May 2006
29th May
  • Loughton Brook: pr Grey Wagtail (BJ)
  • Waltham Abbey: Red Kite (RW)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: 4 Hobbies (RW)
  • Valentines Park: m Garganey (PHo)
  • Rainham Marshes: Stonechat, 700 Swift, 30 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin (RSPB) Honey Buzzard (BF)

 

28th May
  • Valentines Park: Garganey (PHo)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: m Garganey (DMo)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: 10 Hobbies, 4 Cuckoo (RW)

 

27th May
  • Ingrebourne Valley: m Garganey (LH)
26th May
  • Long Running, Epping Forest: Wood Warbler singing Tawny Owl, Woodcock (DH)
25th May
  • Valentines Park: Garganey (PHo)
24th May
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, 3 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler (SS)
23rd May
  • Valentines Park: Garganey (PH)
22nd May
  • Walthamstow Res: Hobby, Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo (DC).
21st May
  • Long Running, Epping Forest: Wood Warbler singing (MS)
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, Brent Goose, Turnstone (SBa) 3 Blackwit, Tawny Owl, Sand Martin, Lesser Whitethroat.
  • Seventy Acres Lake: Hobby, Red Kite (drifting north-west) (BJ)
19th May
  • Strawberry Hill Ponds: Cuckoo, Mandarins - 7m + 4f with 4 broods of 6, 4, 3, and 2 ducklings (BJ)
  • The Gas Ride, Epping Forest: Nightingale (BJ)
17th May
  • Rainham Marshes: Brent Goose, 3m Stonechat (RSPB)
  • Long Running: At least 2 roding Woodcock (and Tawny Owl) (TH)
16th May
  • Rainham Marshes: Brent Goose (HV)
15th May
  • Rainham Marshes: Brent Goose, Great Crested Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo, 2m Garganey (RSPB)
  • Barking Park: family Grey Wagtails (HV)
14th May
  • Walthamstow Res: Cuckoo, 14 Shelduck, 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Swallows, 2 Kingfishers (pair), Linnet, Sparrowhawk, 62 Common Terns, House Martin, 230 Swifts (DC).
  • Fishers Green Island: Nightingale (BJ)
  • Holyfield Lake: Kingfisher (BJ)
  • KGV Reservoir: Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, Wigeon (MS)

 

13th May
  • Hornchurch: no sign of Hoopoe in private garden
  • Rainham Marshes: Black Tern, 2 Greenshank, Whimbrel (LH) pr Ruddy Duck (HV)
  • Fairlop: Cuckoo, Corn Bunting, Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warblers (AAB)

 

12th May
  • Hornchurch: Hoopoe in private garden since 10th
  • Barking Park: family Grey Wagtail (HV)
11th May
  • Dagenham: Hobby (ASh)
10th May
  • Fairlop: 3 Turtle Dove through (AAB)
  • Rainham Marshes: Red-throated Pipit seen and heard several times but only in flight before heading west. Brent Goose, m Ruddy Duck, Whimbrel, 3 Greenshank, 6 Hobbies, 5 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler (RSPB)
  • Long Running: 11 Sightings of Woodcock, 3m1f Mandarin, 2m Tree Pipit, Hobby, Garden Warbler (HV, MDD et al)
  • Walthamstow Res: 240+ Swifts, 10 Swallows, 19 House Martins, only 2 Sand Martins, 28 Reed Warblers, 7 Sedges, 11 Blackcaps, 2 Willows, 9 Whitethroats (DC).

 

9th May
  • Rainham Marshes: Brent Goose, m Ruddy Duck, 5 Whimbrel, Dunlin, 2 Hobby (DS) 2 Barwits, , 5 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, Hobby, Wheatear, Lesserthroat, (PHa)
  • Walthamstow Res: Little Egret, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Swallows, 170+ Swifts (DC).
  • Fishers Green Island : 2 Nightingales, Garden Warbler (MDD)
  • Bittern Watchpoint: 2 Reed Warblers (MDD)
  • Holyfield Lake : Kingfisher (MDD)
  • 70-acres Lake : 5 Hobbies, Kingfisher, Little Ringed Plover (MDD)
  • Amwell: 3 Buzzards, 8 Hobbys, Little Ringed Plover, 2 prs Redshank, 2 Stock Doves (MDD)

 

8th May
  • Rainham Marshes: 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Whimbrel, Knot, 10 Dunlin (LH)
  • Walthamstow Res: Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpipers, 140+ Swifts, 3 Egyptian Geese, fem Yellow Wagtail (DC).

