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August 2007

31st August
  • Rainham Marshes: juv Red-backed Shrike, 3 Hobbies, Pied Flycatcher, 26 Blue Tit, 8 Great Tit, 18 Long-tailed tit, 4 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Pintail, 3 Wigeon (RSPB)
  • Great Warley: m Redstart, 6 Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler (CRJ, Sid Petts)
30th August
  • Great Warley: 2 Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, 2 Spot Fly, 3 Willow Warbler, 6 Blackcap (CRJ, Andrew Middleton)
  • Rainham Marshes: juv Red-backed Shrike, 2 Whinchat, 3 Hobbies, 4 Kestrel, 25 Blue Tit, 9 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Blackcap, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Pied Wagtail, 85 House Martin (HV) 20 Ringed Plover, 3 Wigeon, Pintail (Phil Street, Pat Hart) R N Parakeet, 2 Reed Bunting, f+j Bearded Tit, 15 House Sparrow, 6 Linnet, 30 House Martin, Greenshank, 4 Little Egret, 37 Lapwing, 28 Shoveler, 70 Teal, 4 Shelduck, 28 Cormorant (RB, DS)
  • Cornmill Meadows: Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 42 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, juv Water Rail. (Simon Papps)
  • Walthamstow Res: 80+ House Martins, 2 Swifts, 2+ Goldcrests, 6 Chiffs, 2 Com Sands, 14 Shoveler, Black Swan (David Callahan). Spotted Flycatcher (Paul Whiteman)
29th August
  • Great Warley: f Redstart, 5 Spot Fly, 5 Whitethroat, Lesser Throat (CRJ)
  • Harold Court: Spot Fly, 2 Whitethroat, Lesser Throat (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: juv Red-backed Shrike (Mike Butler et al) 3 Whinchat, Buzzard, 2 Greenshank, 3 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 13 Common Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, Curlew, 2 Ringed Plover, 84 Lapwing, 145 Teal, 37 Shoveler, m Wigeon, 38 Little Grebe, 12 Yellow-legged Gulls, 4 Hobbies, 7 Kestrel (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Res: juv Dunlin, male Wheatear, 4 Whitethroats, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 W warblers (1 singing), 2 Little Egrets, Pheasant, 2 Kingfishers, 30 Com Terns (DC). 

 

28th August
  • Great Warley: 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Spot Fly (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: Whinchat (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Res: juv Dunlin, 19 Com Sands, 2 Little Egrets, Peregrine, Lesser Whitethroat (David Callahan).
  • Cornmill Meadows: 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Garganey, 3 Green Sandpiper, 100+ Lapwing, 1 Hobby, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow Wagtail. (Simon Papps)
  • Russell Road, Chingford: 16 Green Sands, Common Sand, 2 Little Egret, Kingfisher, Little Grebe. (David Hutley)


27th August
  • Harold Hill: Lesser Whitethroat (CRJ)
  • Tylers Common: Tree Pipit (CRJ)
  • Great Warley: Wood Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Spot Fly, Whitethroat (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: 130 Teal, 35 Shoveler, 10 Gadwell, Wigeon. 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 35 Lapwing, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 20 Greenffinch, 2 Goldfinch. 3 Hobby, 10 Little Egret, Whinchat, 2 Meadow Pipits, 8 Linnets (SS)
  • Orsett Fen: 3 Little Owl, Kestrel, Corn Bunting, Green Woodpecker, 7 Red Legged Partridge (James Astley)

 

26th August
  • Bedfords Park: Buzzard, Yellow Wagtail, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers, 10 Chiffchaffs, 7 Spot Flys (CRJ)
  • Romford, Lower Bedfords Lane: 2 Whinchat (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 7 Yellow wag, 2 Common Sand
  • Cornmill Meadows - 2 Wood Sandpipers and a female Garganey. (Terry Smith)

 

25th August
  • Great Warley: 100 Swallows, f Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Spotted Flycatchers (CRJ)
  • Fishers Green sub-station: -2 Spotted Flycatchers (Terry Smith)
  • Fishers Green Goosefield: Greenshank, Snipe (Terry Smith)
  • Rainham Marshes: f Redstart, 2 WHinchat, 2 SPot Fly (RSPB)
  • Russell Road, Chingford: 15 Green Sands, 3 Little Egret, 7 Sand Martin, Little Grebe. (David Hutley)

 

24th August
  • Bedfords Park: Kingfisher, Whinchat, 5 Whitethroat, 10 Willow Warblers (CRJ)
  • Great Warley: Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 16 Willow Warblers, 5 Spotted Flycatchers (CRJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: Great Skua and Arctic Skua up river, Little Tern (DMo DS)
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Black Terns, Oystercatcher (S), Lapwing (N), 3 Wheatears, Green Sand, 4 Little Egrets, 20 Com Sands, ad Peregrine (No3 pylon), imm & 2W GbbGull, 6 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 90 Common Terns, 165+ Sand Martins, 170+ Swifts, 20 House Martins, 430+ Starlings, W Warbler, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Black Swan (David Callahan).
23rd August
  • Nags Head Lane SW: 2 Teal, Green Sandpiper, 120 Swallows, 70 House Martin, 5 Sand Martin, Yellow Wagtail, Common Tern, 115 Canada Geese, 20 Greylags (CRJ)
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Black Terns, 2 Dunlin, Swallow (David Callahan).
  • Rainham Marshes: 3 Great Skuas up river at 1105 (Phil Street) Little Tern (DMi)

