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]
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, 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 [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]
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]
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 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Nuthatch (heard) [Paul Griggs]
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]
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]
Monday 31 August 2026
1 Wryneck (Very very very elusive ) [Steve Arlow]
1 Hobby, 1 Wryneck (Very elusive, seen three times, briefly in flight), 5 Yellow Wagtail [Lee Ebbs]
1 Cetti's Warbler (Heard, Belton Hills east) [John Wright]
9 Cattle Egret [John Wright]
1 Wryneck, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Clouded Yellow [Bob Young]
Sunday 30 August 2026
1 Green Sandpiper (flew north calling), 1 Wryneck (elusive bird seen 5x in flight - cheers Steve) [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 1 Swift, 1 Wryneck (Elusive bird seen briefly on several occasions. Thanks Steve) [Tim Bourne]
2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Willow Warbler [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Grass Snake, 4 Clouded Yellow, 2 Common Blue [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine Falcon (Juvenile), 1 Swift, 1 Wryneck (Extremely elusive along the Nightingale trail: mostly seen in flight across the track, or leaping up from underneath the brambles along the track sides.
Seen perched welll but far to briefly to even try for a photo), 5 Blackcap, 16 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Clouded Yellow [Steve Arlow]
1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon (juv fem being mobbed by Hobby and Kestrel which looked minuscule in comparison!), 1 Willow Warbler [Neil Chambers]
22 Spoonbill, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Wall Brown [John Wright]
1 Cattle Egret, 22 Spoonbill, 80 Wigeon, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (along dead elms walk.), 1 Pied Flycatcher (along dead elms walk.), 4 Bearded Tit, 1 Small Copper [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Kingfisher (usual place), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 40 House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 3 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher (very vocal - mostly in large oak in dog sh*t corner) [Neil Chambers]
Saturday 29 August 2026
12 Wigeon, 1 Garganey (came in with the Wigeon flock over Darwin Lagoon), 4 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard (at least), 1 Osprey (again on post in River Roach on south side of island), 1 Peregrine Falcon (big juvenile), 1 Sanderling (juvenile), 2 Little Stint (juveniles - 1 on Darwing and Lytag Lagoons and the other on Stokes Lagoon), 2 Curlew Sandpiper (juvenile's on Darwin Lagoon), 6 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Turnstone, 2 Swift, 10 Sand Martin (at Grapnalls), 250 Swallow (45-50 sheltering on or around the hide; the Leucistic bird again with at least 200 swallows and martins at Grapnalls / Entrance Gate), 25 House Martin (at least at Grapnalls), 1 Stonechat (male by entrance gate), 1 Wheatear [Steve Arlow]
1 Hobby [John Wright]
Friday 28 August 2026
1 Brown Rat [John Wright]
22 Little Grebe (on lake), 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher (in bush/tree line east of tennis courts), 1 Bank Vole (juvenile), 2 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]
1 Small Copper, 1 Painted Lady [John Wright]
2 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 21 Spoonbill (two with colour rings), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 100 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Sand Martin, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat (imms), 3 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Bearded Tit (h), 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 1 Migrant Hawker, 2 Ruddy Darter, 1 Clouded Yellow, 2 Wall Brown [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Hobby (HB), 49 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel (BC), 74 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 500 Common Gull (c,en masse with tractors ploughing the field ), 1 Swift, 2 Skylark, 32 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Greenfinch, 13 Corn Bunting (single group ), 1 Clouded Yellow, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Gatekeeper, 2 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Cattle Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 15 Grey Heron, 18 Spoonbill, 86 Wigeon, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whinchat (on the southern fence line.), 1 Blackcap (male & female.), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Red Fox (inside the perimeter fence.) [Graham Ryland]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher (in pines by tennis courts) [Vince Kinsler]
14 Little Egret (flock flew in off and high inland), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher (ranging between dog sh*t corner and tennis court pines) [Neil Chambers]
Thursday 27 August 2026
7 Red Fox (dog fox, 2 vixens, 4 well grown cubs) [John Wright]
1 Kestrel, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
1 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Flycatcher (In northern corner of green next to tennis courts, smart individual ), 5 Migrant Hawker [Lee Ebbs]
