January 2008
31st January
  • Hainault Forest: Hawfinch, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Paul Rigby)
  • Curtis Mill Green: Buzzard (TK)
  • Rainham Marshes: 1500 Lapwing, 30 Golden Plover, 3 Water Pipit, 9 Rock Pipit, 8 Reed Bunting, 21 Chaffinch, 64 Greenfinch, 28 Goldfinch, 42 Linnet, 4 Stock Dove (RSPB)
  • Warley Place EWT: Firecrest, 4 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 2m Nuthatch, Coal Tit, 11 Goldfinch, f Kestrel, Stock Dove, Mistle Thrush (CRJ, Dave Edmunds)
  • Warley CP: 20 Reed Buntings, 25 Redwing, 12 Goldfinch (CRJ, Dave Edmunds)

 

30th January
  • Mayesbrook Park: Black Swan (PHa)
  • Rapheals Park: 4 Mute Swans, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Cormorants, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 9 Redwing (Neil Phillips)
  • Rise Park: 3 Redwing, 30 Black-headed Gulls, 20 Common Gulls (Neil Phillips)
  • Bedfords Park: pr Moorhens, pr Mistle Thrushes, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Coal Tit, 3 Chaffinches (Neil Phillips)
  • Rainham Marshes: 1500 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover, 4 Water Pipit, 11 Rock Pipit, 30 Pintail, 35 Linnet (RSPB)

 

29th January
  • Walthamstow Filter beds; Green Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtails (DB)
  • KGV Res: 20 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 2 Ruddy Duck, Sparrowhawk, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redwing (Pat Hart) 
  • Amwell: 10 Goldeneye, 5 Smew, 2 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 200 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat (Pat Hart)
  • Rammey Marsh: 5 Siskin, pair Stonechat, Snipe, 2 Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting (MS)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Brambling, 200 Linnet, 4 Water Pipit (JTS, Gary Boyes) 53 Greylag, 35 Black-tailed Godwit (HV)
  • Maylands GC: Stonechat, 11 Meadow Pipits (CRJ)
  • South Weald: 150 Fieldfare, 25 Siskin, 3 Goldcrest, Treecreeper (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 6m4f Goosander, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 30 Siskin, 6 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)
  • Upminster: 2 Brambling (Mike Hughes)

 

28th January
  • South Woodford: Little Egret (KM)
  • Upminster: 2 Brambling (Mike Hughes)
  • Rainham Marshes: 17 Knot at 0930, 26 Redshank, 4 Curlew, 3000 Lapwing, 200 Golden Plover, 400 Linnet, 120 Goldfinch, 87 Greenfinch, 31 Chaffinch, 7 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 9 Meadow Pipit, 14 Reed Bunting, 38 Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck, 3 Stonechat, 2 Redwing, Fieldfare, 4m Song Thrush, Kingfisher (HV)
  • Harold Wood, Ingrebourne Valley: Water Rail (CRJ)
  • Nags Head Lane Fishery, Brentwood: Black Swan, 5 Mute Swans, 96 Canada Geese, 3 Teal, 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper (CRJ)
  • River Lea Relief Channel, Gunpowder Park: 8 Goosander (3 m.)  Gunpowder Park: 30 Meadow Pipit, 35 Skylark, 17 Redwing, 8 Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch (MS)

 

27th January
  • South Woodford: Hawfinch (KM)
  • Upminster: 2 Brambling (Mike Hughes)
  • Duck Wood, Harold Hill: 150 Chaffinch (CRJ)
  • Warley Place EWT: Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest (CRJ)
  • Great Warley: 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest (CRJ)
  • Harold Court: 2pr Stonechat (CRJ)
  • Cornmill Meadows: Redshank, 70 Siskin, Treecreeper (MS)
  • Mayesbrook Park: 4 Little Egret, 14 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, Pair Of Teal, 4 Cormorant, Lbb Gull, 2 Little Grebe, 30 Tufted, Green Woodpecker, Greatspot Woodpecker, m Song Thrush, 2 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, Sparrowhawk, 8 Pied Wagtail (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: pr Peregrine, 50 Black-tailed Godwits, Corn Bunting (RSPB) f Black Redstart near Coldharbour Point (LH, Mike Butler)

