• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Dec 14th

Wigeon (5), Teal (2), Avocet (2), Curlew (2), Lapwing (512), Dunlin (756), Redshank (10), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (juv), Ring-necked Parakeet (7), Rock Pipit (1), Linnet (16), Fieldfare (70).

Dec 13th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (32), Teal (28), Lapwing (410), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Little Egret (2), Marsh Harrier (juv), Fieldfare (74).

Dec 12th

Shelduck (2), Lapwing (359), Curlew (2), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Fieldfare (60).

Dec 11th

Dark-bellied Brent Goose (2), Shelduck (2), Wigeon (2), Teal (1), Lapwing (301), Dunlin (2), Redshank (7), Fieldfare (60).

Dec 10th

Dark-bellied Brent Goose (1), Shelduck (2), Lapwing (95), Dunlin (1), Redshank (2), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Fieldfare (52).

Dec 4th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (6), Mallard (15), Teal (11), Avocet (1), Curlew (1), Lapwing (71), Dunlin (110), Redshank (34), Fieldfare (75), Linnet (25), Wood Pigeon (120).

Dec 3rd

Shelduck (3), Wigeon (5), Teal (12), Avocet (23), Grey Plover (), Golden Plover (), Ringed Plover (), Curlew (), Lapwing (59), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Dunlin (), Redshank (), Black-headed Gull (), Common Gull (), Yellow-legged Gull (), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (juv), Ring-necked Parakeet (10), Fieldfare (70), Rock Pipit (1).

Dec 2nd

Shelduck (2), Gadwall (2), Pintail (1), Teal (12), Avocet (21), Lapwing (552), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Dunlin (28), Redshank (13), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Great Black-backed Gull (44), Little Egret (2), Redwing (32), Fieldfare (160), Starling (185).

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Nov 29th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (2), Teal (72), Avocet (16), Golden Plover (1), Curlew (1), Lapwing (179), Dunlin (112), Redshank (2), Yellow-legged Gull (3), Little Egret (1), Fieldfare (18).

Nov 26th

Avocet (2), Lapwing (134), Black-tailed Godwit (), Dunlin (68), Redshank (7),Yellow-legged Gull (4), Little Egret (), Marsh Harrier (juv), Fieldfare (5).

Nov 25th

Dark-bellied Brent Goose (1), Shelduck (2), Gadwall (1), Wigeon (8), Teal (12), Avocet (24), Grey Plover (), Golden Plover (), Ringed Plover (), Curlew (8), Lapwing (), Black-tailed Godwit (76), Dunlin (400), Snipe (1), Redshank (), Black-headed Gull (), Common Gull (22), Yellow-legged Gull (3), Little Egret (3), Marsh Harrier (3- ad m, ad f, juv), Barn Owl (1), Fieldfare (118), Rock Pipit (1).

Nov 24th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (7), Teal (7), Avocet (24), Curlew (9), Lapwing (117), Black-tailed Godwit (74), Dunlin (400), Redshank (7), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Fieldfare (29), Rock Pipit (1).

Nov 19th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (7), Teal (6), Avocet (13), Lapwing (193), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Dunlin (164), Redshank (56), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Marsh Harrier (f), Peregrine (1), Fieldfare (22), Starling (260).

Nov 18th

Wigeon (5), Teal (29), Lapwing (347), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Dunlin (380), Redshank (63), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Fieldfare (24),  Reed Bunting (1).

Nov 17th

Wigeon (2), Teal (2), Common Scoter (f), Lapwing (181), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Dunlin (114), Redshank (42), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Redwing (22), Fieldfare (56), Rock Pipit (1).

Nov 14th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (5), Teal (3), Lapwing (227), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Dunlin (), Redshank (23), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Fieldfare (70).

Nov 13th

Shoveler (17), Wigeon (), Teal (4), Avocet (), Grey Plover (), Golden Plover (), Ringed Plover (), Curlew (), Lapwing (83), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Dunlin (), Redshank (27), Black-headed Gull (), Common Gull (), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Ring-necked Parakeet (12), Jay (1), Fieldfare (7).

Nov 12th

Lapwing (192), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Redshank (23), Yellow-legged Gull (6), Fieldfare (20).

