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.

 

August 2010
31st August
  • Waltham Abbey: 5 Hobbies (T&AS)
  • Wanstead Old Sweage Works: Spotted Flycatcher (Sally Hammond)
  • Bedfords Park: 8 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: Pied Flycatcher, 4 Spotted Fly, Wood Warbler,4 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaff,
    4 Nuthatch (John Bright)
  • Lee Valley: Sewardstone: Spotted Flycatcher, Green Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warbler (MS)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Tree Pipit (PHa) 1st yr Ortolan Bunting (ATw, PS etal) 5 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Dunlin, 2 Buzzard, 2 Sandwich Tern, Whinchat, Knot (RSPB) 2 Mistle Thrush (DBr)
  • Lee Valley, Walthamstow Filter Beds: Common Sandpiper, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, Wheatear, 3 Grey Wagtails (DBa)
  • Wanstead Flats: Crossbill, 2 Whinchat, Wheatear, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat,  (NCroft)
  • Wanstead Park: Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher, Lesser Whitethroat (NCroft)

 

30th August
  • Tylers Common: f Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 12 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 40 Swallow, 5 House Martin, Sand Martin, Skylark. (CRJ)
  • Tylers Hall Farm: 40 Linnet, 10 Goldfinch, 21 Pied Wagtail. (CRJ)
  • Ilford, Valentines Park: 5 Egyptian Geese, 4 Stock Dove, 5 Grey Wagtail, Sparrowhawk (MCondon)
  • Wanstead Flats: 3 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Hobby, 6 Swallow, Sand Martin, 8 Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, 2 Stock Dove (NELondon RSPB walk) Wheatear, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, Coal Tit (SFisher) 8 House Martin (NCroft)
  • Wanstead Park: 3 Hobby, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Kestrel, (RSPB NE London) Pied Flycatcher, Garden Warbler (THarris), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Little Egret, 8 Sand Martin, 40 House Martin, Nuthatch, 2 Kingfisher, 11 Ring Neceked Parakeet, 11 Gadwall, 2 Pochard, 2 Yellow Wagtail (NCroft)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Redstart. (DMcG)
  • Mardyke Davy Down; f Redstart, 2 Buzzard (RB)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Spot Fly Whinchat, Redstart, Wheatear, 2 Common Sandpiper (AAB)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Buzzard. Knot, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover, Spotted Flycatcher (DC)

 

29th August
  • Maylands Golf Course: Wheatear, Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk. (CRJ)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Spot Fly Whinchat, Redstart (AAB)
  • Lee Valley, Bittern Information Point: Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail. (MDD)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Stock Dove, 2 Green Sandpiper, 50 Teal, Hobby, 7 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, Sandwich Tern, Sparrowhawk, Willow Warbler, 10 Shelduck, 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Ringed Plover, Knot, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 5 Common Tern, Marsh Harrier, 3 Whinchat, 34 Yellow Wagtail (RSPB)
28th August
  • Bedfords Park: Whinchat, Tree Pipit, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 8 Willow Warbler, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 40 House Martin, Little Owl. (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Bullfinch, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Swallow, House Martins.(DMcG)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Black-necked Grebe, juv Knot, 4 Hobbies, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, Arctic Tern, 3 Whinchats, 25 Swallows, 28 Yellow-legged Gulls, Green Sandpiper, (David Callahan). 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, L Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, Garden Warbler, 6 Little egret, 6 Grey Heron, 5 Kestrel, 45 Lapwing, 53 Teal, 35 Shoveler (RB) 25 Common Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 3 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, 3 Buzzard, juv Sparrowhawk (RB, JLe) 
  • Epping Forest, Strawberry Hill Ponds: 3 Mandarin; Spotted Flycatcher. (BJ)
  • Warren Gorge; Tawny Owl, Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 12 Robin, G S Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 15 Collared Dove, ad & juv hobby, Cetti`s Warbler, Song Thrush, 14 Mallard, 4 Gadwall, ad 3 juv T Duck, Kingfisher, 6 Moorhen, 13 Canada Goose, 4 Greylags, 45 House Martin (RB)
  • Weald Park: Buzzard, 3 Nuthatches. (MDD)
  • Lee Valley, Amwell: Buzzard, 2 Hobbys, Common Sandpiper. (MDD) .
  • Lee Valley, Hall Marsh: 3 Green Sandpiper, Little Grebe, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Treecreeper, 2 Great Soptted Woodpecker (NM)

