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June 2008
30th June
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 4 Curlew, 65 Lapwing, 8 Redshank, 2 Avocet (HV, JL) 3 Yellow-legged Gulls (ATw)
  • Warley Place EWT: Crossbill (CRJ)
29th June
  • Creekmouth: 19 juv Black Headed Gulls, 2pr House Martin, Little Egret, 2 Common Tern, 3 Oystercatchers, 12 Linnet, 4 Grey Wagtails (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: Great Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby. (DMo)
28th June
  • Rainham Marshes: juv Cuckoo fed by Meadow Pipits (PHa) 13 Black-tailed Godwits, 10 Little Egrets, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 4 Linnets, 5 Reed Buntings, pr Stonechat, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Hobby, new Mute swan family (PP)
27th June
  • Rainham Marshes: 19 Black-tailed Godwits (Limosa), 5 LRP, 5 Oystercatchers, 17 Little Egret (inc 4 juvs), 2 Hobby, 30 House Martin, 85 Sand Martin (CS, HV, PH)
  • East India Dock Basin: Common Sandpiper, adult Great Black Backed Gull, 30 Swift and juvenile Black Headed Gull. (DMo)
26th June
  • Ingrebourne Valley : Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Reed Warblers, (DMcG).
  • Rainham Marshes: 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 LRP, 3 Oystercatchers, 14 Little Egret (inc 2 juvs), Hobby, 120 House Martin, 40 Sand Martin (HV) ad Med Gull (ATw)
  • Upminster, Tylers Common: Red Kite at 4pm (RBu)
25th June
  • Rainham Marshes: 7 Redshank, 51 Lapwing, 6 Teal, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 250 Sand Martin, 50 House Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, Cetti's Warbler, pr Stonechat, 16 Little Egret, 22 Grey Heron 62 Shelduck (HV)
24th June
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Pete Lambert) ad Mediterranean Gull, Green Sandpiper, Skylark (LBo)
  • Ingrebourne Valley : Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Cuckoo, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Whitethroats, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps, 5 Reed Warblers, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Lapwings, Bullfinchies. (DMcG)
  • Rainham Marshes: 3 Ring-necked Parakeets (SHa, PHa)
23rd June
  • Rainham Marshes: ad Yellow Legged Gull, 6 Teal, 2 Black Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 LRP, Dunlin, Curlew, 2 Oystercatchers, 4 Hobby, 3 Cuckoo (ATw)
  • Dagenham Breach: 45 Canada Goose, 25 Coot, 6 Mute Swan, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe (DB)
  • Mardyke Stifford-Davy Down : 12 Mallard, Hobby, f Sparrowhawk, 7 Moorhen, 9 Mute Swan, 9 R N Parakeet, Garden Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 22 Whitethroat, 9 Chiffchaff, f Reed Bunting, 6 Reed Warbler, 14 Linnet, 10 Greenfinch, 15 Robin, 13 Wren, 5 Song Thrush, 9 G S Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 24 Great Tit, 24 Blue Tit, 7 Jackdaw, 29 Swallow, 5 Swift, 8 Hse Martin,11 Collared Dove, 5 Stock Dove (RB)
  • Harold Hill: Buzzard (CRJ)
  • Weald Brook, Brentwood: family Mandarin, Kingfisher (CRJ)

 

