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August 2008
20th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 247 Common Terns, 3 Sandwich tern, Black Tern, single flock of 28 Arctic Terns, 8 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin, Sanderling, Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 155 Linnets, Whinchat, Turtle Dove, 56 Goldfinches, 9 Willow Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Whitethroats, 3 Blackcap, 30 Long-tailed Tits, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer, (HV, PS, DS, ATw)
  • East India Dock: Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, 28 Common Terns, 2 Arctic Terns, 2 Black Terns, 2 Chiffchaffs, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 7 GBBGulls (David Callahan, Paul Hyland).

 

19th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 240 Common Tern, 4 Black Tern, 8 Ring-necked Parakeets, Kkingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 58 Teal, Greenshank, 13 Common Sandpipers, 2 Wheatear (RSPB)
18th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 150 Common Terns, Arctic Tern, 5 Black Terns, 3 Black Tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshank, Knot, 4 Common Sandpipers, 3 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, Whimbrel, Oystercatcher, 138 Greylag Geese, 18 Canada Geese, Wheatear, Willow Warbler, 16 Swift. (ATw, PHa, PS)
  • Walthamstow reservoirs ~ juv Black Tern, 2 Grey Wagtails, 3 Common Sandpipers (DB)
  • Mardyke Stifford-Davy Down :6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher, 30 Swallow, 7 House Martin, Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch,12 Robin, 9ad 4juv  R N Parakeet, 9 Green Woodpecker, 12 Robin, 17 Blue Tit,13 Mallard,14 Moorhen (RB)

17th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 48 Teal,4 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, juv Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 2 Sparrowhawks, Great spotted woodpecker, 2 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Willow warbler, 2 Ring necked parakeets (ATw) 250 Common Tern west, 6 Black Tern, Sandwich Tern, 3 Arctic Tern (PS etal) Peregrine (PP) 2 Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 30 House Sparrow (RSPB)
  • Highams Park Lake: brood Tufted Duck, m Pochard, brood Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe (Pat Murrell)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: juv Black Tern, 8 Little Egrets (inc third brood fledged this year), 20 Common Sandpipers, Common Gull, GBB Gull, 2 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 2 Kingfishers, 6 Chiffchaffs, 10 House Martins, 10 Sand Martins, 20 Swifts, 24 Pied Wagtails (David Callahan).
  • Belhus Woods CP :105 Canada Goose, 59 Greylag Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 6 G C Grebe, 14 Little Grebe, 142 Coot, 13 Moorhen, 18 Mallard, 37 Tufted Duck, 2 Ruddy Duck, Gadwall, Pochard, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Common Tern, 12 Lapwing, Kingfisher, 20 B H Gull, 5 Grn Woodpecker, 2 G S Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, Wilow Warbler, Reed Warber, 4 Linnet, 7 Goldfinch (R&DB)
  • Lea Valley, Hall Marsh: Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper. (MS)
  • Lee Valley, Fishers Green Goosefield: Whinchat, two Green Sandpiper (MS)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 8 Green Sandpipers, Little Egret, Swift, 3 broods of Tufties, Whimbrel over, 26 Pochard,15 Teal,185 Lapwing, 11 Ring Necked Parakeets (DMo) Oystercatcher (SHa)
16th August
  • Mayesbrook park: Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Common Tern, 2+ Kingfisher, 5+ Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat.(PHa)
  • Creekmouth: family Sparrowhawks, 6 Common Sandpipers, 15 Common Tern, juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Teal, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Swift, 3 Grey Wagtails, 9 Oystercatchers.
  • West Thurrock Marshes- Grey Wagtail, 9 Common Gulls, adult Kittiwake, 8 Yellow Legged Gulls, 2 Oystercatchers, 25 Linnet, 54 Common Terns, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Curlew, Whimbrel, Gatekeeper, 16 Swift, 2 Common Sandpipers (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: 186 Common Tern, 9 Arctic Terns, Little Tern, 2 Sandwich Terns, 4 Whimbrel, 4 Oystercatcher, 26 Ringed Plover, 5 Avocet, 14 Yellow-legged Gulls, 135 LBB Gulls, 21 GBB Gulls, 3 4 Common Gulls (PS, VW, HV, APe) Garganey (NB-W) Marsh Harrier, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Snipe, 2 Wheatear (RSPB) Kittiwake, 3 Willow Warblers, 4 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Sandpiper (HV)
  • Roding Valley NR: Kingfisher, 51 Pied Wagtails (BJ)

 

15th August
  • Rainham Marshes: Avocet, Greenshank (J-PL)
  • Sewardstone Marsh: 19 Black-tailed Godwit (MS)
14th August
  • Fairlop: Wheatear, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 10 Swifts, 10 Swallows, 10 House Martins, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers. (Ian Shaw)
  • Rainham Marshes: very quiet: 26 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Greenshank, Whimbrel, 2 Snipe, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Wheatear (ATw, PS, HV)
  • Crossness Outfall: ad White-winged Black Tern. This bird is viewable from Barking Bay but access is now not as easy as it used to be.
13th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 16 Ringed Plover, 2 Black tailed godwits,4 Green sandpipers, 3 Common sandpipers, 3 Snipe, Spotted redshank, 2 Greenshnk, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Stonechat, 23 Teal, 2 Great spotted woodpeckers, Green Woodpecker, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, 10 Yellow legged gulls, Ring necked parakeet, Willow Warbler, Swift, Redshank, juv Cuckoo, 9 Tufted Duck, 2brood Mute Swan, 8 Shoveler, Grey Wagtail (ATw, SS, DS, HV)
  • Crossness Outfall: ad White-winged Black Tern. This bird is viewable from Barking Bay but access is now not as easy as it used to be.