27th August
  • Bedfords Park: f Redstart, Wood Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit, 7 Spotted Flycatcher, 25 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper.(CRJ)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Great Skua, juv Kittiwake, 2 juv Little Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 300 Common Tern, 9 Arctic Tern, 19 Sandwich Tern, 4 Black Tern, m Common Scoter, Cattle Egret, Garganey, Buzzard, Hobby, 3 Green Sandpipers, Swift, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 6 Wheatears, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, Spotted Flycatcher, 17 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin, 3 Sanderling, 6 Black-tailed Godwits (DMi etal) 3 Little Terns (DS)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 10 Yellow Wagtails,  2 Wheatear, 2 Whinchats. (DMcG) 
  • Orsett Fen: 2 Peregrine, juv Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, juv L Owl, 10 Linnet, 2 W Warbler, 24 Swallow, 26 R L Partridge, 600 Starling (RB)

 

26th August
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Cattle Egret (Jerry Hoare et al) 20 Little Egret, Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, 200 Canada Geese (RSPB)
25th August
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 12 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, Common Sand, Green Sandpiper, 17 Teal, Shoveler and 4 Gadwall. 2 Sparrowhawk, Hobby, Buzzard (DMo)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Cattle Egret (MDD et al) 2nd yr pale Arctic Skua (PS, BC, HV, JLe, SS) 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Willow Warbler, (DS, PS) 2 Whinchat, Wheatear, Tree Pipit, 9 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 70 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, Swift, 70 House Martin, 20 Sand Martin, 16 Swallow, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Oystercatcher, Curlew, Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, Ruff, 55 Lapwing, 13 Little Egret, 5 Common Tern, ad Little Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Cetti's Warblers, juv Marsh Harrier (HV etal)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Chiffchaff, 100 Sand Martins, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 House Martins, 3 Swallows, 21 Longtailed Tits. (Bob Jenner)
  • Bedfords Park: 6 Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: Pied Flycatcher, 12 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Goldcrests, Treecreeper, 3 Nuthatches, 3 Coal Tits, 3 Willow Warblers,  Hobby, Little Owl. (DMcG RSh DM)  Redstart, 6 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Buzzard, 30 goldfinch, 4 juv bullfinch, stock dove. (JMo)

 

24th August
  • Lee Valley, Amwell: Little Egret, 3 Buzzards, 2 Common Sandpipers, Green Sandpiper, 80 Lapwings, 2 Swifts (MDD) 2 Hobbies, 3 Grey Heron (MAW)
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: Teal, Tufted Duck + 7 ducklings, 5 families of Little Grebe, 38 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, House Martins, Kestrel (DEH)
  • Wanstead Flats: 2 Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (JLe)
  • West Ham Park: Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Swift (Marco Johnson)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Knot (ATw) 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Willow Warbler, Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 20 Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtail (PS, DS) 8 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 12 Long-tailed Tit (HV)
  • Weald Park: 5 Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper (JA)
  • Wanstead Flats: Wheatear, Swallow (Eve Wee)

23rd August
  • Lee Valley, Russell Rd fp: 11 Little Egrets, 7 Green Sandpipers (MDD)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 50 House martins, 6 Whinchats, 7 Yellow Wagtails, Wheatear, Green Sandpiper, 8 Teal.(DMcG)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 231 Common Tern, 3 Sandwich Tern, 200 Redshank, 2 Whimbrel, 10 Black Tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, Avocet, Greenshank, 5 Snipe, 40 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper (DS, ATw, PS, HV)
  • Weald Park: Pied Flycatcher, 11 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 juv Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Coal tit. (Jason Moule)
  • Belhus Woods CP: 222 Canada Goose, 180 Greylags, 8 Mute Swan, 103 Coot, 15 Moorhen, G C Grebe, 17 Little Grebe, Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 8 Pochard, 182 Mallard, 15 Common Tern, Nuthatch, 5 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 5 Reed Warbler, 40 Goldfinch, 36 Blue Tit, 32 Great Tit, 23 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Green Woodpecker, G S Woodpecker, 16 Swallow (RB)
  • Bedfords Park: Redstart (CRJ)
  • Royal Albert Dock: female Hen Harrier (DEH)
  • Wanstead Flats: 2 Redstart (Birdguides)
  • Grange Hill: Sparrowhawk (Ian Shaw)
  • Gants Hill: Sparrowhawk (Alan Thomas)


