January

• Barking Park: pr Gadwall, 2f Shoveler, Grey Wagtail (HV)
• Belhus Woods: 2m1f Smew, 30 Fieldfare (TK)

• Rainham Marshes: Curlew, Water Pipit and many Rockits, 42 Blackwits, 1000+ Lapwing, 200 Dunlin, Little Egret (Rod Standing). 2 Short-eared Owls
• KGV Dock: ad & 3rd winter Caspian Gull
• Weald Park: 2 Firecrest (CRJ) 4 Goosander, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Steve Burt, Jon Hunter)
• Creekmouth: 2 Rock Pipit, 41 Redshank, 89 Shelduck, 88 Tufted, 23 Shoveler and 4 adult Yellow Legged Gulls (DMo)
• Dagenham Chase: 17 Meadow Pipit, pr Stonechat, 6 Reed Bunting (KB) Buzzard, Water Rail (VH-F)
• Valentines Park: Med Gull, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 44 Blue Tit , 38 Blackbird, 28 Robin, 22 Redwing, 17 House Sparrow, 10 Great Tit, 2pr Gadwall. (PHo)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 14 Avocet (Dave Miller)
• River Rom, Collier Row: Little Egret (Sid Petts)
• Bittern Watchpoint: 2 Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler (MDD)
• Fishers Green Goosefield: 72 Wigeon, 22 Teal, 6 gadwall, 6 Shoveler, 59 Moorhen (MDD)
• Seventy Acres Lake: 150 Lapwing (MDD)

• Waltham Cross: 43 Waxwings (per RW)
• Cheshunt, Safeways: 4 Waxwing (RW)
• Rainham Marshes: m Blackcap, Kingfisher, 65 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 6 Pintail, 36 Pochard, pr Peregrine, 4 Little Egret (RSPB)
• Mardyke Valley (by A13): many duck including 4pr Pintail - unboubtedly from Rainham - (HV)
• Weald Park: 2 Firecrest, 3pr Goosander, Kingfisher (CRJ)
• Walthamstow Reservoir: 6 Little Grebe, 128 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 65 Ruddy Duck, Green Sandpiper,Common Sandpiper, adult Yellow-legged Gull. (SRH)
  

• Paines Brook, Harold Hill: 2 Grey Wagtail (CRJ)
• South Weald (private wood): Hawfinch (CRJ)
• Weald Park: Firecrest, 2 Little Grebe, 13 Cormorants, 105 Canada Geese, 35 Tufted Duck, 5 pochard, 3pr Goosander, 16 Coot, Water Rail, 100 Common Gull (CRJ)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Bittern (LH)
• Dagenham Chase: Shelduck, 13 Gadwall, 35 Teal, 42 Shoveler, 45 Pochard. (KB)
• KGV Dock: ad Caspian Gull (HV)

• Dagenham Chase: pr Stonechat (KB)

• Rainham Marshes: 11 Stonechat, 5 Grey Plover, 550 Dunlin, 3 Curlew, Blackwit, 42 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 14 Reed Bunting, 19 Rock Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 9 Pintail, Chiffchaff (RSPB)
• Copped Hall: Finch roost: 4 Brambling, c35 Chaffinch, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, pr Hooded Merganser on the duck pond (KB)
• Paines Brook, Harold Hill: Green Sandpiper (CRJ)
• Warley CP: 3 Water Rail, 4 Teal (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 2 Firecrest, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Goosander, Little Owl, 12 Redwing, 8 Goldcrest (CRJ)
• Walthamstow Filter Beds: 2 Brent Geese (DH)

• Dagenham Chase: f Goldeneye (PD)
• Rainham Marshes: ad Caspian Gull, 2ad Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Stonechat, 4 Grey Plover, Short-eared Owl (RSPB)
• Weald Park: m Firecrest, 3 Goosander, 27 Tufted Duck, 10 Redwing (CRJ)

