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: 2 Curlew, 120 Golden Plover, pr Peregrine, 50 Ring-necked Parakeets, pr Bearded Tits, 127 Wigeon, 400 Teal (RSPB)
• Grays Foreshore: 1st yr Kittiwake (JA)
• Dagenham Chase:Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, 2 Coot, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 4 Moorhen, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Collared Dove, 5 Mute Swan, 5 Robin, 6 Chaffinch, 7 Long Tailed Tits, 10 Shoveler, 10 Redwing, 12 Blackbird, 12 Teal, 12 Black-Headed Gull, 14 Mallard, 16 Canada Geese, 16 Wood Pigeon, 17 Great Tit, 18 Blue Tit, 18 Lapwing, 20 Magpie, 30 Carrion Crow, 40 Feral Pigeon (Stephen Drake)

• Dagenham Chase: 4 Blackbird, Bullfinch, 14 Canada Geese, 27 Carrion Crow, 2 Egyptian Geese, 17 Magpie, 27 Moorhen, 7 Shoveler, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Grey Heron, 9 Teal, 3 Cormorant, 22 Chaffinch, 3 Robin, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Mallard, 7 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, Kingfisher, 9 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 10 Wood Pigeon, Song Thrush, 30 Lapwing, 5 Coot, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, Little Egret, 3 Jay, Dunnock, 6 House Sparrow, (Stephen Drake)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 23 Fieldfare (HV) 21 Curlew (RDu) Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, 120 Golden Plover, pr Peregrine (PRH, BSt)
• Weald Park: 6 Goosander (4 male, 2 female), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrush (ACo)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 1st yr, 1ad Caspian Gull (ATw) 4 Pintail (2 pairs inc. leucistic female), Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 200 Golden Plover, 1700 Lapwing, 100 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Stonechat, pr Bearded Tit (ACo, RSPB) 12 Fieldfare (HV) juv Gannet (KJ)
• Thorndon CP North: Sparrowhawk, 4 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch (ACo)
• Weald Park: 10 Goosander (7male, 3 Female), 3 Great Crested Grebe, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2 Mistle Thrush, 15 Fieldfare, Sparrowhawk. (Nkh)
• Grays Foreshore: 5ad, 1 1st yr Kittiwake (JA)

• Grays Foreshore: Yellow-legged Gull, Curlew (DD-L) 5ad, 1 1st yr Kittiwake (JA)
• Lee Valley , KGV Res: 5 Goosander, 18 Goldeney, adult Med Gull. (GWh)
• Lee Valley, Seventy Acres Lake: Bittern (GWh)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Curlew, 67 Golden Plover, 4 Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Egrets, 12 Pintail, 12 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck. (MDD) ad & 1st yr Kittiwake (HV, PHa) pr Peregrine (RSPB) prob Azorean Yellow-legged Gull (DMi)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: pr Bearded Tits, pr Peregrine, 9 Pintail, 20 Curlew, ad Med Gull, 18 Ringed Plover, 6 Golden Plover, Water Rail, Water Pipit (RSPB)
• Grays Foreshore: 6 Gadwall, 5 Teal, 55 Lapwing, Curlew, 50 Redshank, Turnstone, 4 Kittiwake (1 juv then 3 ad) (JA)

• Thorndon CP South: 3 Egyptian Goose, 6 Shoveler, Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, 17 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush (ACo)

• Belhus Woods CP: 15 Lapwing, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch [Andrew Cox]

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: pr Bearded Tits, pr Peregrine, 5 Pintail (RSPB)
• Weald Park: 8 Goosander (5 m + 3 f), 1 Great Crested Grebe, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 6 Mistle Thrush, Coal Tit, 3 Nuthatch (ACo)
• Lee Valley, Seventy Acres Lake: m Smew, Water rail, 100 Siskin, Treecreeper (IW, T&AS)
• Ingrebourne Valley ; 30 Teal,  10 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler. (DMcG)
• Lee Valley, Nazeing GP: Great Northern Diver (Alan Reynolds)
• Grays Foreshore: 12 Kittiwake (JA)

