March 2006
31st March
  • Daganham Chase: 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 7 Shoveler, pr Gadwall (HCornish)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 3m Cetti's Warblers, Chaffinch , Willow Warbler , 3 Redwing , 4 Fieldfare , 3 Yellowhammer , 2 Chiffchaff , 2 Swallows (George Westbrook)

 

30th March
  • Rainham Marshes: 100 Blackwits, 3 little Egrets, Water Rail,Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff , pair Stonechat (RB)
  • Fairlop: 2 Willow Warbler (AAB)
  • Hornchurch CP: 12 Fieldfare, Redwing, Little Egret (TK)
  • Cely Woods: Goldcrest. Nuthatch. 4 Goldfinch (Paul Morris)
  • Enfield Lock: Willow Warbler.  (MS)
  • Sewardstone Relief Channel: 40 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows. (MS)
  • Sewardstone Marsh: Swallow, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs (MS)
  • Fairlop: pr LRP, 20 Fieldfare (Griff Holliday)
  • Middlesex Filter Beds: 5 Redwing, singing Chiffchaff (DC)

 

29th March
  • Fairlop: Wheatear, 2 LRP, 2Redshank, 11 Shovler, 2 Shelduck (SBa)
  • Hawksmere Springs: 6 Buzzard, Chiffchaff (PV)
  • Dagenham Chase: 3 Blackcap, 3 LRP, m Wheatear, Grey Wag, 6 Sand Martin, 3 Willow Warbler (VH-F)
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 9 Reed Bunt, 2 Common Sand, 9 Shelduck (DC)
  • Rainham Marshes: 4 Wheatear, m Black Redstart, 110 Blackwit, 2 Curlew, 2 Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Kingfisher (RSPB)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 7 Wheatear, 3 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting (SHa)
  • Cely Woods: 2pr Yellowhammer, pr Linnet, 6 Meadow Pipit, 3m Skylark, pr Green Woodpecker, 2 pr Long-tailed Tit, 2m Dunnock, Kestrel, 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Gt Spot Wood, Woodcock, 4pr Blue Tit, 5pr Great Tit, 2 Wren (Paul Morris)
  • Enfield Lock: Willow Warbler.  (MS)
  • Sewardstone Relief Channel: Mandarin, c80 Sand Martins, 2 Shelduck. (MS)
  • Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, pair Bullfinches (MS)

 

28th March
  • Walthamstow Res: 30 Sand Martins, 3 Common Sand, fem Sparrowhawk, Meadow Pipit (DC)
  • Rainham Marshes: Red-legged Partridge, 2 Swallow (HV)
  • Chingford Hatch: Lesser Spot (f), Nuthatch, Green Wood & 2 Chiffchaffs (IW)
  • Bury Wood: 2 Nuthatches, 4m Treecreepers (IW)
  • Dagenham Chase: m Wheatear, 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 LRP, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff (VH-F)
  • Fairlop: f Wheatear, Sand Martin, 12 Fieldfare (David Coe, Mike Hughes)
  • Roding Valley NR: 72 Magpie, pr Shoveler (BJ)

 

27th March
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 14 sand Martin, House Martin, 16 Yellowhammers, 12 Fieldfare, 30 Linnet, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear (DMo)
  • KGV Reservoir: 2f Wheatears. (MS)
  • KGV Relief Channel: 8 Sand Martins (MS) . 
  • Sewardstone Marsh: singing chiffchaff.  (MS)
  • Amwell: 31 Sand Martins (MS)
  • Dagenham Chase: Swallow, 8 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 2 LRP, White Wagtail, 2 Siskin (VH-F)
  • Walthamstow Res: Scandinavian Rock Pipit, 3m1f Wheatear, 2 Sand Martin, 2 fem Goldeneye, pr Reed Bunting, 40 Teal (DC).
  • Walthamstow Marshes: singing Chiffchaff (DC)
  • Bowyers Water: Chiffchaff (Tim Dick
  • Hall Marsh Scrape: 20 Sand Martins & LRP (Tim Dick)
  • Cornhill Meadows: 10 Sand Martins (Tim Dick)
  • Gunpowder Park, Walther Abbey: 4 Wheatears (Tim Dick)
  • Rainham Marshes: 1m2f Wheatear, 6 Sand Martin, 50 Blackwit (DS)
  • Fairlop: 2 Wheatear (AAB)