Nov 11th

Avocet (2), Golden Plover (2), Lapwing (173), Black-tailed Godwit (154), Dunlin (249), Redshank (29), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Little Egret (), Marsh Harrier (ad f), Barn Owl (1), Peregrine (1), Long-tailed Tit (8).

Nov 8th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (5), Avocet (1), Golden Plover (1), Lapwing (155), Black-tailed Godwit (3), Dunlin (213), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Rock Pipit (1).

Nov 6th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (2), Great Crested Grebe (1), Avocet (1), Lapwing (404), Curlew (1), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Dunlin (243), Redshank (29), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Great Black-backed Gull (32), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Rock Pipit (1).

Nov 5th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (8), Avocet (11), Lapwing (295), Black-tailed Godwit (8), Dunlin (236), Redshank (42), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Little Egret (1), , Kingfisher (1), Rock Pipit (1).

Nov 4th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (31), Teal (10), Avocet (20), Grey Plover (1), Golden Plover (14), Ringed Plover (14), Curlew (18), Lapwing (282), Black-tailed Godwit (28), Dunlin (140), Redshank (69), Black-headed Gull (1227), Common Gull (14), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (juv), Stonechat (1), Fieldfare (41).

Nov 3rd

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (11), Mallard (28), Avocet (26), Lapwing (323), Ringed Plover (14), Black-tailed Godwit (25), Dunlin (297), Redshank (103), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Great Black-backed Gull (83), Little Egret (1), Fieldfare (124), Rock Pipit (1), Linnet (23), House Sparrow (19).

Nov 2nd

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (2), Teal (16), Avocet (22), Lapwing (233), Black-tailed Godwit (42), Dunlin (257), Redshank (18), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Fieldfare (58), Chaffinch (26).

Nov 1st

Shelduck (4), Wigeon (3), Teal (26), Avocet (13), Lapwing (216), Curlew (3), Black-tailed Godwit (42), Redshank (31), Dunlin (218), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Marsh Harrier (ad f), Fieldfare (27), Rock Pipit (1).

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Oct 29

Wigeon (3), Teal (11), Lapwing (105), Snipe (4), Fieldfare (36), Grey Wagtail (1).

Oct 28th

Wigeon (19), Teal (33), Goosander (5), Great Crested Grebe (1), Avocet (5), Lapwing (103), Dunlin (76), Snipe (1), Common Sandpiper (1), Redshank (24), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Great Northern Diver (1), Little Egret (1), Cattle Egret (1), Hen Harrier (ringtail), Skylark (35), Stonechat (2), Redwing (86), Fieldfare (110), Rock Pipit (1), Chaffinch (24), Linnet (21).

Oct 19th

Shelduck (13), Wigeon (5), Wood Pigeon (240), Golden Plover (10), Lapwing (187), Curlew (3), Dunlin (21), Redshank (74), Yellow-legged Gull (4), Little Egret (2), Long-tailed Tit (5), Redwing (3), Rock Pipit (1).

Oct 17th

Gadwall (1), Teal (21), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrer (juv), Golden Plover (10), Lapwing (67), Curlew (2), Dunlin (22), Snipe (2),  Redshank (182), Yellow-legged Gull (4), Rock Pipit (2).

Oct 16th

Gadwall (2), Wigeon (2), Teal (13), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrer (ad f), Lapwing (45), Curlew (1), Dunlin (5), Common Sandpiper (1), Redshank (123), Yellow-legged Gull (5).

Oct 15th

Teal (7), Common Scoter (m), Golden Plover (13), Lapwing (36), Dunlin (22), Redshank (66), Yellow-legged Gull (3).

Oct 14th

Mute Swan (5), Gadwall (1), Teal (23), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad f), Golden Plover (10), Lapwing (106), Curlew (2), Dunlin (14), Common Sandpiper (2), Redshank (186), Yellow-legged Gull (6), Ring-necked Parakeet (18), Chiffchaff (1), Rock Pipit (2).

Oct 13th

Shelduck (2), Teal (17), Cormorant (10), Lapwing (23), Redshank (87), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Meadow Pipit (13), Linnet (42).

Oct 12th

Shoveler (2), Teal (21), Lapwing (45), Dunlin (12), Redshank (19), Yellow-legged Gull (4), Carrion Crow (18).

