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: juv Spoonbill (BC et al)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2nd Sum m & juv Marsh Harrier, 21 Redshank, Curlew, 9 Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 6 Sandwich Tern. (ATw, PS)

• Redbridge, Ridgeway Gardens: 2 Coal Tit, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Robin, Chaffinch, 4 Magpies, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 3 Ring Necked Parakeets (MAW)
• Ingrebourne Valley : 2 Snipe, 24 Teal, Wheatear (RSh)

• Ingrebourne Valley: 30 Meadow Pipits, 2 yellowhammer, 12 Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, 4 Cetti's warbler, 6 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 10 Teal. 40 Lapwing, 2 Sparrowhawk.(DMcG).

• Ingrebourne Valley : 20 Meadow Pipits, Whinchat, 2 Common Buzzards, 6 Skylarks. (DMcG).
• Lee Valley, Amwell: 2 Hobby, 2 Raven, Sparrowhawk, 8 Buzzards, 2 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, Coot, Little Grebes, Great Crested Grebes, Kingfisher, Teal, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, (MAW)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 9 Buzzard, 2nd Sum Male Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Hobby, Arctic Tern, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 33 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear, 8 Siskin, 100 House Martin, 30 Sand Martin, 39 Swallow. (ATw)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Peregrine, Blackcap, Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Egret, 2 San Martin, Kestrel, Pintail, Swallow, 2 Wheatear, Kingfisher, 5 Avocet [Budgerigar] (RSPB)
• Langdon Hills EWT: 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch (Andrew Cox)
• Barking Bay: ad & juv Roseate Terns (JA, DMo, PHa et al)
• Warren Gorge; 3 Kingfisher, 4 Shoveler, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, 20 Mallard, 2 G C Grebe, 11 Cormorant, Meadow Pipit, 83 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 10 House Sparrow, 4 Song Thrush, 23 Robin, 8 Wren, 8 Dunnock, 2 G S Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 450 Starling, 2 R N Parakeet, 4 Stock Dove, 5 Collared Dove, 10 Magpie, 5 Jay, 3 Jackdaw. 24 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Blue Tit, 15 Great Tit (RB)
• Grays Chalk Pit; 3 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, G S Woodpecker, 11 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 8 L T Tit, 11 Robin, 5 Wren, Sparrowhawk (RB)
  

• Barking Bay: Wryneck, Knot, 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Hobbies.(PHa)
• Fairlop Waters CP: 3 Stonchat, Whinchat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat (AAB)

• Orsett Fen; 2 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Swallow, 30 House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 83 Linnet, 25 Chaffinch, 10 Goldfinch, 25 Greenfinch, 10 Skylark, 6 M Pipit, 2 R N Parakeet, G S Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 40 R L Partridge, 2 Pheasant, 77 Stock Dove, 200 Wood Pigeon, juv Hobby, 8 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel (RB)

• Hornchurch: Honey Buzzard (SHa)

• Chafford Hundred: 24 Swallows,35 House Sparrows, Chiffchaff (DD-L)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes:
• Fairlop Waters CP: Stonechat, Whinchat, 5 Yellow Wagtails, Grey Wagtail, Common Sandpiper (AAB)

• Rainham Village: Buzzard, Peregrine (BC)
• Ingrebourne Valley: m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Wigeon, Goldcrest (TK)
• Fairlop Waters CP: 2 hobbies, Buzzard, Whinchat, Siskin, Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Rooks (AAB)
• Upminster, Stubbers OPC : Buzzard , 20 Pied Wagtail, ad Arctic Tern (Ron Cook)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Sparrowhawk, Wheatear, 5 Whinchat, Hobby, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Pintail (MJ), Stonechat (Helen Stanforth) 2 Yellow-legged Gull, Snipe, Peregrine, 9 Little Egret, 6 Wigeon, 4 Chiffchaff, 40 Lapwing, 4 Swallow (SS) 2 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, Siskin, Greenshank (JW)
• Barking Bay: Arctic Tern, Black Tern Whinchat (RBA)
• Belhus Woods CP; 251 Canada Goose, 62 Greylags, 5 Mute Swan, 133 Coot, 10 Moorhen, 318 Mallard, 37 Shoveler, 39 Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall, 3 Grey Heron, 13 Cormorant, 6 G C Grebe, 5 Little Grebe, Kingfisher, 68 Lapwing, Cetti`s Warbler, swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 10 Linnet, 15 Goldfinch, 3 G S Woodpecker, 10 Green Woodpecker, 2 R N Parakeet, 24 Robin, 9 Wren, 6 Dunnock, 25 Blue Tit, 19 Great Tit, 23 Long-tailed Tit, Nuthatch, 30 Stock Dove, 125 Wood Pigeon, 8 Jay (RB) Hobby (ACo)

