Friday 06 February 2026
15 Smooth Newt, 8 Common Frog (including a pair in amplexus) [John Wright]
1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Little Gull (adults dip-feeding offshore) [Max Hellicar]
1 Little Egret (attempting to fish in my flooded lawn), 2 Marsh Harrier (Females hunting line astern on BHF), 1 Sparrowhawk (same bird as a few days ago), 1 Buzzard [Paul Baker]
2 Great White Egret, 3 Spoonbill, 2 Kestrel, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Field Vole [John Wright]
17 White-fronted Goose, 5 Barnacle Goose, 20 Pintail (Pantiles ), 1 Buzzard, 1 Knot (From 2nd hide), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Stonechat, 50 Fieldfare (plus) [Graham Oakes]
1 Peregrine Falcon (On pylon), 1 Woodcock, 3 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing (+), 2 Raven (Flew across from Vange Wick) [Tim Bourne]
Thursday 05 February 2026
550 Jackdaw [Max Hellicar]
1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Caspian Gull (first-winter in the pre-roost gathering offshore, viewed distantly) [Max Hellicar]
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chinese Muntjac (doe), 3 Grey Squirrel [John Wright]
1 Little Gull (First-winter dip-feeding in the Crouch and showing a little better than earlier, making it's way downstream. Presumably same bird as earlier.) [Paul Baker]
1 Little Gull (first-winter heading downstream in the murk and gloom) [Paul Baker]
Wednesday 04 February 2026
1 Short-eared Owl (seen roosting in rough grass) [Paul Baker]
1 Short-eared Owl (hunting favoured area of seawall) [Paul Baker]
1 Red-throated Diver (Flew out east), 40 Great Crested Grebe (C. Several groups offshore), 1 Black-necked Grebe (Drifting east on falling tide - 10 reported earlier), 1 Scaup (Still on lake), 3 Knot (With Turnstones roosting on Gog’s Berth), 1 Mediterranean Gull (Summer plumaged adult N over reserve), 3 Little Gull (Adults moving east with large group of Bh Gulls), 3 Kittiwake (Adult roosting on Gogs Berth, 2 other adults moving east with other gulls), 1 Kingfisher (At S end of main ditch ), 2 Song Thrush (Singing), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Singing birds ), 1 Dartford Warbler (Popped up briefly amidst gorse NW of reserve. Too quick for camera and not seen again) [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk (female), 2 Yellowhammer (a pair at bottom of garden before being spooked by a hunting Sparrowhawk) [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard, 1 Woodcock, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Greenfinch [Bob Young]
1 Firecrest [Max Hellicar]
1 Goldcrest [John Wright]
1 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Stock Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Max Hellicar]
1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler [Max Hellicar]
1 Great White Egret, 3 Spoonbill, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 700 Golden Plover (+), 1 Stonechat, 2 Corn Bunting [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Red Kite (flew low south over Rawreth Lane near playing fields) [Neil Chambers]
13 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Spoonbill (Darwin’s Lagoon), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (m,Grass Farm Lagoon ), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 750 Golden Plover (c ), 8 Grey Plover, 500 Lapwing (c ), 475 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 20 Bar-tailed Godwit (c), 2 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 1 Barn Owl (Marsh Flats), 16 Skylark, 3 Meadow Pipit (+), 3 Stonechat (m+pair), 1 Fieldfare, 3 Corn Bunting, 1 Peacock Butterfly [Jeff Kinnerman]
Monday 02 February 2026
1 Black-necked Grebe (At least one distantly off coastguards), 1 Scaup (Ist W still on lake), 1 Kingfisher (Fishing S end of main ditch ), 2 Stonechat (Pair nr NW corner of reserve) [Jeff Delve]
1 Marsh Harrier (female, actually through my garden), 1 Short-eared Owl (still present), 1 Green Woodpecker [Paul Baker]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 8 White-fronted Goose (+, At least 8 distantly with feral geese), 1 Red-crested Pochard (Drake resting on bank with Pochard) [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Red-crested Pochard (drake.) [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
15 Goldfinch, 7 Linnet, 8 Redpoll (From Bee trail) [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Woodcock, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Redpoll [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Sunday 01 February 2026
1 Tawny Owl (male hooting) [Neil Chambers]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Scaup, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Greenfinch [Matt Bruty]
150 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Black-necked Grebe (2 groups of 3), 1 Scaup (1'w on lake), 1 Stonechat (fem in reserve), 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [Neil Chambers]
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk,
31 Woodcock (!, across site, around woodland edges and known haunts), 5 Fieldfare (Few winter thrushes ), 2 Redwing, 1 Blackcap (male, singing briefly(!) at western end), 23 Linnet (Flocks of 15 and 8), 2 Redpoll (Lesser Redpoll, along western-most N-S track towards sea wall),
5 Redpoll (+, at least 5 Mealy Redpoll on east side of track south from crossroads, just before bridge) [Tim Bourne]
