12.56pm ABBERTON RES lan Marsh found a Caspian tern for 1 minute from hide bay hide flying towards island hide,relocated Peter King with me & Les bird, diving, skimming & flying around LBCW W for about15mis, photo by Jon Ward EBwS Bird News BirdGuides .

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 EBwS Bird News

If finally gave itself up found by Simon Patient a cracking fresh juvenile wood sandpiper at Abberton LDLH NE corner BirdGuides @EssexBir

Today at feldy view cemetery West Mersea favouring NW corner,Dougal Urquhart found a pied flycatcher it showed all till 8pm,photos by, left one Andy Field & other 2 by Jon W EBwS Bird News .

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 EBwS Bird News BirdGuides . pic.x.com/2BQNcpmKo9

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 EBwS Bird News BirdGuides pic.x.com/UTXqWVFQrS

Day 3 of flycatchers Feldy view cemetery a different new in pied fly & a new spotted flycatcher found again by Dougal Urquhart Inc his photos. @essexbi

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

Today's Booted warbler at Holland haven BirdGuides

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 EBwS Bird News .

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 EBwS Bird News .

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 EBwS Bird News

At Saint Stephens Church great wigborough a 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 EBwS Bird News .

Quiet day today a planned car duties this afternoon,so 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 Essex

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 sighting were close good views EBwS Bird News .

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, EBwS Bird News

7am to 11am seawatching off Frinton shelter Manx shearwater, Razorbill, guillemot, 2 Arctic Skua, RTD,1 Gannet, with Swallow Birding & Wildlife Eat Sleep Bird Repeat Mark Nowers

19 years old and taking the piss in the derby 🙌🏻 lads gonna be a star #itfc

Today equal last year Essex year total 217 with a very elusive wryneck at walton on naze gone missing since 10am l refound it at 4.30pm in corner lagoon opposite track to John Weston res thanks to Brian combes who refound it at10am l watched it for15/20mins EBwS Bird News

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, EBwS Bird News .