• Upminster, Little Gaynes Lane: Hirundines flying west all day at least from 10am to 1600 (started raining heavily) 500 to 900+ per hour (estimated from 10 minute counts) from my front garden.Max. 10 minute count was 148 between 1350 and 1400. Not sure of composition but a minority of swallow and probably more sand martin than house martin (Ron Cook)
• Upminster, Tylers Common: Whinchat, f Stonechat, Whitethroat (CRJ)
• Upminster, Tylers Hall Farm: ad m Yellow Wagtail (CRJ)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Redstart (RSPB) Hobby, 2 Snipe, 2 Yellow Wagtail (ACo) 4 Commom Tern (PD) 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 64 Shoveler, 70 Teal, 12 Gadwall, 11 Little Egrets, 60 Goldfinch, (LH) Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 10 Stock Dove, 2 Yellow Wagtail (RSPB) 150 House Martin, 80 Swallow, 10 Sand Martin (JW)
• Thorndon CP South: Kestrel, 4 Green Woodpecker (ACo)
• Lee Valley, Netherhall GP: Little Egret, 6 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 3m Cetti's Warbler, 10 Chiffcahff, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker (NM)
• Lee Valley, Wm Girling Res: 5 Arctic Tern, 10 Black Tern, 29 Black-necked Grebe (RBA)
• Lee Valley, Walthmastow Res: Great Northern Diver (RBA)

• Lee Valley, Wm Girling Res: Slavonian Grebe (RBA)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 9 Buzzard, 3juv Marsh Harrier, ad m Hen Harrier, juv Peregrine,3 Hobby, Great Crested Grebe, juv Kittiwake, 73 Common Tern, Bar Tailed Godwit,10 Redshank, 19 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, Ruff, 7 Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, 20 Yellow Wagtails, Lesser Redpoll, Skylark, 30 Meadow Pipits, Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Kingfishers (HV, PS, ATw, VW, BCh, PRH)
• Dagenham Riverside: 3 adult Arctic Skuas south 12.25, pale juvenile Honey Buzzard south 1630 (JA)
• Barking Bay / Crossness: 7 Black Terns, juv Arctic Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit (JA)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Hobbies, 14 Buzzard, 5 juv Marsh Harriers, 4f Sparrowhawk, Swift, 200 House Martin 50 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler (HV, ATw, PS, BCh, JH)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 5 Whinchat (Matthew Foakes, Jamies Croft) 2 Wheatear (Paul Lyons) Grey Wagtail, 4 Siskin (P&VMe) 30 Yellow Wagtail, juv Hobby, 20 Mute Swan, 30 Rook, 3f Sparrowhawk, 9 Kestrel, Lapwing, Common Tern (HV) 2 Great Crested Grebe (THo)
• Lee Valley, Walthamstow Reservoirs: 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Egyptian geese; Swift, 20 House Martins, Sand Martin, 4 Common terns;Greenshank (Ian Woodward)
• Lee Valley, Walthamstow Filter beds: 2 Grey Wagtails, 9 Yellow Wagtails. (DBa)
• Lee Valley, Stanstead Innings: Kingfisher (MAW)
  