22nd August
  • Wanstead Old Sewage Works: Garden Warbler (THarris)
  • Weald Park: Pied Flycatcher, 8 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Wood Warbler, Treecreeper in area by Bluebell Pond. Buzzard (Alan Shearman)
  • Mardyke Stifford- Davy Down; 4 Willow Warbler, 12 Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 27 Robin, 10 Wren, 35 Blue Tit, 12 Great Tit, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Dunnock, 27 Goldfinch, Cetti`s warbler, 8 Green Woodpecker, 4 G S Woodpecker, 7 R N Parakeet, 20 Swallow, 23 Jackdaw, 4 Jay, Sparrowhawk, 3 Little Grebe. (RB)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 26 Little Egrets, 2 Snipe, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Avocet, Redshank, Kestrel, Hobby, ecl m Garganey, 3 Whinchats. (MDD) 2 Blackcap, Jay, Spotted Flycatcher (DC). Kestrel, 4 Whinchat, Peregrine, 15 Linnet, 2 Meadow Pipit, Kingfisher, 2 Wheatear , Great Crested Grebe, Greenshank, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, Sparrowhawk (RSPB)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Nightingale, 2 Tree Pipits, Spotted Flycatcher, (AAB)
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover (imm), 2 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 3 Stock Dove, Kestrel, 15 Linnet (DEH)
  • Wanstead Flats: 3 Redstart, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Whinchat, Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, 2 Hobby, 4 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Mipit, 2 Skylark, 20 Whitethroat, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, Swallow, 4 GBBGull, 10 RNParakeet, 2 Stock Dove (NCroft)
  • Wanstead Park: LSWP, Lesser Whitethroat, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, 4 Sand Martin, Teal, 20 Little Grebe (NCroft)

 

21st August
  • Lee Valley, Waltham Abbey: Hobby (NM)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: f Black Redstart, 4 Whinchat, f Marsh harrier, 5 Kestrel, Peregrine, , 5 Wheatear, 20 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 16 Shoveler, 72 Teal, f Garganey, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe, Cetti`s Warbler, Chiffchaff, 6 Swallow (RB)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Wheatear, Kingfisher, 5 Swift (AAB) Common Sandpiper, GCGrebe with chick (DEH)
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 21 Teal, brood of 7 Tufted Duck, 4 broods of Little Grebe, 55 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, juv Little Ringed Plover, 3 Kestrel, brood Pheasant, Hobby, 10 Stock Dove, 2 Green Woodpecker, 7 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 29 Linnet (DEH)
  • Wanstead Flats: Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, Wheatear, Snipe, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Green Woodpecker, 13 Mistle Thrush, 8 Maeadow Pipit, 13 House Martin, SMartin, 16 Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Kestrel, 3 Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, 2 Skylark, Yellow Wagtail (NCr)
  • Wanstead Park: 6 Black Tailed Godwit (J Robins), Hobby, Sparrowhawk, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Willow Warbler, Little Egret, 7 Sand Martin, 10 Little Grebe (NCr)
  • Weald Park: 2 Pied Flycatcher, 20 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Wood Warbler, 5 Redstart, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Treecreeper in area by Bluebell Pond. (Jason Moule & Nicola Khan) 15 Willow Warbler (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley : Tree Pipit (DMo)
  • Creekmouth: f Common Scoter, Arctic Tern, 30 Common Tern, 38 Mute Swan 3 Common Sandpiper, Swift, 6 Teal (DMo)
20th August
  • Weald Park: Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, 7 Willow Warblers (CRJ, Alan Hamilton)
  • Wanstead Park: Wood Warbler, Hobby, Kestrel, Little Egret, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Ring Necked Parakeet (SFisher)
  • Beckton Park: 2 Ring Necked Parakeet (DEH)
  • Epping Forest, Whitehall Plain: Red Kite (S), f Sparrowhawk, Willlow Warbler (DEH)
  • Lee Valley, Fishers Green Goosefield: 3 Egyptian Geese; [Bar-headed goose]; 63
    Lapwing, 6 Swallow. (BJ)
  • M25/A127: Buzzard (DEH)
  • Hainault, Muslim Cemetery: Little Egret (PHopkins)
  • Wanstead Flats: Peregrine, 2 Wheatear (JLethbridge) 2 Sparrowhawk, adult Yellow Legged Gull, 10 Skylark, 6 Meadow Pipit, 2 Whinchat, 6 Whitethroat (THarris)
  • Wanstead Flats: Wheatear, 2 Whinchat (Tim Harris)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Knot (killed by Heron) 2 Whinchat, 5 Oystercatcher, 22 Dunlin, 2 Stonechat, 14 Yellow-legged Gull, Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, Snipe,(John Richardson)