Oct 11th

Wigeon (2), Teal (30), Lapwing (77), Dunlin (14), Redshank (19), Yellow-legged Gull (3), Great Black-backed Gull (17), Ring-necked Parakeet (10), Jay (2), Skylark (20), Wheatear (f), Rock Pipit (1), Goldfinch (55).

Oct 10th

Teal (19), Little Egret (1), Lapwing (112), Curlew (1), Dunlin (12), Redshank (27), Yellow-legged Gull (4), Jackdaw (2).

Oct 9th

Teal (19), Lapwing (82), Dunlin (9), Redshank (43), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Great Black-backed Gull (13), Skylark (22), Chiffchaff (1), Grey Wagtail (1).

Oct 8th

Teal (12), Little Egret (1), Golden Plover (11 - first of the autumn), Lapwing (44), Ringed Plover (3), Dunlin (14), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (12), Jay (1), Meadow Pipit (27).

Oct 6th

Gadwall (3), Wigeon (13), Mallard (20), Teal (42), Little Egret (4), Marsh Harrier (ad m, ad f, juv), Avocet (8), Lapwing (53), Ringed Plover (10), Curlew (5), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Dunlin (8), Common Sandpiper (2), Redshank (181), Yellow-legged Gull (5), Black Tern (2), Common Tern (5), Arctic Tern (46), Kingfisher, Stonechat (3), Grey Wagtail (1).

Oct 3rd

Wigeon (8), Teal (12), Tufted Duck (3), Curlew (2), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Redshank (176), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Jackdaw (2), Meadow Pipit (28).

Oct 2nd

Teal (12), Sanderling (1), Greenshank (1), Redshank (105), Yellow-legged Gull (3), SKylark (2).

Oct 1st

Teal (17), Redshank (109), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Linnet (40).

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Sep 30th

Wigeon (5), Teal (34), Little Egret (1), Yellow-legged Gull (13), Rook (2), Skylark (4), Chiffchaff (1), Linnet (60).

Sep 29th

Shelduck (9), Teal (36), Little Egret (1), Avocet (11), Black-tailed Godwit (18), Redshank (77), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Common Tern (6).

Sep 27th

Teal (43), Tufted Duck (f), Curlew (2), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Yellow-legged Gull (3), Jay (1), Linnet (60).

Sep 26th

Shelduck (1), Teal (22), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Yellow-legged Gull (4), Ring-necked Parakeet (9), Swallow (1).

Sep 25th

Teal (5), Great Crested Grebe (2), Ringed Plover (3), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Jay (2), Linnet (60).

Sep 24th

Teal (4), Little Egret (1), Snipe (2), Yellow-legged Gull (4), Ring-necked Parakeet (20), Meadow Pipit (8).

Sep 23rd

Gadwall (2), Mallard (41), Teal (19), Cormorant (8), Little Egret (6), Marsh Harrier (ad m S), Avocet (4), Lapwing (153), Ringed Plover (2), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Ruff (1), Dunlin (17), Snipe (1), Redshank (23), Great Skua (1), Mediterranean Gull (1st-w), Yellow-legged Gull (8), Common Tern (3), Arctic Tern (12), House Martin (14), Meadow Pipit (19).

Sep 22nd

Teal (10), Little Egret (1), Avocet (1), Ringed Plover (12), Dunlin (10), Redshank (43), Ringed-necked Parakeet (17), House Martin (5), Meadow Pipit (47), Goldfinch (55).

Sep 21st

Teal (4), Little Egret (1), Ringed Plover (12), Dunlin (4), Yellow-legged Gull (6), Arctic Tern (1).

Sep 19th

Little Egret (4), Marsh Harrier (juv), Ringed Plover (8), Ringed-necked Parakeet (14).

Sep 17th

Teal (8), Little Egret (1), Ringed Plover (7), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Yellow-legged Gull (3).

Sep 16th

Teal (17), Ringed Plover (7), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Dunlin (8), Yellow-legged Gull (9), House Martin (5).

Sep 14th

Teal (40), Little Egret (5), Ringed Plover (14), Redshank (17), Yellow-legged Gull (16), House Martin (14).

Sep 13th

Teal (31), Little Egret (1), Avocet (2), Lapwing (29), Ringed Plover (12), Black-tailed Godwit (3), Dunlin (5), Mediterranean Gull (1st-w), Yellow-legged Gull (5), Sandwich Tern (10), Magpie (12), House Martin (19).