3 Whooper Swan (Two adults and juvenile flew from lagoon towards Bowers before heading back high over A13), 1 Red Kite, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat [Lee Ebbs]
1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Kestrel (Foulness), 200 Curlew (+) [Matt Bruty]
1 Short-eared Owl (+ still around), 1 Blue Tit (rescued from inside my woodburner after falling down the chimney) [Paul Baker]
1 Blackcap (Male in garden) [Mike Clarke]
1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 1 Short-eared Owl (possibly two birds present on and off throughout) [Paul Baker]
1 Great White Egret, 3 Whooper Swan (initially on main lagoon then flew west towards Vange Marsh.), 100 Barnacle Goose (+), 1 Marsh Harrier (female.), 5 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank (on Saline.) [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
3 Whooper Swan (the Bowers birds), 1 Pintail, 1 Water Rail (heard), 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat, 35 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing [Matt Bruty]
10 Black-necked Grebe (feeding offshore from HQFB over high tide: a group of 7 not far offshore and a group of 3 further out), 1 Scaup (female still on lake), 1 Kestrel, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat (female), 11 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Dartford Warbler (elusive in NW part of SSSI; presumably the bird seen here in early Dec but not since), 3 Firecrest (2 of these had been ringed on site on 13th Dec), 2 Jackdaw [Max Hellicar]
Saturday 31 January 2026
1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 1 Short-eared Owl (hunting seawall at bottom of garden), 1 Greenfinch (singing), 40 Linnet, 15 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Whooper Swan (2 ad + imm), 95 Barnacle Goose, 50 Pochard, 3 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 1 Water Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 5 Redwing, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Bearded Tit, 6 Reed Bunting [Neil Chambers]
3 Whooper Swan (On Bowers Lagoon viewed from back of cemetry) [Jeff Delve]
3 Buzzard (to the north), 1 Short-eared Owl (hunting north seawall of Crouch on BHF, then crossed the river heading SE) [Paul Baker]
8 Ring-necked Parakeet (over,flew towards Priory Park ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
3 Whooper Swan, 50 Barnacle Goose (+), 1 Marsh Harrier, 30 Fieldfare (+), 4 Redwing [Bob Young]
1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Marsh Harrier (Males), 100 Knot (+), 70 Curlew, 1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting along sea wall on Foulness), 3 Rock Pipit [Lee Ebbs]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Whooper Swan, 60 Barnacle Goose (plus), 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 10 Knot, 20 Dunlin (plus), 1 Ruff [Graham Oakes, Graham Ryland]
3 Whooper Swan (2 ads & imm on the lagoon), 70 Barnacle Goose (c70), 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 2 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper (stinky pool), 50 Fieldfare, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing) [John Wright]
1 Great White Egret, 3 Spoonbill, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (Redhead off rhs of hide), 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Greenshank, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Corn Bunting [Mike Clarke]
Friday 30 January 2026
1 Woodcock (just flew through) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (the smart adult male on BHF), 1 Barn Owl (bottom of garden and seawall), 2 Yellowhammer (males flew in together at 4:30, presumably to roost in scrub), 5 Reed Bunting, 5 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail (by the pond), 2 Nuthatch (pair) [Graham Oakes]
1 Buzzard, 1 Firecrest (male), 1 Grey Squirrel [John Wright]
1 Blackcap (female in garden again) [Steve Arlow]
Thursday 29 January 2026
1 Marsh Harrier (Female on BHF), 50 Fieldfare (along southern end of Fambridge Rd) [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard [Paul Griggs]
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl, 4 Stonechat [John Wright]
Wednesday 28 January 2026
3 Little Owl (calling birds - 2 to the east of Hyde Wood Lane, one to the west) [Neil Chambers]
38 White-fronted Goose (+), 100 Barnacle Goose (+, flying around high and wide calling from around 5.45pm for a good half an hour in the dark! ), 1 Water Rail (heard calling), 1 Ruff, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 4 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Bearded Tit, 2 Harvest Mouse (SW side of res) [Neil Chambers, Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (female on BHF), 1 Buzzard (on BHF), 1 Merlin (male through garden in pursuit of a Starling), 1 Short-eared Owl, 40 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer (males), 4 Reed Bunting, 20 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Water Rail (heard calling), 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipit, 5 Redwing, 2 Bearded Tit [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [Paul Baker]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Fieldfare [Matt Bruty]
3 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Rock Pipit [Paul Baker]
1 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
1 Goldcrest,
1 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Jay [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