 

19th August
  • Harold Hill: Hobby (CRJ)
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 3brood Little Grebe, Teal, 2 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 6 Grey Heron, Little Egret, 3 Kestrel, Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 30 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 8 Linnet (DEH)
  • Failop Waters CP: Little Egret, 3 GCGrebe, Common Tern, 16 Greylag Goose (DEH)
  • Five Oaks Lane, Chigwell:10 Swallow, 2 Linnet, juv Yellowhammer (DEH)
  • Goodmayes Park: Wood Warbler, 25 Greylag Geese, 2 Tufted Duck, 8 Long Tailed Tit, juv Goldcrest, (DEH)
    Hainault Farm: 2 Swallow (DEH)
  • Gants Hill, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 GSWP, (AThomas) Roding Valley Park: Kestrel, Whitethroat, (AHobson)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper (HV)
  • Wanstead Flats: 8 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, (THarris) Hobby, 3 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 30 Long Tailed Tit (JLethbridge) 2 Whinchat, Tree Pipit Wheatear, (SFisher)
  • Beckton Alps: male Kestrel (DEH)
  • Wanstead Park: 4 Hobby (Paul Ferris)


18th August
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 12 Little Egrets, 6 Green Sandpipers, 5 Common Sandpipers, 8 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Curlew, 6 Oystercatchers, 4 Avocet, 8 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 7 Redshank, 4 Snipe, 5 Whinchats, 4 Wheatear, 12 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Yellow-legged Gulls, m Garganey, 3000 Starling, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 16 Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 35 Swallows (PS, MDD, SS, HV, Peter Hale, George Richards) Goldcrest (HV, AJ) Swift in the hand (RSPB) .
  • Upminster, Parklands: Honey Buzzard sw (DMo)
  • Weald Park: Pied Flycatcher, pr Spotted Flycatcher, Wood Warbler, 3 Willow warbler (Jason Moule)

 

17th August
  • Weald Park: Marsh Tit, 3 Blackcap, Lesser whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow warbler, Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, Coal Tit. (Jason Moule)
  • Claybury Park: Buzzard (JMakengo)
  • Gants Hill: 4 Swift (AThomas)
  • Roding Valley Park: Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Warblers, Whitethroat, 15 Long-tailed Tits. (Alan Hobson)
  • Harold Park: Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail (CRJ)
  • Upminster, Tylers Common: 70 Swallow, 3 Skylark (CRJ)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: juv White-winged Black Tern (JTS etal) First for the reserve ; ad Arctic Tern, 22 Common Tern, 2 Greenshank, Willow Warbler 3 Swift (HV, DS, PS) 3 Curlew, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 12 Black Tailed Godwits, 4 Redshank, 2 Snipe (ATw)
  • Epping Forest, Bush Wood: male Sparrowhawk (THarris)
  • Wanstead Flats: Hobby, ad Yellow Legged Gull, House Martin, 5 Meadow Pipit, 20 Mistle Thrush, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff (JLethbridge)
  • Roding Valley Park: Sparrowhawk, 2 Willow Warblers, Whitethroat, flock of Long-tailed Tits.(AHo)