Sep 10th

Teal (15), Little Egret (1), Ringed Plover (7), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Yellow-legged Gull (4), House Martin (8).

Sep 8th

Little Egret (1), Avocet (2), Ringed Plover (13), Dunlin (3), Black-headed Gull (834), Yellow-legged Gull (18), Yellow Wagtail (1).

Sep 7th

Little Egret (3), Avocet (16), Ringed Plover (13), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Dunlin (5), Yellow-legged Gull (7), Arctic Tern (1).

Sep 4th

Teal (5), Little Egret (1), Avocet (4), Grey Plover (1), Ringed Plover (13), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Yellow-legged Gull (9).

Sep 3rd

Teal (16), Little Egret (1), Coot (1), Grey Plover (1), Lapwing (18), Ringed Plover (13), Curlew (1), Black-tailed Godwit (4), Yellow-legged Gull (4), Tree Pipit (1).

Sep 2nd

Teal (5), Buzzard (1), Grey Plover (1), Lapwing (21), Ringed Plover (7), Dunlin (6), Common Sandpiper (6), Redshank (2), Yellow-legged Gull (7), Sandwich Tern (3).

Sep 1st

Mallard (36), Teal (5), Buzzard (1), Oystercatcher (1), Ringed Plover (1), Curlew (1), Yellow-legged Gull (3), Common Tern (2), Swallow (2).

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Aug 31st

Teal (3), Little Egret (2), Lapwing (25), Ringed Plover (11), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Dunlin (6), Yellow-legged Gull (9), Common Tern (3), Arctic Tern (2), Sandwich Tern (1), Stock Dove (15), House Martin (44).

Aug 30th

Mallard (29), Little Egret (2), Buzzard (1), Avocet (1), Ringed Plover (4), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Yellow-legged Gull (12),

Aug 27th

Great Crested Grebe (1), Little Egret (1), Ringed Plover (7), Black-tailed Godwit (9), Dunlin (8), Common Sandpiper (1), Greenshank (1), Yellow-legged Gull (9), Sand Martin (2).

Aug 26th

Shoveler (3), Gadwall (1), Little Egret (5), Buzzard (1), Black-tailed Godwit (68), Black-headed Gull (587), Yellow-legged Gull (14), Arctic Tern (4), Ring-necked Parakeet (10), Sand Martin (1), Goldfinch (20).

Aug 24th

Black-tailed Godwit (5), Common Sandpiper (1), Yellow-legged Gull (24), Common Tern (1).

Aug 23rd

Ringed Plover (5), Black-tailed Godwit (6), Yellow-legged Gull (3), Ring-necked Parakeet (7).

Aug 21st

Shelduck (11), Little Egret (9), Black-tailed Godwit (4), Dunlin (5), Common Sandpiper (5), Black Tern (1), Common Tern (4), Arctic Tern (1), Yellow-legged Gull (14), Great Black-backed Gull (15), Barn Owl (1).

Aug 20th

Little Egret (1), Great Crested Grebe (2), Avocet (4), Lapwing (10), Ringed Plover (1), Curlew (1), Black-tailed Godwit (3), Ruff (1), Common Sandpiper (10), Greenshank (1), Yellow-legged Gull (10), Barn Owl (1), Swift (14).

Aug 19th

Shelduck (9), Little Egret (3), Ringed Plover (1), Black-tailed Godwit (15), Common Sandpiper (6), Dunlin (12), Redshank (2), Mediterranean Gull (2nd-cy), Yellow-legged Gull (12), Ring-necked Parakeet (6), House Martin (12), Barn Owl (1).

Aug 18th

Mallard (25), Little Egret (1), Oystercatcher (1), Black-tailed Godwit (5), Common Sandpiper (1), Mediterranean Gull (2nd-cy), Yellow-legged Gull (12), Tree Pipit (1),

Aug 16th

Little Egret (1), Avocet (2), Lapwing (14), Black-tailed Godwit (48), Black-headed Gull (769), Yellow-legged Gull (24), Common Tern (2), Arctic Tern (15), Barn Owl (1).

Aug 15th

Little Egret (1), Avocet (2), Oystercatcher (1), Black-tailed Godwit (12), Common Sandpiper (1), Yellow-legged Gull (29), Ring-necked Parakeet (2), House Martin (18), Starling (400).

