Wednesday 07 October 2026

Canvey Point, 07:40 to 13:15
6 Arctic Skua, 1 Long-tailed Skua (West at 10:50), 1 Great Skua, 40 Sterna sp. (+, group of terns flew west in foggy conditions early on), 15 Sandwich Tern (+), 3 Common Tern, 3 Razorbill [Tim Bourne]

Tuesday 06 October 2026

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 19:30 to 21:30
1 Barn Owl, 1 Tawny Owl (Female calling from copse on landfill at western end), 1 Daubenton's Bat, 3 Common Pipistrelle, 5 Red Fox, 3 Badger, 3 Harvest Mouse, 2 Wood Mouse (+ many other small mammals in bushes and ground vegetation not id'd to species), 1 Brown Rat [Tim Bourne]

Leigh Seafront, 15:25 to 15:30
1 Marsh Harrier (juv flew east) [John Wright]

Monday 05 October 2026

Sutton Road Cemetery, 08:50 to 08:50
4 Ring-necked Parakeet [Matt Bruty]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 12:00
2 Cattle Egret, 3 Spoonbill, 30 Pintail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Grey Plover, 5 Ruff, 7 Snipe, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat (pair.), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Bearded Tit, 1 Jay, 2 Clouded Yellow, 1 Common Blue [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Saturday 03 October 2026

Southend, 21:05 to 21:10, Lundy Close
3 Badger [Jeff Kinnerman]

Friday 02 October 2026

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 16:30 to 18:00
1 Water Rail, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 7 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 5 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 1 Bearded Tit (+, Heard) [Lee Ebbs]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 11:30
2 Spoonbill, 15 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (male.), 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 6 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat, 7 Bearded Tit, 4 Willow Emerald Damselfly [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

Thursday 01 October 2026

Benfleet Creek, 18:00 to 18:00
1 Wheatear (On the seawall twixt Benfleet and Leigh ) [Simon Watson]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 18:00 to 19:15
1 Marsh Harrier (Ad male), 3 Water Rail, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (On west island), 5 Ruff, 1 Jack Snipe (Feeding along edge of reedbed opposite/left of benches viewpoint ), 15 Snipe (+), 300 Black-tailed Godwit (rough est.), 3 Barn Owl [Tim Bourne]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 09:40 to 12:15
1 Spoonbill, 24 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (male), 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (showing well at times), 1 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Bearded Tit, 3 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 08:55 to 16:30
1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 Sand Martin [Paul Griggs]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 08:45 to 11:00
1 Spoonbill, 3 Hobby, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Still in same area on freshwater lagoon), 1 Ruff, 10 Snipe (+), 1 Greenshank, 10 Bearded Tit (+), 1 Brambling (Vocal bird along the Manorway track) [Tim Bourne]

Wednesday 30 September 2026

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 16:30 to 19:30
5 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail (+, calling at dusk), 1 Grey Plover, 1 Little Stint (With mixed flock of small waders; Ringed Plover and Dunlin), 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Again with Lapwing at east end of south island), 3 Ruff, 20 Snipe (+), 1 Greenshank, 3 Barn Owl, 6 Bearded Tit (+) [Tim Bourne]

Tuesday 29 September 2026

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 18:25 to 19:30
3 Spoonbill (In Benfleet creek), 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (Again, at east end of south island, with Lapwing), 15 Snipe (+), 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Barn Owl [Tim Bourne]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 12:25 to 14:00
2 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret, 5 Spoonbill, 1 Marsh Harrier (female), 1 Kestrel, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Bank Vole, 3 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]

Canvey Point, 10:00 to 12:00
6 Gannet, 1 Great Skua, 15 Sandwich Tern [Bob Young]

Bowers Marsh (RSPB), 07:30 to 11:00
2 Little Grebe, 5 Spoonbill, 3 Pintail, 1 Marsh Harrier (male.), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, 10 Snipe, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Clouded Yellow, 1 Small Heath [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]

River Roach, 07:05 to 12:20, Coombes Farm to Bartonhall Creek and return
6 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 12 Golden Plover, 12 Grey Plover, 70 Lapwing (c), 2 Dunlin, 46 Black-tailed Godwit, 62 Curlew, 3 Greenshank, 4 Turnstone, 18 Skylark (single group ), 11 Swallow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit (BC), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch (h), 5 Clouded Yellow [Jeff Kinnerman]

Monday 28 September 2026

Canvey Point, 12:00 to 14:00
8 Gannet, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Sandwich Tern, 15 Common Tern, 3 Grey Seal [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 09:00 to 09:00
3 Ring-necked Parakeet [Paul Griggs]

Sunday 27 September 2026

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 16:30 to 17:50
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby [Paul Griggs]

Canvey Point, 15:00 to 17:30
1 Peregrine Falcon, 7 Sandwich Tern, 12 Common Tern (Heading upriver in small groups), 3 Black Tern (Ad + 2 juvs heading upriver together), 1 Common Seal, 5 Harbour Porpoise [Tim Bourne]

Wakering Stairs, 12:30 to 13:45
5 Gannet, 200 Wigeon (+), 4 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 20 Sandwich Tern, 4 Common Tern, 3 Clouded Yellow, 2 Wall Brown [Lee Ebbs]

Shoebury East Beach, 12:15 to 13:05
1 Red-throated Diver, 4 Gannet, 1 Buzzard, 1300 Oystercatcher, 130 Ringed Plover, 50 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin, 75 Redshank, 1 Arctic Skua, 30 Sandwich Tern (c.), 8 Little Tern [Marc Outten]

Canvey Point, 09:30 to 12:45
8 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Gannet, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Kittiwake (imm), 25 Sandwich Tern, 2 Harbour Porpoise [John Wright]

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 08:55 to 09:00
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Saturday 26 September 2026

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 13:10 to 17:00
1 Red Kite (west), 6 Buzzard (+, west), 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]

Wallasea Island (RSPB), 09:15 to 13:00, to schoolhouse watchpoint
1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 20 Meadow Pipit (+), 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat [Bob Young]

Friday 25 September 2026

Highlands Boulevard, Leigh, 17:30 to 17:30
2 Ring-necked Parakeet (east) [Paul Griggs]

West Canvey Marsh (RSPB), 09:20 to 10:45
10 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Pygmy Shrew (Dead), 4 Clouded Yellow [John Wright]