March

31st March
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: Sand Martin, Common Sand, 2 Shelduck (DC)
  • South Ockenden, Stifford Lane by school: 100 Waxwings (Mr & Mrs Merchant)
  • Hog Lane, Grays: 20 Waxwings (Mr & Mrs Merchant)
  • Lodge Lane, Grays: 31 Waxwings (Ruth Barnes)
  • Lakeside: 3 Waxwings over M&S! (PM)
  • Fairlop: pr Wheatear, f Stonechat, pr LRP, 3m Willow Warbler, 80 Golden Plover (CRJ, Mike Hughes)
  • Pages Farm, Upminster: f Wheatear, pr Yellowhammer (CRJ)
  • Harold Court: 90 Mipit, Snipe (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: Swallow (AS)
  • Dagenham Chase: 2 LRP, 5 Ruddy Duck, 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, Little Owl, Bullfinch, Black Swan (ASh) 18 Sand Martin, 2 Shelduck (KB)

 

30th March
  • South Ockenden, Stifford Lane by school: up to 130 Waxwings (mo)
  • Rainham Marshes: 12 Blackwit, 197 Golden Plover, 4 Curlew, 4 Swallow, 6 Sand Martin, 6 Pintail, 6 Little Egret, 4m Common Scoter (RSPB)
  • Dagenham Chase: 2 LRP, 40 Pied Wagtail, 3 Swallow, 2 Shalduck, Black Swan (ASh)
  • Pilgrims Hatch: Swallow, pr Little Grebe (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 15 Linnet (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Yellowhammer, 120 Golden Plover, 9 Chiffchaff and 2 Blackcap. (DMo)
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: Swallow, Common Tern, 5 Sand martin, 5 Goldeneye, Common Sand, Shelduck (DC)

 

29th March
  • South Ockenden, Stifford Lane by school: 142 Waxwings (HV, KB) apparently over 50 have been present since the start of March
  • Mollands Lane: Sand Martin, Redshank, 3 Snipe, Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaffs (KB)
  • Dagenham Chase: 3 LRP, Kingfisher, 5m Blackcap (ASh, VH-F) 14 Sand Martin, pr Shelduck, Black Swan (KB)
  • Weald Park: 3 Swallow, 20 Lesser Redpoll, 7m Nuthatch (CRJ), m Lesser Spot (Andrew Stroud)
  • Walthamstow Res: Wheatear, 10 Ruddy Duck, Little Egret (CL, DC)
  • Church Road Duckpond, Buckhurst Hill: pr Mandarin (DH)

 

28th March
  • South Ockenden, Stifford Lane by school: 36 Waxwings (SH)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Cetti's Warbler, (SH) 5 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff, 300 Golden Plover (LH)
  • Walthamstow Res: m Black Redstart, 6 Grey Wagtails, 5 Pied Wagtails, 5 Green Sandpipers, 2 Shelduck, Meadow Pipit, Willow Wabler (CL) Rock Pipit
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Short-eared Owls (LH)

 

27th March
  • Dagenham Chase: 6 Sand Martin, 10 Ruddy Duck (Dale Roberts)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Kingfishers, 5 Little Egret, 8 Pintail, 98 Shelduck, 19 Snipe, 3 Curlew, Grey Plover, 88 Black Tailed Godwit, Brent Goose, 3 Curlew and an adult Yellow Legged Gull. (DMo)
  • Copped Hall: Buzzard (HV)
  • South Ockenden, Stifford Lane by school: 49 Waxwings (SH)
  • Walthamstow Res: Goosander (CL)
  • Sewardstone Marsh: 30+ Sand Martin, Blackcap, 3 Redshank (DH, RW) Jack Snipe
  • Waltham Cross: escaped Common Buzzard (RW)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 400 Golden Plover (LH)
  • Weald Park: Swallow, Willow Warbler, pr Grey Wagtail (CRJ)

 

