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• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Harvest Mice, Water Shrew, 4 Brown Rats over high tide on saltmarsh (Annie & Barry Jackson) dog Otter (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Buff-tailed Bumblebee (HV)
• Ilford: Garden Orb: Araneus diadematus !!!! (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Migrant Hawker !!!! (B&MC)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: m Common Seal (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: m Common Seal (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: m Common Seal, 6 Brown Rat, 3 Harvest Mice, 3 Short-tailed Voles over high tide (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Common Seal, 2 Common Darters, at least a dozen croaking Marsh Frogs! (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Common Seal (DS, BC) 2 Migrant Hawkers (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Grey Seal (PS, DS)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Red Admiral, Migrant Hawker, 2 Common Darter (PRH, HV)

• Lee Valley, Gunpowder Mills: Buck & 6 hind Fallow Deer (MAW)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 5 Migrant Hawkers, 4 Red admiral (HV)

• Epping Forest, Connaught Water Common Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle, Daubenton Bats (Martin Smith)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 30 Red Admirals, 10 Speckled Woods, Southern Hawker, 20 Migrant Hawker, 4 Common Darter, 3 Ruddy Darter (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Grey Seal (Bob) (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Common Seal, 2 Porpoises (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: queen Velvet Ant (HV)
• Grays Foreshore: 4 Harbour Porpoise (DD-L)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: bull Grey Seal, (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: bull Grey Seal (HV) Harbour Porpoise (ATw)

• Rainham Village: Monach (Richard Harrison)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Wall Brown (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Yellow-necked Mouse (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 50 Scarce Emerald Damselfly, Common Blue, Blue-tail, Azure Damsels, Emperor, Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodies Chaser, Ruddy Darter, Common Darter (PS) Adonis Ladybird (HV) Marbled White -only 2nd site record (BC, HV)

• Belhus Woods CP: 3 Silver-washed fritillary. (NKh, M&BC)

• Belhus Woods CP: 3 Silver-washed fritillary. (JMo)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 4 Ringlet, 8 Red Admiral, 3 Peacock, 4 Small Tortoiseshell (HV) Painted Lady (MDD) 6 Wool Carder Bees, Emperor Moth cat (HV)
  

• Ingrebourne Valley: 20 Purple Hairstreak, 2 White-Letter Hairstreak
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Shrill Carder Bee (HV)

• Ingrebourne Valley: White Letter Hairstreak,  4 Purple Hairstreak. (DMcG)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 12 Ruddy Darters, 4 Neadow Brown, Comma, 2 Red Admiral, Rhogogaster picta, Peacock caterpillars, Emperor Moth cat, 4 Drinker Moth cats, Cream Spot Tiger cat, 'Bob' the bull Grey Seal (RSPB)
• Ilford, Tavistock Gardens: 50+ Bombus hypnorum on cotoneaster (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Ruddy Darters (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Meadow Brown (RSPB)
• Lee Valley, Seventy Acres Lake:  2 Muntjac (BJ)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Adder (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Adder (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Harbour Porpoises (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Poecilobothrus nobilitatus, Neria cibaria, Scathophaga stercoraria, Bombus pratorum (Craig Burnett)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Emperor, 5 Black-tailed Skimmer, m Broad-bodies Chaser, 12 Four Spot Chasers, 2 Common Emerald Damsels, Small Tortoiseshell cats, Tabanus bovinus, Catharis rustica, Haematopota crassicornis, Bombus humilis, 10 Common Blue Butterfly, 50 Azure Bluet, 20 Blue-tailed Bluet (HV)
• Ilford, Tavistock Gardens: 40+ Bombus hypnorum on cotoneaster (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 3 Large Red Damsels, Agapantha villosoviridescens, Coriomerus denticulatus, Horned Treehopper, Tetanocera elata, Bombus hypnorum, Bronze Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Dock Leatherbug, Poecilobothrus nobilitatus, Anthomyia pluvialis, Scathophaga stercoraria, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-Spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, 22-spot ladybird, 2-spot ladybird (HV, AJ)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Glow-worm (AJ)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Emperor, 2 Four Spot Chasers, (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Brown Argus, 2 Green Hairstreak, 2 Wall Brown, 10 Small White, 2 Peacock, Four Spotted Chaser, 5 Hairy Hawker (RSPB)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Painted Lady, Small Copper, Brown Argus, 4 Common Blue, 3 Green Hairstreak, Green-Veined White, 6 Orange Tip, Small White. (DMcG) 
• Dagnam Park: 4 Four-spotted Chaser, 6m Red-eyed Damselfly, 210 Azure Damselfly, 100 Large Red Damselfly, 6 Blue-tailed Damselfly. (CRJ)