• Holyfield Hall Farm: 40 Chaffinch, 10 Greenfinch, 12 Slylark, 240 Jackdaw, 325 Canada Goose, 37 Greylag, 4 Barnacle Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese (HV)
• Hayes Hill Farm: 39 House Sparrow, 28 Chaffinch, 26 Greenfinch, pr Bullfinch (HV)
• Fishers Green Goose-field: 72 Wigeon, 21 Teal, 68 Moorhen, 2nd yr Yellow-legged Gull (HV)
• Holyfield Weir / Relief Channel: 2m1f Goldeneye, 3 Water Rail, Kingfisher, 42 Fieldfare (HV)
• Holyfield Lake: 3m2f Smew, pr Goosander, 3 Little Grebe Sparrowhawk (HV)
• Bittern Watchpoint: Bittern at midday with an adult pike over two foot long!! Still alive and struggling...quite a show (HV)
• Fishers Green Substation area: 4 Bullfinch (HV)
• Wm Girling Res: 3 Black-necekd Grebes, 4f Goldeneye (HV) Please only view from Mansfield Hill
• Waltham Cross: 38 Waxwings between Vine PH and Job Centre but very flighty (HV)

• Holyfield Hall Farm: Woodcock (MS) 2 Egyptian Geese (MDD)
• Bittern Watchpoint: Bittern
• Copped Hall Warren: 3 Nuthatch, Coal Tit (MDD)
• Galley Hill Wood: 3 Buzzard (MDD)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Little Egret (Martin Blow) Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Corn Bunting, pr Bullfinch (Bob Morgan) 50 Linnet, 20 Skylark, 2 Stonechat
• Amwell: 4 Wigeon, 35 Shoveler, 68 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 279 Lapwing.(SRH)
• Ware GP: 4m1f Smew (SRH)
• Waltham Cross: 18 Waxwing by Vine PH
• Stubbers OPC: Long Tailed Duck, Green Sandpiper, 4 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, 63 Tufted, 8 Wigeon (DMo) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• Rainham Marshes: 200 Wood Pigeon, 100 Fieldfare, 130 Dunlin, 180 Redshank, 6 Rock Pipit, 3 Curlew, Grey Plover, 5 Stonechat, Little Egret, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 39 Pintail (DMo) 3 Short-eared Owl (LH)

• Rainham Marshes: 4 Water Pipits, Rock Pipit, Peregrine, 86 Redshank, 85 Teal, 3 Short-eared Owl, m Marsh Harrier (KB, MKD)
• Chindits Lane, Warley: 2f Brambling, 40 Chaffinch (CRJ, PG)
• Weald Park: 4 Great crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 2pr Goosander, 20 Tufted Duck, 11 Pochard (CRJ, PG)
• Warley CP: 2f1m Northern Bullfinch, 15 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ, PG)
• Bittern Watchpoint: Bittern

• Bedfords Park: 6 Bullfinch (RB)
• Holyfield Lake: 1m2f Goldeneye, 6m2rh Smew (David Coe)
• Connaught Water: 12m 3f Mandarin (David Coe)
• Barking Park: pr Gadwall, 3f1m Shoveler (HV)
• South Weald (private wood): Hawfinch, 60 Green finch, 60 Chaffinch (CRJ)

• South Weald, Wigley Bush Lane: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper & Coal Tit in same oak. (CRJ, AH, SP)
• Weald Park: 4f 2m Goosander (CRJ, AH, SP)
• Chindits Lane, Brentwood: f Brambling, 10 Chaffinch, 6 House Sparrows (CRJ, AH, SP)

• Rainham Marshes: m Marsh Harrier, 4 Little Egret, 2 Water Pipit, 9 Rockit, 4 Stonechat, 42 Pied Wagtail, 3 Curlew, f Sparrowhawk, 30 Goldfinch (RSPB)
• New Hall Drive, Harold Wood: Waxwing (CRJ)
• Hainault Forest: m Northern Bullfinch (SBa)
• Paines Brook, Harold Hill: Green Sandpiper (BV, CRJ)
• Weald Park: 3m2f Goosander, 2 Little Grebe, Grey Heron, 10 Pochard (CRJ, TB)
• Chingford: Chiffchaff (DH)

