APRIL 2004

• Ingrebourne Valley: Hobby, Whinchat (LH)
• Fairlop Waters: 2 Wood Sands, 2 Common Sands, 2 Ringed Plover, 5 LRP (PG) 2 Egyptian Geese (AAB) 37 Swift, 33 Swallow, 100 House Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail (R&DB)
• Weald Park: pr Gadwall, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warbler (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: 2 Nightingale, Garden Warbler, pr Grey Wagtail (CRJ)
• Pilgrims Hatch: Cuckoo, 15 Swallow, 25 House Martin (CRJ)

• Fairlop: 54 Yellow Wagtail, f Blue-headed Wagtail, Tree Pipit, m Whinchat, 3f 2m Wheatear, 4 Lesser Redpoll, Wood Sandpiper, sp Dunlin, 4 LRP, Common Sandpiper, 200 Sand Martin, 200 House Martin, 145 Swallow, 67 Swift, Fieldfare (HV, KB) 2 Ringed Plover, Corn Bunting (AAB)
• Seventy Acres Lake: 'African' Swallow with orange underparts (Adam Wilson, Steve Connor) possibly of the race 'transitiva'
• Rammy Marsh: Grasshopper Warbler, Nightingale (MS)
• Weald Park: Spotted Flycatcher, Common Sandpiper, 40 Swallow, 8 House Martin (CRJ)
• Nags Head Lane Fishery: 6 Common Tern, Wheatear (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: Cuckoo, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, m Meadow Pipit (CRJ)

• Fairlop: Wood Sandpiper, 2m Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 21 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Corn Bunting, 2 Egyptian Geese, 50 House Martin, Fieldfare (AAB)
• Rainham Marshes: 2mRuff, wp Dunlin, 200 Swift, pr Wheatear, m Stonechat, 25 House Martin, 17 Swallow, 4 Yellow Wagtail (RSPB)
• Mollands Lane GP: 14 Swift, 22 House Martin, Turtle Dove, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 2 Snipe, 2 Teal (KB)
• Bedfords Park: 2m Nighthingale (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: Hoopoe (NB-W et al) 4 Whimbrel, 3 Oystercatcher (DMo) 2 Barwit (AAB) Greenshank, f Merlin (NB-W) Spotted Redshank, Wheatear, Great Crested Grebe, 55 Swift (HV)
• Walthamstow Res: Common Buzzard, 12 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30 Common Terns, Wheatear (CL)
• Romford, Crow Lane: Common Buzzard (KB)
• Dagenham Chase: Fieldfare, 29 Swallow, 60 Swift, 12 Sand Martin, 6 House Martin north (HV)
• Hainault Forest CP: f Common Redstart (JN)
• Chingford (private garden): Serin briefly this evening (DH)
• Ongar Park Wood: 2m Garden Warbler (PG, HV)

• Parndon Wood: m Wood Warbler (Alan Goddard BTO)
• KGV Res: Ringed plover, f Goldeneye, 7 Swift, Black Tern, Mandarin, Cuckoo (MS)

• Rainham Marshes: Cuckoo (HV)
• Fairlop: 5 Yellow Wagtails, many warblers, Common Sand, 2 Swift (HV, TC) Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler (AAB)
• Kennington area: Turtle Dove, Fieldfare (DMo)
• Cranham: 4 Fieldfare (HV)
• Fishers Green Goose-Field: m Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (MDD)

• M25 at Aveley: Red Kite over at 0640 (pager)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2pr Shelduck, pr Redshank, Sedge Warbler (TC) 20 Whitethroat, 15 Willow Warbler, 3 Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat (NB-W)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler singing (AAB)
• Rainham Marshes: Avocet, 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, f Wheatear, Wigeon, 4 Reed Warbler (DMo) female Marsh Harrier (PH)
• Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Nightingale, Garden Warbler, 2 Cuckoo (MS)
• Kennington Park: Cetti's Warbler (SBa)
• Belhus Woods CP: f Smew (SBa)

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Fieldfare (AAB)
• Dagenham Chase: 2pr Teal, 3 Swift, 4 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin (HV)
• Cornmill Meadows: probable intergrade Northern Long-tailed Tit