• Lee Valley, Nazeing GP: 13 Pochard, 33 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, Great Northern Diver, 74 Coot (LGRE)
• Lee Valley, Holyfield Lake: Black-necked Grebe, 2 Pintail, 2 Goosander, 7 Goldeneye, 250 Gadwall. (GWh)
• Kelvedon Hatch: Sparrowhawk, 120 Redwing, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 20 Siskin (David Jobbins)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Grey Wagtail (Andy Hilton)

• Lee Valley, Nazeing GP: Great Northern Diver, 10 Goosander (RBA)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: pr Bearded Tits (Annie Jackson, Carol Margetts) 30 Fieldfare, 50 redwing, 2f Sparrowhawk, 4 Cetti's Warblers, Chiffchaff, 30 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed tits, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, 10 Reed Bunting (HV, Barry Jackson) 3 Corn Bunting, 2 Curlew, Grey Plover, 300 Wigeon,1200 Teal,(PS, ATw)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 1350 Teal, 250 Wigeon, 9 Pintail, 30 Shoveler, pr Pochard, 250 Greylag, 85 Canada Geese, 2 Little Egret, Little Grebe, 8 Stonechat, 12 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 1500 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Golden Plover, 800 Starling, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw, pr Peregrine (HV, SS) 3 Bearded Tits, Short-eared Owl (Tho) Grey Plover, Spotted Redshank (PS)

• Weald CP; 7 Goosanders.(DMcG)
• M25 M11/M25: Barn Owl (NM)
• Warren Gorge; 3 Kingfisher, 12 Shoveler, 5 Tufted Duck, 19 Mallard, 14 Moorhen, 15 Coot, 14 Cormorant, 28 B H Gull, Common Gull, pr Siskin, 18 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 5 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 4 Blackbird, Song Thrush, G S Woodpecker, 18 Blue Tit, 11 Great Tit, 15 L T Tit (RB)
• Grays Gorge; 13 Chaffinch, 2 Song Thrush, 9 Blackbird, 17 Robin, 3 Redwing, 15 Blue Tit, 16 Great Tit, 26 L T Tit, Goldcrest, 4 Jay, 67 Wood Pigeon (RB)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 60 Greenfinsh, 40 Goldfinch (RSPB) 2 Redpolls, Grey Wagtail, (DMo)
• Weald Park; 7 Goosander.(DMcG Rsh).

• Weald Park; 6 Goosander.(DMcG Rsh).
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Bearded Tits, 2 Stonechats (Chris Slade, John Yearley, Albert Dance) 12 Rock Pipits, Water Pipit (PS, ATw) 60 Greenfinch (HV) ad & 3rd yr Caspian Gull, 9 Yellow legged Gull (DMi)

• Thorndon CP South: 40 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, Nuthatch (ACo)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Bearded Tits, 2 Stonechats, Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine, Kestrel (MDD) Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit, Redwing, 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 15 Shelduck, Curlew (BP) Fieldfare (Dave & Julie Dent) Kingfisher (David Long) 7 Pintail 6m 1f (JR) Ring-Necked Parakeet, 2 Peregrine m/f (MJ) 4 Bearded Tit 1m 3f (Chris Lowe) 5 Snipe (Clive Watts)
• Belhus Woods CP: Kingfisher, 3 Snipe, 100 Lapwing, 44 Tufted Duck, 33 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 22 Teal, 5 Pochard, 9 Shoveler, 272 Mallard, 73 B H Gull, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Greylag, 11 Canada Goose, 9 Mute Swan, 14 Cormorant, 142 Coot, 15 Moorhen, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Siskin, 17 Linnet, 7 Greenfinch, 4 Bullfinch, 17 Chaffinch, 15 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Treecreeper, 29 Blue Tit, 24 Great Tit, 17 L T Tit, Coal Tit, 4 Green Woodpecker, 4 G S Woodpecker, m L S Woodpecker, 5 R N Parakeet, 20 Robin, 8 Wren, 16 Dunnock, 12 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 10 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 5 Goldcrest, 11 House Sparrow, 19 Starling, 47 Magpie, 48 Carrion Crow, 4 Jay, 9 Jackdaw, 14 Wood Pigeon, 7 Collared Dove (RB)
• Wanstead park, Bush Wood: 4 Firecrests (RBA)

