BIG COUNTY BIRDWATCH 2026 IS NEARLY HERE! Taking place from 18-21 September, we've got 16 guided walks across the county and they're all FREE TO ATTEND! See poster for full details, and follow us for the latest news or visit ebws.org.uk/events/bcbw #essexbirding #BCBW26

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 ebwstalks@gmail.com #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

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

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

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 info.ebws@gmail.com, 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...

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: ebwstalks@gmail.com 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

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

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

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

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