Very wet day at wallasea Island not many birds seen did see the 1st winter female type long tailed duck thanks to Jeff Delve & Lawrence Drummond Jeff photos attached #EssexBirdNews #RareBirdsUK

Another pose of the fabulous 1w Brown Shrike from Upper Hollesley Common, Suffolk, in the sunshine this morning. Only my fifth in Britain and Ireland following birds at Ballyferriter, Staines Moor, Flamborough and Weybourne.

My 2nd Brown Shrike and the first for Suffolk, today with @entwistle5.bsky.social

Just back from a week at westbay Dorset had to see my second brown shrike at upper hollesley common with #Yellowstriker following soon after the Dunwich strike .Showed well all afternoon #suffolkbirding #RareBirdsUK

Couple good days yesterday 4 Whooper swans(my photo)messing,today 2 BeardedTits,kingfisher(photos D Urquhart)rock Pipit,3 Greenshank, male Siskin in feldy view, #EssexBirding #EssexBirdnews

Today equal last year Essex yeartotal 217 with a very elusiveWryneck at walton on naze gone missing since10am l refound it at 4.30pm in corner lagoon opposite track to John Weston res thanks toBrian combes who refound it at10am l watched it for/20mins #EssexBirdNews #EssexBirding #BirdingUK/IRE

Good to see some Essex birders in the rain on Dunwich Heath today looking for the Daurian Shrike @entwistle5.bsky.social #EssexBirding

Great morning seawatching at Frinton with @esbr-essex.bsky.social @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social @entwistle5.bsky.social & @eb263.bsky.social MANX SHEARWATER, 2 ARCTIC SKUA, RAZORBILL, GUILLEMOT, 5 RT DIVERS, 400+ BRENT & 3 GANNET pick of the bunch. #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025

Today at Canvey point 2pm to 5.30pm. Great skua going by on arrival, 4.10pm adults pale phase pomarine skua,12+ Arctic Skua,2 juv gannet,guillemot,10 Kittiwakes,2 Whimbrel, 4 med gulls, #Essexbirdnews #EssexBirding .

Another brilliant day yesterday 10 1/2 hours at Canvey point, 2 Manx shearwater (photo by Jeff Delve),juv long tailed skua, 2 great Skuas,25+ Gannets, 15+ Arctic Skuas,14 Kittiwakes plus few extras. All sightings close good views #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews.

I don't often see Pied Flycatcher in the Abberton area, in fact I don't remember the last one I saw there. So seeing one at Wigborough Church today was great - and there were 4 Spot Flies too! #essexbirding

Managed to get some nice views of the Arctic Warbler near Abberton Rsv today (LIFER😃) - a superb find by @snixon66.bsky.social and @chrispoole050.bsky.social. Also stopped to look at Black Terns on way home and managed to find a close Little Stint #essexbirding #birds #RareBirdsUK

Slightly surreal watching this Black Tern at Abberton Reservoir whilst a few feet away a posse of noisy motorbikes were zooming back and forth along the causeway. To say they were speeding would be an understatement. A cracking bird though @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding #ukbirding #birds

Close ups of a Black tern at Abberton Reservoir this afternoon @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #essexbirding

Quiet day today as no carpark duties at church so this afternoon, Abberton LDLH W causeway a juv black Tern photos by John pringle,then to wig bay hide with Charlie Williams 3 juv Curlew Sandpipers.knot ,21+ ruff,42+ pintail #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews

Sunday7thAnyone visitingWigborough Church Arcticwarbler please note we are keeping the church side of carpark clear for churchgoers from 10.30am.extra parking been arrangedOpposite first entrance(gate is open please park in there only)no parking in front gates on verge) #Birdguides #Rarebirdalert

Sunday 7th anyone visiting wigborough Church Arctic warbler please note we are keeping the church side of carpark clear for churchgoers from 10.30am.extra parking been arranged opposite first entrance(gate is open please park in there only)noParking on vergeFrontGates ) #Essexbirdnews #EssexBirding

At Saint Stephens Church great wigborough an Arctic warbler found by Sean Nixon & Chris Poole at 15.53pm,by 16.07pm photos confirmed it. Next hour plus it went missing refound by S Reed & D Underwood Photos by Simon patient #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews #RareBirdsUK

Mid day 3rd Sept west mersea 2rd day refound by D Urquhart (his photo) spotted flycatcher Seen back of feldy view cemetery moving nearby to flycatcher corner ( path to seawall next to caravan park, (waste area before corner)it was with a willow Warbler #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews

Today Tue started at Holland haven hide,Temminck stint(photo),6 CurlewSand(Photo),2 Woodsands,3 comsands,2 Greensands,14 avocets& Whinchat, Then Abberton 3 juv Blackterns,greywag,28pintail, 32+ruff,17+GWE,plus all regulars #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews

Thursday 28th Abberton Lodge lane right hand viewing screen. 4 spotted flycatchers as in my photos, 3 Knot(photo),juv Curlew Sandpiper,8+ruff ,plus plenty of more regular species, LDLH E 2rd Cy little gull. LBCW E 2+Black Terns #EssexBirding #EssexBirdnews

