AUGUST 2004

• Bedfords Park: 4 Spot Fly, 3 Lesserthroat, 5 Willow Warbler, 15 Chiffchaff(CRJ)
• Lower Bedfords Road: Wheatear, 2 Lesserthroat (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: Peregrine (JN)

• Walthamstow Res: 85 Gt Crested Grebe, 3 Back Swan, 18 Shoveler, 3 Common Sandpipers, 17 Common Tern, 30 Swift, 1 Yellow Wagtail (SRH)

• Fairlop: Black-necked Grebe, 2 Redstart, 2 Wheatear, Whinchat (AAB)
• Rainham Marshes: juv Marsh Harrier (Bill Varney)

• Weald Park: Spot Fly, 5 Willow Warbler (CRJ, AH)
• Tylers Common: Hobby, 8 Swift, 4 Whinchat, Wheatear, Garden Warbler, 3 Lesserthroat, 12 Blackcap, 15 Whitethroat, 2 Spot Fly (CRJ)
• Thorndon CP: Redstart, Wheatear, 8 Spot Fly, Hobby, 110 Linnet (MW)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Lesserthroat, 6 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 3 Stonechat (HV)
• Bedfords Park: Spot Fly, 2 Swift, Willow Warbler (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: Spot Fly, Lesserthroat, 4 Blackcap (CRJ)
• Thorndon CP: Wheatear, 7 Spot Fly (MW)

• Rainham Marshes: No sign of Aquatic Warbler in windy conditions but imm Redstart, Spot Fly, 5 Blackcap, 9 Whitethroat, 3 Lesser'throat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 137 Teal, 44 Ringed Plover, 13 Dunlin, Blackwit, 2 Common Sand. (HV etal)
• Thorndon CP: Lesserthroat, 12 Spot Fly (MW)

• Rainham Marshes: Aquatic Warbler in hightide vegetation below Victorian seawall. 4 Yellow Wag, 3 Common Sand, 2 Whinchat, Wheatear (HV) Garganey (JN) 2 Common Tern (RB)
• South Weald: Buzzard (CRJ)

• Thorndon CP: 6 Yellow Wag, Sand Martin (CRJ, MW)
• Rainham Marshes: 34 Ringed Plover, 14 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, Blackwit (HV) 2 Wheatear (JN)

• Dagenham Chase: Green Sand, Wheatear, Whinchat (DC)
• West Thurrock Marshes: Whitethroat, Lesser'throat, Chiffchaff (DJ)
• Barking Bay: Blackwit, Redshank, Ringed Plover (Sean Huggins)

• Walthamstow Res.: 31 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 3 Ruddy Shelduck - flew south at 12.15pm, 18 Common Sandpipers, Black Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Wheatear, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Willow Warbler, 3 Black Swan (SRH)
• Tylers Common: Tree Pipit, 10 Whitethroat, 2 Lesser'throat (CRJ)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Pied Fly, Wheatear, 4 Lesser'throat, Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, Turtle Dove (LH)

• Ingrebourne Valley: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Lesser'throat, Whinchat, Wheatear (LH)
• Rainham Marshes: 33 Ringed Plover, 14 Dunlin, 7 Greenshank, 2 Common Sand, 14 Teal, 2 Gadwall over hightide (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: Wheatear, Hobby, 10 Common Sands, 2 Avocet (HV)
• Thorndon Park: Pied Fly, 8 Spot Fly, 6 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Treecreeper, Hobby, Sand Martin, 55 Linnet, brood Tufted Duck (CRJ, Sid Petts, MW)

• Rainham Marshes: 60 Teal, 3 Blackwit, 9 Common Sand, Green Sand, Dunlin, 50 Goldfinch, 2ad Hobby, m Sparrowhawk, f Peregrine, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Spot Fly, 9 Yellow-legged Gull (HV)
• Weald Park: 5 Willow Warbler, 4 Nuthatch, 48 House Martin, 16 Swallow, 14 Mistle Thrush (RB)
• Thorndon CP: Pied Fly, 5 Spot Fly, 3 Swift (CRJ, MW)
• Hornchurch CP: 2 Green Sand, 10 Teal (LH)

• Rainham Marshes: 70 Teal, 3 Blackwit, 11 Common Sand, 4 Dunlin, Sanderling, Ringed Plover, 50 Goldfinch, 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 juv 1ad Hobby, 30 Swallow, Lesser Whitethroat, 26 Yellow-legged Gull (HV)
• Thorndon CP: Wood Warbler, (CRJ, MW)

• Weald Park: 3 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spot Fly, 10 Willow Warbler, Hobby, 50 House Martin, 12 Mistle Thrush (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 81 Teal, 2 garganey, 4 Blackwit, 3 Common Sand, 2 Bearded Tit, family Stonechat (HV) 50 Goldfinch (JN)
• Thorndon CP: Wood Warbler, (CRJ, MW)