22nd June
  • Rainham Marshes: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Black Swan, 3 Curlew, 3 Hobbies, 13 Little Egret, Wood Sandpiper (RSPB)
  • Thorndon CP: 15 Crossbills (ELBF)
  • East India Dock: 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, juv LRP (David Callahan).
21st June
  • Rainham Marshes: Cetti's Warbler, pr Stonchat, 7 Teal;, 6 Shoveler, m Garganey, 2 Black Swan, 2 Curlew, 5 Hobbies, 20 House Martin, 100 Swift, 16 Little Egret (HV)
  • Thorndon CP: 11 Crossbills (VH-F)
  • Bulphan: Red Kite (Tony Rogers)
  • Belhus Woods CP; 5 Swallow, 15 Swift, 4 Wren, 4 Blackcap, Garden Warble, 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Linnet, Common Whitethroat, 3 Reed Bunting, 11 Reed Warbler, Skylark, 5 Gr S  Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, 11 Moorhen, 86 Coot, 3 Swan, 97 Canada Goose, 75 Greylags, 46 Tufted Duck, 41 Mallard, 6 Ruddy Duck, 12 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe (R&DB)
  • Grays Chalk Pit : 5 Crossbill, Kestrel, 3 Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush (R&DB)

 

20th June
  • Rainham Marshes:2 Black Swan, 11 Long-tailed Tits, 2ad 1juv Great Crested Grebes, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Little Egret, Cuckoo, Stonechat, 4 Whitethroat, Hobby, Kestrel, Skylark, 300 Starling (CS)
  • Epping Forest , Connaught Waters: Red Crested Pochard, 4 Great Crested Grebes, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Heron, brood Mute Swan, Jays, Swallows, Sparrowhawk (Mark Wilson)

 

19th June
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Black Swan,, 2 Curlew, 4 Hobbies, 120 House Martin, 75 Swift (HV) 56 Gadwall, 9 Little Egret (PMe)
  • Lee valley, Cornmill Meadows: family Cetti's Warblers (RW)
  • Thames Chase, Cely Woods: Hobby, 5 Yellowhammer, pr Gadwall, 5 Common Terns, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Jay, Green Woodpecker (James Astley)

 

18th June
  • Rainham Marshes: 15 Little Egret, m Garganey, 2 Black Swan, 2 Curlew, 4 Hobbies, 80 Sand Martin, 50 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 200 Swift (HV)
17th June
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, 2 Black Swan, Curlew, 5 Hobbies, 15 Sand Martin, 30 House Martin (HV, PMe)
16th June
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, 2 Black Swan (RSPB) Curlew (APe) 2nd summer Med Gull,12 Little egrets,7 Pochard,4 Teal,1 Great crested grebe,3 Hobbies, Cuckoo,2 Black swans (ATw)
15th June
  • Lee Valley, Amwell: Buzzard, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Cettis Warblers, 3 Reed Warblers, 4 Reed Buntings, Little Egret, Grey Herons Comorans, 20+ Common Terns, RedsShanks, 2 Oystercatchers, Grey Wagtail, Hobby, Green Woodpecker, Lapwings, Dunnocks (PP)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Black Swan, 7 Little Egret, 5 Hobby, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Black-Tailed Godwit, Ring-Necked Parakeet, Snipe. (CS)
    9 Pochard, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Ruddy Duck, partial albino Swift (DBr)
  • Tylers Common/Pages Wood: 4 singing Grasshopper Warblers, singing Yellowhammer, Common Tern (NE), Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Reed Buntings, 5 Linnet, 50 Swift, 18 Swallows, 14 Chiffchaffs, 30 Whitethroats, 17 Blackcaps, 16 Skylarks, 6 Song Thrushes, Mistle Thrush, Stock Dove, 2 House Martins (David Callahan).

 

14th June
  • Thames Chase, Cely Woods: Hobby (PMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: 4 Cuckoo, 6 Hobbies, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Black-tailed Godwits. (James Astley)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 9 LIttle Egret, Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Stock Dove (TK)
13th June
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, 16 Teal, 10 Little Egret, 2 Black Swan, 2 Oystercatcher, 1st yr Little Gull (HV, PH)
  • Valentines Park: family Great Crested Grebes, family Mute Swan, Little Grebes, 3 Grey Wagtails, 2pr Great Spotted Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk (Mark Wilson)
  • Ingrebourne Valley : 8 Little Egrets, Sparrowhawk, 2 Cuckoo, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Reed Warblers, 3 Reed Buntings, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Sedge Warbler, Bullfinches. (DMcG)