16th August
  • Mardyke, Stifford-Davy Down; juv Whinchat, 2 Bearded Tit, Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 4 Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 3 Dunnock, 9 Robin, 20 Wren, 12 Great Tit, 30 Blue Tit, 20 Goldfinch, 3 Song Thrush, 10 Green Woodpecker, 3 G S Woodpecker, 4 R N Parakeet, 4 Jay, 20 Magpie, 9 Swallow, Kingfisher, 2 Little Grebe, 6 mallard, juv Sparrowhawk. (RB)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: ec m Garganey (DS) 2 Avocet, 5 Greenshank, 4 Redshank, Whimbrel, 12 Black Tailed Godwits, 2 Oystercatchers, Ruff, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, f Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, Peregrine, 83 Common Tern, 3 Arctic Tern, 2 Swift, 22 House Martin, 38 Sand Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, Whinchat (ATw) 39 Yellow-legged Gulls (DMi, Gaz Richards)
  • Epping Forest, Theydon Bois: 5 Spotted Flycatcher (T&AS)
  • Chigwell, Five Oaks Lane: Barn Owl (DEH)
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 3 Gadwall, 10 Teal, Pochards, Tufted Duck, 3 broods of Little Grebe, Lapwing, 8 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 10 Stock Dove, 7 Linnet, 2 Kestrel (DEH)
  • Hainault Forest CP: 14 Swallows (TLachhar)
  • Gants Hill, Roll Gardens: 2 Swift  (Alan Thomas)
  • Epping Forest, Bush Wood: 2 Swallows (THarris)
  • Wanstead Flats: Hobby, 3 Kestrel, 2 Goldcrest, Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, RNParakeet, Meadow Pipit (NCroft) Sparrowhawk (JLethbridge)
  • Wanstead Park: Whinchat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat, 4 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Stock Dove, Kestrel, 2 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, 12 Little Grebe, 30 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin (NCroft), 4 Swift, Hobby (SFisher)

 

15th August
  • Ilford, Valentines Park: 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stock Dove, Goldcrest (MCondon) family Little Grebe, family GCGrebe (Gillian Ware)
  • Wanstead Flats: Yellow Legged Gull, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Kestrel, 3 Sparrowhawk, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Meadow Pipit (SFisher/THarris)
  • Wanstead Park: Kingfisher, 12 Stock Dove, Hobby, 4 Shoveler, Teal, 9 Pochard, Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 12 House Martin, 5 Swift, Little Egret (SFisher) 6 Sand Martin (THarris)
  • Wanstead, Old Sewage Works: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (JLe) Lesser Whitethroat (THa)
  • Epping Forest, Bush Wood: Sparrowhawk (JLe)
  • Belhus Woods CP: 131 Canada Goose, 96 Greylags, 14 Swan, 121 Coot, 14 Moorhen, 16 Little Grebe, 3 G C Grebe, 194 Mallard, 6 Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, 20 Common Tern, 4 Snipe, 3 Redshank, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Green Woodpecker, 2 G S Woodpecker, Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 R N Parakeet (RB)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 164 Commons, 3 Black Tern, 6 Sandwich Tern 11 Little Egrets, Snipe, 2 Ruff, Dunlin, 11 Ringed Plover, 6 Redshank, Greenshank, 9 Common Sandpiper, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, Garganey, Cetti's Warbler, Hobby. juv Mediterranean Gull, 2 Wheatears, 3 Whinchats, 12 Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Avocets, 6 Green Sands, 100 Stock Doves, 3 Greenshanks, 50 Teal, 2 Dunlin, Ruff, 7 Kestrels, 60 Swallow (MDD, HV, Jonathan Wasse, RB, DC) m & juv Marsh Harrier (Andy Lawson, HV, RB)
  • Bedfords Park: 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 23 Mistle Thrush, 3 Nuthatch, 80 House Martin, 5 Swallow, Buzzard, Hobby, Swift (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper (SHa, DMo, DJ)

 

