DECEMBER 2004

• Stubbers Outdoor Pursuit Centre: 1st winter m Long Tailed Duck, m Goldeneye (DMo) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Pink footed Goose (SBa)
• Roding Valley Meadows NR: pr Stonechat, 28 Fieldfare, 6 Goldcrest (HV, PV)
• Warley CP: 4m3f Northern Bullfinch, 20 Lesser Redpoll (Steve Burt)

• Rainham Marshes: no Penduline Tits :o( but Little Egret, 1st winter Pink footed Goose with Greylags, 8 Stonechat and many thrushes still (RSPB) Merlin (TK)
• Bittern Watchpoint: 2pr Northern Bullfinch (Alan Griffiths) 3pr Smew, 100 Lapwing (TK)
• Dagnam Park: 40 Common Gull (TK)
• Creekmouth: 144 Tufted, 64 Shoveler, adult Yellow-legged Gull, Green Sand, 119 Shelduck, Rock Pipit (DMo)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 220 Redshank, 17 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Avocet, 34 Snipe, 150 Fieldfare, Rock Pipit (DMo)
• Fairlop: 3 Scaup, 100 Fieldfare, 300 Golden Plover, Ruddy Duck (Steve Burt, John Hunter)
• Romford (private garden): m Blackcap (KB)
• Bedfords Park: pr Bullfinch (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: 3 Penduline Tits at 1215. There is currently no access to this part of the site. More news to follow. Also 2 Bearded Tits, 190 Blackwit, 2 Grey Plover, 18 Pintail, 550 Fieldfare, 450 Redwing, Water Pipit (RSPB)
• Connaught Water: m Red-crested Pochard, 18 Mandarin (NR)
• Walthamstow Reservoir: 27 Little Grebe, 1 Black Swan, 123 Pochard, 7 Goldeneye, 78 Ruddy Duck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat (SRH)
• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll, Redpoll sp still present, 45 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Northern Bullfinches, Woodcock, Water Rail, 7 Teal, Grey Wagtail, 20 Goldfinch (CRJ, A&BS)
• Bedfords Park: 3 Mandarin (CRJ)

• Fairlop: 3 Scaup (PHo)
• Valentines Park, Ilford: Med Gull, Siskin (PHo)

• Fairlop: 3 Scaup (CRJ)
• Warley CP: 8 Northern Bullfinches, 40 Lesser Redpoll (PG, CRJ)
• Grange Waters Complex, South Ockenden: f Long Tailed Duck on scuba diving lake.
• Mollands Lane GP: 2rh Smew (please park before lane and walk down to view lake as lane is private)
• Valentines Park, Ilford: Med Gull, Grey Wagtail, pair Gadwall (PHo)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 6 Yellowhammer, 70 Reed Bunting, 4 Brambling, escaped Harris Hawk, adult male Peregrine (wild bird with no jesses), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Goldcrest and 6 Bullfinch (DMo)

• Fairlop: 3 Scaup, 19 Pochard, Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 600 Lapwing, 270 Golden Plover (HV, PV, MB)
• Grange Waters Complex, South Ockenden: f Long Tailed Duck on scuba diving lake. This is not the same bird as at 1st yr male nearby Stubbers OPC to which there is no public access till the New Year. Also Water Rail, 87 Redwing, 264 Lapwing, 12 Golden Plover, 167 Tufted, 53 Wigeon,adult Y/L/Gull, 47 Fieldfare, 55 Pochard, 1m6rh Smew, 22 Red Legged Partridges (DMo)
• Rainham Marshes: Peregrine, 2 Short-eared Owls, 2 Kingfisher (LH)
• Harold Court: Woodcock, 9 Snipe, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Reed Bunting (CRJ)
• Pages Farm, Upminster: 45 Linnet, m Bullfinch, m Reed Bunting, 5 Song Thrush (CRJ)
• Harold Hill (private garden): Firecrest (CRJ)
• Warley CP: 3 Northern Bullfinches, 30 Lesser Redpoll (PG)
• Fishers Green Goose Field: 9 White-fronted Geese (MDD)