 

12th August
  • Rainham Marshes: Hobby, Spotted Redshank, 37 Lapwing, Black-tailed godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Common Sandpipers (HV)
  • Crossness Outfall: ad White-winged Black Tern. This bird is viewable from Barking Bay but access is now not as easy as it used to be.
11th August
  • Rainham Marshes: Whimbrel, Wheatear, juv Cuckoo (CS)
  • Crossness Outfall: 2ad White-winged Black Terns. These birds are viewable from Barking Bay but access is now not as easy as it used to be.
10th August
  • Rainham Marshes: Gt Spot Woodpecker, Greenshank, Whimbrel, Garden Warbler, Black-Tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Snipe, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (RSPB)
  • Lee Valley, Russell Road, by Wm Girling: 3 Common Sandpiper, 11 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Lapwing, 3 Swallow, 11 Sand Martin, 41 Cormorant, 26 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 2 Mute Swan (DHu)
9th August
  • Ingrebourne Valley : 5 Green Sandpipers, 2 Snipe, 20 Lapwing, Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrels, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Chiffchaff, 8 Whitethroats, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers. (DMcG).
  • Chingford: Hobby (DHu)
  • Rainham Marshes: 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 26 Teal, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 10 Snipe (RSPB)

 

8th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 6 Greenshank, 6 Black tailed godwits, 2 Green sandpipers, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Snipe, 2 Garganey, 14 Teal, Whinchat, Wheatear, Barn owl, juv Marsh Harrier (ATw, Mick & Cath Claydon) 22 Little egrets, 36 House martins (HV)
7th August
  • Belhus Woods CP: Spotted Flycatcher, 9 Common Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 7Chiffchaff, 7 Linnet, 9 Goldfinch, m Bullfinch, 7 R Warbler, 3 R Bunting, 9 Wren, 11 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 26 L T Tit, 10 B Tit, 17 S Martin, 7 Swallow, 15 Magpie, G S Woodpecker, 9 Grn Woodpecker, 103 Canada Goose, 4 Greylags, 10 M Swan, 137 Coot, 8 Moorhen, G C Grebe, 10 L Grebe, 22 T Duck, Pochard, 5 Ruddy Duck, Gadwall, 32 Mallard, 2 Common Tern, 33 B H Gull, 7 Lapwing, 3 Grey Heron (RB)

 

6th August
  • Rainham Marshes: Wheatear, Whimbrel, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Swift, 2 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, Ring-necked Parakeet, 11 Little Egret, 14 Yellow-legged Gulls (HV)
  • Ingrebourne valley: Hobby, Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrels, 140 Lapwings, 4 Green Sandpipers, Common Sandpiper, 2 Bullfinchies, 5 Willow Warblers, Cetti's Warbler, 6 Whitethroats, 2 Great spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Green Woodpeckers, (DMcG).

 

5th August
  • Rainham Marshes: Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 2 Hobbies (DS)
  • Roding Valley NR: Whitethroat, Blackcap, Little Egret; Little Owl; 2 Green Woodpeckers (BJ)
4th August:
  • Rainham Marshes: 2juv Marsh Harriers (Brenda Clayton) 5 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 12 Common sandpipers, 2 Green sandpipers, Ringed plover, 12 Greenshank, Wood sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 5 Black tailed godwits, male Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler family, Great spotted Woodpecker, 3 Common terns, 15 Yellow legged gulls (ATw)
  • Harrow Lodge Park: 5 broods of Tufted Duck (Bill Stallard)

3rd August
  • Rainham Marshes: Peregrine, 3 Kestrel, Hobby, 12 Greenshank, 24 Yellow-legged Gulls, 7 Dunlin, 15 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Whimbrel, 2 Snipe, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Golden Plover, 30 Common Terns, 21 Little Egrets (HV, ATw, Jonathan Wasse) Grasshopper Warbler (Brian Holwell) 3 Black-tailed Godwits (PDa)
  • Creekmouth: Sparrowhawks, 14 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 12 Common Sandpipers, 10 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Oystercatchers, ad Great Black Backed Gull, 21 Pied Wagtails, 2 Grey Wagtails, LRPlover, 3 Teal, 4 Swift (DMo)

 

2nd August
  • Epping Forest, Mott Street: Red Kite (Pete Edwards)
  • Stondon Massey: 38 Whimbrel south (ATw)
  • Rainham Marshes: 6 Common Sandpiper, Curlew, 3 Oystercatcher, 24 Little Egrets, Short-eared Owl, 2 Water Rails, 3 Snipe, 7 Greenshank, Ruff, 32 Gadwall, 10 Tufted Duck, Hobby, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 36 Common Tern, 5 Common Gull, 18 Yellow- Legged Gull, 40 Goldfinch, 26 House Sparrow, 5 Ring-Necked Parakeets, 52 House Sparrows, 45 Linnet, 12 Greenshank (LH, HV)

 

1st August
  • Rainham Marshes: 10 Greenshank, 3 Whimbrel, 12 Common sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Dunlin, 4 Black-tailed Godwits (HV, Pat Hart)
  • Harold Hill: Whimbrel (CRJ)

 


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