• Cornmill Meadows: probable intergrade Northern Long-tailed Tit collecting nest material by obelisk, 25 Redpoll including 2+ Mealys (RW, GN, HV)
• Fishers Green Lane Farm fields: Swift, m Wheatear, 23 Goldfinch (HV)
• Seventy Acres Lake: pr Redshank, Common Tern (HV)
• Grand Weir / Fishers Green substation area: 4 Nightingale, Garden Warbler, 2 Cuckoo (HV)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, 7 Wheatear (AAB)
• Barking Park: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 112 Carrion Crow (HV)
• Romford: Hobby (KB)
• Sewardstone Marsh: Nightingale (MS)
• Rainham Marshes: 5 Little Egret (George Hull)

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler (AAB)
• Rainham Marshes: Whimbrel, 12 Yellow Wagtail, Dunlin, 7 Swallow, Sedge Warbler (RSPB)
• Dagenham Chase: pr Greylag, pr Shelduck (JN)
• Rammey Marsh: Wheatear (MS)
• Bedfords park: 2m1f Mandarin (CRJ)

• KGV Res: m Black Redstart (MS)
• Fairlop: m Ring Ouzel, 2 Wheatear (AAB)
• Tylers Hall Farm: Hobby (CRJ)

• Fairlop: 2 Wheatear, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, m Whinchat (AAB)
• Dagenham Chase: no sign of Slav Grebes, 4 Teal, 11 Heron inc juvs., 12 Greylag (HV)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Lesser Whitethroat, 22 Whitethroat, 18 Willow Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Cuckoo, 11 House Martin, Yellow Wagtail, 30 Golden Plover (DMo) Swift (Dick Jeffries)
• Cornmill Meadows: Northern Long-tailed Tit (pager)
• Warley CP: m Tree Pipit, Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)
• Warley Gap: m Firecrest (CRJ)
• Boyles Court Farm, Gt Warley: m Wheatear (CRJ)
• Tylers Shaw: 170 Stock Dove (CRJ)
• Nags Head Lane Fishery: Hobby (CRJ)

• Fairlop: Swift, 2 Wheatear, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, m Whinchat, Dunlin (AAB)
• Cornmill Meadows: Northern Long-tailed Tit (pager) Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Teal, 6 Shelduck (CL)
• Sewardstone Marsh: 6 Willow Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 3 Cuckoo, 2 Teal, Lapwing (CL)
• Seventy Acres Lake: Reed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 LRP, 25 House Martin (CL)

• Dagenham Chase: 17 singing Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat (HV) 2 Swallow, 2 Slavonian Grebes, 7 Sand Martin (KB)
• Rainham Marshes: Dark-bellied Brent Goose, pr Wigeon, 5 Whimbrel, 2m Ruff, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Swallow, 2 Snipe (HV etal)
• Rammy Marsh, Lee Valley: Nightingale, 7 Whitethroat, 4 Sedge Warbler (MS)
• Seventy Acres Lake: 3 LRP (MS)
• Fishers Green Sub-station area:3 Cuckoo, pr Bullfinch, 5 Sedge Warbler, 2 Nightingale (MS)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Grasshopper Warbler near Albyns Farm (LH)
• Fairlop: Swift, 4 Wheatear, Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Dunlin, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Fieldfare (AAB)
• Cornmill Meadows: Northern Long-tailed Tit (RW) 2 Mealy Redpoll, 18 Lesser Redpoll
  

• Dagenham Chase: pair Garganey, 5 Snipe, 7 Teal, 3 LRP, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 2 Slavonian Grebes (RB)
• Fairlop: 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear (AAB)
• Risebridge GC: 2 Wheatear (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: Whitethroat (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose (DFn)
• Waterworks NR: male Redstart
• KGV Res: 4 Dunlin, 4 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, 9 Common Tern (MS)

• Ingrebourne Valley: Cuckoo, Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 3m Wheatear (KB)
• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes, 12 Little Grebe, 20 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, Blackcap (LH) Corn Bunting, LRP, Green Sandpiper, 3 Bullfinch (PH)
• Rainham Marshes: adult Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Fieldfare, 5 Wheatear, 2 Curlew, 12 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Sedge Warbler, 12 Swallow, 20 Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 25 Snipe, Water Rail (RSPB)
• Curtis Mill Green: 2 Swallow, Kingfisher, Willow Warbler (KT)
• Hainault Forest CP: Marsh Tit (SBa)
• Sewardstone Marsh: Cuckoo, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler (MS, NS)
• Lion Gorge, Chafford Hundred: 38 Greylag Geese, 3m Song Thrush & colony of about 20pr Sand Martin nearby (Paul Boyce)