     

26th March
  • Rainham Marshes: Red Kite 0800, fem Peregrine, 160+ Blackwits, Green Sand, 3 Curlew, SEO, Sand Martin, male Wheatear, Black Redstart, 4 Stonechat Cetti's Warbler (RS) 14 Pintail (HV, DMo)
  • Dagenham Chase: Red Kite north at 9am
  • Sewardstone Relief Channel area: 3 Sand Martins, Chiffchaff, juv Peregrine, Little Ringed Plover (MS)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: Swallow, brood 13 Mallard (Sandra Standbridge) Bittern (DBr)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: pr Little Owl, 6 Yellowhammer (Sandra Standbridge)
  • Bowyers Water: Chiffchaff (Brian Dawton)
  • Fairlop: 2 LRP, 2 Redshank, 2 Shelduck (AAB)
  • Woodford Bridge: 70 Common Gulls, 5 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Mistle Thrushes, Song Thush, 3 Jays, Cormorant (Alan Hobson)

 

25th March
  • Wanstead Park: Red Kite, 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers (Neil & Priscille Preston)
  • Brentwood: Red Kite 1440 (Steve Bunn)
  • Dagenham Chase: Red Kite south 1255, 4 Sand Martins, 3 LRP, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler , Grey Wag, 2 Shelduck (VH-F)
  • Harold Hill: Red Kite south 1345 (Sarah Flight)
  • Loughton Camp: Red Kite 1345 (Richard Waters)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: House Martin (MB, SHa)
  • Fairlop: LRP (DBr) 5 Lapwings, 2 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 2 Teal, Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylarks, Pied Wagtail (Alan Hobson)
  • Walthamstow Reservoir: m Ring Ouzel (MS)
  • Rainham Marshes: Black Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Avocet, 4 Curlew, 200+Blackwits, 100 Dunlin, (PHa) 19 Pintail, Fieldfare, Water Pipit (HV) Buzzard (RSPB)
  • Wanstead Park: 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers (RW)
  • Amwell: Sparrowhawk, Reshank, Goldeneye (Frankie Macrow) Jack Snipe, Red Kite, Snipe, Reed Bunting, 3 Lapwings, Grey Heron, 2 Redshank, Cetti's Warbler (Alan Hobson)
  • Wm Girling Res: (private): 2 Sandwich Terns (PV)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: Bittern, Water Rail (Frankie Macrow)
  • Fishers Green Goosefield: 50 Wigeon (Frankie Macrow)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese (Frankie Macrow)
  • Weald Park: 50 Redwing, 2f Goosander (CRJ)

 

24th March
  • Fairlop: Little Ringed Plover, Chiffchaff AT LAST!!
  • Sewardstone Relief Channel: two Shelduck.  (MS)
  • Amwell: Bittern, Cettis Warbler, 2 Little Egret, 4 Water Rail, 4 Redshank (MS)
  • Dagenham Chase: Little Ringed Plover
  • Raphael Park: pr Mute Swan, 22 Tufted Duck, pr Great Crested Grebe, Gt Spot, 50 Redwing, 2m Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest (CRJ)
  • Bedfords Park: f Brambling, pr Mandarin, Greylag, 2pr Canada Geese, 3 Sparrowhawk, Woodcock, 7 Great Spots, Skylark, 5 Fieldfare, 75 Redwing (CRJ)

 

23rd March
  • Weald Park: 5f1m Goosander, 2 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, m Merlin, 3 Avocet, 6 Curlew, sub-ad Caspian Gull, 4 Water pipits, 5 Rock Pipits - getting late (DS, HV)
  • Barking Park: 6 Shoveler (HV)
  • Bedfords Park: Woodcock (Daniel Bridge)

 

22nd March
  • Rainham Marshes: 6 Brent Geese, Barwit, Blackwit, 2 Ruff, 4 Curlew, Grey Plover, Black Redstart (SS et al)
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Water Rail, 20 Goldeneye inc. 3 drakes, Lapwing, Common Sand, 2 pr Reed Bunt, 102 Pochard, 7 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Wag, 9 Pied Wag (DC).
  • Hornchurch CP: Brambling , Jack Snipe (MJ)
  • Pages Farm: 150 Fieldfare, 20 Mipits (CRJ)