• Warley area: f Brambling, 30 Chaffinch, 45 Greenfinch, 25 Lesser Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, pr Teal, 30 redwing, Firecrest, Woodcock (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 3 Little Egret, 32 Pied Wagtail, 2 Curlew, 3 Water Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Pintail, 800 Lapwing, Blackwit, 16 Snipe, f Stonechat, 70 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, Kingfisher (RSPB)

• Barking Park: 4f1m Shoveler (HV)
• Weald Park: 3m2f Goosander, 20 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)

• Rainham Marshes: ad m Marsh Harrier, 7 Little Egret, 3 Beardie, 32 Pintail, Grey Plover, 9 Rockit, m Sparrowhawk, 7 Stonechat, 3 Water Rail (RSPB) 2 Short-eared Owl (LH)
• Rainham GP: 26 Pochard, Kingfisher (DMo)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Bittern (LH) 6 Cetti's Warblers, 20 Reed Bunting, 5 Water Rail, 2 Bearded Tit (TK)
• South Weald, Vicarage Wood (private): Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (CRJ)
• Weald Park: Firecrest, 10 Goldcrest, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, pr Goosander, 8 Pochard, 10 Redwing, Lesser Redpoll, pr Northern Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Ingrebourne: Peregrine (DMo)
• Bowyers Water: Chiffchaff and several Bullfinches (MS)
• North Met Pit: Liittle Egret, m Smew, Grey Wagtail (MS)
• Seventy Acres Lake: 2m Smew, 25 Lesser Redpolls. (MS)
• Hall Marsh: m Goosander (MS)
• Grange Waters: m &2rh Smew, 95 Wigeon, Scaup/Tufted Hybrid, 180 Tufted, 75 Pochard, 400 Lapwing, Water Rail, 15 Great Crested Grebes, 29 Shoveler, 24 Red Legged Partridge (DMo)
• Holyfield Lake: 3pr Goosander (CL)
• Hayes Hill Farm: f Stonechat (CL)
• Bittern Watchpoint: Water Rail (CL)
• Valentines Park: Med Gull, 370 Black-headed Gull, 134 Coot, 128 Mallard, 124 Canada Goose, 55 Tufted Duck, 50 Moorhen, 15 Common Gull, 2 Pair Gadwall, Grey Wagtail, Redwing (PHo)
• Chindits Lane, Brentwood: f Brambling, 50 Chaffinch (Matt Wallace)
• Warley CP : 4f 1m Northern Bullfinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Redwing, Teal (Matt Wallace)
• Fairlop Waters: 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, Sparrowhawk, 16 Teal, 11 Gadwall and pr Wigeon (Matt Wallace)
• Barking Bay: 3 Great Crested Grebe, 249 Shelduck, 1000 Teal, 78 Gadwall, 43 Shoveler, 590 Lapwing, 600 Dunlin, 110 Blackwit, 90 Redshank, ad Yellow-legged Gull (SH)
  

• Waltham Abbey: 7 Waxwing around King Harold School & sports centre TQ395010 (SC)
• Rainham Marshes: ad m Marsh Harrier, Little Egret, Woodcock, 9 ad Yellow-legged Gull (LH)
• West Ham Park: Firecrest
• Sewardstone Marsh: 2 Lesser Redpolls (MS)

• Sewardstone Marsh: 5 Lesser Redpoll on Osier Marsh (MS)
• Warley CP: 7 Northern Bullfinch (CRJ, Mary Goodwin)
• Waltham Abbey: 7 Waxwing around King Harold School & sports centre TQ395010 (SC)
• Copped Hall Gatehouse, Epping Forest: 22 Bramblings (MS)
• Havering CP: 25 Lesser & a Mealy Redpoll, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Martin Jordan)
• ASDA Beckton: Chiffchaff (Alan Tanner)

• Rainham Marshes: 3 Little Egret, 10 Snipe (JN) 3 Bearded Tits (DJ)
• Barking Park: 2pr Shoveler (HV)
• Sewardstone Marsh: 2 Woodcock (MS)
• Berwick Pond: f Merlin, 5 Yellowhammer (KB)
• Weald Park: pr Northern Bullfinch (Roy & Marion Wyatt)

