Stint (From Caroline’s Hide with Dunlin Flock on Fitzroy Lagoon, one full summer plumaged adult ), 1350 Dunlin, 5 Greenshank, 6 Common Tern [Steve Arlow]
2 Swift (Over garden) [Steve Arlow]
5 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 4 Swift [John Wright]
1 Blackcap [Angela Baldock]
1 Marsh Harrier (Female ), 2 Cuckoo, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Orange-tip, 4 Green Hairstreak, 1 Wall Brown [Lee Ebbs]
1 Swallow, 2 Nightingale, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Orange-tip, 1 Comma [Angela Baldock]
4 Swift, 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Wall Brown [Paul Griggs]
1 Little Egret, 4 Redshank, 3 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Goldfinch [Angela Baldock]
4 Sand Martin, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 7 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Yellowhammer (Singing near car park ) [Lee Ebbs]
Saturday 25 April 2026
6 Common Pipistrelle, 8 Soprano Pipistrelle, 2 Chinese Muntjac (M & F) [John Wright]
1 Spoonbill (over, flying east), 2 Common Tern (flew in then U-turned back towards Canvey), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Chinese Muntjac [Matt Bruty]
1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Holly Blue [Neil Chambers]
1 Holly Blue [Neil Chambers]
8 Little Egret, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Nightingale, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Marsh Frog, 1 Red Fox [John Wright]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 100 Turnstone, 30 Mediterranean Gull (mostly adults), 2 Common Tern [Neil Chambers]
0 Cattle Egret (no sign), 3 Buzzard, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Raven, 1 Wall Brown [Steve Arlow]
3 Swift (or maybe 6), 8 Smooth Newt, 1 Common Frog, 1 Wood Mouse, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Holly Blue [John Wright]
7 Whimbrel, 3 Cuckoo, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Nightingale (All singing ), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing), 1 Chinese Muntjac, 5 Orange-tip, 2 Wall Brown [Lee Ebbs]
4 Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff (moulting male), 2 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Tern (flew east), 1 Cuckoo (singing), 2 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail (1 singing), 1 Nightingale (singing), 1 Song Thrush, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling birds NW & SW sides of saline lagoon), 6 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 3 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Bearded Tit (heard only), 1 Yellowhammer (singing by parking area), 1 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 3 Hobby, 1 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Tern, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Nightingale, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (Intermittent Reeling by the Saline Lagoon. First one showed well initially but then went to ground and not heard subsequently), 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Raven [Steve Arlow]
1 Red-crested Pochard (Male on the Crouch by Hayes Country Park), 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Spotted Redshank, 12 Greenshank, 2 Cuckoo, 3 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 4 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer (male), 2 Corn Bunting (singing), 5 Red Fox (1 adult and 4 cubs) [Matt Bruty]
Friday 24 April 2026
1 Grey Wagtail [Matt Bruty]
1 Peregrine Falcon (being mobbed by Herring Gull over garden) [Steve Arlow]
2 Great Crested Newt [John Wright]
1 Pochard (drake), 20 Tufted Duck (10 pairs), 2 Marsh Harrier (pair), 2 Buzzard (pair), 8 Avocet (4 pairs), 1 Cuckoo (old tip), 1 White Wagtail, 6 Corn Bunting, 11 Rabbit (a few cute baby bunnies hopping about as well) [John Wright]
3 Buzzard, 300 Mediterranean Gull (250 in the field seen from ex Barn Gate.), 3 Common Tern, 10 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale [Graham Oakes]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel (pair), 12 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 1 Greenshank (BC), 3 Turnstone, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo (h,distant), 9 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush (Rankins C.C. ), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Sedge Warbler (h), 1 Reed Warbler (h), 8 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff (h), 2 Greenfinch, 2 Corn Bunting, 4 Orange-tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell, 9 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
Thursday 23 April 2026
1 Tawny Owl (male calling), 5 Common Pipistrelle, 2 Red Fox, 4 Badger, 1 Chinese Muntjac (buck) [John Wright]
1 Whimbrel (flying east, calling), 6 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Blackcap (male skulking in brambles), 1 Whitethroat (holding territory), 1 Slow-worm, 4 Orange-tip [Paul Baker]
10 Mediterranean Gull (I've been working on a house in Beaufort Street for 2 weeks and was intrigued to hear and see Med Gulls flying north throughout the day, every day, (maybe to Wallasea?)) [Paul Baker]
1 Cuckoo, 8 Nightingale, 1 Green Hairstreak, 4 Wall Brown [John Wright]
1 Kestrel, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Reed Warbler, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Small Copper, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Griggs, Mike Bailey, Vince Kinsler, Bob Young]
4 Great Crested Grebe (2 pairs), 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 55 Avocet, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Cuckoo, 14 Swift, 8 Swallow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Slow-worm [John Wright]
4 Teal (pairs), 19 Pochard, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 175 Mediterranean Gull (c), 8 Swift, 11 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (h,trees and shrubs near path leading to main lagoon), 3 Wheatear (1m,2f distant,Manorway), 22 Cetti's Warbler, 16 Sedge Warbler, 18 Reed Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 15 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff (h), 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Greenfinch (m), 1 Brimstone (m), 4 Orange-tip, 1 Holly Blue, 5 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 22 April 2026
1 Little Owl (At the cricket pitch ) [Steve Arlow]
16 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Pochard (drake on lake), 2 Whimbrel (singles flew east), 8 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Sterna sp., 5 Sandwich Tern, 6 Common Tern, 2 Swift (singles in off), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
5 Great Crested Grebe (pair and 3 young), 5 Pochard, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Large Red Damselfly (second damselfly of the year) [Steve Arlow]
30 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Gull (first summer, went missing frequently, mostly seen in flight), 3 Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 4 Wheatear (Manor Way), 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Vince Kinsler]
4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ruff, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Mediterranean Gull (plus), 1 Little Gull, 3 Swift, 10 Swallow (plus), 1 Nightingale [Graham Oakes]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel (BC), 2 Greenshank (BC), 2 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Swift, 9 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrush (Rankins C.C.), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Sedge Warbler (h), 1 Reed Warbler (h), 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat (h,BC), 14 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff (h), 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Corn Bunting (BC), 2 Orange-tip, 1 Painted Lady (CF ), 1 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
Tuesday 21 April 2026
25 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Spotted Redshank (with Greenshanks), 3 Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellowhammer (pair along hedgerow) [Neil Chambers]
4 Little Egret, 1 Wigeon (m), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Greenshank, 8 Mediterranean Gull (+), 2 Swift (over Pantile), 8 Swallow, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 12 Nightingale, 3 Lesser Whitethroat [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo (h), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Swallow, 8 Nightingale, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
Monday 20 April 2026
2 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo (singing), 15 Swallow, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Corn Bunting (singing) [Neil Chambers]
2 Common Tern [Paul Baker]
1 Wall Brown (first of the year) [Steve Arlow]
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Swallow, 14 Nightingale, 7 Cetti's Warbler, 22 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Whitethroat, 15 Chiffchaff, 1 Raven, 4 Greenfinch, 10 Orange-tip [Vince Kinsler]
1 Little Egret, 2 Wigeon (pair), 2 Teal (pair), 5 Pochard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard (single group ), 1 Kestrel, 37 Avocet, 8 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank (East Haven Creek ), 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 1 Cuckoo (showed well,calling ), 5 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 Meadow Pipit, 13 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 7 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 20 Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Orange-tip, 2 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Speckled Wood [Jeff Kinnerman]
4 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 1 Wheatear, 1 Song Thrush [Graham Oakes]
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