     

12th June
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, 14 Teal, 11 Little Egret, 2 Black Swan, 300 Swift, 10 Sand Martin, 2 Hobbies, Black Tailed Godwit (HV)
11th June
  • Rainham Marshes: Whitethroat, Linnet, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, Reed Warbler, Little Grebe with young, Great crested Grebe, 2 black swans, Shovelers, Reed Buntings, Teal, 12 little egrets (Jon-Paul Lamoureux) 2ad Med Gulls (SS)
  • Upminster, Tylers Common: Grasshopper Warbler (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 7 Gadwall, Little Egret, Lapwing, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Reed Buntings, Family Of Long Tailed Tits, 3 Reed Warblers, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, 2 Kestrels, 2 Whitethroats, Cuckoo, Bullfinches. (DMcG).
  • Fairlop Waters: 10 Greylag Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Tern, Lapwing, 4 Skylark, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 10 Reed Bunting, 2 Corn Bunting, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, 2 Pheasent, 3 Dunnock (Daniel Erickson-Hull)

 

10th June
  • Rainham Marshes: 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Black Swan, Curlew, Black-Tailed Godwit (limosa), Ringed Plover, 3 Stonechat, Sedge Warbler, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 22 Canada Geese (CS)
  • Barking Bay: 100 Shelduck, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Comorant, 4 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnet (Daniel Erickson-Hull)
  • Ingrebourne Valley : Pair Garganey, Pair Gadwall, Pair Tufted Ducks, 2 Cuckoo, Blackcap, Kestrel, Whitethroat. 3 Song Thrush .4 Cetti's Warblers. (DMcG)
9th June
  • Epping Forest, Connaught Water: 4 Mandarin Duck, 3 Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk,Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young, Green Woodpecker, Nutchatch, Skylark, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff,  Garden Warbler (Daniel Erickson-Hull)
  • Rapheals Park: 3 Mute Swans, Grey Heron, family Great crested Grebes, Egyptian goose (Neil Phillips)
  • Bedfords Park: Woodlark, 2 Siskin (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Pochard, 2 Black Swan, 7 Little Egret, Stonechat, Whitethroat, 3 Hobby, 3 Kestrel, Peregrine, Sedge Warbler, Ringed Plover, 4 Great Crested Grebe, Shelduck (Pr + 3 ducklings on Aveley Bay), 18 Teal (CS) 2ad Med Gull (SS)
  • Fairlop: Kestrel, Lapwing, Greylag goose with young (2 broods), 3 Skylark, Kingfisher Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Green Woodpecker. (Daniel Erickson-Hull)

 

8th June
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Great White Egrets (two reported by many people from about 12pm onwards but never seen together) 13 Little Egret, 2 Black Swan, 6 Hobbies, 4m Garganey, 4m2f Teal, 3m2f Shoveler (RSPB)
  • Warren Gorge: Red Kite (Hazel Wybrow)
  • Chafford Hundred: 5 Crossbills (DD-L)
7th June
  • Weald Park: 4 Crossbills (Andrew Stroud)
  • Rainham Marshes: Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 2 Black Swan, 3 Hobbies, 4m Garganey (RSPB)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Cetti,s Warblers, 4 Willow Warblers, 6 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Song Thrushes, 3 Cuckoos, pair Bullfinches, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers (DMcG)

 

