Tuesday 12 May 2026
5 Cattle Egret, 1 Pink-footed Goose (on main lake), 1 Yellow Wagtail [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Common Blue Damselfly, 1 Small Copper, 1 Common Blue [Matt Bruty]
2 Cuckoo [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
9 Cattle Egret, 1 Pink-footed Goose (Pantile scrape), 1 Garganey (drake on Pantile scrape and 30 mins later presumed same bird on main lake from middle hide), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel [John Wright]
1 Cuckoo, 7 Nightingale [Graham Ryland]
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cuckoo, 7 Nightingale (singing), 2 Green-veined White [John Wright]
Saturday 09 May 2026
2 Mediterranean Gull (adults), 30 Common Tern (+, feeding off sandbank with gulls), 1 Swallow (heading N across river) [Jeff Delve]
2 Cuckoo (heard), 1 Clouded Yellow [Matt Bruty]
6 Green Hairstreak [Matt Bruty]
1 Wigeon (drake), 1 Swift, 3 Swallow [Jeff Delve]
1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Raven [Mike Clarke]
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Kestrel, 2 Nightingale (singing), 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 1 Brown Argus [John Wright]
1 Hobby, 2 Cuckoo (Heard), 3 Nightingale (several singing), 1 Goldcrest [Mike Clarke, Vince Kinsler]
2 Cuckoo, 2 Nightingale, 3 Lesser Whitethroat [Bob Young]
2 Cuckoo (heard, one seen well), 3 Nightingale (Singing), 2 Orange-tip, 2 Green Hairstreak (Next to seat end of orchid trail and another on first tarmac pad to west), 1 Small Copper, 3 Speckled Wood, 1 Wall Brown [Jeff Delve]
1 Garganey (Drake) [Mike Clarke, Vince Kinsler]
4 Marsh Harrier (2 pairs on south side, both males displaying ), 8 Nightingale (+, singing), 4 Lesser Whitethroat [Tim Bourne]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Dunlin (sum plum), 88 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeled briefly), 6 Bearded Tit, 1 Marsh Frog, 1 Common Lizard, 1 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
1 Anser sp. (Presumed hybrid Whitefront Greylag, reduced white on forehead, pink and black bill, darker head but near Greylag size. ), 1 Garganey (Drake asleep on bank of fleet from middle hide), 1 Avocet (1 chick still), 1 Common Sandpiper (Flew along creek from sea wall ), 2 Swift, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Wall Brown, 1 Small Heath [Jeff Delve]
Friday 08 May 2026
1 Turtle Dove (Distantly on telegraph wires) [Jeff Delve]
5 Greylag Goose (Pair and 3 goslings), 21 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Teal, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Avocet (3 pairs), 10 Little Ringed Plover (7 adults and 3 day old chicks), 2 Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull (1st summer in to drink), 2 Cuckoo (Calling), 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer (Pair) [Jeff Delve]
2 Cuckoo (singing males), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser, 4 Small White, 1 Common Blue, 1 Painted Lady [Neil Chambers]
5 Pochard (3 drakes 2 ducks on pond), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (Singing ), 1 Chiffchaff (Singing), 20 Starling (+, Coming to feed on mealwotms), 5 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch (Inc first Juv of the year), 1 Red Fox, 2 Brimstone, 2 Green-veined White, 4 Orange-tip, 5 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Speckled Wood [Jeff Delve]
2 Marsh Harrier (M&F), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (imm male), 1 Common Lizard, 1 Brown Argus, 3 Painted Lady, 15 Small Heath [John Wright]
2 Red Fox (2 vixens, both suckling, cubs nearby), 1 Grey Squirrel, 1 Wood Mouse [John Wright]
Thursday 07 May 2026
1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 8 Common Tern (over WT scrape), 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Bearded Tit (heard only), 2 Corn Bunting (singing from old tip) [Neil Chambers]
1 Wigeon (Drake), 3 Marsh Harrier (All males), 13 Greenshank (Flock flew out north), 132 Mediterranean Gull (Acresfleet), 30 Common Tern (+), 2 Corn Bunting (Singing ) [Jeff Delve]
115 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 40 Whimbrel (+), 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 50 Common Tern (+) [Jeff Delve]
2 Cattle Egret (Flew out towards Bowers), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel (Pantile) [Jeff Delve]
Wednesday 06 May 2026
1 Cuckoo, 3 Swift [Paul Baker]
1 White-fronted Goose, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 210 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 2 Cuckoo, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Painted Lady, 5 Wall Brown [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Tuesday 05 May 2026
8 Great Crested Grebe (Main lagoon), 4 Shoveler (All drakes), 17 Avocet (+), 8 Lapwing, 12 Redshank, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Pair on Pantile scrape), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Orange-tip, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 4 Wall Brown [Jeff Delve]