Aug 14th

Gadwall (2), Teal (2 - first of autumn), Little Egret (2), Great Crested Grebe (1), Buzzard (1), Oystercatcher (1), Lapwing (14), Black-tailed Godwit (18), Common Sandpiper (2), Mediterranean Gull (juv), Yellow-legged Gull (27), Barn Owl (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (7), Starling (300).

Aug 13th

Mallard (34), Buzzard (1), Avocet (1), Oystercatcher (1), Lapwing (2), Black-tailed Godwit (13), Common Sandpiper (1), Common Gull (2 - first of the autumn), Yellow-legged Gull (18), Common Tern (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (6).

Aug 12th

Oystercatcher (2), Lapwing (5), Black-tailed Godwit (27), Common Sandpiper (1), Redshank (1), Yellow-legged Gull (42), Barn Owl (1), Bearded Reedling (6), House Martin (47), Goldfinch (75).

Aug 11th

Little Egret (1), Sparrowhawk (1), Buzzard (1), Lapwing (8), Black-tailed Godwit (8), Common Sandpiper (5), Redshank (2), Yellow-legged Gull (10), Swift (10), House Martin (8).

Aug 10th

Canada Goose (20), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (juv), Oysterctacher (1), Lapwing (12), Black-tailed Godwit (12), Common Sandpiper (1), Yellow-legged Gull (31), Common Tern (1), Barn Owl (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (3), House Sparrow (12).

Aug 9th

3 Little Egret, 1 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 57 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Common Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, Barn Owl (1), House Sparrow (17).

Aug 8th

Lapwing (7), Black-tailed Godwit (6), Common Sandpiper (4), Yellow-legged Gull (14), Common Tern (2), Sandwich Tern (2).

Aug 6th

Avocet (1), Oystercatcher (1), Lapwing (3), Black-tailed Godwit (16), Common Sandpiper (1), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Common Tern (3), Starling (200).

Aug 5th

Great Crested Grebe (1), Avocet (1), Oystercatcher (2), Black-tailed Godwit (15), Yellow-legged Gull (7), Common Tern (5), Hobby (1), House Martin (33).

Aug 4th

Gadwall (2), Mallard (47), Little Egret (2), Marsh Harrier (juv), Sparrowhawk (1), Oystercatcher (2), Lapwing (1), Whimbrel (1), Black-tailed Godwit (29), Common Sandpiper (6), Yellow-legged Gull (37), Barn Owl (1), Hobby (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (2), Starling (400), Yellow Wagtail (3).

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

May 27th

Shelduck (2 prs), Gadwall (5), Tufted Duck (pr), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Buzzard (1), Oystercatcher (pr incubating + 1), Sanderling (5), Common Sandpiper (1), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Black Tern (3), Common Tern (12), Barn Owl (1), Hobby (1), Cetti's Warbler (1 singing m).

May 17th

Shelduck (2 prs), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Oystercatcher (pr incubating), Grey Plover (1), Ringed Plover (1), Common Sandpiper (1), Greenshank (1), Common Tern (14), Swift (43), Hobby (2), Buzzard.

May 12th

Shelduck (2 prs + 1), Shoveler (1), Gadwall (3), Great Crested Grebe (1), Oystercatcher (pr incubating + 2), Common Sandpiper (2), Common Gull (2-cy), Common Tern (1), Cuckoo (1), Barn Owl (1), Swift (39 N), Hobby (2), Buzzard (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (9).

May 9th

Shelduck (2 prs), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Oystercatcher (pr incubating + 2), Ringed Plover (1), Grey Plover (1), Common Tern (2).

May 8th

Shelduck (3), Gadwall (1), Oystercatcher (pr incubating), Whimbrel (1), Dunlin (4), Common Sandpiper (1), Common Tern (1), Cuckoo (1).

May 7th

Shelduck (8), Shoveler (3), Gadwall (3), Tufted Duck (5), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Oystercatcher (3), Ringed Plover (1), Whimbrel (2), Turnstone (1), Common Sandpiper (1), Mediterranean Gull (3-cy), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Little Tern (3), Common Tern (8), Arctic Tern (2), Cuckoo (2), Barn Owl (1), Swift (2), Green Woodpecker (1), Hobby (5), Peregrine (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (5), Cetti's Warbler (2 singing mm), Whitethroat (1 singing m), Wheatear (1), Corn Bunting (singing m).