26th March
  • Dagenham Chase: f Marsh Harrier north at 1515, 50 Carion Crow(VH-F, JN) 5 Sand Martin (Dan Barrett) Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap (PH)
  • Rye Meads: 5 Waxwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruddy Duck (Frankie Macrow)
  • Fairlop: m Red-crested Pochard, Wheatear, Willow Warbler (AAB) pr LRP (Martin Jordan)
  • Connaught Water: m Red-crested Pochard (Dale Roberts)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Water Rail (Martin Jordan)
  • Weald Park: m Blackcap (CRJ)
  • South Weald: Lesser Spot, 25 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing (CRJ)

 

25th March
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Little Ringed Plover (DMo)
  • Waltham Abbey: Buzzard (L&PV)
  • Fairlop: Willow Warbler & 2 LRP's (Allan Bell)
  • Copped Hall: 2 Buzzard (L&PV)
  • Thorndon CP South: 3m2f Red-crested Pochard (MW)
  • Fairlop: 2 LRP. Willow Warbler (AAB)
  • Bedfords Park: 3m1f Mandarin, Woodcock, Lesser Spot (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: Firecrest (CRJ, A Stroud, , Tina & Doug Holden)
  • East India Dock Basin: Swallow, 2 Shelduck (DMo)
  • Creekmouth: pr Oystercatcher (DMo)

 

24th March
  • Harold Hill: Lesser Spot (CRJ)
  • Bedfords Park: 3m Mandarin, 8m Chiffchaff (CRJ)
  • Nags Head Lane SW: 4 Little Grebe, 12 Teal, Green Sand (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: 5 Little Egret (HV)
  • Dagenham Chase: 2pr Garganey, LRP, Willow Warbler, Blackcap (AS etal)
  • Walthamstow Res: pr Wigeon, pr Mipit, m Pheasant, 18 Gadwall, Fieldfare, 16 Teal, 43 Pochard, 14 Great Crested Grebe, f Ruddy Duck, 1 Reed Bunting (DC)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: pr Ring-necked Parakeet, 7m Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, 9 Chiffchaff, 7 Water Rail, 19 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 6 Shelduck, 80 Golden Plover (HV, JN)
  • Thorndon CP South: 3m2f Red-crested Pochard (MW)

 

23rd March
  • Dagenham Chase: Willow Warblers (KB)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Little Egret, 1st w Glaucous Gull, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, same interesting Grey type Heron that was seen at Fairlop on 17th (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Res: Pink-footed goose, 1m 4f Goldeneye,Egyptian goose, Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, Stock Dove, 2 Green Wood, 10 Little Grebe, 19 Shoveler, 25 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 21 Ruddy Duck 2 Shelduck (DC)
  • Waltham Cross: Waxwing (RW)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: Cetti's Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, Little Grebe, 2 Black Swan, 2 Water Rail, Treecreeper, Kingfisher (Frankie Macrow)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: Grey Wagtail, Stonechat (Frankie Macrow)
  • Cornmill Meadows: 30 Wigeon, 2 Snipe, 2 Redshank, Little Egret, pr Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff (Frankie Macrow)

 

22nd March
  • Dagenham Chase: 3 Little Ringed Plover (Alan Shearman) Wheatear, Willow Warbler (MKD)
  • Rainham Marshes: 124 Golden Plover, 140 Blackwit, 2 Common Sand, 5 Ringed plover. 4 Oystercatcher (RSPB)
  • Ingrebourne Valley (Albion Pools): pr Garganey at 0705 only (HV)
  • Weald Park: 2 Firecrest (CRJ)
  • Walthamstow Res: 3f Goldeneye, 2 Green Sand, Sand Martin (DC)
  • Thorndon CP: Chiffchaff, 7 Skylark. 25 Meadow Pipits (MW)

 

21st March
  • Wanstead Park: 3m1f Lesser Spot, 10 Green and 9 Great Spot territories, Kingfisher, 6 Chiffchaff (HV)
  • Dagenham Chase: 2 LRP, 2 Chiffchaff, Black Swan (Alan Shearman)
  • Bedfords Park: Chiffchaff (Julian Bennett)
  • Valentines Park: Blackcap, pair Sparrowhawk, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 pair Stockdove (PHo)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: Little Egret, 150 Blackwit, 8 Curlew, 120 Redshank (HV)
  • Weald Park: 3 Chiffchaff, Mute Swan, m Shoveler (CRJ) Black Swan (Penny & Roger Brewster)