• Epping Forest, Connaught Water: 2 Pintail, 12 Mandarin, 2 Egyptian Geese (IW)
• Epping Forest, Strawberry Hill Pond 44 Mandarin (IW);
• Epping Forest, High Beach: Woodcock (IW)
• Epping Forest, Lost Pond: 2 Brambling (IW)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 30 Canada Goose, 18 Greylags, 15 Shelduck, 163 Teal, 206 Wigeon, 19 Gadwall, 15 Shoveler, 9m 3f Pintail, 14 Curlew, 37 Golden Plover, 343 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 3 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, 31 Goldfinch, Peregrine, 2 Kestrel 4 Bearded Tit m Blackcap (BCh, RB, PS, VW)
• Thames Chase: Broadfields Farm: Kestrel, Green Woodpecker (ACo)
• Thorndon CP North: Green Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Nuthatch (ACo)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, 9 Curlew, 1500 Lapwing, 60 Golden Plover, 120 Ring-necked Parakeets (HV)
• Lee Valley, Nazeing Meads: Great Northern Diver. (GWh)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: pr Bearded Tit, pr Stonechat, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Golden Plover (HV, NK) 22 Curlew (RDu, Jerry Hoare)
• Mardyke Valley, Stifford- Davy Down; 2 Snipe, 7 Teal, 14 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 15 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 5 Song Thrush, 17 Blackbird, 22 Robin, 32 Wren, 21 Dunnock, 28 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, 28 L T Tit, Chiffchaff, Cetti`s Warbler, 11 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 15 R N Parakeet, 3 G  SWoodpecker, 5 Green Woodpecker, 40 Jackdaw, 7 Stock Dove (RB)
• South Ockendon: 2 Crossbill (SHa)

• Weald Park: Bittern (NK, JMo)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Spotted Redshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 63 Golden Plover, 7 Snipe, 9 Pintail, pr Peregrine, Kestrel, 3 Little Egrets. (MDD) 560 Black Tailed Godwit, 69 Redshank, 150 Dunlin, 18 Dunlin, 2 Water Pipits, (DMo)
• Creekmouth: Turnstone, Oystercatcher, (DMo)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes:

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Great White Egret (KJ) m Peregrine, 21 Golden Plover, Kingfisher, Snipe, 4 Little Egrets, 5 Pintail, 2 Stonechats. (MDD)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Little Grebe, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 6 Water Rail, Kingfisher, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Yellowhammer (Les Harrison)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Turnstone, 3 Curlew (HV, Barry Jacskon)
• Lee Valley, Nazeing Meads: Great Northern Diver. (MDD)
• Lee Valley , Holyfield weir: Black-necked Grebe, m Pintail. (MDD)
• Epping Forest ; Connaught Water: [Hooded merganser]; Buzzard. (BJ)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Bearded Tits, 5 Rock Pipit, Great Crested Grebe (HV) 811 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 9 Redshank, Spotted Redshank, 7 Dunlin, 4 Grey Plover, 18 Ringed Plover, 52 Golden Plover, 18 Shelduck, 3m Pintail, Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat, 63 Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, pr Peregrine (BCh, RB)
• Lee Valley, Bittern Information Point: 3 Water Rails. (MDD)
• Lee Valley, Holyfield Weir: Black-necked Grebe, m Pintail, pr Goldeneye. (T&AS)
• Lee Valley, Holyfield Marsh: 2 Peregrine, 300 Gadwall, (Graham White)
• Lee Valley , Nazeing Meads: Great Northern Diver. (T&AS)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes:
• Lee Valley , Amwell: Snipe, m Goldeneye, Kingfisher, Little Egret. (MDD)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Pectoral Sandpiper, Buzzard, 140 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 4 Rock Pipits, Water Pipit, Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Plover, 5 Pintail, (DMo) 85 Black-tailed Godwits, 130 Golden Plover, 120 Ring-necked Parakeets (HV)
• Lee Valley, Fishers Green: Litte Egret, 150 Fieldfare, 6 Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit, Cormorant, 2 Egyptian Geese (Annie Jackson, Carole Margetts)