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Apr 22nd

Shelduck (28), Shoveler (1), Gadwall (pr), Hobby (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Buzzard, Oystercatcher (pr), Whimbrel (2), Common Tern (5), Swallow (2), Ring-necked Parakeet (14).

Apr 21st

Shelduck (22), Shoveler (5), Gadwall (pr), Red Kite (2), Oystercatcher (pr), Whimbrel (1), Sandwich Tern (1), Arctic Tern (1), Common Tern (17), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Swallow (3), Sand Martin (2).

Apr 18th

Shelduck (16), Shoveler (3),  Oystercatcher (pr), Curlew (1), Arctic Tern (6), Common Tern (2).

Apr 15th

Shelduck (12), Gadwall (pr), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Avocet (2), Oystercatcher (pr), Curlew (1), Redshank (1), Arctic Tern (1), Kittiwake (ad), Yellow-legged Gull (1),  Barn Owl (2), Short-eared Owl (1), Sand Martin (2).

Apr 14th

Common Scoter (f), Shelduck (12), Gadwall (3), Teal (12), Oystercatcher (pr), Curlew (1), Knot (1), Mediterranean Gull (2-cy).

Apr 1st

Shelduck (6 prs), Gadwall (18), Wigeon (72), Teal (23), Great Crested Grebe (1), Avocet (1), Oystercatcher (6), Curlew (2), Black-tailed Godwit (42), Snipe (4), Redshank (6), Kittiwake (ad), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Wood Pigeon (275),  Wheatear (1), Fieldfare (23), Redwing (14).

Mar 8th

Rainham Marshes, Essex: Red Kite over Wennington Marshes.

Mar 7th

Rainham Marshes/Coldharbour Lane, Essex: Many Cetti's Warbler now singing again after the snow and low temperatures.

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Mar 25th

Shelduck (13), Gadwall (1), Wigeon (14), Mallard (4), Teal (20), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Avocet (4), Oystercatcher (3), Curlew (11), Bar-tailed Godwit (1), Knot (1), Dunlin (14), Common Sandpiper (2), Redshank (8), Kittiwake (ad), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Caspian Gull (3rd-cy), Barn Owl (2), Ring-necked Parakeet (2), Fieldfare (3).

Mar 18th

Greylag Goose (80), Eurasian White-fronted Goose (3 NW), Shelduck (5), Mallard (4), Oystercatcher (2), Grey Plover (2), Lapwing (3), Curlew (2), Bar-tailed Godwit (1), Black-tailed Godwit (3), Dunlin (83), Jackdaw (1), Linnet (30).

Mar 17th

Shelduck (10), Gadwall (7), Wigeon (9), Mallard (4), Great Crested Grebe (2), Coot (2), Oystercatcher (2), Curlew (7), Black-tailed Godwit (8), Dunlin (64), Redshank (9), Little Gull (ad), Stock Dove (2), Wood Pigeon (60), Ring-necked Parakeet (4), Fieldfare (21), Linnet (34).

Mar 4th

Dark-bellied Brent Goose (1), Shelduck (7), Gadwall (15), Wigeon (98), Mallard (9), Pintail (4), Teal (25), Great Crested Grebe (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Avocet (27), Oystercatcher (1), Grey Plover (3), Golden Plover (2), Lapwing (128), Curlew (7), Bar-tailed Godwit (3), Black-tailed Godwit (51), Snipe (1), Dunlin (671), Redshank (9), Mediterranean Gull (ad), Stock Dove (3), Ring-necked Parakeet (4), Fieldfare (52), Linnet (28).

Mar 3rd

Shelduck (3), Shoveler (2), Gadwall (14), Wigeon (93), Mallard (33), Pintail (8), Teal (94), Great Crested Grebe (2), Avocet (19), Oystercatcher (10), Grey Plover (4), Lapwing (12), Curlew (2), Bar-tailed Godwit (4), Black-tailed Godwit (49), Knot (1), Dunlin (647), Common Sandpiper (1), Redshank (7), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Peregrine (1), Jackdaw (4), Grey Wagtail (1), Rock Pipit (1).