 

20th March
  • Mollands Lane: Water Rail, 4 Snipe, Redshank, 20 Redwing, 7 Fieldfare, 3 Wigeon (KB)
  • Romford: Chiffchaff (KB)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Water Pipit, 7 Rock Pipit, 36 Brent Goose, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2f Red Breasted Merganser, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 5 Dunlin, 20 Redshank, Grey Plover, 3 Little Egret, 2 Greylag, 16 Pintail, 60 Lapwing, 6 Blackwit, ad YL Gull, 28 Snipe, Goldcrest, 50 Linnet (RSPB)
  • Cely Woods: f Lesser Spot (SH)
  • Berwick Pond Road: 20 Brent Goose 1030 (SH)
  • Weald Park: f Firecrest, f Goosander (CRJ)
  • Bedfords Park: 3m1f Mandarin (CRJ)
  • Nags Head Lane, Brentwood: Woodcock (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 30 Shoveler, 2pr Shelduck, 6m Cetti's Warblers, 2 Chiffchaff, Redshank, Snipe, Little Egret, 100 Golden Plover (TK)

 

19th March
  • Chingford: Rough-legged Buzzard and two Common Buzzards (one with jessies) south between 1645 & 1700 (DH)
  • Warlies Estate: pr Little Owl (HV)
  • Rainham Marshes: m Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Blaackcap, 3 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, 3 Blackwit, 21 Pintail (RSPB)
  • Hayes Hill Farm: 6 Waxwing north in the fog at 910am, Little Owl (HV) Wheatear (Alan Griffiths)
  • Fishers Green Island: 4m Great Spot, 3m Green Woodpecker, 39 Mipit north, 3 Chiffchaff, 2pr Treecreeper, 2 Kingfisher, 2pr Sparrowhawk (ELBF)
  • Fishers Green Bailey Bridge: 20 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing (ELBF)
  • Holyfield Lake: pr Goldeneye, 3m2f Ruddy Duck (ELBF)
  • Holyfield Weir: 11pr Gadwall (ELBF)
  • Fishers Green Goose Field: m Pintail, 45 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 4 Barnacle Geese (ELBF)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail (ELBF)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: Wheatear, Jack Snipe
  • Dagenham Chase: Black Swan (KB)

 

18th March
  • Rainham Marshes: Wheatear, Chiffchaff, 3 Little Egret, Curlew (RSPB)
  • Barking Bay: 3 Wheatear, 3 Oystercatcher, 25 Redshank, 34 Teal, 116 Shelduck (KB)
  • Bedfords Park: Red Kite sw 1030am (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Common Buzzard sw 1040am (David Smith)
  • Roding Valley NR: f Wheatear, pr Grey Wagtail, pr Kingfisher, Chiffchaff (Dennis Ellisdon)

 

17th March
  • Rainham Marshes: f Wheatear, 2 Little Egret, Curlew (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: 5f 1m Goldeneye, 2m 1f Reed Bunting, 28 Ruddy, Stock Dove, 2 Shelduck, Mipit (DC)
  • Fairlop: interesting Grey type Heron with a Woodpigeon colour suffusion to the breast and neck sides and a huge bill and gular (KB, HV)
  • Weald Park: Chiffchaff, f Firecrest, 3 Shoveler, f Goosander, 4 Pochard, Reed Bunt (CRJ)
  • Warley Place EWT: m Firecrest (Reston & Pat Kilgour)
  • Bedfords Park: f Lesser Spot (CRJ)
  • Romford: Red Kite 2pm (Bob Flindall)

 

16th March
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: 2m Wheatear (DC)
  • Dagenham Chase: m Wheatear (VH-F)
  • Rainham Marshes: 4 Fieldfare, 2 Little Egret (RSPB)