 

26th January
  • Rammey marsh: Barn owl  (Simon Rawlinson and Nicola Smart)
  • Barking: 6 Lesser Redpoll (PHa)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 11 singing Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 3 Siskin, Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Water Rail, 8 Yellowhammer, drumming Great Spot Wodpecker, 35 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, male Sparrowhawk, 10 Fieldfare (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2nd yr Caspian Gull, 1st yr Iceland Gull, 3 Short-eared Owls, 3 Corn Buntings (PHa)
  • Mayesbrook Park: 2 Stock Dove, 2 Little Egret, 2 Green woodpecker, pr Teal, 9 Cormorant (PHa)

 

25th January
  • Woodford Green: Brambling, Siskin, f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (KM)
  • South Park: Green woodpecker, 6 Long-taled tit, 3 drake Pochard, 3 Mistle Thrush (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 1styr Caspian Gulls, ad Ring-billed Gull up river at 1335 (HV) 3000 Lapwing, 110 Golden Plover (Pat Hart, Priscille Preston)

 

24th January
  • Rainham Marshes: 2800 Lapwing, 500 Golden Plover, 12 Snipe, 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 21 Curlew, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Short-eared Owls, Peregrine, f Sparrowhawk, 13 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush (RSPB)
  • Waltham Abbey (private garden): m Brambling (A&TS)

 

23rd January
  • Sewardstone: 3 Reed Bunting. m. Sparrowhawk (MS)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2800 Lapwing, 500 Golden Plover, 14 Snipe, 350 Black-tailed Godwit (HV) Brambling (Rita & Mike Merrick, Sue Cowie et al) 25 Chaffinches, 4 Long Tailed Tits, Song Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, 22 Tufted Duck, 7 Pochard, 2 Little Egrets, 6 Stonechats , 7 Meadow Pipits, 20 Pied Wagtails, 2nd Winter Yellow Legged Gull, 15 Shelduck, Curlew. (SS et al)
  • Pyrgo Park: 18 Stock Dove, 25 Fieldfare, 8 Brambling, 50 Chaffinch, 12 Gldfinch (CRJ)
  • Bedfords Park: pr Stonechat, 35 Redwing (CRJ)
  • Harrow Lodge Park: Little Egret (Val Pittaway)

 

22nd January
  • Mayesbrook Park: pr Teal, 2 Little Egret, 2 Fieldfare (PHa)
  • Weald Park: 3pr Goosander, 3 POchard, 2pr Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 47 Moorhen, 14 Coot (CRJ)
21st January
  • Rainham Marshes: Dark-bellied Brent Goose (DS, HV) 2700 Lapwing, 500 Golden Plover, f Peregrine, 25 Goldfinch, 18 Chaffinch, 27 Greenfinch, Mistle Thrush, 13 Jackdaw (HV)
20th January
  • Bittern Watchpoint: Cetti's Warbler (T&ASmith)
  • Holyfield Lake: pr Smew (Barry Bishop)
  • Ingrebourne Valley : 150 Golden Plover, 8 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Jackdaw, Grey Wagtail, Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Stonechat, 30 Yellowhammers, 30 Chaffinch, 20 Reed Bunting (SHa. PHa, Martin Redfern)
  • Connaught Water: 4 Mandarin, male RC Pochard, 2 Shoveler, 60 Coot (DBr)
  • KGV: 36 Gadwall, 25 Pochard (DBr)
  • Wintry Wood: Woodcock, 6 Great Spotted (DBr) Woodpecker, 3 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, Treecreeper
  • Rainham Marshes: Short-eared Owl, Green Sand, 1w Iceland Gull on targets from 2-3 pm, 164 Golden Plover, 160+ Gadwall, 50+ Shoveler, 2 Fieldfare, Mistle Thrish, 2 Black-tailed Godwit,
    albino Black-headed Gull (DBr) f Merlin (RSPB)
  • Grange Waters- 22 Wigeon, 400 Lapwing, 60 Fieldfare, 40 Redwing, Water Rail, Brambling, 243 Tufted and 40 Pochard (DMo)
  • Hornchurch: Firecrest in private garden (DMo)

