Sunday 27 September 2026
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
Saturday 26 September 2026
1 Red Kite (west), 6 Buzzard (+, west), 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 20 Meadow Pipit (+), 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat [Bob Young]
Friday 25 September 2026
2 Ring-necked Parakeet (east) [Paul Griggs]
10 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Pygmy Shrew (Dead), 4 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]
Thursday 24 September 2026
400 Dark-bellied Brent Goose (c400), 700 Wigeon (c700), 40 Common Seal (a mixed group of Common and Grey Seals loafing on the island off shore), 40 Grey Seal (a mixed group of Grey and Common Seals loafing on the island off shore ) [John Wright]
1 Speckled Wood [John Wright]
5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Wall Brown [Neil Chambers]
125 Little Egret, 75 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 500 Wigeon, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff [John Wright]
3 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Arctic Skua (adult chasing a tern distantly and then flew upriver), 12 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Harbour Porpoise [Neil Chambers]
2 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret (main lagoon ), 7 Spoonbill (main lagoon ), 175 Wigeon (c), 2 Pintail (pair,flyover ), 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail, 25 Avocet, 8 Ringed Plover, 250 Lapwing (c), 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (main lagoon ), 1 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 325 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank (saline lagoon ), 3 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Wheatear, 13 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Bearded Tit, 1 Raven, 2 Clouded Yellow, 1 Small Copper, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Spoonbill, 1 Kestrel, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (on main lagoon from benches), 1 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Bearded Tit, 2 Reed Bunting, 10 Corn Bunting [Neil Chambers]
Wednesday 23 September 2026
150 Shelduck (c), 3 Marsh Harrier (nice male nr entrance, females Tillets and over Pool), 1 Buzzard (masquerading as an Osprey by sitting on a post on
Foulness), 50 Avocet (c - in tight feeding flock), 7 Ringed Plover, 16 Corn Bunting (corner by Baltic Wharf) [Jeff Delve]
1 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 6 Spoonbill, 2 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (thanks, Graham(s)), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Swallow, 1 Stonechat, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Bearded Tit (h), 4 Clouded Yellow [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
2 Great White Egret, 6 Spoonbill, 5 Pintail, 3 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 20 Avocet (+), 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Well found Grahams!), 44 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 500 Black-tailed Godwit (c), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Swallow, 5 Bearded Tit (+) [Jeff Delve]
2 Great White Egret, 6 Spoonbill, 5 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (good find Graham O & Graham R.), 40 Dunlin (c40), 500 Black-tailed Godwit (c500), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit [John Wright]
4 Arctic Skua (All dark phase heading up river), 12 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern, 1 Grey Seal, 7 Harbour Porpoise (+) [Jeff Delve]
1 Gannet, 4 Arctic Skua, 10 Sandwich Tern, 6 Common Tern, 1 Guillemot, 7 Harbour Porpoise (at least 7. Included a calf) [John Wright]
4 Great White Egret, 6 Spoonbill, 300 Wigeon (circa.), 5 Pintail, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Hobby, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (from benches.), 43 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 500 Black-tailed Godwit (circa.), 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 6 Bearded Tit [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
15 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Plover, 60 Lapwing (c), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel (with the Curlews), 100 Curlew (c ), 9 Mediterranean Gull (ads), 4 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Mistle Thrush (CF), 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Greenfinch, 3 Clouded Yellow, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Wall Brown [Jeff Kinnerman]
Tuesday 22 September 2026
4 Manx Shearwater (One to east at 8:30, circled between the point and the pier; two west at 8:45; a fourth shearwater more distant in worsening visibility flew west at 8:50 was prob also Manx rather than Balearic), 7 Gannet, 18 Common Scoter, 4 Arctic Skua, 4 Sandwich Tern (+), 1 Guillemot, 1 Common Seal (+), 2 Grey Seal (+ often loafing on surface mid river), 1 Long-finned Pilot Whale (Deceased animal removed from Canvey Seafront by the Port of London Authority ), 2 Harbour Porpoise (At least) [Tim Bourne]
Monday 21 September 2026
1 Common Darter [John Wright]
1 Red Kite (north of village) [Bob Young]
7 Little Egret, 1 Honey Buzzard (ad m.Dark blue/grey upperparts with slightly more slender overall body shape and wings than Common.Very straight wings in glide mode with a slight laboured flight.Head shape very much similar to a Cuckoo.Flew E low over the river creating mayhem amongst the waders.The raptor was viewed from c.30m away from the river wall ), 1 Sparrowhawk (CF), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 52 Lapwing, 75 Curlew (c), 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads ), 1 Little Owl (Hampton Barns viewed from BC), 5 Skylark, 16 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Corn Bunting (single group ), 5 Clouded Yellow, 3 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood, 4 Wall Brown [Jeff Kinnerman]
Sunday 20 September 2026
1 Great White Egret (south end of Darwin lagoon), 4 Spoonbill (on Pool marsh), 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Kestrel, 12 Clouded Yellow, 3 Brown Argus [John Wright]
2 Swift (flew SW), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 House Martin [Neil Chambers]
Saturday 19 September 2026