 

21st March
  • Barking Park: 6 Shoveler (HV)
  • Weald Park: 9f2m Goosander, 5 Pochard, 5 Song Thrush, f Hawfinch (CRJ)
  • Great Warley: 2 Firecrest (CRJ)

 

20th March
  • Rainham Marshes: no White Stork, Brambling, 3 Little Egret, Blackwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, summer plumaged Water Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Osytercatcher, 31 Redshank, 35 Dunlin, Grey Wagtail, Fieldfare, 2 Water Rail, 30 Reed Bunting, 25 Pintail, 600 Wigeon (RSPB)
  • Barking Park: 3m2f Shoveler, 135 Crow (HV)

 

19th March
  • Fishers Green Goosefield: 2 White-fronted Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese (MDD)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: imm Shag (MDD)
  • Weald Park: 11f3m Goosander (JN)
  • Nags Head Lane SW: Green Sand, 4 Teal, 350 Black-headed Gull, 100 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk (CRJ)
  • Roding Valley NR: Green Woodpecker, 5 Blue Tit, 2 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Mute Swan, 60 Canada Geese, 3pr Tufted Duck, 10pr Mallard, 3m 1f Shoveler, Kestrel, 100+ Common Gull, 100+ Blackheaded Gull, 30 Magpie (Sue Cowie) 40 Pied Wagtail,  2pr Shoveler (BJ)
  • Woodford Bridge, Roding Lane North/River Roding: 45 Common Gulls, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, 2 Long-tailed Tits (Alan Hobson)
  • Rainham Marshes: m Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Blackwit (PHa) White Stork from 4pm but did not appear to roost (RSPB) Jack Snipe (HV, PHa)

 

18th March
  • Hillyfields Open Space, Debden: 100+ Redwing (BJ)
  • Creekmouth: Black Tailed Godwit, 48 Shoveler, 112 Teal, 37 Redshank (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: 3 Penduline Tits, m Black Redstart, 1st winter Caspian Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 30 Linnet, 45 Goldfinch, 259 Blackwit, 3 Ruff, m Peregrine, 3 Curlew, 100 Dunlin, 3 Fieldfare, 26 Pintail (RSPB etal).
  • PLEASE NOTE THAT FROM THIS DATE THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER SPECIAL ACCESS TO SEE THE PENDULINE TITS. PROGRAMMED EVENTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED IN ANY WAY.

 

17th March
  • The Oaks, South Weald: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, pr Nuthatch, Treecreeper (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 9f1m Goosander, 5 Pochard, 15 Tufted Duck, 55 Redwing, Grey Wagtail (CRJ)
  • Hall Marsh: pr Pintail, 300+ Golden Plover (Mike Oakland)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: Bittern (Mike Oakland)
  • Wanstead Park: pr Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, Kingfisher, 10 Siskin (HV et al)
  • Dagenham Chase: 7 Siskin, 5f 4m Wigeon, Little Egret

 

16th March
  • Bedfords Park: 77 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare (CRJ)
  • Paternoster Row, Noak Hill: f Stonechat, pr Red-legged Partridge (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 9f1m Goosander (CRJ)
  • Walthamstow Res: Green Sand, 4 Shelduck, pr Goldeneye (DC)
  • Barking Park: 5 Shoveler (HV)

 

15th March
  • South Weald: 2 Buzzard (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 2 Teal, 225 Mallard, 2 Little Grebe, f Goosander, 24 Coot (CRJ)
  • Walthamstow Res: Common Sand, Black Swan, 6 Shelduck, 19 Gadwall, 23 Shoveler, 18 Goldeneye inc 4 drakes, 52+ Grey Heron, 2 Reed Bunting (DC).
  • Dagenham Chase: Oystercatcher (KB) Redshank,   Lesser Redpoll (VH-F)
  • Wintry Wood: 2 singing Marsh Tit (DBr)
  • Hall Marsh: 2 Snipe, Golden Plover (Dave Messenger)
  • Fishers Green Goosefield: 2 White-fronted Geese (Dave Messenger)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 49 Avocet, 75 Blackwit, 102 Dunlin, 105 Redshank, 64 Shelduck, 57 Teal, 4 Oystercatcher, 21 Curlew, 30 Fieldfare, Woodcock (John O'Reilly)
  • Rainham Marshes: 26 Pintail, 250 Blackwit, 5 Curlew, 3 Ruff, Black Redstart, 6 Rock Pipits (RSPB) 2 Short-eared Owls (PHa)