14th August
  • Gants Hill, Roll Gardens: juv Sparrowhawk (Alan Thomas)
  • Wanstead Flats: 2 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 24 Mistle Thrush, 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 6 Blackcap, 10 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 House Martin, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, (NCroft)
  • Wanstead Park: Hobby, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 20 Sand Martin, 10 House Martin, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Stock Dove, Kingfisher, 6 RNParakeet, (NCroft)
  • Bedfords Park: Wood Warbler in tit flock in car park 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, 5 Swift.(CRJ)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 103 Commons, 3 Arctic Tern, Black Tern, Little Tern, Wheatear, 4 Avocet, Oystercatcher, Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 2 Ruff, 58 Lapwing, Little Ringed plover, 10 Ringed Plover, 23 Snipe, 2 Whimbrel, 9 Black-tailed Godwits, juv Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Peregrine, 8 Kestrel, f Sparrowhawk, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Common Gull, 7 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 7 Swift, 55 House Martin, 2 Swallow, Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, Whinchat, 2imm Garganey, 32 Teal, 21 Shoveler, 16 Little Egret, 74 Canada Geese (DS, DMi, HV, RB, PS, ATw, DD-L)
  • Roding Valley NR: 10 Swift; 2 Swallow; House Martin; 18 Pied Wagtail; Blackcap. (BJ)
13th August
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 4 Avocets, 49 Common Terns (PS) f Merlin (JA) Peregrine (RB)
  • Collier Row, Five Oaks Lane Scrubland: 3 Kestrel, Pheasant, Swallow, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2imm Redstart, Garden Warbler (DEH)
  • Collier Row, Car Boot Field: 100 Rook (DEH)
  • Woodford Green: Sparrowhawk ( TLachhar)
  • Ilford, Valentines Park: family GCGrebe, family Little Grebe, Cormorant, Pochard (GWare)
  • Wanstead Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Hobby (Nick Croft)
  • Wanstead Flats: Yellow Legged Gull, Whinchat (NCroft)
  • Wanstead Park: 2 Goshawk, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Ring Necked Parakeet, Stock Dove (NCr)
12th August
  • Ilford: Osprey S (Birdguides)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 4 Avocets, 2 Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, 14 Little Egret (RSPB) 12 Black Tailed Godwits, 3 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, Snipe, Wheatear. (ATw)
  • Galley Hill Wood: 2 Buzzard (NM)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: 2 Tawny Owls heard, Grey Heron, Lapwing, Mallard, Coot, Canada Geese all after dark (MAW)

 

11th August
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 10 Teal, 100 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 10 Stock Dove, 2 Kestrel, f Sparrowhawk, 20 Goldfinch, 7 Linnet (DEH)
  • Forest Gate: Buzzard NE (Marco Johnson)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail (DEH)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 5+ Japanese Quail, 4 Avocets, 6 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel, 5 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, 33 Lapwing, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 19 Teal, 13 Little Egret, 6 Swallow, 2 House Martin, Peregrine, 8 Kestrel, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Kingfisher, Water Rail (HV, MDD, RB et al)
  • Lakeside: Osprey 1355 (Pager)

 

10th August
  • Lee Valley, Walthamstow Filter Beds: Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Wagtails, Yellow Wagtail (DBa)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 50 Japanese Quail released on river wall..., 2 Greenshank (HV, PS) 36 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Dunlin, 3 Avocet, 2 Ruff, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover (John Richardson)
9th August
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 45 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Stock Dove, 3 Linnet (DEH)
  • Hainault Farm: 3 Kestrel (DEH)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Spotted Flycatcher (DS) 12 Black Tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 2 Redshank, Avocet, Curlew, 3 Whimbrel, 3 Oystercatchers, 3 Ruff, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 40 Teal, 14 Little Egrets (ATw, PS)
  • Bedfords Park: Spotted Flycatcher 100 House Martin, Swallow, pr Song Thrush with fledgling, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Willow Warbler.(CRJ)
  • Hornchurch: 40 Swift sw (DMo)

 

8th August
  • Ingrebourne Valley: juv Red-crested Pochard (DMo)
  • Fernhall Lane, Upshire: Honey Buzzard, 3 Common Buzzards, Hobby, Kestrel, 2 Little Owls, 2 Bullfinches. (MDD)
  • Fairlop Waters CP: Buzzard (CIS)
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 3 broods Little Grebe, Lapwings, 8 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Kestrel, 30 Goldfinch (DEH)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Turnstone, Avocet, 6 Yellow-legged Gulls, Common Sandpiper, Grasshoper Warbler, Hobby, Great Crested Grebe (DCa) 6 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Green Woodpecker, Redshank, Avocet, Curlew Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier (PRH) Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, Kestrel, 12 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Whimbrel, Kingfisher, Wheatear (RSPB)

 

7th August
  • Beauly Way, Rise Park: Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 20 Swift S,  14 House Martin, Willow Warbler (S.Petts, CRJ).  
  • Bedfords Park: 4 Swift, 30 House Martin, 4 Whitethroat, 10 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Bullfinch. (CRJ).
  • Fernhall Lane, Upshire: Red Kite (per MDD)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: f Serin (DCa) 3ad Turnstone, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Wheatear (PHa, JLe)
  • Barking Bay: Sanderling, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, Grey Plover, 19 Common Sandpipers, Redshank, Snipe, 6 Oystercatchers, Ruddy Shelduck, 133 Shelduck, 80 Common Terns, 2 adult Yellow Legged Gulls (DMo)
  • RSPB Rye Meads: ecl m Garganey, 9 Green Sandpipers. (MDD)