14th April

• Ingrebourne Valley: 100 Golden Plover, pr Shelduck, pr Redshank, pr Shoveler, Whitethroat (Robert Morgan)
• Rainham GP: pr Kingfisher (Robert Morgan)
• Rainham Marshes: Little Egret (John Yearley)
• Sewardstone Marsh: male Redstart (NS)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler (Peter Studholme) 3 Yellow Wagtail (AAB)
• Pyrgo Park, Havering: 4m Skylark, Sparrowhawk (CRJ)
• Noak Hill: Common Buzzard, Lapwing, Sparrowhawk, 6m Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, pr Bullfinch (CRJ)
• South Weald (Rochett's Farm): 34 Fieldfare (CRJ)
• Nags Head Lane Fishery: 8 Swallow, pr Mute Swan (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: Snipe (CRJ)

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes (HV)
• Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, f Pintail (HV)
• KGV Res: m Ring Ouzel, Common Tern (NS)
• Bedfords Park: 2m1f mandarin, pr Tufted Duck, pr Kestrel, 4m Pheasant, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 13m Blackcap, 20m Chiffchaff, 2m Goldcrest, 2m Coal Tit, Nuthatch, f Brambling.

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes, 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, Sand Martin,Tree Pipit, pr Green Woodpecker, 11 Teal, 4 Snipe, 3 Gadwall, pr Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 3 Lapwing , 5 Linnet (RB)
• Fairlop: 6 Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail (AAB)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 118 Golden Plover, Little Egret, pr Shelduck, 2 Cetti's Warblers (TC)
• Amwell: Ringed Plover, 5 Redshank, Teal (C&PL)
• Hayes Hill Farm: Stonechat (C&PL)
• Seventy Acres Lake: pr LRP, pr Redshank (C&PL)
• Fishers Green Sub-Station: Nightingale (John Picton, Alan Griffiths)
• Connaught Water: 4m1f Mandarin, White Wagtail (DH)
• KGV Res: pr Mandarin, 6 White Wagtail, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Tern 2 Green Sandpiper, Wheatear, f Goosander (MS)
• Sewardstone: m Yellowhammer (MS)
• Weald Park: 3pr Great Crested Grebe (inc young), 3 Swallow, 3pr Goldfinch, m Reed Bunting

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes, 20 Sand Martin, House Martin, 7 Snipe, 2 LRP (TC)
• Belhus Woods CP: 4 LRP
• KGV Res: 2 Sandwich Tern (NS)
• Pages Farm: 5m Skylark, 2 Swallow, 26 Mipit, 30 Linnet, 3m2f Yellowhammer (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: 2m Skylark, Swallow, 6m Chiffchaff, 4m Willow Warbler (CRJ)
• Harold Court: 3m Skylark, 2 Swallow
• Bedfords Park: 6m Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Nuthatch, Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, House Martin, 10 Swallow, 34 Fieldfares (AAB)
• Lambourne End: pr Red-legged Partridge (MS)
• KGV Res: pr Red-breasted Merganser, Oystercatcher, 120 Mipit, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear, House Martin, 4 Swallow, Green Sand (MS)
• Fishers Green Goose-Field: 3 Barnacle Geese (John Picton)
• Cornmill Meadows: Black-tailed Godwit (RW)
• Central Park, Harold Hill: 2m Blackcap, 3m Chiffchaff, m Nuthatch (CRJ)
• Pilgrims Hatch Lake (private): Little Grebe, 11 Tufted Duck, House Martin, 2 Swallow, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff (CRJ)

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Ingrebourne Valley: 14 Golden Plover, pr LRP, Snipe (TC) m Stonechat, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 pair Redshank, 4 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Water Rail, 14 Pochard, 10 Chiffchaffs, 3 pair LRP, pr Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper (DMo)
• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Little Egret, 6 Redshank, 1 f Pintail, 72 Shoveler, 39 Gadwall, 3 Snipe, 11 Wigeon, 2 Sedge Warblers, 93 Shelduck, 63 Teal (DMo)
• Rainham GP: 2 Sand Martin, 4 Golden Plover (DMo)
• Fishers Green Goose-Field: 2 Egyptian Geese (MS)
• Maylands GC: 7m Chiffchaff, 2pr Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 2 Swallow, 10 Chiffchaff, m Reed Bunting (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: 2pr Yellowhammer, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow (CRJ)