• Lee Valley, Stanstead Innings: Kingfisher (MAW)
• Lee Valley, Galleyhill Wood: juv Montagu's Harrier (Birdguides)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Goldcrest, 5 Chiffchaffs, 30 Long-tailed Tits (HV) Spotted Flycatcher (BC)
• Lee Valley, Wm Girling Res: 12 Arctic Terns, 5 1st winter Little Gulls, Common Tern, 4 Goldeneye and at least 25 Black-necked Grebes (RW, Lol Bodini)
• Lee Valley, KGV Res: Ad Sabine's Gull, 5 Arctic Terns, 4 Little Gulls, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Greenshank, leucistic Coot (RW, Harry Lacey)
• Lee Valley, Walthamstow Reservoir: Swift (MJ)
• Romford: Hobby (MJ)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 6 Whinchat (BC) 33 Yellow-legged Gulls (DMi)
• River Thames between West Thurrock and Greenhithe: 4200 hirundines up river in one hour (ALa)
• Lee Valley, KGV Res: Ad Sabine's Gull (RBA)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 30 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Arctic Terns (RSPB)
• Lee Valley, KGV Res: Ad Sabine's Gull, 15 Little Egret, Hobby, 200 House Martin, 3 Meadow Pipit, juv Common Tern (MS)
• Thorndon CP North: Green woodpecker, 4 Nuthatch. (ACo).

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: ad Osprey, Buzzard, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 44 Siskin, 30 House Martin, 50 Meadow Pipit, 15 Arctic Tern (HV, PS, JWa, BCh et al) Garden Warbler (Steve Smith) 3 Sandwich Terns, Kingfisher, 6 Yellow Wagtails, Hobby, Peregrine, Black-tailed Godwit, 44 Dunlin, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, Ringed Plover, Reed Warbler, 50 Ring-necked Parakeets (DC)
• Lee Valley, KGV Res: Ad Sabine's Gull, juvenile Shag, 5 Common sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, Wheatear, 5 Little Egret, Hobby, House Martin, 6 Sand Martin (including a partially leucistic one with a pale whitish buff rump and lower back), 35 Swallows. (Stuart Hamilton, RW)
• Lee Valley, Sewardstone: Whinchat, 10 Yellow Wagtail, Green Sandpiper (MS)
• Thorndon CP South: Green woodpecker, Nuthatch. (ACo).
• Fairlop Waters CP: 5 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Common Terns (AAB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: ad Osprey, 23 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 8 Wheatear, 4 Whinchat, 34 Meadow Pipit, 40 Yellow Wagtail, 48 Siskin, 2 juv Cuckoo (ATw, PS, HV et al ) Lesser Redpoll (HV)
• Belhus Woods CP: Hobby, 3 Green woodpecker, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch (ACo)
• Weald Park: Pied Flycatcher, 7 Spotted Flycatcher, lesser-whitethroat, 5 chiffchaff, 3 willow warbler, blackcap, goldcrest, 2 treecreeper, 4 Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 23 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush. (JMo)

• Bedfords Park: Whinchat (CRJ)
• Epping Forest, Connaught Waters: Kingfisher, 7 Mandarin (Martin Smith)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Curlew Sandpiper (KJ) Red-rumped Swallow (KJ from Rainham to Crayford!)
• Snaresbrook: 2 Ring-necked Parakeets (Alex Evans)
• Belhus Woods CP: Hawfinch (JMo)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Curlew Sandpiper (KJ) Manx Shearwater (KJ, HV et al) 4 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Black-tailed Godwits (HV et al) juv Arctic Tern, 20 Common