 

7th May
  • Rainham Marshes: 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, Curlew, Knot, 2 Sanderling, 5 Turnstone, 12 Dunlin, 15 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 5 Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Brent Goose, 2m Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Nightingale, 10 Common Terns (HV, PHa, DMo etal) 2 Arctic Terns (DMi) 6 Arctic Terns, 3 Common Sandpiper (TK) 3 Hobbies (SBa) Honey Buzzard (DMi etal)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: same Honey Buzzard as above (DMo)
  • KGV Res: 2 Little Terns (AAB)
  • Fairlop: Greenshank (AAB)

 

6th May
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Common Sandpiper, m Blue-headed Wagtail (Graham Dawson)
  • Weald Park: 3 Reed Warbler, 2m Reed Bunting, Kingfisher (CRJ)
  • Warley CP: 10m Willow Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2m Yellowhammer, m Reed Bunting (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: Egyptian Goose, Grey Plover, Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, Brent Goose (DMo) Garganey (PHa)
  • Grays: 3 Nightignales (Terry Poskitt)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: 6 Hobbies, 3 Cuckoos, 50 Common Terns (RW)
  • Fishers Green Island: 5 Nightingales (RW)
  • Roding Valley NR: Cuckoo (BJ)

 

5th May
  • Dagenham Chase: Garden Warbler (VH-F)
  • Harol Hill : Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (CRJ)
  • Weald Park: 2 reed Warblers, 4 Garden Warblers, Grey Wagtail family, Great Crested Grebe family (CRJ)

 

4th May
  • Rainham Marshes: Grasshopper Warbler, Brent Goose, Greenshank, Dunlin, Blackwit, f Wigeon (HV)
  • Chingford: Ring-necked parakeet (HV)
  • Bedfords Park: Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Hobbies (CRJ)

 

3rd May
  • Marks Gate: Red Kite (Yvonne Harbison)
  • Loughton: Red Kite (Ken Murray)
  • Theydon Bois GC: 2 Buzzard (Andy Tweed)
  • Bedfords Park: Spot Fly, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2m Mandarin, Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler (CRJ)
  • Lower Bedfords Road: 3 Wheatear (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, Brent Goose, stunning hepatic Cuckoo, 3 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sands, 4 Yellow Wagtail, Nightingale, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat (RSPB)

 

2nd May
  • Rainham Marshes: m Garganey, Brent Goose, 6 Whimbrel, 6 Snipe (PHa) Ringed Plover,Yellow Legged Gull, female Peregrine, Yellow Wagtail
  • Cornmill Meadows: 2 Redshank, 2 LRP's, 6 Lapwing, pr Shelduck, pr Shoveler, 2pr Teal, 25 Gadwall, 2 Greylag Geese, 40 House Martins, 5 Swifts, Cuckoo (RW)
  • Mollands Lane: 2 Grey Partridge, Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, Kestrel (SHa)
  • Warren Gorge: 30 Sand Martin, 34 Hse Martin, 10 Swift, 10 Reed Warbler, Cetti`s Warbler, 2 Blackcap, pr Green Woodpecker, 18 Mallard, m Pochard, 18 Canada Goose, 31 Greylags, m Kestrel (RB)
  • Bedfords Park: 20 Swift, 20 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Tufted Duck, Lesser Spot (CRJ)
  • Tylers Common: Grasshopper Warbler (CRJ)

 

1st May
  • Rainham Marshes: Brent Goose, 2 Sparrowhawk, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern, 70+ Swift, 20+ Swallow, 30 Sand Martin, 4 House Martin, 3 Wheatear, Greenland Wheatear (RS) Garganey (DMo) 9 Barwit, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Dunlin, 6 Greenshank (SBa)
  • Cornmill Meadows: 2 LRP, 2 Redshank, 2 Lapwing, Sedge Warbler, Cuckoo, Swift, Nightingale (BJ)
  • Tylers Common: 2 Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, 6 Whitethroat,2 Chiffchaff 2 Willow Warbler, m Reed Bunting, m Yellowhammer, 2 Skylark (R&DB)
  • Fishers Green Island: 4 Nightingale, 4 Graden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (DBr)
  • Long Running: Tree Pipit (DBr)
  • Walthamstow Res: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenland Wheatear (DC)
  • Fairlop: 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat (AAB)
  • KGV Res: 15 Arctic Tern, 2 Barwits, 2 Black-necked Grebes (AAB)

 

 


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