Message from the RSPB: Due to a recent trespass incident, the car park at Old Hall Marshes will be closed for the next few days, we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We will send out another message when the car park reopens. #essexbirding

Birds of Essex is back on a screen near you! Find out where Steve & Matt have been, catch up on on the latest Essex birding news, and we reveal the winner of the spring photo competition! youtube.com/live/5XAwQZP... Share your bird pics with us at [email protected] #essexbirding

It's the FINAL of the 2026 Spring Bird Photography Competition! Choose your winner from these four photos then vote at strawpoll.com/bVg8BW2V2yY The winner will be announced during Birds of Essex on Friday and will receive a framed copy of their photograph and a certificate.

The semi-finals of our 2026 Spring Bird Photography Competition are now live. Here are the entries in the second semi - choose your favourite and vote at strawpoll.com/GJn44m4Vbnz #essexbirding

The semi-finals of our 2026 Spring Bird Photography Competition are now live. Here are the entries in the first semi - choose your favourite and vote at strawpoll.com/w4nWWpWN3nA #essexbirding

Choose which species of wildlife you'd like to appear on the next series banknotes. You can pick 6sp from a list of 18 - full details at www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/he...

It's finally voting time in the EBwS Spring 2026 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals, apologies for the delay! Here are the entries in the third - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/mpnb1831Py5 #essexbirding

It's finally voting time in the EBwS Spring 2026 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals, apologies for the delay! Here are the entries in the fourth - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/ajnE1mY1BnW #essexbirding

It's finally voting time in the EBwS Spring 2026 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals, apologies for the delay! Here are the entries in the second - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/wby5QLvA7yA #essexbirding

It's finally voting time in the EBwS Spring 2026 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals, apologies for the delay! Here are the entries in the first - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/B2ZB9OmEBgJ #essexbirding

Entry to our Spring Bird Photography Competition closes on Saturday - rules and details at www.ebws.org.uk/photocomp/sp... #essexbirding

Two FREE BTO Youth events are taking place this weekend in Essex at Wat Tyler Country Park ⬇️ Nest Recording and Bird Walk with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social, 9am-12pm 🪺 Pollinator Survey Training with Buglife, 1pm-4pm 🐝 Book a space at www.bto.org/youth-events #EssexBirding

There are still places left on this weekend's excellent Birdsong Walk for young birders at Abberton Reservoir, starting at 9am. See full details and book your place at www.bto.org/our-work/eve... #essexbirding

Don't miss this BTO Youth Dawn Chorus Walk with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social at Abberton Reservoir this weekend! Sign up at www.bto.org/our-work/eve... The event is FREE to attend and open to young people between the ages of 12 and 25. #EssexBirding

Always a red letter day when the latest Essex Bird Report drops through the letterbox. A great publication - congratulations to Neil Sumner and his team (for transparency I wrote a section of the systemic list. #essexbirding

Join BTO Youth for a young birders walk at RSPB Rainham Marshes! Open to those aged 12 to 25, book a FREE space here ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... Open to beginner birders, but any level is welcome to join. #EssexBirding

The EBwS Spring 2026 Bird Photography Competition is open for entries. Send us your best 3 photos taken between 1/3/26-16/5/26 to have a chance of winning! Rules and how to enter at ebws.org.uk/index.php/ph... Good luck! #essexbirding

Congratulations to Diane Butcher for winning our recent Winter Bird Photography Competition with this stunning capture of a Goldcrest. Thanks to everyone who took part - you can view all of the entries by clicking here: youtu.be/OG-uHPmy2ec?... #essexbirding

This month's Birds of Essex is on Friday 27th at 7:30pm, with the usual roundup of birding news, sightings & photos from across the county. Login to join the chat, and share your birding videos, photos or stories at [email protected] www.youtube.com/live/cJfCXTp... #essexbirding

It's the FINAL of the EBwS Winter 2025-26 Bird Photography Competition! Here are the entries - please choose your winner photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/e7ZJadAxKg3 Results will be announced LIVE during Birds of Essex on Youtube this Friday from 7:30pm #essexbirding

It's the semi-finals of the EBwS Winter 2025-26 Bird Photography Competition! Here are the entries in the 2nd - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/NPgxedDqQZ2 #essexbirding

It's the semi-finals of the EBwS Winter 2025-26 Bird Photography Competition! Here are the entries in the 1st - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/NMnQNJ3zMg6 #essexbirding

It's voting time in the EBwS Winter 2025-26 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals! Here are the entries in the 4th - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/xVg71v2Lryr #essexbirding

It's voting time in the EBwS Winter 2025-26 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals! Here are the entries in the 3rd - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/40Zm40XLAga #essexbirding

It's voting time in the EBwS Winter 2025-26 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals! Here are the entries in the 2nd - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/X3nkPbk8EgE #essexbirding

It's voting time in the EBwS Winter 2025-26 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals! Here are the entries in the 1st - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/GPgVYWlv8na #essexbirding

WIN GREAT RAFFLE PRIZES in the 2026 EBwS Conference in March - see the full prize list at ebws.org.uk/2026conference All proceeds go to Colchester Owl Rescue - buy your tickets by email at [email protected], at our Holkham field trip on 15/2, or at our Chelmsford meeting on 6/3 #essexbirding

Taking place on Anglia Ruskin Uni’s Chelmsford campus, our 2026 conference is just a few minutes’ walk from the train & bus station, & also has convenient free parking. Finding out about Essex’s key birds couldn’t be easier! More info & book your place at ebws.org.uk/2026conference #essexbirding

Tonight's online talk is going to be a cracker, as Dr Rob Williams talks about Hummingbirds of the World! With lots of superb photographs and interesting information it's definitely worth tuning in to watch at youtube.com/live/g9ioCPr...