• Bedfords Park: 2m Common Blue butterflies, 8 Small Heath, 3 Small Copper, 12 Mother Shipton, Burnet Companion, Latticed Heath. (CRJ)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 20 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 100 Azure Damsel, 10 Large Red Damselfly, 3 Four Spotted Chaser, 10 Hairy Hawker (RSPB)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Brown Argus, 3 Wall Brown, 2 Green Hairstreaks (RSPB)

• Dagnam Park: 18 Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red (CRJ)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Brown Argus, pr Hairy Hawkers (Mark Hart)

• Bedfords Park: 11 Small Heath, 6 Small Copper, 2m Brimstone, 8m Orange Tip, 7 Speckled Wood, Comma, 3 Broad-bodied Chaser (CRJ)
  
  

• Harold Hill, Sedgefield Crescent: Peacock, Comma, 3 Holly Blue, 3m Orange Tip, Speckled Wood. (CRJ)
• Dagnam Park: 4 Small Heath, 2 Small Copper, 2 Holly Blue, 8m&2f Orange Tip, 3 Large White, 3 Green-veined White, 5 Small White, 3 Speckled Wood, 3 Comma, 2 Peacock, 6 Mother Shipton, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 6 Large Red Damselfly. (CRJ)
• Weald Brook: 7m Orange Tip, 3 Green-veined White, 2 Comma, Speckled Wood. (CRJ)
• Brentwood, M25 Junction 28: m Brown Argus (CRJ)
  

• Gidea Park Sports Ground: 12 Speckled Wood, 3 Holly Blue, 3m Orange Tip, 2 Green-veined White. (CRJ)
  
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Four Spot Chaser, Azure Damselfly (Jerry Hoare)
• Gidea Park Sports Ground: Red Admiral (CRJ)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Broad Bodied Chaser (Pete Jackson)

• Risebridge Golf Course: 2 Noctule Bat (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park Lake: 5 Daubenton's Bat, Pipistrelle (CRJ)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 8 Large Red Damselflies, 5 Blue-tailed Damselflies, 6 Hairy Hawkers (HV)

• Bedfords Park: Small Heath, Small Copper, Holly Blue, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, 12m,3f Orange Tip, 10 Small White, 2 Green-veined White, Large White, 10 Speckled Wood, 5 Large Red Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly. (CRJ)
  

• Cranham, Brickfields LNR: 5 Orange- Tip, 3 Speckled Wood,  6 Small White Butterflies, 3 Large Red Damselflies,  Grass Snake (Ron Colson)
• Harold Hill, Sedgefield Crescent: Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood, 2 Holly Blue, 4m Orange Tip, 2 Large White, 8 Small White, Green-veined White. (CRJ)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Large Red Damselfly (PMe) Hairy Hawker (R&IW)
• Gidea Park Sports Ground: 12 Speckled Wood, 3 Holly Blue, 5m Orange Tip, 5 Small White, Green-veined White, 2 Comma, 15 Green Longhorn moth (CRJ)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Small Copper, 12 Peacock, 4 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Brimstone, 3 Comma, 9m2f Orange Tip, 2 Holly Blue, 70 Green Veined White, 15 Small White, 5 Speckled Wood, 3 Water Voles, Brown Hare (RSPB)

• Harold Park: 2m Orange Tip, m Brimstone, 5 Small White, Holly Blue, Comma, Speckled Wood (CRJ)
• Thames Chase, Harold Court: 6m Orange Tip, f Brimstone, 6 Green-veined White, 3 Small White, Large White, 3 Comma, 3 Peacock, 6 Speckled Wood (CRJ)
  

• Harold Hill, Sedgefield Crescent: m Large Red Damselfly, 3m Orange Tip, 6 Small White, 3 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, Holly Blue, Comma, 10 Green Longhorn moth (CRJ)
• Dagnam Park: 3m,1f Orange Tip, Grass Snake (CRJ)
• Gidea Park Sports Ground: 10 Speckled Wood, 4m,1f Orange Tip, 2 Small White, 2 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, Comma (CRJ)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 20 Peacock, 10 Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, 3 Comma, m Orange Tip, 4 Holly Blue, 30 Green Veined White, 10 Small White, Speckled Wood, f Grey Seal, 3 Water Voles, 40 Marsh Frogs (RSPB)