• Barking Park: Shoveler (HV)
• Fairlop: f Northern Bullfinch, 3 Scaup (AAB)

• Weald Park: f Teal, 17 Tufted Duck, 8 Pochard, 8 Reed Bunting (CRJ)
• Dagenham Chase: 11 Snipe. Water Rail, 44 Pochard, pr Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest (KB)
• Rainham Marshes: 48 Redwing, 23 Fieldfare, Little Egret, Water Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 4 Curlew, 1 Bearded Tit and 10 Pintail. (DMo)

• Weald Park: 2 Little Grebe, f Goosander, 8 Pochard (CRJ)
• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll (or possibly Arctic), 60 Lesser Redpoll

• West Thurrock Marshes: Dartford Warbler inside of sea wall by second burnt out car, 18 Black-t-Godwit, 1500 Dunlin, 91 Redshank, 43 Teal, 8 Snipe (KB)
• Rainham Marshes: f peregrine, Little Egret, 5 Pintail (RSPB)

   

• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll (or possibly Arctic), 60 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Northern Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: Black Swan, Green Sand, Blackwit (RSPB)
• Dagenham Chase: Chiffchaff, 6 Snipe, 44 Teal, 43 Pochard, 23 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 15 Redwing and 15 Chaffinch (KB)
• Fishers Green Goose-field: 2 Snipe, 5 Redwing, 30 Goldfinch, 55 Lapwing, 350 Jackdaws, 9 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 59 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, Shelduck (CL)

• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll (or possibly Arctic), 30 Lesser Redpoll, 10+ Northern Bullfinch, Water Rail (CRJ, HV)
• Fishers Green Goose-Field: 9 White-fronted Geese
• Dagenham (private garden): Blackcap (VH-F)

• Fishers Green Goose-Field: 9 White-fronted Geese, Water Rail (MDD)
• Holyfield Hall Farm:50 Reed Bunting, 20 Linnet, f Stonechat (MDD)
• Holyfield Lake: 13 Ruddy Duck, pr Goldeneye, Peregrine (MDD)
• Theydon Bois Golf club: Common Crane low and south at 0930.
• Berwick Pond: Bittern, 4 Yellowhammer, 10 Reed Bunts (KB) Peregrine (LH)
• Fairlop: imm m & 2 imm f Scaup - since 11th (AAB)
• West Thurrock Marshes: Dartford Warbler, Jack Snipe, Med Gull
• Belhus Woods: m Smew (LH)
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Short-eared Owls (LH)
• Stubbers Outdoor Pursuit Centre: 1st winter m Long Tailed Duck,14 Little Grebe and 87 Wigeon (DMo) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.

• West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Grey Wagtail, Dartford Warbler, 55 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 7 Curlew, 1 Grey Plover, 287 Redshank, Goosander, 72 Dunlin and 39 Redwing (DMo)
• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll, 50 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Northern Bullfinch, 2 Water Rail, Grey Wagtail (CRJ)
• Creekmouth: Rock Pipit, 57 Shoveler, 64 Shelduck, Common Sandpiper and an adult Yellow Legged Gull (DMo)
• Fishers Green Goose-Field: 9 White-fronted Geese

• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll, 40 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Northern Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 3 Little Grebe, 4 Pochard, f Goosander, f Teal (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: f Peregrine, 13 Golden Plover, 9 Blackwit, 2 Pintail, 250 Greylag (HV, PV) Short-eared Owl (LH)