Mar 1st

Shelduck (2), Gadwall (4), Wigeon (56), Pintail (2), Teal (10), Great Crested Grebe (1), Avocet (1), Grey Plover (2), Golden Plover (5), Lapwing (31), Curlew (5), Black-tailed Godwit (5), Dunlin (66), Snipe (14), Redshank (7), Kittiwake (ad), Fieldfare (250), Redwing (14).

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Feb 27th

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (7), Mallard (17), Teal (8), Lapwing (119), Curlew (2), Black-tailed Godwit (14), Dunlin (503), Redshank (18).

Feb 25th

Shelduck (4), Teal (2), Little Egret (1), Oystercatcher (3), Lapwing (263), Curlew (17), Dunlin (149), Redshank (12).

Feb 18th

Shelduck (16), Wigeon (4), Teal (14), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Avocet (26), Golden Plover (5), Lapwing (463), Curlew (16), Black-tailed Godwit (11), Dunlin (302), Jack Snipe (1), Green Sandpiper (1), Redshank (17), Black-headed Gull (3200), Mediterranean Gull (2nd-w + ad), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Grey Wagtail (1), Rock Pipit (1).

Feb 10th

Shelduck (4), Wigeon (30), Teal (9), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Buzzard (1), Avocet (1), Lapwing (473), Curlew (12), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Dunlin (854), Redshank (14), Yellow-legged Gull (1).

Feb 4th

Shelduck (5), Gadwall (1), Teal (10), Little Egret (1), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Buzzard (1), Lapwing (320), Curlew (11), Dunlin (114), Redshank (9).

Feb 3rd

Gadwall (5), Wigeon (3), Teal (29), Little Egret (3), Lapwing (654), Dunlin (322), Yellow-legged Gull (1), Peregrine (1).

Feb 28th

Rainham West/Coldharbour Lane: Jack Snipe flushed from edge of dyke, 200+ Fieldfare. 

Feb 17th

Southend Pier, Essex: Mediterranean Gull (23+), Turnstone (120+), Dark-bellied Brent Goose (8), Sanderling.

Purfleet, Essex: Blackcap singing.

Feb 16th

Purfleet, Essex: First singing Chaffinch of the year heard - 1st year bird with 'plastic song'.

Feb 8th

Purfleet, Essex: First singing Blackcap of the year heard. 

• River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window)

Jan 28th

Shelduck (8), Gadwall (3), Wigeon (41), Teal (37), Great Crested Grebe (2), Avocet (32), Lapwing (638), Curlew (2), Black-tailed Godwit (5), Dunlin (217), Redshank (17), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Jackdaw (2), Linnet (14).

Jan 27th

Shelduck (8), Gadwall (7), Wigeon (15), Teal (15), Great Crested Grebe (2), Avocet (4), Lapwing (715), Curlew (1), Black-tailed Godwit (52), Dunlin (287), Redshank (14), Yellow-legged Gull (2), Raven (2).

Jan 22nd

Shelduck (4), Wigeon (1), Teal (1), Lapwing (438), Curlew (2), Dunlin (298), Redshank (14), Raven (2).

Jan 21st

Shelduck (2), Wigeon (12), Teal (6), Great Crested Grebe (1), Avocet (25), Lapwing (415), Curlew (10), Dunlin (363), Black-tailed Godwit (1), Redshank (19), Common Sandpiper (4).

Jan 20th

Wigeon (12), Teal (17), Great Crested Grebe (1), Avocet (24), Lapwing (409), Curlew (1), Dunlin (400), Black-tailed Godwit (2), Redshank (28), Yellow-legged Gull (1).

Jan 14th

Wigeon (4), Teal (3), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Avocet (26), Golden Plover (51), Lapwing (459), Ringed Plover (13), Dunlin (812), Redshank (14), Yellow-legged Gull (1).

Jan 13th

Golden Plover (43) at dusk.

Jan 10th

Shelduck (1), Wigeon (2), Teal (3), Golden Plover (93), Lapwing (417), Dunlin (762), Redshank (31), Stock Dove (6), Linnet (28).

Jan 9th

Wigeon (4), Teal (4), Lapwing (367), Dunlin (753), Redshank (10).

Jan 8th

Gadwall (2), Wigeon (21), Lapwing (323), Dunlin (107), Redshank (5).

