Please e-mail your sightings to Howard Vaughan.

Please note that the Veolia Landfill Site at Rainham Marshes is strictly out of bounds without express permission of the landowners. Please view the gulls from the Sustrans Cycle Path that circumnavigates the site and do not park on the road at any time, only in the designated car parks. Many thanks.

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3juv Ruddy Shelduck (PS, Brian Churches, ATw, Jerry Hoare) Black Tern, 8 Common Tern, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Yellow Wagtail (PS) 5 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 9 Little Egret, 19 Grey Heron, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 12 Kestrel, 5 Hobbies, Buzzard, 4 Sparrowhawk, m Marsh Harrier, f Hen Harrier, 4000 Starling, f Pintail, 85 Teal, 32 Ring-necked Parakeets, 6 Green Sandpipers, Curlew, 20 Swallow, 35 House Martin, (HV) Peregrine (David Goldup) 3 Knot, 11 Dunlin, Curlew, 3 Avocet, f Marsh Harrier (PS, ATw)
• Dagnam Park: imm m Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 6m Blackcap, pr Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: Yellow Wagtail, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 25 Swallow, 3 Mandarin (CRJ)
• Fairlop Waters CP: Black-necked Grebe (ABBl)
• Gants Hill: 2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard (AThomas)
• Weald Park: 4 Spotted Flycatcher (Nik)
• Mardyke, Stifford-Davy Down; f Redstart, 5 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Blackbird, 6 Robin, 4 Wren, 26 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 19 L T Tit, 7 Green Woodpecker, 2 G S Woodpecker, 6 R N Parakeet, 16 Goldfinch, 5 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 15 Mallard. (RB)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Marsh Tit (Tony Coombs - 1st for reserve) Tree Pipit, 12 Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 11 Mute Swan, 85 Linnet, 40 Goldfinch, 7 Common Tern, 2 Sedge Warbler (HV) Buzzard, 5 Hobby, 4 Sparrowhawk, Curlew, 2 Black Tailed Godwits, 5 Redshank, 3 Avocet, 2 Knot, 27 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper (ATw, PS) 4 Little Egrets, f Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, f Pintail, Water Rail, Greenshank, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatchers. (MDD) 6 Wigeon (Ben Green) Whinchat (Paul Sherer)
• Royal Albert Dock, E16: 15 Common Tern (DEH) 2ad 2juv Peregrine (per HV)
• Beckton Alps, E6: 2 Sparrowhawk (Jonathan Makengo)
• Wanstead Park: 12 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow (SFisher)
• Wanstead Old Sewage Works: Spotted Flycatcher (SFisher)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Spotted Flycatcher (SHa)
• Fairlop Waters CP: Black-necked Grebe (ABB), Teal, Gadwall, 2 prs GCGrebe with young, juv Hobby, 6 House Martin, Swallow (DEH)
• Fairlop Gravel Works: 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel (DEH)
• Chigwell, Five Oaks Lane: 100 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Whinchat (2f, 1m), f Wheatear (DEH)
• Gants Hill: Sparrowhawk (AThomas)
• Dagnam Park: imm m Redstart, Whinchat, 100 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet.(CRJ)
• Lee Valley, Waltham Abbey: Honey Buzzard 1430 SE (T&AS)
• Lee Valley, KGV Reservoir: Whimbrel, Snipe, 15 Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Whinchat, Hobby, 4 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk.  Sewardstone: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Buzzard (MS)