 

15th March
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: Kingfisher, f Goldeneye, f Wigeon , 8 Ruddy Duck (DC)
  • Creekmouth: 2 Oystercatchers,1 Black Tailed Godwit, Rock Pipit, 17 Redshank and a female Sparrowhawk (DMo)
  • London City Airport: 35 Redwings (DMo)
  • Bedfords Park: Firecrest (CRJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher (LH)

 

14th March
  • Brentwood, Nags Head Lane: 2 Siskin (HV)
  • Connaught Water: 79 Teal , 32 Tufted Duck, 8 Mandarin Duck , m Red-crested Pochard, pr Wood Duck, 58 Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, 11 Shoveler (R&DB)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: 9 Chaffinch, 3 Reed Bunting, 61 Canada Goose, 12 Greylags (R&DB)

 

13th March
  • Rainham Marshes: 12 Waxwing west at 1130, m Firecrest, 2 Bearded Tit, Ruff, 28 Curlew, 150 Blackwit, Turnstone, 65 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 140 Redshank, 200 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, 700 Lapwing, 36 Pintail, 3 Water Pipit, 11 Rockit, 4 Little Egret (RSPB) Common Sandpiper (Tim Harris)
  • Cely Woods, Thames Chase: 4 Green Woodpecker, 20 Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, 2 singing male Chaffinch, Treecreeper, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, pr Lesser Spotted Woods (Paul Morris)
  • Weald Park: pr Shoveler, 2f Goosander (CRJ)
  • Harold Court: 11 Snipe (CRJ, R Wyatt)
  • Nags Head Fishery, Brentwood: Green Sand, 130 Pied Wagtail (CRJ, R Wyatt)
  • Armada Way, Beckton: 4 Blackwit, 10 Dunlin (Paul Davies)
  • Mayesbrook Park: 2 Little Egret (NB-W)

 

12th March
  • Rainham Marshes: Egyptian Goose, 2 Curlew, 8 Rock Pipit, Bearded Tit, 150 Blackwit, 44 Pochard, 16 Pintail, Short-eared Owl (RSPB - JN) Woodcock (LH)
  • Copped Hall: Buzzard, 11 Stock Doves. 100+ Redwing, pr Bullfinch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. Green Woodpecker pr Nuthatch (DBr)
  • Connaught Water: m Red-crested Pochard, pr Wood Duck, Puna Teal (DBr)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: Kingfisher (DBr) Pintail (per RW)
  • Cely Woods, Thames Chase: Woodcock, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Great Spotted Wood, 2 Goldcrests (SHa) 3 Meadow Pipit, 8 Long Tailed Tits, 110+ Fieldfare, 25+ Redwing, Goldfinch, Yellowhammer, singing Skylark (Paul Morris)
  • Tylers Common: 4 Woodcock (CRJ)
  • Warley Place: Firecrest (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: pr Gadwall, 2f Goosander (CRJ)
  • Amwell: Ringed Plover, 2 Water Rails, m Bullfinch (RW) Marsh Tit, Kingfisher (Alan Griffiths)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: Cettis Warbler (RW)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Egyptian Geese (RW) male Pintail and Green Sandpiper (per RW)

 

11th March
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Bittern seen well in flight at 0855 (HV)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 7 Curlew, 100 Dunlin, 140 Redshank, 25 Rockit, 3 Water Pipit (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: 3 f Goldeneye, 1f Wigeon, 2 Collared Dove, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, 26 Gadwall, 104 Teal, 57 Pochard, 8 Ruddy Duck, 2 Shelduck (DC)

 

10th March
  • Rainham Marshes: Peregrine, 2500 Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 4 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 7 Curlew, 200 Dunlin, 120 Redshank, 300 Wigeon, 9 Mistle Thrush, 12 Pied Wagtail, 30 Mipit, 20 Rockit, 4 Water Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: 3 Common Sand, 2 Wigeon, Kingfisher, 2 Reed Bunting, m Stonechat, Black Swan, 121 Teal, 2 Shelduck, 62 Pochard, 6 Shoveler, 54 Gadwall, 41 Ruddy Duck, Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, 32 Lapwing (DC)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Bittern (LH)
  • Harold Hill: 3 Mandarin, Lesser Spot (CRJ)
  • Bedfords Park: f Lesser Spotted Wood, Woodcock, pr Mandarin, 80 Redwing, 2pr Bullfinch (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 2f Goosander, Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest (CRJ)