6th June
  • Epping Forest, Piercing Hill: Firecrest territory (MS)
  • Rainham Marshes: 11 Little Egret, 2 Black Swan, 4 Hobbies, 4m Garganey (HV, Pat Hart)
  • Dagenham Chase; Sparrowhawk, Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, Skylark, 3 Song Thrush (Andy Cooper)
5th June
  • Lee Valley, Fishers Green Island: 9m Nightingale (T&AS)
  • Warley: 10 Crossbills (Andrew Stroud)
  • Rainham Marshes: 11 Little Egret, 2 Black Swan, 2 Avocet, Spotted Flycatcher (RSPB) nine Hobbies (ATw)
  • Chingford: Raven north 17.10 (DHu)
4th June
  • Broadfields Farm: Thames Chase, Yellow Hammer, David McGough.
  • Mardyke Valley: m Cuckoo, 12 Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 9 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, m Reed Bunting, pr Linnet, 5 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 3 Greenfinch, 13 L T Tit, 12 B Tit, 15 Grt Tit, 3 S Thrush, 4 G S Woodpecker, Grn Woodpecker, 6 Wren, 11 Swallow, 7 Hse Martin, 20  Swift, Sand Martin, 18 Jackdaw, 11 R N Parakeet, 7 Mallard, 9 Mute Swan (RB)
  • Rainham Marshes: Great White Egret (JTS et al) 14 Little Egret, 27 Grey Heron, 2m Garganey, 2m Wigeon, 3m Shoveler, 2 Black Swan, 2 Avocet, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Little Gull, 4 Hobbies, 3 Kestrel, f Marsh Harrier (RSPB) Buzzard (DMo, HV, Vic Wakerling) Firecrest (SS) Turtle Dove (PHa)

 

3rd June
  • Lee Valley, Fishers Green Island: 6 Nightingales (T&AS)
  • Lee Valley, East India Dock Basin: Firecrest (DC, Richard Harrison)
  • Rainham Marshes: 5 Dunlin,2 Avocets, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Black Swans, 2m Garganey, Wigeon, 2 Hobby, 7 Great crested grebe, 2 Cuckoo (ATw) f Marsh Harrier (KS)

2nd June
  • Dagenham Chase;Hobby. (Andy Cooper)
    6th June Sparrowhawk, Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, Skylark, 3 Song Thrush,
  • Rainham Marshes: Marsh Harrier, 3m Garganey, 2 Cetti's Warblers, family Stonechat, 5 Great Crested Grebes, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Hobbies, 3m1f Teal, 3m Shoveler, 12 Little Egret, 4 Common Tern, 2 Black Swan (HV, ATw)
  • Belhus Woods CP : 84 Greylags, 67 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, 9 Little Grebe, 52 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 31 Tufted Duck, 18 Mallard, 3 Gadwall, m Pochard, 3 Cormorant, 7 Common Tern, 3 Lapwing, 5 Reed Bunting, 11 Reed Warbler, 10 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 2 Swallow, pr Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat,14 Common Whitethroat, 13 Blackcap, 3 Garden Warbler, 6 Chaffinch, 12 Goldfinch, 10 Chiffchaff,  2 Willow Warbler, 10 Robin, 12 Wren, 6 Dunnock, 36 Blue Tit, 25 Great Tit, 26 L T Tit, 5 Green Woodpecker, 8 adult 6 juv G S Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 2adult 2 juv Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, pr Linnet, 4 Song Thrush (RB)

 

1st June
  • Rainham Marshes: Marsh Harrier, 3m Garganey, Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 3m Wigeon, m Pochard, 2pr Shoveler, 50 Gadwall (DBr) 2 Black Swan, 2 Hobby, Kestrel, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Avocet, 2 Swallow, 4 House Sparrow, 200 Swift , Sand Martin, Reed Warbler. (CS)
  • Dagenham Chase; 1st June Little Ringed Plover, 6 adult 1 juv Cormorants, 2m Gadwall. (Andy Cooper)
    2nd June Hobby.
    6th June Sparrowhawk, Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, Skylark, 3 Song Thrush,
  • Lee Valley, Bowyers Water: Honey Buzzard, dark morph, going north at 10.45. (DH, MDD)
  • Lee Valley, Ponders End: Peregrine ad m; Little Egret; Sparrowhawk. (MDD, DH et al)

 


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