Sunday 13 September 2026
300 Wigeon (at least at west end), 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Arctic Skua (beating up terns offshore), 5 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Wheatear (at the west end on the rocks), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff [Steve Arlow]
4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Clouded Yellow [Neil Chambers]
10 Great Crested Grebe, 45 Wigeon, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female ), 2 Arctic Skua (One close to shore heading east and another distant, chasing terns), 15 Sandwich Tern, 1 Wheatear, 5 Clouded Yellow [Lee Ebbs]
5 Sand Martin, 4 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Tree Sparrow (North-east corner of reserve but elusive, then decent scope views from sea wall, great find Steve) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Common Scoter (drake), 1 Marsh Harrier (south across river), 8 Arctic Skua (Four out of the estuary with five back in (assuming the four were part of this number) as well three seperate individuals including an intermediate phase chasing terns off Shoebury East Beach), 1 Long-tailed Skua (west up river with 5 Arctic Skua and a Great Skua), 1 Great Skua (with the 5 Arctic skua and Long-tailed Skua flock), 78 Sandwich Tern, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 250 Sand Martin (at least south across river), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Tree Sparrow (in reserve with at least two scoped from seawall), 10 Greenfinch (at least) [Steve Arlow]
1 Common Scoter (Drake offshore), 6 Arctic Skua (Flock of 5 upriver went high over Medway, another to east), 1 Long-tailed Skua (Following flock of Arctics but not closely associating, 2/3 size, much paler. ), 1 Great Skua (Joined by flock of Arctics upriver), 20 Sandwich Tern (+), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Yellow Wagtail (Over W), 1 Grey Wagtail (Over W), 20 Blackcap (+, Active flock first thing in reserve), 1 Garden Warbler (Just S of turning circle), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Tree Sparrow (Well refound Steve. In reserve area but mostly elusive.), 8 Greenfinch, 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 1 Migrant Hawker [Jeff Delve]
12 Canada Goose (flew SW), 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet (seen / heard a few times early on), 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Meadow Pipit (singles flew west), 1 Wheatear (1st record here) [Neil Chambers]
Saturday 12 September 2026
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush [Neil Chambers]
20 Sand Martin (flock over SW), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 0 Tree Sparrow (no sign of the 3 ringed early morning ) [Neil Chambers]
4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Osprey, 1 Peregrine Falcon (adult), 5 Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper (all juvs), 1 Ruff, 2 Whinchat (along Pool Trail fenceline), 1 Stonechat (male by entrance gate) [Steve Arlow]
1 Kestrel (High over being mobbed by crow), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 1 Migrant Hawker [Jeff Delve]
3 Cattle Egret, 1 Wheatear, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard) [John Wright]
1 Hobby [John Wright]
Friday 11 September 2026
1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
2 Swallow, 1 Clouded Yellow [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 2 Snipe, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 2 Clouded Yellow [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Buzzard (Sat on island where Peregrine usually resides. ), 6 Golden Plover (Some in lovely summer plumage), 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 86 Curlew (Good count for this time of year), 2 Turnstone, 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Wheatear (Schoolhouse and nr Jubilee trail junction), 3 Clouded Yellow, 2 Wall Brown [Jeff Delve]
2 Spoonbill (Pool marsh), 2 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Buzzard, 1 Osprey (distantly on post on Foulness), 3 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 3 Little Stint (Fitzroy Lagoon), 6 Curlew Sandpiper (Fitzroy lagoon), 175 Dunlin, 1 Barn Owl, 5 Clouded Yellow, 2 Wall Brown [John Wright]
Thursday 10 September 2026
2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Canada Goose, 140 Ringed Plover (c.), 20 Dunlin (c.), 1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank (h), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 14 Sandwich Tern [Paul Griggs]
21 Spoonbill, 3 Kestrel, 1 Ruff, 65 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Stonechat, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Marsh Frog, 1 Grass Snake, 1 Clouded Yellow, 8 Wall Brown [John Wright]
49 Little Grebe (PL), 10 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Hobby (PL), 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 41 Lapwing, 4 Dunlin, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 81 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 11 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Skylark, 15 Swallow, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 2 Cetti's Warbler (h,PL), 1 Blackcap (f), 1 Lesser Whitethroat (BC), 1 Chiffchaff (h), 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Clouded Yellow (PL,BC), 3 Red Admiral, 7 Wall Brown, 2 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 09 September 2026
60 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 25 Sandwich Tern, 1 Wheatear (on rocks east of MOD compound) [Jeff Delve]