 

9th March
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 7 Avocet, 30+ Black-tailed Godwit, c500 Dunlin, many Curlew, Shelduck, 2 Rock Pipit (Paul Whiteman)
  • Rainham Marshes: f Merlin, f Sparrowhawk, 2000 Lapwing, m Ruff, 5 Curlew, 110 Redshank, 70 Snipe, 150 Dunlin, 11 Blackwit, 14 Pintail, 4 Stonechat, 23 Rock Pipit, 3 Water Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Little Egret (RSPB)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Bitterns in morning (Phil Gable) and one at lunchtime plus Cetti's Warbler (Paul Whiteman)
  • Bedfords Park: pr Mandarin, Great Crested Grebe, Woodcock, 85 Redwing, 8 Song Thrush, 50 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 2 Firecrest, 2 Goosander, 6 Pochard, Water Rail, 2 Kingfisher (CRJ)

 

8th March
  • Dagenham Chase: 18 Lesser Redpoll, pr Shelduck, 96 Shoveler, 17 Teal, pr Gadwall, 24 Fieldfare and Kingfisher (KB)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: Pink-footed Goose, Common Sandpiper , 2 Green Sand; 2f Goldeneye , Black Swan, m Reed Bunting, 111 Teal, 47 Pochard, 60 Gadwall, 26 Ruddy, 9 Little Grebe, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 6 Grey Wag, 4 Mistle Thrush (DC)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Bittern (Phil Gable)
  • London City Airport: f Black Redstart (DMo)
  • Warley Place: Firecrest, 10 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 2pr Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 2 Great Spots. 6 Redwings, Sparrowhawk (CRJ, Havering EWT)
  • Connaught Water: m Red-crested Pochard, pr Wood Duck, Barnacle Goose and New Zealand Scaup! (PM)

 

7th March
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 265 Redshank, 66 Teal, 44 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatchers, 1200 Dunlin, 20 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 22 Avocet, Turnstone, 52 Black Tailed Godwit, 11 Curlew,  Water Pipit, Dartford Warbler( seen at the end of the saltings where all the flotsam and a large black bucket is laying ), Peregrine, pr Stonechat (DMo)
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: m Merlin (DC)
  • Warley Place: 2 Firecrest, 8 Goldcrest (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: Firecrest (CRJ)

 

6th March
  • Warley Place EWT: 3 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest, 2pr Nuthatch. Donation requested for non-members (CRJ, David Bradum, CL)
  • South Weald (private wood): f Hawfinch, (CRJ, Andrew Stroud)
  • Nags Head Lane Fishery, Brentwood: Little Egret (Andrew Stroud)
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: 2 Grey Wagtails, Kingfisher (David Bradum, CL) 21 Little Grebe, 72 Greylag, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 81 Gadwall, 3 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Stonechat (SRH)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Curlew, 3 Grey Plover, 85 Dunlin, 15 Snipe, ad YL Gull, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 11 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 4 Stonechat, 8 Reed Bunting (RS) 19 Fieldfare, 9 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, Bearded Tit, 3 Black Tailed Godwit, 30 Pintail, Oystercatcher (DMo)
  • Cely Woods, Thames Chase: Treecreeper, Gt Spotted Woodpecker, pr Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Meadow Pipit, 45 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 8 Long Tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Woodcock (Paul Morris)
  • Warlies Estate: Peregrine (JP)
  • Chafford Hundred: 50 Fieldfare (Steve Merrigan)

 