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes, 3 Rook, 48 Meadow Pipit, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 LRP, Snipe, 6 Sand Martin (HV) pr Yellow Wagtail (Julian Nash)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail (AAB)
• Bonzer's Boot Fair, Collier Row: 3 singing Skylark
• Rainham Marshes: House Martin, 2 LRP, pr Wheatear, Little Egret (DFn)

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes now almost in full summer plumage and displaying, 11 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 House Martin, Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, (HV etal) male Brambling,3m Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 8 Teal, 8 Gadwall, 8 Snipe (KB)
• Rainham Marshes: 3 LRP, 2 Little Egret, Sedge Warbler, 133 British LBB Gulls, 140 Shoveler, 35 Wigeon, f Pintail (HV etal) f Wheatear (DFn)
• Bedfords Park: Buzzard west (not wintering Nags Head bird), 2pr Mandarin, Swallow, pr Grey wagtails, 3 Mipit, 3m Blackcap, Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 114 Mallard, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Swallow, 6 Goldfinch, m Reed Bunting (CRJ, Martin Wright)

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes (Robert Morgan)
• Cornmill Meadows: Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, 6 Shelduck, 4 Chiffchaff (C&PL)
• KGV Res: Little Egret (C&PL)
• Connaught Water: pr Red-crested Pochard, 2m1f Mandarin, Barnacle Goose, Puna Teal, 4m Blackcap, Willow Warbler (HV)
• Mollands Lane: Swallow, Blackcap, Chiffchaff (KB)
• Rainham Marshes: LRP (DFn)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Mollands Lane GP: Swallow, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, 2prs Redshank , 3 prs Lapwing , 2pr Shelduck (KB)
• Bedfords Park: 2 Golden Plover south, 2 Swallow, pr Grey Wagtail, pr Pied Wagtail, m Blackcap (CRJ)

• Cornmill Meadows: Black-tailed Godwit
• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes
• Rainham Marshes: Swallow (DFn)
• Warley CP: Teal, 5 Green Woodpecker, 4 Mipit, Mistle Thrush, 4 m Chiffchaff, 180 Linnet, 2pr Yellowhammer (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: 2m Willow Warbler (CRJ)

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes, 9 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe (HV)
• Dagenham Breach: pr Shelduck (HV)
• Grange Waters, South Ockenden: 2 Red Kite south @ 0934, 2 Redshank, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Wigeon, 98 Tufted Duck, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Yellowhammer, 3 Blackcap (DMo)
• Berwick New Pit (private): Green Sandpiper (DMo)
• Fairlop: 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Swallow (AAB)
• Connaught Water: pr Red-crested Pochard, Blackcap (MDD)
• Fishers Green Goose-field: 14 Teal, Shelduck, Willow Warbler (MDD)
• Amwell: 2 LRP, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, Green Sand, 5 Swallow, Sedge Warbler (MDD)
• Bedfords Park: all 3 Woodpeckers, Swallow, pr Grey Wagtail, 2m Blackcap, 13m Chiffchaff, 2 LInnets (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: 4m Pheasant, 2m Skylark, 6 Mipit, 3pr Bullfinch, 2 Yellowhammer, m Reed Bunting (CRJ)
• Sewardstone Marsh: Nightingale

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Slavonian Grebes (KB, VH-F) Blackcap (TC)
• Hornchurch CP: pr Shelduck, Redshank (TC)
• Sewardstone Marsh: Willow Warbler (MS)
• KGV Res: Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, 10 Swallow, Green Sand. 3 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Shelduck, redshank (MS, PJV)
• Walthamstow Reservoir: Black-necked Grebe, 82 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 71 Pochard, Common Sand, 6 Sand Martin, Grey Wagtail, Sedge Warbler (SRH)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Blackcap (AAB)
• Rainham Marshes (Barges): 5 sum plum Water Pipits
• Bedfords Park: pr Sparrowhawk, 2 Swallow, pr Grey Wagtail, 14 Fieldfare (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 17 Tufted Duck (CRJ)

• Dagenham Chase: 2m Blackcap, 7m Chiffchaff, 4 Shelduck (KB)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler, Blackcap (AAB)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 8 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, pr Stonechat (DMo)
• Weald Park: 3pr Great Crested Grebe, pr Grey Wagtail, m Blackcap, pr Reed Bunting (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: 2m1f Mandarin, f Lesser Spot, 10 Sand Martin, Swallow, pr Grey Wagtail, f Siskin (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, 4 Curlew, 138 Teal, 18 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Chiffchaff (KB)
• Bedfords Park: 17 singing Chiffchaff (CRJ)