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• Creekmouth:-Common Blue, Brown Argus, and a Small Copper. (DMo)
• Ingrebourne - 2 Brown Hawkers, 5 Migrant Hawkers, 16 Speckled Woods, 21 Small/Essex Skippers, 3 Large Whites, 14 Red Admirals, 7 Banded Demo's, Comma, 2 Brimstone, 2 Silver Y's, 23 Six Spot Burnetts, 6 Holly Blues, Small Copper, 5 Emporers and a Small Heath. (DMo)

• Rainham Marshes:30 Meadow Browns, 24 Gatekeepers, 52 Small Skippers, 2 Essex Skippers, 1 Large Skipper, 3 Large Whites, 9 Peocock Butterflies, 32 Small Whites, 1 G V White, 4 Small Heaths, 4 Holly Blues, 1 Red Admiral, Comma, 2 Ringlets, Cinnibar and 5 spot Burnett. (DMo)

• Rainham Marshes: 6 Small Skippers, Essex Skipper, 3 Ringlets, 5 Black Tailed Skimmers, many Common Darters, Emporer, Cinnibar, Small Heath, 14 Meadow Browns, 2 Holly Blues (DMo)

• Gidea Park: 5 Stag Beetles (DS)

• Rainham Marshes: Marpissa muscosa (Britain's biggest jumping spider) (HV)

• Romford: 6 Stag Beetles (Martin Blow)
• Thames Chase, Harold Court: Crab Spider, 6 Broad-bodied Chasers, Four Spot Chasers, 4 Common Darter, 9 Meadow Brown, 4 Small Heath, Common Blue, Cinnabar moth (CRJ)

• Hornchurch: Stag Beetle (Rob Burges)
• Bedfords Park: 2m Hairy Hawkers, 10 Four Spot Chasers, 15 Black-tailed Skimmers, 5 Emperors, Red Admiral (CRJ)

• Hornchurch: Stag Beetle (SHa)
• Bedfords Park: 10 Common Blue, Small Heath, 3 Small Copper, Meadow Brown, 16 Burnet Companion (CRJ)

• Ingrebourne Valley: Bee Orchid (1st site record) (DMcG, LH)
• Rainham Marshes: Bee Orchid (1st site record) (HV et al) Both sites appear to have different varieties: see photo page

• Rainham Marshes: 15 Four-spotted Chasers, many Azure and Blue-tailed Damselflies, Emperor Dragonly, Moths: 4 Snout, Cream Spot Tiger, Marbled Minors, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Dark Arches, Flame Shoulder (RSPB)

• Rainham Marshes: Brown Argus, Painted Lady (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: 4-spotted Chasers, Broad-bodied Chaser, Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed, Azure and Large Red Damselflies, 3 Grass Snake, 3 Water Voles (JTS, HV)

• Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Green Hairstreaks, Red Admiral, 3 G V Whites, Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Holly Blues, 14 Speckled Woods, 2 Large Whites, 7 Orange Tips, 2 Hairy Hawkers, 2 Large Red Eyed Damsels, Banded Demoiselle, 6 Peococks and a Blue Tailed Damsel. (DMo)

• West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Hairy Hawkers, 2 Large Whites, 2 G V Whites, many Small Whites and Lattice Heath, Speckled Wood, Holly Blue, Small Tortoiseshell and 4 Peacocks. (DMo)

• Rainham Marshes: Blue Tailed Damselfly (CS)

• Thames Chase, Broadfields Farm: Water vole, Holly blue. (DMcG)

• Thames Chase, Broadfields Farm: 3 Water vole, Speckled wood, Small White. ( DMcG)
• Hornchurch garden: Speckled Wood, Orange tip, Large White, Small White, Holly Blue, Peacock. (DMcG)
• Bedfords Park : Large Red Damselfly, 4 Fox Spider (NPh)

• Tylers Common: 2 Speckled Wood (CRJ)
• Pages Farm: 2 Orange Tip (CRJ)

• Bedfords Park: 2 Holly Blue, 10 Green-veined White, 3 Orange Tip, 3 Speckled Wood, 6 Large Red Damselfles (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 5 Water Voles, Peacock, Brimstone, m Orange Tip, 2 Small Whites, Holly Blue, 2 Comma, Nursery Web Spider, Fence Post Jumping Spiders, pr 25-Spot Ladybirds, many 7 Spot Ladybirds, many Harlequin Ladybirds, many Alderflies, Silpha laevigata Beetle, Tetrix subulata Slender Ground Hopper (Neil Phillips)
• Hornchurch: Orange Tip, 2 Holly Blues and a Speckled Wood (DMo)

• Ingrebourne Valley: Comma, 3 Orange Tips, Small Tortoiseshell, 4 Small Whites, 6 Peococks and 4 Speckled Woods. (DMo)

• Rainham Marshes: foot long Monitor Lizard......... (ATw)
• Bedfords Park: Large Red Damselfly (CRJ)

• Bedfords Park: Orange Tip, 3 Green-veined Whites, Small White (CRJ)
• Harold Court: Brimstone, 4 Orange Tip, 5 Small White, 5 Green-veined Whites, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, 8 Peacock (CRJ)

• Lower Belt Brentwood: Grass Snake (CRJ)
• Harold Hill: Speckled Wood (CRJ)

• Upper Bedfords Farm: Brown Hare (CRJ)

• Hainault Forest CP: 6 Brown Hare, Stoat (Peter Ross)

• Rainham Marshes: Stoat, Weasel, Water Vole (HV)

• Ingrebourne Valley: Fox, Water Vole (DMcG)
• Rainham Marshes: 3 Small White, 12 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Water Vole, many Marsh Frogs (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: 30 Peacock, Green-veined White, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell (HV)

• Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Brimstones, 15 Peacocks, Red Admiral, 5 Commas, 12 Common Lizards, Common Toads, Brown Trout, 3 7-Spot Ladybirds, 22-Spot Ladybird, 2 24-Spot Ladybirds, many 16-Spot Ladybirds, 10 Beeflies, Tibellus Oblongus spider, 4 Nursery Web Spiders (Niel Phillips)
• Harold Hill: 2 Brimstone (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: 13 Peacock, 5 Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Stoat, Weasel, many calling Marsh Frogs (HV)
• Weald Park: Noctule Bat (CRJ)

• Ingrebourne Valley: Adder (Dave McGough)

• Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Common Lizard (Dave McGough)

• Rainham Marshes: Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell (PHa, DMo) 6 singing March Frogs (HV)
• Harold Hill: 3 Peacock, Comma (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Weasel, Stoat (RSPB)
• Central Park, Harold Hill: Small White (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: Comma (CRJ)

• Lower Bedfords Road: Muntjac (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: Brown Hare, Stoat, Fox (LH)

• Rainham Marshes: Harvest Mouse (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: Stoat, 12 Rabbit (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: Short-tailed Vole (HV, KS)

• Rainham Marshes: 3 Marsh Frogs, 11 Smooth Newts (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: 6 Marsh Frogs, 4 Smooth Newts (HV) baby Water Vole (Pete Jackson)

• Rainham Marshes: 5 Marsh Frogs (HV) Comma (DS)
• Harold Hill: 3 Comma (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Marsh Frogs (NPh)

• Ingrebourne Valley: Common Lizard (David McGough)

• Rainham Marshes: Weasel (Val Pittaway)

• Noak Hill: Weasel (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: Water Vole, Fox (HV)

2007 Wildlife Archive

2006 Wildlife Archive