5th March
  • Warley Place EWT: Firecrest (CRJ, AH)
  • Weald Park: 2 Grey Wagtail (CRJ, AH)
  • Harold Court: Woodcock (CRJ)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Woodcock, Grey Wagtail, Green Wood, 60+ Lapwing, 200 Dunlin, 41 Teal, 12 Redshank, 5 Shelduck, Skylark (DC)
  • Rainham Marshes: Stone Barges: 3 Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 55 Redshank, 8 Teal, 3 Reed Bunting, 8 Pied Wagtail, Skylark (DC)

 

4th March
  • Rainham Marshes: 8 Curlew, 200 Dunlin, 70 Snipe, 43 Pintail, 140 Shoveler, 30 Fieldfare, 6 Blackwit, Sparrowhawk (RSPB)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Water Rail, 77 Lapwing, 3 Golden Plover, 9 Yellowhammer, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 39 Fieldfare (DMo)
  • Dagenham Chase: f Peregrine, 51 Shoveler, 67 Fieldfare (KB)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: Kingfisher, f Goldeneye, 3 Common Sandpiper, 55 Lapwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, 45 Teal, 116 Pochard, 4 Shoveler, 7 Shelduck, 62 Gadwall, 11 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 17 Little Grebe, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Shelduck, 24 Ruddy Duck, 26 Fieldfare (DC)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Bearded Tit, Water Rail (TB)
  • Arena Essex Pit, Thurrock Services: rh Smew, albino Coot (PH)
  • Weald Park: 4 Goosander (CRJ)
  • South Weald (private wood): f Hawfinch, 50 Greenfinch (CRJ)
  • Warley Place EWT: 3 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 30 Long-tailed Tits. Donation requested for non-members (CRJ)
  • Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Meadow Pipits, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 32 Lapwing, Teal (C&PL)
  • Banbury Reservoir: 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest (DC)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 67 Blackwits (inc colour ringed bird), 21 Avocets (Barry Wright)

 

3rd March
  • Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, 3 Grey Plover, 3 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 14 Rockit, 2 Wapit, 4 Stonechat (RSPB) Dead Short-eared Owl on A13
  • Rainham Marshes, The Barges: 2 Water Pipit, ad Med Gull, 2ad Yellow-legged Gull (KB)
  • Warley Place EWT: 3 Firecrest (CRJ) Donation requested for non-members
  • Nags Head Lane Fishery, Brentwood: Little Egret (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: f Firecrest, 2 Goosander (CRJ)
  • South Weald (Private site): Lesser Spot, 20 Redwing, 2 Brambling, 150 Chaffinch, 30 Greenfinch (CRJ)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, 66 Gadwall, 32 Lapwing, Shoveler , 3 Shelduck (DC)

 

2nd March
  • Rainham Marshes: 50 Blackwit, 4 Curlew, 20 Redshank, 5 Stonechat, 5 Rockit, Water Pipit, 2 Little Egret (RSPB)
  • Nags Head Lane Fishery, Brentwood: 14 Teal, Green Sandpiper (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 3 Goosander, 95 Canada Geese, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Meadow pipit, 6 Goldcrest, m Firecrest, 25 Lesser Redpoll, Reed Bunting (CRJ)

 

1st March
  • Rainham Marshes: 9 Curlew (CBa)
  • Wennington: 2 Corn Bunting (HV)
  • Creekside Park, Rainham: Chiffchaff (HV, Carlie Mayes)
  • Fairlop: 40 Golden Plover (SBa)
  • Raphel Park, Gidea Park: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (SBa)
  • Weald Park: 2pr Great Crested Grebe, 9 Pochard, 17 Tufted Duck, imm m Goosander, 6 Goldcrest, Firecrest (CRJ, Mike Hughes)
  • South Weald: m Brambling, 70 Chaffinch (CRJ)
  • Nags Head Lane Fishery, Brentwood: Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, Little Grebe, 14 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, Snipe, Grey Wagtail, 150 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Reed Bunting (CRJ)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: Rock Pipit, Common Sandpiper, 2 Gadwall, Pink-footed Goose, 25 Gadwall, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Shelduck, m Stonechat, 54 Ruddy Duck 8 Pied Wagtail, 60 Pochard (DC)

 

 


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