Abberton this evening Billits screen Whinchat, wheatear, 2 Greenshanks,LRP,10+yellow Wagtails, then large amount of great white egrets coming in the roost #EssexBirdNews #EssexBiirding

Day3 of flycatchers Feldy view cemetery a different new in pied fly & a new spotted flycatcher found again by Dougal Urquhart Inc his photos #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews

10am Feldy view cemetery West Mersea on wires & top of trees far NW corner 2 spotted flycatchers we left them still there mid day,Photos by Dougal Urquhart #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews

A good find this morning by Dougal Urquhart at feldy view cemetery West Mersea it liked the Far NW corner did go missing half hour at a time but stayed all day Left photo A field other 2 Jon ward #Essexbirdnews #EssexBirding

Glen Moore took this video of Abberton Wood sandpiper today,as always l talk while filming,we don't need David Attenborough he was not available #EssexBirding #EssexBirdnews

Cracking close fresh juvenile wood sandpiper at Abberton LDLH NE corner thanks to @simonpatient1.bsky.social for finding and getting news out quickly #Essexbirdnews #EssexBirding

This afternoon at Abberton LBCW W a smart moulting male mandarin duck ,bits of blue& orange patches,the fm Ruddyshelduck & Barnacle Goose nearby, also12 spoonbills On Island #EssexBirding #UKrarebirds

12.56pm ABBERTON RES lan Marsh found a Caspian tern for 1 minute from hide bay hide flying towards island hide,relocated at 4.16pm by Peter King with me & Les bird, diving, skimming & flying around LBCW W for about15mis, photo by Jon Ward #Essexbirdnews #EssexBirding #ukrarebirds

Busy day yesterday with male summer Garganey at LDLH NW Abberton. Then off to walk around Naze with @YellowShriker /his photo of spotfly & D Cummings for 3 out of the 5 flycatchers whichD Stiles found.Then evening with Mike to Suffolk for 5 nightjars #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Good timing trip to Cornhill meadows waltham abbey with @YellowShriker yesterday got My 200 Essex year tick.my 220 target still way to go yet. A smart summer GlossyIBIS #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews #RareBirdsUK

Brilliant day with Martin cock 4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain 1st photo by Simon King showed underwing @UKTwitcher ,others by me

Brilliant day with Martin cock 4 1/2hr journey going with plenty of road works to see this female summer Hudsonian Godwit at Titchfield haven l think it's 6th for Britain 1st photo by Simon King showed underwing @UKTwitcher ,others by me

Female Red-footed falcons at Abberton Reservoir this afternoon @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #Essexbirding

This Saturday morning a trip to Rainham RSPB to see the female blue winged teal showed well from seawall,GW egret,hobby,LRP,4 Greenshank.male Red Crested pochard #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Friday evening on way to see David Bowie experience at clacton, dropped into colne point Thanks to Chris,Balchin news & his photo a female whinchat @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #Essexbirding #essexbirdnews

Sunday my 1st swift of year at mersea,then off to wabness EWT, 5pm a Turtle dove started singing then showed well for 20mins ,plenty of LWT,4 Yellowhammers,showy Cuckoo #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews .

Seawatching at Holland haven 6.30am to 10.30am was very good.then off again to Colne point for better views of 9 Dotterel #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Afternoon at Bowers marsh RSPB ,10mins of brilliant views of GrasshopperW then it went quiet, took me nearly 3 hours for a male BeardedTit to move through reeds #Essexbirdnews #essexbirding

Distant and supremely camouflaged Stone Curlew this afternoon refound by @entwistle5.bsky.social after a lot of patient and thorough scanning @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #Essexbirding

Yesterday's Whooper swan Abberton. Not been seen today yet!!!!!could be anywhere there!!! #Essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Yesterday a surprise Whooper swan at Abberton plus 4 little gulls,a tight flock of med gulls ,2 blackneckGrebes #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Male Ring Ouzel at Holland Haven Country Park for the 2nd day today @essexbirdnews.bsky.social #Essexbirding

My bottom right photo set by mistake was done my Andy Field on my last post Shown here again Other by Mollie Kirk

14.07pm M Cock found a summer red necked grebe off Victoria esplanade west mersea he did well as distant,as he put news out it was lost,l arrived & we found it very close,it was still showing to dark #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews

Now summer Red necked grebe off Kingsland Road west mersea close in, #essexbirding #essexbirdnews

Male Ring Ouzel at Holland Haven Country Park this morning #Essexbirding

Few more photos from me & #yellowstriker Today at haven & Brightlingsea

The Dell at Holland haven thanks to Mick Rodwell find with this lovely Ring Ouzel possibly the only essex one to date(my photos),& on way home 1 of 3 black redstarts( photo by #yellowstriker at Brightlingsea went down well with our hot chocolates #EssexBirding #Essexbirdnews

Brilliant showy adult winter little gull,it's breast now getting pinky & hood getting darker, Swallow, pr red crestedpochard,greenshank, 7 Yellowhammer 11 corn Buntings, 2 slav grebes,(1 now full summer)(17 Black necked grebes seen by others. #essexbirding #Essexbirdnews