 

6th August
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: Avocet, Crulew, 2 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Garden Warbler, Hobby, Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier, juv Med Gull, LRP (DMi, PP, PRH)
  • Lee Valley, Amwell: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Hobby, 2 Kestrels, Nuthatch. (MDD)
  • Lee Valley, Waterworks NR: Blackcap, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, LT Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Pochard, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Chiffchaff (Jack Hawkins)
  • Lee Valley, Walthamstow Marshes: Pied Wagtail, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Kestrel, 100 Starling, Mistle Thrush, Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch, House Martin, (Jack Hawkins)

 

5th August
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 juv.Marsh Harriers (inc red wing tagged bird from Stodmarsh), Buzzard, 2 Peregrines, 2 Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Curlew, Whimbrel, Avocet, Black Tailed Godwit, 6 Redshank, Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 15 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff. (ATw, PS)
  • Wanstead Flats: Hobby, 5 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Swallow, House Martin, 3 RNParakeet, 30 Whitethroat (NCr) .
  • Fairlop Gravel Works: 6 Teal, 10 Pochard, 10 Tufted, 3 broods Little Grebe, 10 Grey Heron, 70 Lapwing, 13 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, m Blackcap, Linnet (DEH)

 

4th August
  • Fairlop Gravel Works - 3 Teal, 3 broods of Little Grebe, 18 Lapwing, Snipe, 8 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, Whitethroat, Kestrel, Stock Dove (DEH)
  • Gants Hill, Roll Gardens - Sparrowhawk (Alan Thomas)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 14 Little Egrets, 3 Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 4 Redshanks, 2 Greenshanks, 7 Dunlins, 2 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Little Ringed Plovers, 4 Common Gulls. (MDD) 3
  • Wanstead Park: 2 Kingfishers, pr Grey Wagtail, 3 Little Egrets, Mute Swans & broods of 6 & 8, pr Great Crested Grebe (Stephen Thorpe)
  • Highams Park Lake: Pair Great Crested Grebe with brood of two chicks.(Stephen Thorpe) 
  • Epping Forest, Connaught Water: Pair Great Crested Grebe (Stephen Thorpe)

 

3rd August
  • Fernhall Lane, Upshire: 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Bullfinches, 3 Buzzards, Kestrel, Hobby. (MDD)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Whimbrel, juv & ad f Marsh Harrier (ATw)
  • Ilford, South Park: 2 broods Tufted Duck, brood Great Crested Grebe, family Sparrowhawk (RSH)
  • Lee Valley, Galley Hill Wood: 3 Buzzards, Peregrine. (MDD)
  • Belhus Woods CP; 131 Canada Goose, 94 Greylags, 14 Mute Swan, 194 Mallard, 15ad 10juv T Duck, 4 Pochard, 3 G C Grebe, 16 Little Grebe, 14 Moorhen, 102 Coot, 20 Common Tern,  6 Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Bullfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 14 Goldfinch, 10 Whitethroat, Blackcap, 18 Long-tailed Tit, m Kestrel (RB)
2nd August
  • Lee Valley, Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Barn Owls, Buzzard. (MDD)
  • Lee Valley, Galley Hill Wood: 2 Buzzards, Hobby. (MDD)
  • RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Whimbrel, 6 Black Tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank, 5 Redshank, Ruff, 7 Dunlin, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 20 Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 12 Teal, Wigeon, Hobby, f + 2 Juv.Marsh Harrier. (ATw, DMi) Whinchat (DS) juv Arctic Tern, 40 Yellow-legged Gulls (DMi)
  • Roding Valley Park: Kingfisher, Blackcap, Jay (AHo)

 

1st August
  • Warren Gorge; 11 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 20 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall, 2 Kingfisher, 7 Moorhen, 10 Coot, 4 G C Grebe, 20 Canada Goose, 43 House Martin, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, G S Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Wren, (RB)
  • Fernhall Lane, Upshire: Red Kite, 2 Buzzards, Peregrine, 2 Kestrels, Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinches (MDD)

 

 


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