Wednesday 03 December 2025

Wat Tyler Country Park, 13:45 to 14:00
1 Bittern (Cracking views on the edge of the reed bed on the fleet. ), 1 Marsh Harrier [Marc Outten]

South Fambridge, 12:00 to 12:00
30 Chaffinch, 1 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:15 to 10:30, just the Manorway and south footpath
1 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Bearded Tit, 40 Chaffinch [John Wright]

Tuesday 02 December 2025

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 09:15 to 12:00
1 Great White Egret, 1 Egyptian Goose, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (adult female), 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (female), 5 Stonechat, 1 Field Vole [John Wright]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:45 to 11:00
3 Great White Egret, 15 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Water Rail (heard), 5 Ringed Plover, 120 Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin (+), 1 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 26 Bearded Tit, 2 Raven [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Sunday 30 November 2025

Paglesham Lagoon, 14:00 to 16:00
3 Egyptian Goose (On field west of lagoon), 11 Pintail, 1 Aythya sp. (Drake still), 1 Scaup (Drake still), 4 Goldeneye (3 drakes and female on the river), 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Female on river), 1 House Sparrow (Female) [Steve Arlow]

Saturday 29 November 2025

Wat Tyler Country Park, 15:45 to 16:45
5 Snipe (+, over calling at dusk), 3 Woodcock (Over at dusk) [Tim Bourne]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 11:15 to 14:30
1 Great White Egret, 2 Spoonbill (still present on Darwin Lagoon), 19 Barnacle Goose (Marsh Flats), 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 4 Stonechat [Steve Arlow]

Friday 28 November 2025

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 12:30 to 12:30
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Rochford, 09:45 to 09:50
1 Blackcap (male in garden) [Steve Arlow]

River Roach, 08:30 to 13:20, Coombes Farm to Bartonhall Creek and return to Mill Lane
6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Kestrel (f), 17 Avocet, 250 Golden Plover (+), 12 Grey Plover, 250 Lapwing (c), 205 Knot (c), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Curlew, 2 Turnstone, 1 Kingfisher (BC ), 13 Skylark, 11 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat (pair,Waldens ), 1 Song Thrush (h,CF), 4 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (one at CF the other at Rankins Cricket Club ), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 15 Corn Bunting (single group ), 1 Weasel [Jeff Kinnerman]

Thursday 27 November 2025

South Fambridge, 15:00 to 16:15, from the pillbox with JW and JD
40 Barnacle Goose, 1 Kestrel, 25 Avocet, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat (usual pair), 3 Fieldfare, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Paul Baker]

South Fambridge, 11:00 to 11:00
1 Peacock Butterfly [Paul Baker]

Hockley/Hawkwell, 08:20 to 08:20
1 Grey Wagtail (flew over Hockley High Street) [Neil Chambers]

Wednesday 26 November 2025

South Fambridge, 15:10 to 15:10
1 Black-throated Diver (Slowly drifting upstream on the incoming tide. Constantly diving but showing well in the sun), 2 Stonechat (pair still along borrowdyke at end of garden), 1 Fieldfare (perched in tree by garden), 25 Chaffinch [Paul Baker]

Gunners Park, 14:10 to 16:15, Cool, light winds. High tide 15:50
1 Slavonian Grebe (Off Gogs Berth at high tide ), 8 Black-necked Grebe (Between pier and coastguards, mostly as groups of 5 and 3), 1 Razorbill (1st W seen earlier nr Barge Pier I finally caught up with at East Beach by the boom), 1 Rock Pipit (Gogs Berth) [Jeff Delve]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:30 to 11:00, RSPB working on the islands
3 Great White Egret, 10 Egyptian Goose (north of the Manorway), 1 Marsh Harrier (imm female), 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 8 Bearded Tit [John Wright]

River Roach, 08:25 to 13:05, Coombes Farm to Bartonhall Creek and return to Mill Lane
3 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel (m), 100 Avocet (c), 2 Ringed Plover, 350 Golden Plover (c), 5 Grey Plover, 10 Lapwing, 81 Knot, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 72 Curlew, 1 Little Owl (Hampton Barns viewed from BC), 1 Kingfisher (BC), 8 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat (pair,Waldens), 6 Fieldfare (BC), 1 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (Rankins Cricket Club), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 8 Corn Bunting (incl 7 at BC ) [Jeff Kinnerman]

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 02:20 to 02:20
2 Tawny Owl (+, making a racket again!) [Neil Chambers]

Tuesday 25 November 2025

South Fambridge, 15:10 to 15:10
1 Black-throated Diver (Drifting out on the tide. Found by David Curle from BHF.) [Paul Baker]

Gunners Park, 12:00 to 13:00
7 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Shag, 1 Stonechat [Lee Ebbs]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 12:00 to 16:15, Bright but chilly NW wind. 7C. Hi tide 15:11 4.7m
2 Spoonbill (Darwin from Caroline’s hide), 21 Barnacle Goose (Main group 18 plus 3. 5 with white neck collars and 8 with yellow leg rings all too faraway to read), 18 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (All with large Canada snd Greylag flock), 1 Red-breasted Goose (Adult still marsh flats west of Saltpan ), 2000 Wigeon (+, Huge flocks on Saltpan/grass farm and also on lagoons), 50 Pintail (+, Darwin and Fitz ), 3 Marsh Harrier (1st W. Female and male all from hide), 3 Buzzard (Inc 2 squabbling over dead pintail on Saltpan), 3 Kestrel, 350 Golden Plover (+, On Grapnells fields in lovely sunlight ), 500 Dunlin (+, Pool Marsh), 2 Snipe, 250 Black-tailed Godwit (+, Most on Pool M), 1 Greenshank (Heard only), 3 Rock Pipit [Jeff Delve]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 08:15 to 08:15
1 Peregrine Falcon (flew north) [Paul Griggs]

Monday 24 November 2025

Victoria Road, Rayleigh, 23:40 to 23:45
1 Tawny Owl (male hooting) [Neil Chambers]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 10:00 to 13:00
1 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 30 Pintail (plus), 6 Pochard, 1 Scaup, 1 Marsh Harrier, 40 Avocet, 1 Ringed Plover, 50 Grey Plover, 400 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 40 Black-tailed Godwit [Graham Oakes]

Sunday 23 November 2025

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 11:15 to 15:05
1 Great White Egret, 2 Spoonbill (still on Darwin Lagoon), 19 Barnacle Goose (on Marsh Flats (several with neck collars)), 1 Red-breasted Goose (adult of suspect origin still with the Canada Goose flock on Marsh Flats), 2 Egyptian Goose (on Marsh Flats), 6 Marsh Harrier, 3 Hen Harrier (male and two ringtails), 1 Buzzard, 2 Little Stint (on Salt Pan - west of Grass Farm Lagoon (scoped from Sonya's Shelf)), 1 Ruff (on Salt Pan west of Grass Farm Lagoon), 10 Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush (by car park late afternoon) [Steve Arlow]

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]