Protect Middlewick - A Test Case for Nature www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/full-prote... #birds #wildlife @essexbirdnews.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who attended the joint Winter Birding Day at Fingringhoe Wick with @essexbirdnews.bsky.social Grotty weather but we saw 2 BARN OWLS, HEN HARRIER, waders galore, RB MERGANSERS + lots more! Group pic by @stuttonsparrows.bsky.social #essexbirding #ukbirds #birds #birding #nature

Prominent Dutch biologist Bart Ebbinge & Essex farmer Andrew St Joseph will talk about Brent Geese at the EBwS conference in March. With 50yrs experience, Bart's led many research projects & was chair of the IUCN-SSC Goose Specialist Group. Book tickets at ebws.org.uk/2026conference #essexbirding

Don't forget to watch tomorrow night's 'Birds of Essex' LIVE on YouTube, and send your 2026 pics, your most surprising missed species so far, and any birding 'selfies' you may have from the past to: [email protected] Watch the show at www.youtube.com/live/M1cfbA4... #essexbirding

The first Birds of Essex of 2026 is on Friday 23rd January, when we'll find out how Steve and Matt's new year has started, we'll be joined by County Recorder, Tim Hayward, to discuss submitting your 2025 records plus the usual bird roundup and news! #essexbirding

Find out the status and prospects of key birds in Essex at our Conference in Chelmsford: Nightingales, Turtle Doves, Corn Buntings, Brent geese & even White-tailed Sea Eagles, among others. More info and registration details at ebws.org.uk/2026conference #essexbirding

We've got two fun events coming in the next couple of weeks - a guided walk at Walthamstow Wetlands on 18th and a Winter Birding Day at EWT Fingringhoe Wick on 1st Feb. Members and non-members welcome, full details at ebws.org.uk #essexbirding

Our 2026 Conference is on Saturday 28th March and it's going to be a superb day! With six talks on the status of key species & habitat in Essex, lots of display stands, plenty of delicious food, & a prize raffle it's not to be missed! Book your place at ebws.org.uk/conference/r... #essexbirding

Hanningfield Reservoir in Essex reopens on Wednesday (January 14) after its enforced closure. #essexbirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

This month's online talk on Friday evening is a fascinating one about Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers. Full details at www.ebws.org.uk/talks/jan26 #essexbirding

Don't miss out on upcoming FREE BTO Youth events for young people including at RSPB Rainham Marshes, Thurrock. Book a space at www.bto.org/youth-events #EssexBirding

Hanningfield EWT is closed again tomorrow (Tuesday) #essexbirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social

Birders have been asked not to access Hanningfield reservoir, Essex, tomorrow (Monday) as the reserve and centre are closed due to an incident. Please respect this instruction from the rangers. #essexbirding

Congratulations to @glenmoore30.bsky.social on winning the EBwS Autumn Bird Photography Competition with this superb shot of a Purple Sandpiper and Sanderling together. See all the entries at youtu.be/HQebwsxjqvs?... and enter the winter competition at www.ebws.org.uk/photocomp/wi... #essexbirding

Epic recovery report just received! ⚠️ A Turnstone I trapped using a homemade walk-in trap has been recaptured in the 🌍 world’s 🌎 northernmost continuously inhabited settlement. Ringed on 12 February 2024 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex 🇬🇧, it was re-trapped on 08 June 2025 in Alert, Nunavut… 🇨🇦 (🧵 1/2)

Congratulations to @glenmoore30.bsky.social who won our Autumn Photographic Competition with this excellent image of a Purple Sandpiper and Sanderling. Our Winter Competition is now open and we look forward to seeing your entries. For more details, visit: www.ebws.org.uk/photocomp/wi...

The final Birds of Essex of 2025 is tomorrow night from 7:30pm, including the results of the Autumn Bird Photography comp, a look back at the birding year, and a look forward to 2026. Watch live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlLl... #essexbirding

It's the FINAL of the 2025 EBwS Autumn Bird Photography Competition. Please choose your winner from the four photos below then cast your vote at: strawpoll.com/eJnvVGpVknv The winner will be announced during Birds of Essex on Friday evening #ebwsphotos

Votes have been cast in the EBwS Autumn 2025 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals, now it's semi-final time! Here are the entries in the 2nd - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/Dwyo3do4eyA #ebwsphotos

Votes have been cast in the EBwS Autumn 2025 Bird Photography Competition quarter-finals, now it's semi-final time! Here are the entries in the 1st - please choose your favourite photo from these four and vote here: strawpoll.com/GJn449Xr3nz #ebwsphotos