 

19th January
  • Mayesbrook Park: 3 Little Egret, Grey Wag , Greatspot, Greenwood, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Long-Tailed Tit, 10 Gadwall, 8 Shoveler, 12 Pochard, 3 Cormorant (PHa)
  • Barking (junction of Longbridge Road and Sudbury Road): 8 Lesser Redpoll (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: 1st yr Iceland Gull (RSPB)

 

18th January
  • Priors GC, Romford: 16 Yellowhammers, 50 Rook (CRJ)
  • Mayesbrook Park: Water Pipit, Little Egret (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 2700 Lapwing, 400 Golden Plover, 30 Curlew, 20 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 8000 Starling, Water Pipit, pr Peregrine, 2 Corn Bunting, 43 Greenfinch, 47 Linnet, 26 Goldfinch, 21 Chaffinch, 11 Meadow Pipit, 3 Skylark (HV)
  • Warren Gorge: 62 House Sparrow, 2 Song Thrush, 13 Blackbird,  4 Redwing, 15 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 13 Great Tit, 19 Blue Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Great potted Woodpecker, Grn Woodpecker, 7 Stock Dove, 6 Collared Dove, 22 Shoveler, 21 T Duck, 2 Gadwall, 18 Mallard, 20 Moorhen, 30 Coot, 5 Cormorant, 3 Canada Goose, 2 G C Grebe, 2 M Swan, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 7 Siskin.  f Sparrowhawk (RB)
  • Lion Gorge, 15 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 3 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 7 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 5 Greenfinch, 17 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, L Grebe, 8 Coot. (RB)

 

17th January
  • Woodford Bridge: 2 Kestrels, 8 Long-tailed Tits (Alan Hobson)
16th January
  • Wanstead Flats: 6 Skylarks, 2 Mistle Thrushes, over 200 Common Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, around 40 Black-headed Gulls (Alan Hobson)
  • Dagenham Chase Little Owl, Jay, 8 Shovelers, 2 Teal, 100 Lapwings, Grey Heron (Alan Hobson)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2000 Lapwing, 4 Golden Plover, 3 Black Tailed Godwits, Curlew, 40 Snipe, 2 Little Egrets, 12 Stonechats, 6 Meadow Pipits, 2 Skylarks, 12 Linnets, 186 Greylag Geese, 38 Barnacle Geese, 23 Pochard, 21 Tufted Duck, 20 Pintail (SS) 2 Brambling (JTS) Iceland Gull (T&VM)
  • Raephels Park: Little Egret (PHa) 2 Cormorant, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Neil Phillips)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Brambling (SHa)

     