5 Swift, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (very briefly in the north east corner), 45 Migrant Hawker (at least) [Steve Arlow]
5 Spoonbill, 2 Marsh Harrier (males), 1 Hen Harrier (male, hunting Tillets, NE seawall, Pool marsh and around Stokes lagoon. ), 1 Osprey (Eastern end of island and R. Crouch ), 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Little Stint (Stokes lagoon), 2 Curlew Sandpiper (Stokes lagoon), 2 Ruff (Fitzroy lagoon), 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper (Fitzroy lagoon), 1 Barn Owl, 18 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Whinchat, 7 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]
Wednesday 26 August 2026
1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Little Stint (Juv Darwin), 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Moulting adult with Dunlin on Darwin), 2 Ruff (Juv ruff and reeve), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone (Darwin), 2 Swift, 1 Sand Martin, 60 Swallow (+, On wires by Grapnells Farm), 4 House Martin, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Wheatear (On seat by path to hide and at one point flew in through hide window (and back out)) [Jeff Delve]
5 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 30 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (Juv), 20 Dunlin, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Stonechat, 6 Clouded Yellow [Bob Young]
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Clouded Yellow [Neil Chambers]
7 Cattle Egret, 6 Spoonbill (on main lake), 2 Wigeon, 1 Buzzard, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Lizard, 1 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]
3 Gannet, 2 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Kestrel (flew south across river), 4 Whimbrel, 2 Arctic Skua, 6 Sandwich Tern, 70 Common Tern, 4 Arctic Tern, 3 Black Tern (1 + 2 upriver, 2 back east later on) [Neil Chambers]
3 Bar-tailed Godwit (Flew east), 2 Swift, 10 House Martin (+), 3 Yellow Wagtail (Inc one feeding on beach), 2 Cetti's Warbler (Singing), 2 Reed Warbler, 10 Blackcap (+), 15 Lesser Whitethroat (+), 6 Whitethroat (+), 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler (+) [Jeff Delve, Bob Young]
Tuesday 25 August 2026
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Pied Flycatcher [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 30 Swallow (+), 4 Whinchat (In paddocks), 2 Wheatear (In paddocks), 1 Pied Flycatcher (Nice find Bob, thx Steve.) [Jeff Delve]
4 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Pied Flycatcher (Elusive bird in the trees by the last cottages just west of Barton Hall Creek), 2 Greenfinch (Juvs) [Steve Arlow]
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Flycatcher [Bob Young]
1 Cattle Egret, 4 Little Egret, 18 Spoonbill, 1 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 1 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 300 Black-tailed Godwit (+), 1 Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 16 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
1 Fulmar (Picked up 10:43 well west of Chapman buoy shearing then dropped onto water. Seen well 10:50 before dropping to water again. Not seen to exit river), 1 Manx Shearwater (Well found by Steve Entwhistle shearing well upriver for several minutes 10:08 - not seen to exit river), 3 Common Scoter (2 males ), 1 Kestrel (N across river), 3 Arctic Skua (Intermediate and dark phase upstream 8:30, dark phase downstream 15:21), 1 Great Skua (Super views of adult up river 8:43), 5 Mediterranean Gull (Adults ), 3 Little Gull (Feeding nr Chapman bouy before heading on upriver), 14 Sandwich Tern (On mud at low tide), 50 Common Tern (+, Feeding flock to E and several small flocks through west), 4 Little Tern (Up and down river fishing ) [Jeff Delve]
Monday 24 August 2026
6 Badger [Neil Chambers]
1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Paul Griggs, Mike Clarke]
1 Gannet (2cy flew east), 1 Peregrine Falcon (juv male west along shoreline), 1 Arctic Skua (flew east), 11 Sandwich Tern, 120 Common Tern, 9 Arctic Tern (flock flew east), 2 Harbour Porpoise [Neil Chambers]
1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Dunlin, 1 Ruff (Juv reeve), 44 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow (+), 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Migrant Hawker, 4 Clouded Yellow [Jeff Delve]
150 Turnstone (+), 2 Arctic Skua (Dark phase birds down river then back up ), 0 Great Skua (Large skua downriver I just never got enough on it to be certain - probably a bird seen with Arctics earlier in morning), 3 Mediterranean Gull (Ad winter), 6 Sandwich Tern (+), 50 Common Tern (+), 20 Swallow (+, Sparse passage N across river) [Jeff Delve]
1 Teal, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby (BC), 1 Ringed Plover, 46 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel (BC), 17 Curlew, 2 Common Gull (ads), 2 Skylark, 5 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow (+), 12 Yellow Wagtail (BC), 3 Whinchat (posing on vegetation by the (now dried up) lake,W of BC), 2 Wheatear (field W of BC), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h,BC), 1 Willow Warbler (& calling,CF ), 70 Linnet (c), 1 Corn Bunting (BC), 2 Small White, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
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