14 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Stonechat, 150 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing [John Wright]
1 Great White Egret, 50 White-fronted Goose (+), 70 Barnacle Goose (+), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Yellowhammer [Bob Young]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 70 White-fronted Goose (+), 70 Barnacle Goose (+), 10 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (female.), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Tuesday 27 January 2026
1 Tawny Owl (hooting male in neighbour's garden, spotlighted briefly) [Neil Chambers]
1 Marsh Harrier (female, eventually crossed the Crouch from BHF to the south), 0 Hen Harrier (male reported on BHF today), 1 Buzzard (BHF), 1 Peregrine Falcon (causing havoc among the Golden Plovers), 300 Golden Plover, 22 Corn Bunting [Paul Baker]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
Monday 26 January 2026
35 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Tufted Duck (Drake on lake - not with Scaup), 1 Scaup (1st w bird still on lake asleep), 35 Ringed Plover, 50 Sanderling (C. ), 200 Dunlin (+, Coastguards roost) [Jeff Delve]
1 Hen Harrier (ringtail hunting through my garden!), 1 Buzzard (BHF), 1 Short-eared Owl [Paul Baker]
1 Grey Wagtail (by Toolstation) [Graham Ryland]
1 Buzzard (BHF), 2 Short-eared Owl (still present in same place as yesterday, hunting seawall near pillbox), 22 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting (male) [Paul Baker]
2 Stock Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Green Woodpecker [Mike Clarke]
1 Grey Wagtail (Again on garden pond) [Jeff Delve]
1 Blackcap (male in garden feeding on hazel tree catkin pollen ) [John Wright]
1 Little Egret, 225 Wigeon (c), 5 Pintail (3m,2f ), 2 Shoveler (pair), 30 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 90 Lapwing (c), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 7 Common Gull (ads), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (ad), 10 Skylark (incl eight at East Haven Creek ), 22 Meadow Pipit (single group), 2 Stonechat (pair), 31 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Scaup, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard) [Mike Clarke]
Sunday 25 January 2026
1 Buzzard, 500 Jackdaw (c600 came in to roost), 1 Red Fox, 31 Rabbit [John Wright]
1 Great White Egret (Darwin / Fitzroy), 3 Spoonbill (Darwin), 1 Common Scoter (fem-type on Roach), 2 Marsh Harrier (ad male + fem), 2 Hen Harrier (ringtail over south seawall / Potton and a cracking male over seawall and southern end of Stokes near Beagle viewpoint), 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Barn Owl (+), 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Rock Pipit, 4 Common Seal [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard,
2 Short-eared Owl (Hunting seawall between steps and pillbox) [Paul Baker]
1 Red Kite (Soaring around distantly over N Fambridge ), 1 Marsh Harrier (Smart Ad male), 1 Short-eared Owl (Hunting out to east - thx Paul) [Jeff Delve]
4 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Scaup, 1 Kestrel [Andrew Armstrong]
1500 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard [Mike Clarke]
1 Grey Wagtail (on garden pond again), 8 Long-tailed Tit, 18 Greenfinch (best count for a while in to garden) [Jeff Delve]
1 Great White Egret, 3 Spoonbill, 3 Barnacle Goose (On Tillets Marsh), 1 Common Scoter (Female on the River Roach), 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Superb views of the male), 1 Buzzard, 4 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Short-eared Owl, 7 Stonechat, 2 Song Thrush [Steve Arlow]
1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Black Brant, 1 Red-breasted Goose, 1 Hen Harrier (fem), 1 Buzzard (Pale morph individual, seen from car near South Hall Farm, with superficial RLB vibe; white inner tail and pale underwings with rectangular carpal patches) [Tim Bourne]
1 Red Kite (over woodland to north), 2 Buzzard (BHF), 2 Raven (BHF) [Paul Baker]
1 Marsh Harrier (Ad female), 50 Fieldfare (+, just S of village along main road), 2 Song Thrush, 1 Raven (Came in from west and performed some great tumbles out towards Blue House before landing), 40 House Sparrow (+), 20 Chaffinch (+, game cover crop), 5 Yellowhammer (hedgeline of game cover field E of village), 6 Reed Bunting, 4 Corn Bunting [Jeff Delve]
5 Gadwall, 3 Pintail (Two drakes and a female), 1 Marsh Harrier (Female), 2 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 1 Bearded Tit (+) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Goldcrest [John Wright]
1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush (singing), 1 Blackcap (singing male in bushes along stream behind Gambero D'oro) [Neil Chambers]
1 Pink-footed Goose, 38 White-fronted Goose, 100 Barnacle Goose, 51 Pochard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 6 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Stock Dove [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
3 Little Egret, 1 Song Thrush (singing) [Neil Chambers]
3 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hen Harrier (ringtails), 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Female out towards School House), 1 Little Stint, 4 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Barn Owl [Vince Kinsler]
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