 

22nd August
  • Rainham Marshes: River Watch 0730 - 1830 combined list: 34 Black Tern, 14 Arctic Tern, 2 juv Little Tern, 840 Common Tern, Roseate Tern, ad Kittiwake, 2nd yr Med Gull, 16 Common Gull, 49 GBB Gull, imm Goldeneye, Knot, Grey Plover, 14 Dunlin, 9 Common Sand, Whimbrel, 23 Yellow-legged Gulls, 70 Swift (HV, PHa, Jim Smith, Phil Street, Alan Hall, John Painter) Reserve: Kingfisher, 5 Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, 2 Hobby, 2 Blackwit, 7 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Whinchat, Wheatear (RSPB)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: Arctic Tern, Black Tern, ad Kittiwake, 4 Swift, Common Gull, Mute Swan pair + 6 cygnets, Grey Wagtail, Yellow Legged Gull (DMo)
  • Walthamstow Res: Black Tern, Wheatear, 3 Little Egrets, 7 Com Sands, 80+ House Martins, 30 Swifts, 3 juv Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 3 Teal, singing Willow Warbler (David Callahan).

 

21st August
  • Dagenham Chase: Wheatear, Willow Warbler (Paul Baker)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, 150 House Martin, 19 Swift, 5 Swallow, Snipe, 3 Little Egret. (RB, KS)
  • Walthamstow Res: Snipe, 6 Little Egrets, 3 Com Sands, 14 Swifts, c70 House Martins, 4 juv Shelducks, Chiffchaff (David Callahan). Kingfisher, Oystercatcher, 23 Shoveler, Hobby (Lol Bodini)
  • Walthamstow Marsh: Stone Curlew (Mark Pearson)

 

20th August
  • Fairlop Waters: brood Tufted Duck, 2broods Mute Swan (Ian Shaw)
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Wheatears, 8 Com Sands, fem Teal, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 9 Swifts, Grey Wag, 4 Ruddies, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Black Swan (David Callahan)
  • Dagenham Chase: Juv Wood Sand, Green Sand, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, Hobby (VH-F)

 

19th August
  • Fishers Green Goosefield,: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 10 House Martin. (MS)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: 130 Swallows (MS)
  • Dagenham Chase: Juv Wood Sand, Redstart (VH-F)
  • Walthamstow Res: Turnstone and Whimbrel (Pete Lambert)
  • Havering CP: 2 Hobbies (BJ)
  • Rainham Marshes: Red Kite (HV, MB, Martin Jordan) 9 Common Tern, 8 Greenshank, 4 Redshank, Whimbrel, 20 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 68 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, Sanderling, 24 Swift, 7 Sand Martin, 40 House Martin, 13 Swallow, 4 Little Egret, 11ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 12 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2 Common Gulls, 36 House Sparrow, 32 Greenfinch (RSPB)

 

18th August
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Snipe, 62 Lapwing, 3 Green Sand, Garden warbler (TK) 80 House Martins, 50 Sand Martins, 2 Swift,  2 Reed Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Teal, 3 Common Sands, male Whinchat, 40 Linnet, 4 Chiffchaff, 11 Gadwall, Common Tern,
  • Rainham Marshes: 54 Common Tern, 8 Arctic Tern (3 juvs) up river, Whimbrel, 2 Common Sand, Green Sand, 2 LRP, Bahama Pintail, 5 Little Egret, 16 Swift, 3 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler (RSPB)

 

17th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 15 Greenfinch, 22 Linnet, 13 Goldfinch, 11 House Martin, 9 House Sparrow, 8 Little Egret, 22 Cormorant, 3 Shoveler, 22 Gadwall, Whimbrel, 2 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 4 Kestrel, Buzzard  (RB) Whimbrel, Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common terns, 2 Wheatear, (PHa)
  • Great Warley: Redstart, 3 Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Hobby (CRJ)
  • Dagenham Chase: Wood Sandpiper, Redstart, Little Egret, Kingfisher (TK) Whinchat, 20 Swift, 3 Willow Warbler(PHa)

 

16th August
  • Walthamstow Res: fem Wheatear, 8 Little Egrets, 7 Com Sands, Willow Warbler, 35 Swifts, 18 House Martins, 11 juv Shelducks, 6 Ruddies, Black Swan (David Callahan).
  • Rainham Marshes: juv Marsh Harrier, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common sands, 3 Whimbrel, 19 Grey Heron, 9 Sand Martin, 20 House Martin, 17 House Sparrow, 22 Greenfinch, 15 Goldfinch, 70 Linnet (HV) 3 Hobbies 3 Green sands, Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Little Egret.
15th August
  • Dagenham Chase: Osprey south east at 1440, Wood Sand, Green Sand, Greenshank, 3 Teal, Shoveler, Hobby, Willow warbler.(VH-F)
  • Rainham Marshes: Osprey south east and then down the Thames 1450-1505, 3 Common Sand, 5 Green Sand, 2000 Starling, 7 Swift, Greenshank, Redshank, Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, Oystercatcher 2f Sparrowhawk, 4 Little Egret (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: 2 Dunlin, 5 Little Egrets, 3 Com Sands, 3 Shoveler, 20 Swifts (David Callahan).