• Weald Park: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spot Fly, 8 Willow Warbler (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: Pied Fly (CRJ)
• Thorndon Park: Whinchat (Martin Wright)
• Rainham Marshes:5 Black Tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 56 Teal, 4 Shoveler, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Sandwich Tern, 3 Turnstone, 14 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers, 23 Meadow Pipit, 2 Peregrine, 9 Grey Heron, 21 Common Sandpiper, 3 Avocet, 3 Common Tern and 14 House Martins. (DMo)

• Weald Park: 5 (2 Bluebell Pond and 3 Belvedere) Pied Flycatchers, f Redstart, 12 Willow Warbler, 4 Nuthatch (CRJ, R&DB)
• Rainham Marshes: 10 Blackwit, 5 Greenshank, 8 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, Green Sand, Common Sand, 3 Snipe (PH)
• Hornchurch CP: Garganey, f Wheatear (LH)

• Bedfords Park: 3 Swift (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 7.20am: 7 Ringed Plover, 4 juv Dunlin, unidentified small calidrid (keep your eyes open), Garganey (HV) 3pm: 17 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin (JN) 6pm: 2 Blackwit, Garganey, 13 Common Sands, 8 Green Sand, Snipe, 1ad 2 juv Dunlin, Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 77ad/sub-ad and 12 1st yr Yellow-legged Gulls, 42 Pied Wagtail (HV)
• Thorndon CP: family of 5 Spot Flys (Martin Wright)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Whimbrel, 9 Common Sand, 3 Avocet, pr Peregrine, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler (HV) Sanderling, 2 Golden Plover (NB-W)
• Weald Park: 3 Pied Flycatchers (RB)
• Bedfords Park: Pied Fly (CRJ)
• Thorndon CP: 3ad Spot Flys (Martin Wright)

• Rainham Marshes: wader clearout, 3 Dunlin, 21 Common Sand, 4 Green Sand, 2 Greenshank, 5 Snipe, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Garganey, Hobby, 3 Yellow Wagtail (HV) Curlew Sandpiper, 9 Green Sandpiper, 38 Teal, 1 Dunlin, 11 Ringed Plover, LRP, 2 Garganey and a male Peregrine (DMO in evening)
• Hornchurch CP: Garganey, Greenshank
• Dagenham Chase: Little Egret, Common Sand
• Walthamstow Res: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Wheatear, 17 Common Sand (SRH)
• Weald park: 5 Pied Flys, 3 Willow Warbler (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 sum plum Grey Plover, 75 Lapwing, 3 Avocet, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Whimbrel, Blackwit, 17 Greenshank, 14 Redshank, 21 Dunlin, Curlew Sand, 9 Green Sand, Wood Sand, 14 Common Sand, Turnstone, 27 Ringed Plover, juv LRP, 2 Snipe, juv Garganey, 42 Teal, 26 Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Common Tern, ad Black Tern (HV)

• Thames off Tilbury Docks: 5 Black Tern, 10 Common Tern plus many more down river round Tilbury Power Station (HV early evening)
• Rainham Marshes: 37 Yellow wagtail, 2 Garganey, 27 Teal, 7 Snipe, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Black Tailed Godwit and 6 Green Sandpiper (DMo)

• Rainham Marshes: 20 Common Sand, 5 Green Sand, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail (PH)

• Rainham Marshes: Whimbrel, 10 Common Sand, Lesser Whitethroat (TC)

• Dagenham: Harris' Hawk with jessies north at 3pm (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: 2 Garganey, Whimbrel, 2 Green Sand, 4 juvenile Avocet, 12 Common Sand, 13 Yellow-legged Gulls, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Blackwit, 3 Yellow Wagtail (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: Garganey, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Green Sand, 6 Greenshank, 4 Avocet, Turnstone, 17 Common Sand, 9 Yellow-legged Gulls, Wood Sand, 3 Oystercatcher, 6 Blackwit. (HV) 2 Garganey in evening (DMo)
• Fairlop: Greenshank, 2 Common Sand
• Dagenham Chase: Green Sand
• Walthamstow Res: 139 Pochard, 2,939 Tufted Duck, 16 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear, 4 Black Swan (SRH)

• Rainham Marshes: Green Sand, Greenshank, 4 Avocet, Turnstone, 12 Common Sand, 3 Yellow-legged Gulls, Little Egret, 12 Yellow Wagtail. (HV)
• Dagenham Chase: Garganey
• Fairlop: Green Sand

• Ingrebourne Valley: 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Green Sand, 3 Snipe, Kingfisher (LH)
• Dagenham Chase: Garganey early morning only (LH) 63 Lapwing, 9 Swallow, 2 ad Common Tern in evening (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Blackwit, 5 Greenshank, 5 Green Sand, 10 Common Sand, 6 Snipe, 12 Teal, 14 Shoveler, 3 Avocet (HV, DMo, SRH, NB-W)
• Dagenham Chase: Garganey and Teal
• Ingrebourne Valley: Blackwit, 11 Green Sand, 11 Teal, Redshank, 3 Snipe, Yellow Wagtail (DMo, KB, TK)
• Creekmouth: 7 Common Sand, 2 Oystercatcher, Kingfisher (DMo)