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Curlew Sandpiper (HV) Buzzard (HV, PS, ATw, DS)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Curlew Sandpiper (KJ) Garden Warbler (Steve Smith)
• Belhus Woods CP: 246 Canada Goose, 53 Greylags, 3 Mute Swan, 10 G C Grebe, 15 Little Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 8 Cormorant, 301 Mallard, 12 Pochard, 39 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, Common Tern, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 12 Chiffchaff, Cetti`s Warbler, Goldcrest, 10 Sand Martin, 60 House Martin, 5 Swallow, 9 Linnet, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Green Woodpecker, 2 G S Woodpecker, R N Parakeet, 15 Robin, 9 Wren, 5 Dunnock, 25 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 22 L T Tit, 25 Stock Dove, 123 Wood Pigeon, 6 Collared Dove, 180 Starling, 127 Coot, 8 Moorhen (RB)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Yellow-Legged Gull, 2 Stonechat (SBa) Hobby, 19 Mute Swan (JD) 6 Sand Martin (George Richards) 4 Black-Tailed Godwit (JD/DD) 3 Black Tern, Arctic Tern, 30 Common Tern, Curlew Sandpiper, 30 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail (PSt, ATw,DBr) Kingfisher, Kestrel, Garden Warbler, Green Sandpiper (RSPB)
• Roding Valley NR: Hobby; 2 Swallow. (BJ)
• Fairlop Waters CP: Wheatear, Goldcrest, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern (AAB)
  

• Mardyke, Stifford-Davy Down; 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 10 Swallow, 10 Goldfinch, 5 G S Woodpecker, 6 Grn Woodpecker, 9 R N Parakeet, Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 2 Sparrowhawk,7 Stock Dove, 21 Jackdaw (RB)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine, 3 Hobby, 3 Kestrel, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Swift, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow (RB,PS,VW,PD,JW)
• Fairlop waters CP: Whinchat, Wheatear, 3 Common tern (AAB)
• Lee Valley, Amwell: 6 Hobbies, 4 Buzzards, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpipers, Snipe, 2 Little Egrets. (MDD)

• Fairlop waters CP: 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 2 Common tern (AAB)
• Lee Valley, Sewardstone Marsh: Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby, 8 Green Sandpiper (MS)
• Lee Valley, Cornmill Meadows: Ruff, 8 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 25 Lapwing, Snipe, 13 Teal, 10 Swallow, 30 House Martin.(Simon Papps)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Whimbrel (MDD) 5 Black-tailed Godwit (HV, PRH, RB) Tree Pipit, 3 Sandwich Terns (HV, PS, DS, RB) 3 Hobbies, 2 Sparrowhawk, 13 Buzzards through (PS, DS, RB, HV, PRH et al) Whinchat (RDu) Curlew Sandpiper (KJ)
• Bulphan Fen: 2 Blackbirds, 4 Blue Tits, 12 Collared Dove, 3 Coot, Cormorant, 15 Carrion Crow, 11 Feral Pigoen, 5 Gadwall, 6 Great Blackback Gull, 8 Greenfinch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 6 Goldfinch, 15 House Martin, 14 Lesser Blackback Gulls, 3 Linnet, Kestrel, 6 Magpies, 4 Mallard, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Moorhen, 4 Ring necked Parakets, 2 Robin, 10 Sparrows, Sparrowhawk, 8 Starlings, 4 Swallows, 2 Whitethroat, 14 Wood Pigeons. (THo)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 7 Black-tailed Godwit (P&VMe) Hobby, 4 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 8 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 46 Blackcap, 1000 Starlings (HV, PS)
• Wanstead Flats: f Wheatear, 3 Mistle Thrush, 5 Spotted Flycatcher, 37 Swallow, 17 House Martin, Hobby, 3 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Gadwall, Whitethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Tufted Duck (Nick Croft) Whinchat (Barry Jones)
• Orsett Fen; 32 Goldfinch, 24 Chaffinch, 23 Greenfinch, 7 Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, 47 Linnet, Cetti`s Warbler, 18 Mistle Thrush, 70 Starling, 38 Swallow, 29 Blue Tit, 15 Great Tit, 12 LT Tit, 3 G S Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 7 Robin, 258 Wood Pigeon, 16 Stock Dove, 45 Carrion Crow, 3 Jay, 2 Pheasant, 62 R L Partridge, 4 R N Parakeet, Kingfisher, 4 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Hobby, pr Peregrine (RB)