Jan 7th

Shelduck (1), Teal (25), Marsh Harrier (ad m), Lapwing (221), Curlew (2), Dunlin (144), Redshank (7), Rook (14), Long-tailed Tit (6), Fieldfare (1).

Jan 14th

Coldharbour Lane, Rainham Marshes, Essex: Bearded Reedling (2), Yellowhammer (1), Cetti's Warblers singing.

Jan 6th

Loch Libo, Renfrewshire, Clyde: 49 Whooper Swans (counted from train).

• Ayrshire

Jan 5th

Kilmarnock-Irvine: A cycle from Kilmarnock to Irvine and back produced 88 species including Iceland Gull, Pink-footed Goose, Whooper Swan, Water Rail, Black Guillemot, Red-throated Diver, Eider, Dipper & Kingfisher.

Chronoloigical order:

Knockentiber-Springside disused railway line: Starling, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dipper (singing, Carmel Water), Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon, Great Tit, Blackbird, Bullfinch, Long-tailed Tit (12), Goldcrest, Fieldfare (131), Magpie, Yellowhammer, Meadow Pipit, Kingfisher, Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, (11W, 15SW), Redwing (119), Carrion Crow, Dunnock, Mallard (26), Treecreeper, Sparrowhawk (f), Chaffinch, Rook, Collared Dove, Song Thrush, Siskin (2), Goldfinch, Buzzard, Dunnock, Tree Sparrow, Raven (pr), Stock Dove (4), Skylark, Feral Pigeon, Pink-footed Goose (36), Grey Wagtail.

Capringstone: Goldeneye (1st-w m, 2ff), Wigeon (120+), Teal (85+), Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard (20), Snipe (4), Grey Heron, Curlew (21), Grey Wagtail, Magpie (13), Black-headed Gull, Coal Tit.

Dreghorn Crematorium: Whooper Swan (4 ads, 2 juvs), Common Gull.

Dreghorn old pit bing (Holmsford Bridge-Long Drive/River Irvine): Grey Wagtail, Pheasant (3), Meadow Pipit (10).

Shewalton sand pit/Oldhall Pools: Moorhen, Water Rail, Tufted Duck, Whooper Swan (pr + juv), Mute Swan (pr + juv), Great Black-backed Gull, Coot, Little Grebe, Iceland Gull (1st-cy), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant.

Gailes: Kestrel

Irvine beach park: Stonechat, Mistle Thrush, Siskin (60+), Greenfinch.

Irvine harbour mouth/Bogside: Oystercatcher, Shag, Red-breasted Merganser, Redshank, Rock Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Linnet, Turnstone (20), Eider, Guillemot, Dunlin, Ringed Plover (160+), Razorbill, Red-throated Diver (2), Black Guillemot, Lapwing, Sanderling (60), Great Crested Grebe.

Irvine beach park: Oystercatcher (40+), Lesser Redpoll (2), Bullfinch (3).

River Irvine, Holmsford Bridge: Goosander (2).

Jan 1st - 2nd

Knockentiber-Springside disused railway line

A survey by bike produced 1778 individuals of 54 species: Jackdaw (462), Rook (378), Fieldfare (141), Starling (107), Blackbird (79), Skylark (66), Yellowhammer (62), Chaffinch (49), Herring Gull (44), House Sparrow (41), Feral Pigeon (37), Magpie (36), Wood Pigeon (34), Robin (25), Redwing (23), Great Tit (18), Carrion Crow (16), Wren (15), Reed Bunting (15), Mallard (14), Dunnock (13), Tree Sparrow (12), Goldfinch (11), Greenfinch (7), Song Thrush (6), Buzzard (5), Bullfinch (5), Siskin (4), Grey Wagtail (3), Lesser Redpoll (3), Common Gull (3), Goldcrest (3), Treecreeper (2), Long-tailed Tit (2), Teal (2), Brambling (2), Stock Dove (2), Lesser Black-backed Gull (1), Raven (1), Grey Heron (1), Coal Tit (1), Snipe (1), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1), Kingfisher (1), Dipper - singing (1), Blackcap (1), Collared Dove (1), Sparrowhawk (1), Mistle Thrush (1), Peregrine  (1), Kestrel (1), Pied Wagtail (1), Woodcock (1).