• Rainham Marshes: Grey Wagtail (RSPB) 16 Redwing, 8 Rock Pipit, 2 Dunlin, 127 Redshank, 5 Golden Plover, 56 Goldfinch, 1 Bearded Tit, Little Egret and 9 Pintail (DMo)
• Weald Park: pr Goosander, 4 Pochard, m Teal (CRJ)
• Warley CP: 7 Northern Bullfinch, 40 Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll (CRJ)
• Stubbers Outdoor Pursuit Centre: 1st winter m Long Tailed Duck,14 Little Grebe and 87 Wigeon (DMo) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• Dagenham Chase: m Peregrine with small jessies, imm m Goosander (VH-F)

• Rainham Marshes: 4 Little Egret, 60 Redwing, 12 Song Thrush, 6 Fieldfare, 17 Blackbird, 20 Chaffinch, 40 Goldfinch, 15 Reed Bunting, 9 Rockit, Short-eared Owl (RSPB)
• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll, 50 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Northern Bullfinch (CRJ) These birds are different to the Thorndon CP birds.

• Hornchurch (private garden): Woodcock (DMo)
• Barking Park: pr Shoveler, m Gadwall (HV)
• Rainham Marshes (Riverside): 220 Redshank, 2ad Yellow-legged Gull (KB) Short-eared Owl (JN)
• Warley CP: 60 Lesser Redpoll, 6m5f Northern Bullfinch (CRJ)

• Royal Docks: Caspian Gull (PD)
• Rainham Marshes: 3 Little Egret, 10 Curlew, Ringed Plover, c700 Wigeon, 6m5f Pintail, Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher (RSPB)
• Purfleet Heritage Centre: Firecrest (from Rainham), 75 Greenfinch (HV)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 14 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest and 3 Ring-necked Parakeets (DMo)
• Havering Aggregates: Green Sandpiper (DMo)
• Rainham GP: 4 Snipe and 47 Pochard (DMo)
• Dagenham Chase: Curlew over, 13 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 45 Shoveler, 23 Pochard, 32 Teal, 3 Ruddy duck, 293 Lapwing, 3 Little Grebe, 54 Tufted Duck, 2 Green Woodpecker, 7 Great Crested Grebes (DC)
• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll, 45 Lesser Redpoll, 4pr Northern Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Thorndon CP: 11 Northern Bullfinch (MW)
• Epping Forest: 116 mandarin counted on five ponds and pair Wood Duck on Connaught Water (IW)
• Barking Bay: 227 Shelduck, Wigeon, 28 Gadwall, 750 Teal, Avocet, Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, Blackwit, 245 Dunlin, 140 Redshank, Common Sand (SH)

• Valentines Park: 55 Blue Tit, 48 Blackbird, 29 Chaffinch, 28 Greenfinch, 23 House Sparrow, 21 Great Tit, 17 Robin, 10 Mistle Thrush, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Shoveler, 3 Wren, 2 G S Woodpecker, 2 GreenWoodpecker, 2 Pied Wagtail, Goldcrest, Song Thrush (DHo)
• Seventy Acres Lake: Water Rail, 3pr Goosander (David Coe)
• Holyfield Weir area: Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 3f1m Goldeneye, Bullfinch (David Coe)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Chiffchaff (LH)
• London City Airport: adult Yellow Legged Gull (DMo)
• Walthamstow Reservoir: Goosander, Green Sand, Common Sand and 4 Ruddy Duck. (DC)

• Rainham Marshes: Chiffchaff, 4 Little Egret, 23 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 4 Curlew, Golden Plover, 250 Greylag, 2m Pintail, Kingfisher (RSPB)
• Coxtie Green: no Waxwing, 60 Redwing, 2m Bulfinch, Yellowhammer (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 9 Cormorant. 2f Goosander, 6 Pochard (CRJ)
• Warley CP:3m2f Northern Bullfinch (Trevor Broom)