15th January
  • Barking: 9 Lesser Redpolls (PHa)
  • Mayesbrook Park: 3 Little egret, 11 Gadwall, 12 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, Green Woodpecker. (PHa)
14th January
  • Barking: 9 Lesser Redpolls (PHa)
  • Mardyke Valley, Stifford-Davy Down: 7 Ring-necked Parakeet, 5 Song Thrush,  Mistle Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 23 Fieldfare, 20 Robin, 10 Wren, 18 Goldfinch, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Goldcrest, Cetti`s Warbler, 3 Green Woodpecker, G S Woodpecker, 37 Blue Tit, 24 Great Tit, 100 Wood Pigeon, 7 Jackdaw, 11 Teal, 22 Mallard, 5 Little Grebe, 35 Moorhen, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel. (RB)
  • Harold Hill: f Blackcap (CRJ)
  • Harold Court: Woodcock, 10 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, Lesser Redpoll, Reed Bunting (CRJ)
  • Nags Head Lane Fishery, Brentwood: 2 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Snipe, m Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Little Grebe, 6 Reed Bunting (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: 36 Barnacle Geese, 2500 Lapwing, 500 Golden Plover, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Water Pipit, pr Peregrine (HV)
13th January
  • Fishers Green Island & Goosefield: 11 Egyptian Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese, Goosander, 2 Pintail, Sparrowhawk, Lesser Redpoll, 100 Siskin, 40 Fieldfare, 30 Redwings (RW)
  • Harrow Lodge Park: m Mandarin, 130 Tufted Duck, 5 Pochard, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 119 Mute Swan (Bill Stallard)
  • Warton Road , Stratford: Sparrowhawk, 3 Moorhen, 11 Mallard, Long-tailed Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, 5 Great Tit, Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 2pr Herring Gulls, 5 Carrion Crow, 3 Cormorant, 200 Feral Pigeon, 2 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Robin, Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow (Graham Ekins)
  • Roding Valley NR : 107 Magpies to roost (BJ)
  • Belhus Woods CP: 2m1f Smew, f Goldeneye, 36 Tufted Duck, 19 Gadwall, 102 Wigeon, 3 Ruddy Duck, 37 Mallard, 17 Pochard,  24 Shoveler,18 Teal, 33 Moorhen, 92 Coot, 7 Little Grebe, 65 Canada Goose, 7 Greylags, 2 Mute Swan,   50 Lapwing,  S Thrush, 60 Redwing, 92 Redwing,  6 Lesser Redpoll, 12 Siskin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, Reed Buting, 2 Goldcrest, 21 Great Tit, 16 Blue Tit, 18 Long-tailed Tit (RB)
  • Rainham Marshes: Iceland Gull, sub adult YLGull, 36 Barnies, 213 Blackwit, and  c500 Golden Plover (Barry Wright) 2000 Lapwing, 64 Gadwall, Ruff (MDD) 2 Peregrines (RSPB) m Merlin (RBu)
  • Mayesbrook Park: Little egret , 10 Gadwall, 9 Shoveler (PHa)
  • Barking: 8 Lesser Redpoll (PHa)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 3 Wigeon, Lesser Redpoll, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Green Woodpecker ,Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, 3 Reed Bunting ,10 Gadwall (SHa)
  • Loughton: Siskin (DBa)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Rock Pipit, 12 Curlew, Grey Plover, 1400 Dunlin, 8 Snipe, 8 Fieldfare, 200 Redshank, 7 Black Tailed Godwits, 5 Ring Necked Parakeets, adult Yellow Legged Gull, 1st w Med Gull (DMo)
  • Creekmouth: 68 Shoveler, 25 Redshank, Grey Wagtail and Curlew. (DMo)
  • Netherhall GP: f Goosander; 3 Bullfinch; 7 Siskin; 7 Snipe; 17 Teal (NM)
12th January
  • KGV Reservoir: f Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Common Sandpipers, 10 Ruddy Ducks, 30 Goldeneye. (RW)
  • William Girling Res. 26 Black-necked Grebes, 15 Goosander, 25 Goldeneye, Green Sandpiper.(RW)
  • Raephal Park: 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 12 Cormorant (SBa)
  • Rainham Marshes: Iceland Gull (per Franco) 36 Barnacle Geese, 2 Peregrine, 300 Golden Plover, 28 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 15 Pintail, 5 Tufted Duck, 80 Black tailed Godwit, Ruff, Little Grebe, 2 Curlew, 5 Stonechat, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Redwing, 2 Reed Bunting, Snipe, 4 Chaffinch, Linnet, Kingfisher, 3 Short eared Owls, Cetti's Warbler, Green woodpecker (SS, JTS, Andrew Stanton)
  • Ingrebourne Farm: 2 Little Egret (CRJ)
  • Lee Valley, Waterworks Nature Reserve - f Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 24 Moorhen, 8 Teal, 3 Mistle Thrushes. (MDD)
  • Lee Valley, Middlesex Filter Beds - Kingfisher (MDD)
  • Loughton: Siskin (DBa)
   