 

14th March
  • Rainham Marshes: 14 Pintail, 2500 Black-headed Gulls (HV, ASh)

 

13th March
  • Holyfield Lake: 1st Winter Bewicks Swan (DBr)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Whitefronts (DBr)
  • Connaught Water: 5 Mandarin, 2m Shoveler, 30 Teal, m RC Pochard (DBr)
  • Dagenham Chase: White Wagtail (VH-F)

 

12th March
  • Barking Bay: 2m Scaup (Sean Huggins)
  • Holyfield Lake: 1st Winter Bewicks Swan, 2 Smew, 7 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander (RW)
  • Fishers Green Goose-field: 2 Dunlin, Golden Plover (RW)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Whitefronts, 2 Egyptian Geese (RW)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: Bittern (RW)
  • Romford: Little Egret over (Martin Jordan)
  • Strawberry Hill Ponds: 4m4f Mandarins (BJ)
  • Walthamstow Res: f Red-breasted Merganser, Black-necked Grebe, Green Sand, 3 Common Sand, 6 Shelduck, 15 Goldeneye inc 3 drakes, 3 GbbGull, 7 Stock Dove, 3 Grey Wag, 11 Pied Wag (DC)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: m Crossbill (LH)
  • Rainham Marshes: Stone Barges: 2 Common Sand , 4 Oystercatcher, 50 Redshank, Curlew, 5 Water Pipit, 2 Grey Wag , Coal Tit (PHa) 70 Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, 3 Short-eared Owls (HV, LH)
  • Rainham Marshes: Reserve: ad Med Gull, 7 Curlew, Golden Plover, 94 Blackwit, 29 Pintail, 2 cetti's Warblers (Hv et al)
  • Barking: m Blackcap (PHa)
11th March
  • Cely Woods: Kestrel, Nuthatch (Paul Morris)
  • Netherhall GP: 2m, 3f Smew, Green Sandpiper; 27 Linnet (NM)
  • Dagenham Chase: 92 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Snipe, pr Shelduck, 4prs Wigeon, 3prs Gadwall, 18 Linnet, 9 Lapwing, 20 Shoveler, 16 Teal (KB)
  • Sewardstone: 2 Buzzard (Brian Dawton)
  • Rainham Marshes: Stone Barges: adult Med Gull, White Wagtail, 4 Water Pipits, 50 Meadow Pipits, 4 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 7 Blackwit, Common Sand, Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk (PHa) 2 Oystercatchers, Barn Owl, 3Short-eared Owl (NB-W) 3adult Med Gulls
  • West Thurrock Marshes: ad Med Gull
10th March
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: 3 Common Sand, White Wagtail, 3 Redwing, 9 Shelduck, 75 Common Gulls, ad GbbGull (DC)

 

9th March
  • Hornchurch CP: 10 Greenfinch, 4 Yellowhammer, Song Thrush, 6 Skylark, 12 Teal, 8 Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 10 Reed Bunting (H Cornish)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: Ringed Plover, 1m 1f 1imm Goldeneye, singing Reed Bunting, 64 Ruddy, 3 singing Song Thrush (DC)
  • Bedfords Park: 3f 2m Mandarin, Woodcock, 6 Fieldfare, 55 Redwing, 4pr Mistle Thrush, 5 Goldcrest (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, 14 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, pr Blackcap, 18 Pintail, 7 Curlew, 29 Linnet east, 12 Pied Wagtail, Bearded Tit (RSPB) Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail (DS)

 

8th March
  • Rainham Marshes: Little Egret, 74 Black-tailed Godwit, 22 Pintail, female Peregrine,4 Stonechat, 2 Oysters, 4 Curlew, 8 Rock Pipit and 42 Goldfinch
  • Maylands GC, Romford: Hawfinch, 3 Yellowhammer (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 4 Pochard, 9 Goosander, Little Grebe, 100 Redwing, 25 Goldfinch, 50 Siskin, 3 Hawfinch (CRJ)

 

7th March
  • Weald Park: 9 Goosander, Water Rail, 7 Stock Dove, 5 Song Thrush, 40 Siskin, Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)