• Gidea Park Sports Ground: 3 Speckled Wood, 2m Orange Tip, 2 Green-veined White (CRJ)

• Harold Hill: Holly Blue, m Orange Tip, 2 Large White, 3 Small White, Comma, Speckled Wood (CRJ)

• Bedfords Park: 2m Brimstone, 6m Orange Tip, Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Speckled Wood (CRJ)

• Bedfords Park: 2 Holly Blue, 8m Orange Tip, Large White, 4 Small White, 3 Green-veined White, 8 Peacock, 8 Comma, 2 Speckled Wood, Green Longhorn moth (CRJ)

• Gidea Park Sports Ground: m Brimstone, Speckled Wood, 2 Peacock, Comma, Small White, Green-veined White, m Orange Tip (CRJ)
  
  
  

• Harold Hill, Central Park: m Brimstone, 3 Peacock, Comma, Small White (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: 2m Orange Tip, 2 Speckled Wood, Small White, m Brimstone, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, 13 Comma, 12 Peacock (CRJ)
• Gidea Park Sports Ground: Green-veined White, Small White, Peacock, 2 Comma (CRJ)
• Roding Valley Meadows NR: Orange Tip, 2 Speckled Wood (PV)
• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 5 Peacock, 5 Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, 3 Comma, 2m Orange Tip (RSPB)
  

• Fairlop Waters CP: 2m Orange Tip (AAB)
• Dagnam Park: Small Tortoiseshell (CRJ)
• Thames Chase, Harold Court: 5 Comma, 3 Peacock (CRJ)
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• Harold Hill, Sedgefield Crescent: Green-veined White, Large White, Small White, m Brimstone, 2 Comma (CRJ)

• Maylands Golf Course: Peacock, 4 Comma, Grass Snake (CRJ)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 15 Peacock, 3 Small Tortoiseshell, Small White Brimstone, 3 Comma, Grass Snake, 50 Marsh Frogs (RSPB)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 10 Peacock, 6 Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Brimstone, 2 Comma, (RSPB)
• Dagnam Park: 2m Brimstone, Peacock, 5 Comma (Geoff Pepper, CRJ).
• Harold Hill, Central Park: 2 Peacock, 7 Comma (CRJ).
  

• Harold Hill, Sedgefield Crescent: Peacock (CRJ)
• Harold Hill, Central Park: m Brimstone, 2 Comma (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: 21 Comma, 9 Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, 3m Brimstone, 2 Orange Underwing (CRJ)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 6 Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, 2 Comma, Bee Fly (RSPB)
• Bedfords Park: 2m Brimstone, 12 Comma, 2 Peacock, Bee-fly (Ian Phillips, Geoff Pepper, CRJ).
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: 2 Peacock, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, 3 Comma (RSPB)
• Bedfords Park: m Brimstone, 2 Comma (Pam D).
• Harold Hill, Sedgefield Crescent: 3m Brimstone, Peacock, Comma (CRJ)
  
  

• Dagnam Park: Peacock, Red Admiral, 2 Comma (CRJ)
• Maylands Golf Course: Small Tortoiseshell (CRJ)
• Belhus Woods CP: Brimstone (Mark Hart)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Camberwell Beauty, Water Vole (David Preston)
• Harold Hill, Sedgefield Crescent: 3 Comma (CRJ)
• Harold Hill, Central Park: 5 Comma, 4 Small Tortoiseshell (CRJ)
• Harold Wood, Paines Brook: Comma (CRJ)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 3 Comma (SHa)

• Barking Bay: m Grey Seal (DMo)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: f Grey Seal (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Marsh Frog, (HV) Weasel, Brown Rat (RSh)
• Harold Hill, Central Park: 2 Comma (CRJ)
  

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Marsh Frog, (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell (HV)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Marsh Frog, Smooth Newt, Stoat (Barry Jackson)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Harbour Porpoise (ATw)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Stoat (RSh)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: m & f Common Seal (HV, CS)

• RSPB Rainham Marshes: Muntjac (MAW)

• Lee Valley, Seventy Acres Lake: Mink (James Anderson)

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