1 Long-finned Pilot Whale (sadly dying ), 1 Harbour Porpoise [John Wright]
1 Long-finned Pilot Whale (Moribund animal initially off the point, circled close to shore before stranding.Very sad), 1 Harbour Porpoise (mid-river) [Tim Bourne]
3 Cattle Egret (ad + 2 juvs) [John Wright]
1 Bank Vole, 2 Wood Mouse [John Wright]
Friday 18 September 2026
2 Slow-worm (plus a Corn Snake!!!) [John Wright]
1 Little Egret, 2 Spoonbill (main lagoon ), 300 Wigeon (c,flyover ), 2 Sparrowhawk (incl one over Bowers Marsh), 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 25 Lapwing (c), 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Skylark, 5 Swallow (S), 4 House Martin (single group S), 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Whinchat (grass area SW of roadside hide viewed from gate), 4 Cetti's Warbler (h), 3 Blackcap (2m,f ), 1 Whitethroat (with Whinchats), 2 Chiffchaff (h), 1 Clouded Yellow, 2 Small Copper, 1 Common Blue, 1 Speckled Wood, 5 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Great White Egret, 10 Spoonbill, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 270 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Stonechat, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackcap (2 males, 2 females.), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Bearded Tit, 5 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 1 Clouded Yellow, 4 Wall Brown, 6 Small Heath [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Thursday 17 September 2026
14 Spoonbill, 3 Kestrel, 20 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 1 Spotted Redshank (juv), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers]
17 Long-finned Pilot Whale (Watched the pod continuing up river. Viewed from seawall by the Lobster Smack pub, West canvey.) [John Wright]
17 Long-finned Pilot Whale (Pod of at least 17 off the point for over an hour before moving west up river. Thanks for the call Terry Blackwell. ) [John Wright]
1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 11 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 5 Grey Wagtail (poss 8), 1 Cetti's Warbler (h), 3 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Clouded Yellow [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
Wednesday 16 September 2026
1 Pintail (duck), 1 Buzzard, 1 Osprey (distantly on post on Foulness), 100 Avocet (c. in tight feeding frenzy on Darwin), 1 Little Stint (distantly on Fitz with c. 40 Dunlin), 4 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank, 9 Greenshank (most on Pool Marsh), 1 Little Owl (on post west of Baltic Wharf as we left) [Jeff Delve]
700 Sanderling (c. rough count of flock nr LQFB on falling tide), 10 Sandwich Tern (+), 6 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow (+, just a few small groups through), 10 House Martin, 8 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Chiffchaff (- seemingly more new arrivals), 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Clouded Yellow [Jeff Delve]
8 Little Egret, 11 Pochard (PL), 1 Red Kite (hunting the area W of BC), 2 Marsh Harrier (m,f BC), 6 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 80 Avocet (c), 30 Lapwing, 1 Snipe (BC), 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Whimbrel (BC), 83 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 2 Turnstone, 9 Mediterranean Gull (+), 1 Little Owl (Hampton Barns viewed from BC), 7 Skylark, 1 Sand Martin, 22 Swallow, 10 Meadow Pipit, 11 Yellow Wagtail (PL), 1 Whinchat, 4 Cetti's Warbler (h), 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Raven (close flyby W), 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Common Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 6 Wall Brown, 1 Small Heath [Jeff Kinnerman]
Tuesday 15 September 2026
2 Willow Emerald Damselfly (garden pond), 1 Migrant Hawker, 1 Common Darter (ovipositing), 1 Ruddy Darter, 1 Wall Brown, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Jeff Delve]
46 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Rook (flew south), 3 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]
1 Coal Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Raven (flying over calling, heading SW and upsetting the resident crows) [Jeff Saward]
1 Tufted Duck, 1 Kingfisher (S end of ditch), 40 Sand Martin (+), 300 Swallow (+, Multiple small parties passing all morning but one huge flock with martins c. 8am. All heading SW), 60 House Martin (+), 9 Meadow Pipit (Sporadic singles flying west along sea wall), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 12 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 1 Migrant Hawker, 2 Clouded Yellow, 1 Speckled Wood [Jeff Delve]
Monday 14 September 2026
1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth (on Buddleia) [John Wright]
2 Marsh Harrier (Male and female), 1 Hen Harrier (Male), 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel [Andrew Armstrong]
1 Kestrel, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl [John Wright]
5 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill (juv), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 35 Avocet (c.), 60 Ringed Plover (c.), 3 Grey Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper (juvs), 25 Dunlin (c.), 400 Black-tailed Godwit (c.), 45 Redshank (c.), 35 Greenshank (c.), 3 Clouded Yellow [Paul Griggs]
1 Great White Egret, 20 Spoonbill, 14 Pintail, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 3 Snipe, 50 Black-tailed Godwit (plus), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Whinchat [Graham Oakes]
1 Common Sandpiper (circling the lake calling), 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 80 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 50 House Martin, 200 Meadow Pipit (+, SW in groups of up to 20), 6 Yellow Wagtail (+, over SW), 2 Grey Wagtail (singles SW), 2 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 4 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (NE corner of reserve), 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (in buffer zone, moved (back?) toward Bunker Wood), 2 Tree Sparrow (1 in NE corner of reserve, 1 unusually with House Sparrows in concrete bunker SE of lake - this bird a ringed juv so presumably one of those ringed on the 12th) [Neil Chambers]
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