• Romford Station: 100 Pied Wagtails roosting (MJ)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Pectoral Sandpiper (P&VMe) 4 Pintail, 10 Snipe, 106 Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Ruff, 2 Stonechat. 2 Grey Plover, Water Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, (HV, P&VMe, MDD) 2 Bearded Tits (Denis Tuck) m Merlin (Peter Gurr)
• Epping Forest, Chingford Plain: Red Kite (KM)

• Woodford Green: Hawfinch (KM)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 155 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Peregrine, 1800 Lapwing, 120 Golden Plover, 400 Black-tailed Godwit (HV)
• Lee Valley, Holyfield: Goldeneye, Goosander, 3 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 1200 Jackdaw (BJ)

• Epping Forest, Warren Pond: pr Wood Duck, 20 Mandarins (KM)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: m Goldeneye (KJ) 2 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, Chiffchaff (HV)

• Belhus Woods CP; singing Willow Warbler, Tawny Owl, 16 Robin, 14 Wren, 7 Dunnock, 17 Blackbird, 6 Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 11 Redwing, 27 Fieldfare, 37 Goldfinch, Bullfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 9 Siskin, 8 Goldcrest, 33 Blue Tit, 16 Great Tit, 46 L T Tit, 6 GS Woodpecker, 8 Geern Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 4 R N Parakeet, Treecreeper, Cetti`s Warbler, Meadow Pipit, 4 Skylark, 15 House Sparrow, 33 Starling, 3 Pied Wagtail, 56 Wood Pigeon, 14 Stock Dove, 6 Jay, 58 Jackdaw, 41 Magpie, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Pheasant, Snipe, 114 Lapwing, G C Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, 94 Canada Goose, 6 Greylags, 7 Mute Swan, G C Grebe, 271 Mallard, 38 Tufted Duck, 20 Shoveler, 36 Pochard, 4 Teal, 21 Gadwall, 23 Wigeon, 139 Coot, 14 Moorhen, 71 B H Gull, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk (RB)
• Lee Valley, Amwell: 2 Water Rails, Little Egret (MDD)
• Lee Valley, Holyfield weir: Black-necked Grebe, m Pintail, m Goldeneye. (MDD)
• Lee Valley, Fishers Green Island: Water Rail. (MDD)
• Lee Valley, Bittern hide: m Sparrowhawk. (MDD)
• Weald CP: Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20 Goldfinch 30 Siskin, Mealy Redpoll (ACo)
• Thorndon CP South: 4 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 13 Long-tailed Tit (ACo)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Peregrine, Spotted Redshank (MJ) Sparrowhawk, Water Rail, 5 Meadow Pipit (Bill Potter) 80 Golden Plover, Black-Tailed Godwit, 25 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing (PP) 3 Snipe, Ruff, 2 Ring-Necked Parakeet, 2 Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, 190 Wigeon, 45 Shoveler, 9 Pintail, 860 Lapwing, 27 Gadwall, 220 Teal, 2 Curlew, 18 Shelduck (RSPB)

• lford, Valentines Park : Swallow, Med gull ( Peter Hopkins)
• Woodford Green: House Martin (Ken Murray)
• Belhus Woods CP, Sparrowhawk, 200 Lapwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker (ACo)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 22 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 4 Water Rail, 4 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 70 Fieldfare, 3 Bullfinch (ACo)
• Upminster, Tylers Common: Pheasant, Woodcock, 2 Green Woodpecker, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Song Thrush, 18 Redwing, Goldcrest, 10 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, Lesser Redpoll, 6 Bullfinch (CRJ)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes; pr Peregrine, pr Red-breasted Mergansers, 2f Common Scoter (ATw, HV) 1st yr Caspian Gull, (ATw) 5 Bearded Tit, Spotted Redshank (Chris Lowe)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes; 2 Bearded Tit, pr Peregrine (BCh)
• Orsett Fen; f Brambling, 52 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 3 Meadow Pipit, 5 Yellowhammer, 75 Skylark, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 307 Fieldfare, 9 Redwing,  7 Blackbird, 3 Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, 4 R N Parakeet, 157 R L Partridge, 42 Pheasant, 128 Carrion Crow, 121 Stock Dove, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Little Owl (RB)