2 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 21 Spoonbill, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 100 Avocet (plus), 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 4 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Whinchat, 1 Whitethroat [Graham Oakes]
6 Sandwich Tern, 1 Kingfisher (N end of ditch early on), 10 Swallow (+, few moving west), 40 House Martin (+), 5 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (Briefly N of turning circle with Blackcaps), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Small Copper, 1 Common Blue [Jeff Delve]
Monday 07 September 2026
6 Great Crested Grebe (adult pairs still feed the four now well stripey youngsters), 1 Swallowtail (A swallowtail of unknown origin flew along the path past me...) [Steve Arlow]
2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch [Jeff Saward]
2 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 43 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier (m,f), 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 200 Golden Plover (+), 3 Lapwing, 1 Little Stint (with a small group of Dunlin and Ringed Plovers,Fitzroy Lagoon ), 3 Curlew, 1 Swift, 5 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 50 Swallow (+), 40 House Martin (single group W), 6 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Whitethroat (h), 6 Clouded Yellow, 5 Common Blue, 2 Wall Brown, 4 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
Sunday 06 September 2026
7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 15 Sandwich Tern, 60 House Martin [Neil Chambers]
1 Osprey (hunting over Roach), 3 Little Stint, 8 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Clouded Yellow [Jeff Delve]
50 Ringed Plover (+), 2 Little Stint, 4 Curlew Sandpiper (Four juveniles, viewed from Haven Point), 50 Dunlin (+), 1 Greenshank [Lee Ebbs]
3 Pintail (first of the autumn), 1 Buzzard, 1 Osprey (still), 12 Little Stint (still), 11 Curlew Sandpiper (still), 1 Ruff, 2 Barn Owl [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Migrant Hawker [Neil Chambers]
2 Nuthatch (heard), 1 Chinese Muntjac [John Wright]
3 Whimbrel, 190 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Northern Water Vole [John Wright]
1 Marsh Harrier (Female), 2 Kestrel, 23 Little Stint (Viewed from Haven Point, close to shore with Dunlin and Ringed Plover), 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 6 Sandwich Tern, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Lee Ebbs, Bob Young]
20 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Saturday 05 September 2026
21 Cattle Egret (came in to roost), 125 Little Egret (c125 came in to roost), 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Common Pipistrelle, 1 Badger, 1 Chinese Muntjac [John Wright]
20 Golden Plover (+), 30 Grey Plover (+), 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 70 Curlew (+), 6 Sandwich Tern (+), 1 Whinchat (Bushes at Haven Point), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler [Jeff Delve]
8 Spoonbill, 1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Montagu's Harrier (Juv female... great find Steve!), 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 1 Osprey, 1 Hobby, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear [Mike Clarke]
40 Little Egret (+), 8 Spoonbill, 1 Red Kite, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Montagu's Harrier (juv - cheers Steve), 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 5 Little Stint (+), 9 Curlew Sandpiper (+), 1 Ruff, 11 Greenshank, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (juv), 8 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (heard singing by Marina buildings), 1 Whitethroat, 15 Clouded Yellow (+) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Stoat (dead in Creeksea Ferry Road) [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Montagu's Harrier (juv female - ringed 'FU' from one of this summer's successful English breeding attempt - nice find Steve!), 3 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 3 Sand Martin [Neil Chambers]
1 Marsh Harrier (Female), 1 Montagu's Harrier (Juvenile, great find Steve), 1 Osprey (Distant view of bird on post on Foulness), 1 Hobby, 2 Ruff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 12 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 25 Clouded Yellow, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Wall Brown [Lee Ebbs]
6 Spoonbill, 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Montagu's Harrier (juvenile, nice find Steve), 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 5 Little Stint, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Grass Snake (First for the Island), 5 Common Seal, 10 Clouded Yellow (10+) [John Wright]
8 Spoonbill, 1 Red Kite, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hen Harrier (Adult male over Tillets marsh before flying across to Foulness), 1 Montagu's Harrier (Superb juvenile morning only), 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 1 Osprey (High to the east), 6 Kestrel, 1 Merlin (Juvenile), 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Juvenile), 12 Little Stint, 11 Curlew Sandpiper (At least including an adult summer bird), 3 Ruff, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Greenshank (At least ), 1 Wood Sandpiper (On Fitzroy lagoon before moving to Pool Marsh), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (Superb individual close to the path to the hide), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear [Steve Arlow]
1 Red Kite (drifted in from Grapnells east), 3 Marsh Harrier, 1 Montagu's Harrier (watched hunting over Marsh Flats, well found Steve), 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Osprey, 6 Kestrel, 70 Avocet (+), 200 Ringed Plover (+), 2 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv), 300 Dunlin (+), 1 Red-necked Phalarope (Again on Fitz first thing), 1 Swift, 10 Sand Martin (+), 150 Swallow (+, feeding over grapnells fields), 50 House Martin (+) [Jeff Delve]