10th January
  • Barking: 9 Lesser Redpoll (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: 36 Barnacle Geese (David Goldup) pr Peregrine, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 2000 Lapwing, 150 Golden Plover, 17 Goldfinch, 15 Greenfinch, 4 Chaffinch, Kingfisher (RSPB) 2 Ring-necked Parakeets (HV, Andrew Stanton)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Yellow Legged Gull, 7 Yellowhammers, 50 Fieldfare, f Sparrowhawk, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Water Rail, ad Great Black Backed Gull (DMo)
  • Bedfords Park: Little Egret (CRJ)

 

9th January
  • Lee Valley, Seventy Acres Lake: Peregrine, pr Smew, Water Rail, Goldeneye (Alan Hobson)
  • Barking: 9 Lesser Redpoll (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: 36 Barnacle Geese f Peregrine, 220 Black-tailed Godwits, 2000 Lapwing, 14 Pochard, 8 Tufted Duck, 17 Pintail, Lesser Redpoll, 23 Golden Plover (RSPB)
  • Harold Hill: Treecreeper (CRJ)

 

8th January
  • Galley Hill Wood: 3 Buzzards (T&AS)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: Little Owl, 25 Skylarks, 30 Pied Wagtails (T&AS)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: pr Pintail (T&AS)
  • Rainham Marshes: 36 Barnacle Geese (RSPB)
  • Cely Woods, Thames Chase: 5 Cormorant, Moorhen, Coot, 16 Tufted Duck, Kestrel, 16 Redwing, 24 Fieldfare, 40 Blue Tits, 6 Great Tit, 18 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 9 Green Woodpecker, 6 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Jay, Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch (RBu)
  • Mayesbrook Park: Ad Med Gull, 2 Little Egrets (PHa)

 

7th January
  • Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Iceland Gull on and off all day (DC, VH-F, Craig Messenger) 36 Barnacle Geese,  fem Merlin, prob ad Caspian Gull, 3 YLGulls, 21 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Water Pipits, 7 Pintail, 7 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 5 Curlews, 29+ Golden Plover, Rock Pipit (David Callahan) 11 Ring-necked Parakeets (Alan Shearman)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Little Egret, Grey Heron, 30 Teal (David McCarthy)
  • Thames Chase: Cely Woods: 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, Kestrel, 25 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Jay, 14 Long tailed tit, 8 Siskin, Rook, wren (RBu)
6th January
  • Lee Valley , East India Dock Basin : 44 Shelduck, 14 Redshank (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley , Fishers Green Lane : Tawny Owl (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley , Fishers Green Goosefield: 11 Egyptian Geese, 2 Barnacles Geese (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley , Galley Hill Wood: 2 Buzzard (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley , Seventy Acres Lake : 2 Pintail (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley , Hayes Hill Farm: 50 Fieldfare, Little Owl (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley , Holyfield Hall Farm: 50 Fieldfare (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley, Amwell: Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, pr Smew, Shelduck, Brambling, Marsh Tit, 2 Coal Tits, Treecreeper, Reed Bunting, 12 Little Egrets, 7 Goldeneye, 2 Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch, 4 Snipe, Stock Dove, 3 Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler (RW, DH)
  • Lee Valley , Rye Meads: 2 Stonechat, 2 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, colour-ringed Chiffchaff, Water Rail, Grey Wagtail, Green Woodpecker (RW, DH) 
  • Lee Valley , Nazeing GP: ad Med Gull, 2ad Yellow-legged Gulls (RW, DH) 
  • Lee Valley , Girling Res:viewed from Mansfield Park 29 Black-necked Grebes, 10 Goosanders (RW, DH)  
  • Lee Valley , KGV Res: 2f Ruddy Duck, Common Sandpiper (RW, DH)  
  • Lee Valley , Sewardstone, Gunpowder Park : 6 Red-legged Partridges, 15 Skylarks, 2 Meadow Pipits, 2 Stonechats. (RW, DH)  
  • Strawberry Hill Ponds: 18m 12f Mandarin (BJ)
  • Connaught Water 11m 6f. Mandarin (BJ)
  • Belhus Woods CP: m Smew, 6 Pochard, 8 Teal, 8 Little Grebe, 100 Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 16 Shoveler, 18 Tufted Duck, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Siskin, 3 Jays, 10 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, Common Gull, 90 Lapwing, Snipe (RBu)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Great Crested Grebes (SHa)
  • Great Warley: 2 Firecrests, 5 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, Reed Bunting, 15 Yellowhammer, 22 Meadow Pipits , Bullfinch, Barn Owl, 50 Redwing, 12 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush (CRJ)
  • Harold Court: pr Stonechat (CRJ)
  • Tylers Common: pr Stonechat (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Iceland Gull in the morning only, 2 Corn Bunting, 35 Barnacle Geese, 2 Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 410 Black-tailed Godwits, 74 Redshank, 4 Curlew, Ruff, f Merlin, pr Peregrine, Short-eared Owl, 3 Bearded Tits, 8 Ring necked Parakeets (RSPB)
  • Connaught Water: m Red-crested Pochard (Eve Wee)