• Rainham Marshes: Pink-footed Goose with Greylag flock at midday but not since, f Merlin, f Peregrine, 18 Rock Pipit, 3 Little Egret, 8 Stonechat (RSPB)
• Barking Park: 2pr Shoveler (HV)
• Thorndon CP: 3m2f Northern Bullfinch, 50 Lesser Redpoll (Alan Hamilton)
• Coxtie Green: Waxwing (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: 4 Curlew, 1000 Lapwing, 180 Redshank, 17 Rock Pipits, Water Pipit, Kingfisher, Firecrest, 4 Stonechat (RSPB)
• Thorndon CP: 2f1m Northern Bullfinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ et al)
• Barking Park: pr gadwall, pr Shoveler, Grey Wagtail (HV)
• Bedfords Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 40 Redwing 3m2f Bullfinch (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: f Peregrine (RSPB)
• Grays: Lesser Whitethroat (RB)
• Warren Gorge: Chiffchaff and singing Willow Warbler (RB)
• Great Warley: 60 Redwing (CRJ)
• Warley Gap: Grey Wagtail, 67 Greenfinches, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Goldfinch (CRJ)
• Walthamstow Reservoirs: 27 Little Grebe, 113 Pochard, 9 Goldeneye, 71 Ruddy Duck, 4 Green Sandpiper (SRH)

• Rainham Marshes: 1st yr Caspian Gull, 1st yr & 3ad Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Short-eared Owl, 4 Little Egret, Greenshank, 2 Bearded Tit, f Merlin, Peregrine, 8 Pintail (RSPB)
• Grange Waters complex: 46 Wigeon, 48 Gadwall, 52 Pochard, 2rh Smew, 175 Tufted, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 24 Shoveler, 200 Lapwing, 6 Goldcrest, Siskin, 43 Redwing, 139 Fieldfare, 23 Red Legged Partridges. (DMo)
• Berwick Pond: Bittern, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 5 Water Rail (LH)
• Valentines Park, Ilford: Med Gull, 6 Shoveler, 43 Blue Tit, 32 Blackbird, 25 Robin, 24 House Sparrow, 23 Great Tit, 18 Greenfinch, 16 Mistle Thrush, 13 Chaffinch, 7 Redwing, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk, Song Thrush. (PHo)
• Fairlop: 2 imm f Scaup, (AAB) 35 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, Redwing (hundreds), Fieldfare (hundreds), 3 Song Thrush, Stonechat, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 14 Goldfinch (Jim Martin)
• Weald Park: 2f Goosander, f Firecrest, 9 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 6 Bullfinch (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: Kingfisher, 12 Golden Plover, 4 Little Egret, 4 Bearded Tit, Firecrest, 8 Curlew, Peregrine, 7 Pintail (RSPB)
• Stubbers Outdoor Pursuit Centre: 1st winter m Long Tailed Duck (PG) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• Thorndon CP: 3pr Northern Bullfinch (CRJ, AAB, Tony Clancy) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (MW)

• Rye Meads RSPB: 2 Tundra Bean Geese
• Bedfords Park: 13 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)
• Thorndon CP: 3pr Northern Bullfinch (MW)

• Rye Meads RSPB: 2 Tundra Bean Geese
• Weald Park: 2f Goosander, Firecrest, 10 Goldcrest (CRJ)
• Stubbers Outdoor Pursuit Centre: 1st winter m Long Tailed Duck (PG) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• Barking Park: 2pr Shoveler, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail (HV)
• City Airport: 7 Blackwit (DMo)
• Berwick Pond: Bittern at 1540 (LH)
• Mollands Lane GP: 2rh Smew, ad YL Gull, 26 Gadwall, 25 Wigeon. 100 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing (KB) Please do not drive down or park in this private road. Please park outside and walk down.

• Rainham Marshes: 6ad, 1 juv White-fronted Geese and Tundra Bean Goose almost landed on reserve before heading north at 1045, 3 Brambling, Blackwit, 8 Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 14 Pintail (RSPB)
• Bedfords Park: Woodcock, 4 Fieldfare, 18 Meadow Pipit, 50 Logn-tailed Tit, 25 Great Tit, 8 Goldfinch, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Bullfinch (CRJ)