1 Kingfisher, 10 Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard), 1 Reed Warbler, 20 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler [Mike Clarke]
2 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Eider (imm drakes - presumed 1cy & 2cy), 4 Whimbrel, 2 Green Sandpiper, 15 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 1 Green Woodpecker, 30 Swallow, 10 Meadow Pipit (flew SW), 20 Yellow Wagtail (small groups flying SW, all before 7am), 1 Grey Wagtail (flew SW), 1 Redstart (fem-type in bushes on west side of mounds SW of Haven Point), 4 Wheatear (along seawall ), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
Friday 04 September 2026
2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Osprey (on post on Foulness and then hunting along Roach), 400 Ringed Plover, 15 Golden Plover, 1 Little Stint (juv), 14 Curlew Sandpiper (+, all juvs), 400 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, 1 Red-necked Phalarope (juv found earlier in the day showing well on Fitzroy from track to hide), 1 Barn Owl (on nest box), 1 Short-eared Owl (mobbing a Marsh Harrier just SE of car park) [Neil Chambers, Jeff Delve]
Thursday 03 September 2026
1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (In trees by tennis court) [Lee Ebbs]
1 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Little Egret, 100 Ringed Plover (c.), 1 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 7 Sandwich Tern, 1 Yellow Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
6 Little Egret, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 16 Turnstone, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Gull (ads ), 4 Sandwich Tern, 3 Common Tern, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Jeff Kinnerman]
400 Redshank (+, Huge numbers feeding avidly on incoming tide edge ), 40 Mediterranean Gull (+, with BhG and Common Gulls on mud), 50 Sandwich Tern (+, amidst massed gulls on mud as tide pushed in), 10 Pied Wagtail (MoD fenceline), 1 Wheatear (On beach then flew into MoD compound) [Jeff Delve]
2 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (Still in same area nr Tennis Courts) [Jeff Delve]
5 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 8 Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (1 tennis court, 1 DS corner ), 12 Clouded Yellow (minimum ) [Vince Kinsler]
7 Cattle Egret, 1 Hobby, 2 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]
1 Great White Egret (main lagoon ), 4 Spoonbill (main lagoon ), 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 100 Avocet (c), 11 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow (c), 1 Yellow Wagtail (h), 1 Stonechat (f), 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Bearded Tit (h), 2 Clouded Yellow, 2 Common Blue, 6 Wall Brown (incl a mating pair), 3 Gatekeeper, 2 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 02 September 2026
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Paul Griggs]
1 Osprey (on usual post on Foulness), 250 Ringed Plover (+), 14 Golden Plover (Fitz), 70 Grey Plover (Darwin), 5 Little Stint (Fitz), 1 Curlew Sandpiper (juv Darwin), 200 Dunlin (+), 3 Ruff (Ruff, 2 Reeve), 1 Clouded Yellow [Jeff Delve]
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Nuthatch (heard) [Paul Griggs]
2 Blackcap (Only birds found around reserve area), 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler (inc group of 4 together feeding in fennel), 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Secret garden and area N of pines by tennis court), 1 Pied Flycatcher (In favoured Turkey Oak ) [Jeff Delve]
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (Around the tennis court pines and bushes just north of there. ), 1 Pied Flycatcher (Calling/showing in the solitary tree in eastern corner.) [John Wright]
1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher [Bob Young]
0 Wryneck (again no sign), 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Blackcap [Jeff Delve]
18 Spoonbill, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail (heard.), 1 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 10 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 150 Swallow, 200 House Martin (many around lake / houses, with more moving SW), 1 Tree Pipit (flew SW calling), 2 Yellow Wagtail (singles flew SW), 1 Grey Wagtail (flew SW), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Spotted Flycatcher (1 by concrete bunker at SE corner of lake, 3 in tennis court pines / secret garden), 1 Pied Flycatcher (still in oak at entrance to dog sh*t corner), 1 Linnet [Neil Chambers]
2 Tawny Owl (perched on the trees at the bottom of the garden in the early hours, screeching loudly ), 1 Pied Flycatcher (visiting my birdbath!), 2 Nuthatch [Jeff Saward]
Tuesday 01 September 2026
1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Harvest Mouse (thermaled!), 2 Brown Rat [John Wright]
18 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Red Fox [Vince Kinsler]
2 Hobby, 0 Wryneck (No sign ), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Blackcap (+), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Red Fox, 1 Southern Hawker [Jeff Delve]
1 Wryneck (Seen just the once in 2 hour. It sat on a small Elder for a few seconds before flying.), 2 Clouded Yellow [Graham Oakes]
1 Clouded Yellow [Matt Bruty]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Red Fox, 1 Chinese Muntjac (female), 1 Grey Squirrel, 10 Rabbit, 4 Clouded Yellow, 2 Wall Brown [John Wright]
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