1 Cuckoo, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler (still holding territory ), 3 Orange-tip, 3 Holly Blue, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Baker]
1 Garganey (drake on Pantile scrape), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby (on Bowers), 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Slow-worm, 1 Small Copper [John Wright]
Monday 04 May 2026
1 Cuckoo, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Slow-worm, 1 Broad-bodied Chaser (emerging from pond right now) [Paul Baker]
2 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush (presumed pair - one heard singing), 2 Blackcap (singing), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (singing), 1 Whitethroat (singing), 1 Chiffchaff (singing), 1 Painted Lady [Neil Chambers]
1 Egyptian Goose (On lake), 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 House Martin, 2 Reed Warbler [Lee Ebbs]
1 Water Rail (heard.), 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 1 Barn Owl, 15 Swift, 1 House Martin, 1 Nightingale, 7 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Sunday 03 May 2026
1 Nightingale (Singing from scrub close to track from Watlington Rd to sea wall) [Tim Bourne]
2 Wood Sandpiper (Flew up calling from the landfill run-off pool, circled and landed again), 1 Barn Owl, 1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit (+ calling), 1 Great Crested Newt (Crossing the perimeter track NE of Don's Marsh) [Tim Bourne]
2 Wigeon (pair), 1 Barn Owl (flew high south from nest box to the old tip), 1 Nightingale (singing), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling from west side of saline lagoon), 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit (heard only) [Neil Chambers]
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Tern (mating) [Matt Bruty]
2 Marsh Harrier (pair), 2 Buzzard, 20 Rabbit [John Wright]
2 Turtle Dove (one showing well in bushes along seawall towards Haven Point. One flew across the bushes from the Shoebury end towards the entrance road), 1 Nightingale [John Wright]
2 Cattle Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cuckoo [Vince Kinsler]
2 Spoonbill, 1 Snipe, 10 Mediterranean Gull (+), 1 Cuckoo (h), 14 Yellow Wagtail (+), 1 Nightingale, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit, 1 Marsh Frog (a few heard), 1 Small Heath [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
2 Spoonbill, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (Showing really well) [Lee Ebbs]
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 Marsh Harrier, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Nightingale, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Painted Lady (very worn individual), 5 Wall Brown [Vince Kinsler]
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 Ringed Plover, 15 Knot, 90 Dunlin, 6 Greenshank, 130 Mediterranean Gull (Just on Acresfleet islands - 80 on the northern island alone.), 12 Common Tern, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Reed Bunting (Singing males), 2 Green-veined White, 2 Orange-tip, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Wall Brown, 4 Small Heath [Jeff Delve]
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]
2 Turtle Dove (one showing well approx. halfway to Haven Point, another purring bird initially in the same area moved back towards road), 1 Cuckoo (singing), 3 Nightingale (singing), 1 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling from field along entrance road - heard only), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Spoonbill, 2 Snipe, 150 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Nightingale, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (reeling with one showing well), 4 Bearded Tit, 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]
200 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (+), 12 Whimbrel, 2 Cuckoo (male + female), 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma [Neil Chambers]
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 (6 south of main lagoon and 1 at Great Pound), 1 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 2 Bearded Tit, 4 Green Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Small Tortoiseshell [Vince Kinsler]
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon (male), 1 Wood Sandpiper (elusive), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Nightingale (singing), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Marsh Frog, 6 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Wall Brown [Neil Chambers]
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]
1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat [Neil Chambers]
6 Cattle Egret (+, feeding with cattle west of res), 1 Greenshank, 1 Nightingale (singing) [Neil Chambers]
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]
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