 

6th March
  • Woodford Bridge: Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrushes, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Jay, Pied Wagtail, Common Gull, Kestrel (Alan Hobson)
  • Weald Park: m Gadwall, 6 Goosnder, f Hawfinch, 2 Rooks, 50 Siskin (CRJ, SP)

 

5th March
  • Rise Park, Romford: m Blackcap (Sid Petts)
  • West Thurrock: 3 Jack Snipe,14 Snipe, 300 Dunlin, 4 Grey Plover, 52 Black Tailed Godwit, 8 Curlew, Oystercatcher, Med Gull, Lesser Redpoll, Kingfisher. (DMo)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 16 Yellowhammer,60 Reed Bunting,3 pair Bullfinch,Goldcrest and Black Swan.
  • Rainham Marshes: 3+ Penduline Tits, Grey Wagtail (RMPH) Ring-necked Parakeet
  • Buckhurst Hill, River Roding path near Lower Queens Road: leucistic Redwing with 21 normal birds (Sue Cowie)

 

4th March
  • Creekmouth: 11 Tufted Duck, 184 Teal, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 80 Shoveler and 18 Redshank (DMo)
  • Roding Valley NR: 6m3f Shoveler, 74 Magpies (BJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: ad Med Gull, 2 Grey Wag , 5 Water Pipit, Kingfisher, Curlew, 2 Chiffchaff (RMPH) 710 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 45 Shoveler, 16 Pintail, 68 Coot, 9 Snipe, Kingfisher, 6 Blackwit, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Penduline Tits, Black Redstart, f Peregrine (RMPH)
  • Harrow Lodge Park: 112 Mute Swan,  Black Swan, 11 Greylag, 252 Canada Geese (Rita Bloys)  

 

3rd March
  • Mayesbrook Park: Little Egret, 2 drumming Great Spots, 1st yr Yellow-legged Gull (PV)
  • Bedfords Park: 2 drumming Great Spots, 3pr Mistle Thrush, 6 Jays, Goldcrest, Lesser Redpoll, 2m Bullfinches (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 58 Canada Geese, f Teal, 18 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 3f1m Goosander (CRJ)
  • Belhus Woods CP: rh Smew (Martin Jordan)
  • Slipe Lane GP: 2m 1f Goosander (BJ)

 

2nd March
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 34 Blackwit, 25 Curlew, 1500 Dunlin, 4 Grey Plover, 17 Lapwing, 69 Shelduck, 68 Redshank, 60 Teal, 2 Avocet, 6 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Green Sandpiper (John O'Reilly)
  • Harold Hill: Coal Tit 1st in garden since 1999. (CRJ)
  • South Weald: pr Red-legged Partridge (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 7 Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 4pr Mistle Thrush, 120 Siskin, f Hawfinch (CRJ)
  • Warley CP: Woodcock (CRJ)
  • Great Warley: 50 Redwing, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Firecrest (CRJ)

 

1st March
  • Weald Park: 2f Goosander, 4 Pochard, 220 Mallard, 11 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest (CRJ)
  • Nags Head Lane Fishery: Little Egret, 8 Teal, Lapwing, 2 Snipe (CRJ)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: 2 Black Swans, Water Rail (Sarah & Allan Flight)
  • Hayes Hill Farm: 100 Fieldfare (Sarah & Allan Flight)
  • Rainham Marshes: pr Penduline Tits, 7 Snipe, 8 Stonechat, 2 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 100 Dunlin (RMPH)
  • Barking Park: f Sparrowhawk, Redwing, 3m Pochard, Grey Heron (Julian Bennett)
  • Walthamstow Res: drake Scau, 3m 17f imm Goldeneye, 12 Shelduck, fem Sparrowhawk, 109 Pochard, 39 Gadwall, Grey Wagtail (DC).
  • Grays Chalk Pit: 2pr Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2m Blackcap, Song Thrush, 4 Stock Dove, pr Sparrowhawk, pr Kestrel (RB)
  • Lion Gorge: pr Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, m Pochard, 29 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe. (RB)
  • Gilbert Rd Chafford Hundred: m Blackcap (RB)
  • Southend Road, Grays: 2pr Blackcap, 26 Goldfinch, 17 Greenfinch,24 Collared Dove, m Lesser Redpoll (RB)

 

 


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