Full fat Abberton today with 79 species. Too many highlights to mention but Tundra Bean Geese, Smew, Little Stints and Lesser Scaup all showed well. #essexbirding #UKbirding

This afternoon at Fingringhoe the first Pochard I’ve ever seen on saltwater, also fem Merlin. Then onto Abberton for a showy SEO and distant LT Duck. #essexbirding #UKbirding

First morning at Abberton in a while. 8 Bewick’s swan, 2 Common scoter, 2, Scaup, 2 Black Necked and 3 Slavonian grebes the highlights. #essexbirding #UKbirding

Some heavily-cropped record shots from RSPB Wallasea Island with @eb263.bsky.social this morning. Red-breasted Goose, Hen Harrier, and Water Pipit! #EssexBirding #Birds #Birding #UKBirding

Wallasea Island this morning with @olicwildlife.bsky.social for the distant RB Goose, bonus Water pipit, Ringtail Hen and Merlin. #essexbirding

Fingringhoe Wick today. Great Northern Diver a patch ✅. also RTD, RB Merg, Pintail, GWE and 5 Marsh Harrier #essexbirding #UKbirding

Really pleased to see this gorgeous PALLAS'S WARBLER at The Naze this morning. Always on the move and feeding actively. Great to catch up with lots of local birders too! #essexbirding #birds #birding #BirdsSeenIn2025 #RareBirdsUK

Spent a couple of mornings at The Naze over the last few days! No sign of Little Auks but did manage Pallas’s Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler (heard), Firecrest, Arctic Terns, RTDivers, Common Scoters, Gannet, and plenty of common shorebirds. #Birding #EssexBirding

Fingringhoe highlights today. 6 Whoopers West, Guillemot again on the Colne, late Common tern, 2 Merlin, Ringtail Hen harrier, 11 Marsh harrier, c500 Brent and good movement of Fieldfare. #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

Brilliant Abberton record! Arctic Warbler. #Birding #UKBirding #EssexBirding

Frinton seawatch with @olicwildlife.bsky.social this morning. Highlights 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Fulmar inc one overhead. A Kestrel in off and a Shag, Essex 200 for the year #essexbirding #ukbirding

An unlikely patch tick today at Fingringhoe with this Guillemot on the Colne! #essexbirding

Pied Flycatcher earlier at West Mersea, hard to pin down but eventually sat still for a photo. #essexbirding

Successful double in Suffolk today with the Zitting Cisticola (trust me) at Walberswick and Black Stork at Boyton #suffolkbirding

64 Greenshank on the scrape at Fingringhoe this morning #essexbirding

Will never get used to hearing a cronk above the garden. #essexbirding