 

5th January
  • Lee Valley , Cornmill Meadows: Cetti's Warbler (RW)
  • Great Warley: Barn Owl, Woodcock, Little Owl (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 5m4f Goosander, 14 Shoveler (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: imm f Merlin by top paddocks, 2 Wigeon, 15 Golden Plover (SHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: Kittiwake, Med Gull, 2nd yr Caspian Gull (small bird),1st winter Iceland Gull dropped in to Aveley Pools at about 3.45, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, 5 Corn Bunting, Lapland Bunting, pr Peregrines, 37 Barnacle Geese, 4 Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, 4 Bearded Tits, 6 Redwing, 240 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, 34 Linnet, 26 Greenfinch, 58 Goldfinch, 18 Magpie, 17 Jackdaw, 2000 Lapwing, 300 Golden Plover, 10 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 15 Pintail (RSPB)
  • Connaught Water: Mandarin, Red-crested Pochard, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreepers, Coal Tit, Siskin (DB)

 

4th January
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 33 Curlew, 7 Grey Plover, 1200 Dunlin, 2 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 1st w Kittiwake, 23 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 46 Black Tailed Godwits, 2 Stonechat and Goldcrest.(DMo)
  • Bedfords Park: m Brambling (CRJ)
  • Warren Gorge: 12 Mallard, Teal, 4 Pochard, 15 Shoveler, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 5 Canada Goose, 4 Greylags, 5 Cormorant, 23 Moorhen, 26 Coot, Water Rail, 3 Mute Swan, 60 Black Headed Gull, 25 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll, Chiffchaff, 3 SonG Thrush, 1 Blackbird, 10 Redwing, 23 Fieldfare, 12 Robin, 7 Wren, 4 Dunnock, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Chaffinch, 14 Blue Tit, 14 Great Tit, 13 L T Tit, 3 Stock Dove, 80 House Sparrow (Drake Rd)(RB)
  • Lion Gorge: 6 Tufted Duck, L Grebe, 3 Song Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 5 C Dove, 7 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 3 Jay, 16 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit (RB)
  • Rainham Marshes: 37 Barnacle Geese (LGRE) 1st winter Iceland Gull (Gabriel Jamie) 300 Golden Plover (JN) Water Pipit, Rock Pipit, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, Short-eared Owl, 6 Corn Bunting (VH-F)
  • Mayesbrook Park: ad Yellow legged gull, 2 Teal, 17 Pochard, 8 Gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, Green Woodpecker (PHa)