• Rainham Marshes: 176 Greylag, 700 Wigeon, 21 Pintail, 9 Pochard, 7 Tufted Duck, 14 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 200 Fieldfare, Kingfisher, 4 Rockit, 6 Stonechat, 4 Little Egret (RSPB)
• Fairlop: 3 Scaup on Humes pit out of wind, pr Wigeon, 6 Teal, 2 Chiffchaff, 30 Fieldfare, 400 Lapwing (HV)
• Beam Valley NR: Bittern dropped into area at 0735 probably around private fishing pit (HV)
• Sewardstone Marsh: 2 Little Egret, 200 Fieldfare (MS)

• Rainham Marshes: f Peregrine (HV)
• New Hall Drive, Harold Wood: 4 Waxwing at lunchtime only (CRJ)
• Dagenham Chase: Little Egret, 9 Gadwall, 42 Shoveler, 24 Teal (KB)

• Ilford (private garden): 4 Goldcrest, 20 Blue Tit moved through (PV)
• Thorndon CP: 5 Northern Bullfinch

• Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, Sphawk, Curlew, 14 Rockit, 30 Skylark, 10 Snipe, 300 Fieldfare (RS)
• Fairlop: 4 Fieldfare, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted woodpecker, 2 Snipe, Teal, Shoveler, 6+ Wigeon, 2 female Scaup, (Jim Martin) imm m Scaup, 120 Lapwing, 3pr Gadwall (TK)
• Warley CP: 9 Northern Bullfinch , 6 Lesser Redpoll and 2 female Sparrowhawks. (DMo)
• Stubbers OPC: Long Tailed Duck, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper (DMo) 20 Fieldfare (TK) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• Dagenham Chase: pr Wigeon, Grey Wagtail (VH-F)
• Romford: pr Blackcap (KB)
• South Weald : Waxwing briefly (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 4 Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, 2m Mandarin, pr Goosander,
• Walthamstow Reservoir: ad Bewick's Swan over SE at 12:27. Common Sand, 2 Green Sands, pr Goosander, 6f Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck, Black Swan, 70 Fieldfare, Grey wagtail (CL)
• Amwell: Marsh Tit (MDD)
• Piercing Hill, Epping Forest: Marsh Tit (MS)
• North Met Pit: 2m Smew (MS)

• Galley Hill Wood: Buzzard (MS)

• Barking Park: 2f Shoveler (HV)

• Rainham Marshes: f Merlin, 11 Pintail, 5 Snipe, Grey Plover, 2 Curlew, m Stonechat. Grey Wag, Rock Pipit (KB)
• Weald Park: 3 Great Crested Grebe, pr Goosander, 205 Mallard, 16 Tufted Duck, 10 Pochard, 20 Moorhen (CRJ)

• Warley CP: 35 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Northern Bullfinch (KB)
• Rainham Marshes: pr Peregrine, f Merlin, 9 Kestrel, Black Swan, 3 Little Egret, 25 Pintail, 4 Bearded Tit, 7 Stonechat, 400 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 79 Gadwall, 14 Rock Pipit (RSPB)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 3 Ring-necked Parakeets (Martin Blow)

• Stubbers Outdoor Pursuit Centre: 1st winter m Long Tailed Duck, m Goldeneye (HV) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• West Thurrock Marshes: 12 Curlew, Firecrest (HV)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Chiffchaff, Water Rail (HV)
• Romford: f Blackcap (KB)
• Harold Wood Park: Little Egret north (CRJ)
• Warley CP: Mealy Redpoll, 35 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Northern Bullfinch, pr British Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Thorndon CP: 2m3f Northern Bullfinch (CRJ)