 

3rd January
  • South Weald, Rochetts Farm: ad med Gull, 70 Black-headed Gull, 6 Lapwing, 11 Stock Dove, 100 Fieldfare (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 4pr Goosander (CRJ)
  • Brentwod, Nags Head Lane Fishery: 2 Grey Partridge, 5 Snipe, 72 Redwing, 16 Fieldfare (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: 37 Barnacle Geese, f Goldeneye, 3 Little Gulls, 2 Kittiwakes, Slavonian Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebes (DS, PS) 1st winter Iceland Gull (Franco)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 12 Redwing, Yellowhammer, Cetti's Warbler, 60 Fieldfare, 3 Bullfinch, 450 Golden Plover, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail, male Brambling and 2 Ring Necked Parakeets. (DMo) 4 Brambling, 8 Long tailed tits, 10 Shoveler, 18 Teal, Kestrel, Grey Wagtail, 4 Jackdaw, Rook (Rob Burgess)
  • Harrow Lodge Park: Little Egret (DMo)

 

2nd January
  • Lee Valley, Sewardstone Marsh: Long Eared Owl (DH)
  • Roding Valley NR: 10 Redwing (BJ)
  • South Weald: Buzzard, Snipe (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 5 Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Shoveler, (CRJ)
  • Brook Street A12/M25: Little Egret (CRJ)
  • Walthamstow Marsh: 12 Siskins (Dan Barrett)
  • Rainham Marshes: 37 Barnacle Geese, 2 White-fronted Geese, Slavonian Grebe, Ruff, 140 Black-tailed Godwit, pr Peregrine, f Merlin, 243 Greylag Geese, 76 Canada Geese, 2200 Lapwing, 21 Golden Plover, Cetti's Warbler, 5 Curlew, 3 Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Rail, 26 Pintail, 13 Tufted Duck, 14 Pochard, 3 Little Egret (HV) Lapland Bunting (RW, DH) albino Herring Gull (VH-F)
  • Belhus Woods CP: m Smew, f Goldeneye, 38 Mallard, 43 Tufted Duck, 18 Teal, 18 Pochard, 24 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 99 Wigeon, 2m1f Ruddy Duck, 58 Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, 90 Coot, 15 Moorhen, 8 Little Grebe, 33 Siskin, 7 Lapwing,  6 Lesser Redpoll, m Bullfinch,  81 Fieldfare, 28 Redwing, Song Thrush, 6 Blackbird, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Robin, 5 Dunnock 16 Blue Tit, 16 Great Tit, 26 Long Tailed Tit, 6 Jay  (RB)
  • Mayesbrook Park: pr Smew, Little Egret (PHa)
  • Harrow Lodge Park: 2 Little Egret (Val Pittaway)
  • Cranham GC: Little Egret, Kestrel, Yellowhammer, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 14 Redwing and 6 Fieldfare (DMo)

 

1st January
  • Bedfords Park: pr Stonechat, 10 Siskin, Nuthatch, Coal Tit (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: Woodcock, 100 Fieldfare (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: The Mores: Firecrest (Andrew Stroud)
  • Rainham Marshes: 37 Barnacle Geese, Barn Owl, 215 Black-tailed Godwit, pr Peregrine, 225 Greylag, 78 Canada Geese, 2200 Lapwing, 13 Golden Plover, 2m Cetti's Warbler, 11 Curlew, 76 Redshank, 42 Ringed Plover, 3 Rook, 4 Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 6 Skylark, 14 Meadow Pipit, 4 Ringed Plover, 10 Stonechat, 2 Water Rail, 28 Pintail, 14 Tufted Duck, 9 Pochard, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, Corn Bunting, 4 Bearded Tits, Black Redstart briefly bar barges (RSPB) Short-eared Owl (SBa) Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Red-legged Partridge (PHa) Yellowhammer (JTS)
  • Loughton Brook: Grey wagtail (BJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Cetti's Warblers (SBa)

 

 


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