• Harold Court: 6 Snipe, 25 Mipit, 3 Skylark, Reed Bunting (CRJ)
• Tylers Common: Woodcock (CRJ)
• Warley CP: 8m3f Northern Bullfinches including 7m2f in one birch tree! (CRJ, Matt Wallace)
• Chindits Lane, Warley: 50 Chaffinch (CRJ, Matt Wallace)
• Weald Park: 1f2m Goosander, Little Grebe, Barnacle Goose, 8 Reed Bunting, Kingfisher (CRJ)
• Roding Valley Meadows NR: 3 probable Northern Bulfinches feeding on guelder rose berries in David Lloyd car park. (PV)
• Stubbers Outdoor Pursuit Centre: 1st winter m Long Tailed Duck, (DMo) It is imperative that you report to the reception before entering the site.
• Sewardstone Marsh: Little Owl, 5 Lesser Redpolls, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk , 3 British Bullfinch (Davis Spratt)
• Fairlop: 3 Scaup
• Ingrebourne Valley: 3 Ring-necked Parakeets (Martin Blow)

• Warley CP: 5 Northern Bullfinch, 60 Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll (SRH) 8 NBs (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 2f1m Goosander (CRJ)
• Harold Hill, Gubbins Lane: 100 House Sparrow pre-roost (CRJ)
• Ingrebourne Valley: Little Egret, 4 Bullfinch (DMo)
• Rainham Marshes: Pink-footed Goose, f Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, 2 Grey Plover, 4 Curlew, 3 Blackwit, 7m4f pintail, 500 Wigeon, 3ad Yellow-legged Gull, 600 Fieldfare, 200 Redwing, 25 Blackbird, 10 Song Thrush, 9 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit (RSPB)
• Mollands Lane GP: 2rh Smew, 52 Wigeon, 9 Pochard, 27 Fieldfare, 21 House Sparrow (HV) Please only park in Mollands Lane opposite the dead end track to the pits. Do not drive down this private lane.
• Stubbers OPC: Long-tailed Duck (Paul Baker, Neil Chambers) 59 Fieldfare (HV)
• Grange Waters: rh Smew, 275 Lapwing, 58 Shoveler, 12 Great Crested Grebes, Stonechat, 65 Redwing, 126 Fieldfare, 60 Pochard, 152 Tufted no sign of Long-tailed Duck (DMo)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 16 Blackwit, 120 Redshank,140 Shelduck, 90 Teal (HV)
• East India Dock Basin: Redshank, 2 Shelduck (CL)
• Banbury Reservoir: 3 Red-breatesd Merganser (SCo)
• Holyfield Lake: 2m1f Goosander, rh Smew
• Hooks Marsh: Tawny Owl (CL)
• Amwell: rh Smew, 3 Goldeneye, Bittern, Nuthatch, Marsh & Coal Tit, 4 Sparrowhawks, 3 Bullfinches, Treecreeper. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (CL, IW, MS)
• Nazing GP: 5 Goosander, Goldeneye (CL)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks and Green Woodpecker (CL)
• Girling Res: Stonechat, 2 Black-necked Grebes, Common Sand, Chiffchaff, Ring Necked Parakeet, Green Sand (CL)    
• KGV Res: f Red Crested Pochard, Ruddy Ducks (CL) Pintail, Peregrine (SCo)
• Sewardstone Marsh: Little Owl, 2 Woodcock (CL)
• Fairlop: 2 imm f & imm m Scaup (Paul Baker, Neil Chambers)

• Thorndon CP: 4m2f Northern Bullfinch (David Coe, Mike Hughes)
• Warley CP: 2pr Northern Bullfinch, pr British race Bullfinch, 65 Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Redpoll, 4 Yellowhammer, 6 Teal (HV, AJAD)
• Greensted Green: 36 Golden Plover (HV, AJAD)
• Ongar Park Wood: 75 Fieldfare (HV, AJAD)
• Bowyers Water: 30 Fieldfare, Bullfinch, Treecreeper, m Smew, 20 Wigeon, 10 Pochard (David Spratt, TD)
• Belhus Woods CP: 4rh1m Smew
• Fairlop: 2 imm f & imm m Scaup, 2 Wigeon, 656 Lapwing, Stonechat (SRH)
• Weald Park: 3 Great Crested Grebe, 1m2f Goosander, 20 Tufted Duck, 8 Pochard, 15 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: 2 Fieldfare, 12 Mipit, Nuthatch (CRJ)