 

14th August
  • Roding VNR: 48 common gulls, 8 lesser black-backed gulls, 60 black-headed gulls, 26 pied wagtails (BJ)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 100 House Martins, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpipers, 8 Teal, Little Egret, LRP, Water Rail and Common Tern. (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: Common Sand, 2 Green Sand, 1200 Starling, 11 Swift (HV)
  • Dagenham Chase: Juv Wood Sand. (MB)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: LRP, 5 Little Egrets, 4 Com Sands (David Callahan).

 

13th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Common sand, 2 Green Sand, Whimbrel, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Hobby, 4 Yellow Wagtail (HV)
  • Walthamstow Reservoirs: Redstart (Pete Lambert)
  • Dagenham Chase: Juv Wood Sand. Greenshank. Kingfisher. 2 Teal. (VH-F)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Common sands, 2 Snipe (David McCarthy)

 

12th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 5 Sandwich Terns, 10 Common Terns, 5ad Yellow-Legged Gulls, 4 Green Sands, 4 Common Sands, Whimbrel, 2 Oystercatcher, Wheatear, 200 Linnets, Hobby, Sedge Warbler, Yellow Wag, Grey Wag (PHa) Kingfisher, 3 Greenshanks, 68 Teal, 11 Little Egrets, 3rd Sum and imm YLG, 4 GBBG, 3 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler (David Callahan).
  • Dagenham Chase: Wood Sand, Green Sand, Greenshank. (VH-F)
  • Creekmouth: Goldcrest, 14 Linnet, 5 Common Terns, 6 Teal, 2 Grey Wagtails.
  • West Thurrock Marshes- f Sparrowhawk, 2 Sandwich Terns, 20 Common Terns, Arctic Tern, 6 Common Gulls, Yellow Legged Gull, Peregrine, Swift, 6 Common Sands, 6 Oysters and 2 Black Tailed Godwit.
11th August
  • Hall Marsh Scrape: Green sandpiper, 50 lapwing (BJ)
  • Sewardstone: 6 Little Egret (Peter Rumsey)
  • Chingford Footpath off Russell Road: 22 Green Sand, 2 Little Egret (MDD, DH)
  • Walthamstow Res: Little Egret (N), Yellow Wagtail (N), Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpipers, ad Peregrine, f Teal, 10 juv Shelducks, 20+ House Sparrows, 6 Chiffchaffs, 86 Common Terns, c790 Tufted Duck, 3 Swifts, 10 Sand Martins, 11 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 3 Sedge Warblers, 5 Ruddy Ducks (David Callahan).
  • Rainham Marshes: Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sand, 5 Common Sand, LRP, 2 Greenshank, 17 Little Egrets (PHa)
  • Dagenham Chase: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Harris's Hawk (VH-F)

 

10th August
  • River Lea, Enfield Island Village: 2 Little Egret (MS)
  • KGV Reservoir: Greenshank, adult Peregrine, 21 Common Sandpiper, 14 Green Sandpiper (MS)
  • Rainham Marshes: Wood Sandpiper briefly, 21 Snipe, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Curlew, Whimbrel, 7 Greenshank, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Sand Martin, 45 House Martin, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 22 Long-tailed Tits, Blackcap (DS)

 

9th August
  • Chingford Footpath off Russell Road: 14 Green Sands, Common Sand, 7 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow (DH)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Ring necked Parakeet, 4 Green Sand. (SHa)
  • Fairlop: Peregrine, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher & Whinchat. (AAB)
  • Rainham Marshes: brood Tufted Duck (KS) Hobby, Peregrine, 6 Snipe, Whimbrel, Wood Sandpiper (calling only), 68 Teal, 5 Swallow, 150 Linnet, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit (HV)
  • Dagenham Chase: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank (Alan Shearman)

 

8th August
  • Enfield Lock: Oystercatcher over house calling at 10.30pm heading SE (MS)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Shoveler, Teal, 7 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 juv LRP, 80 Lapwing, Hobby, 100 House Martins, Kingfisher feeding juv on river and 2 Common Terns.(DMo)
  • Dagenham Chase: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank 12 Teal, Hobby (VH-F)
  • Rainham Marshes: Sandwich Tern, 2 Greenshank, Green Sand, Common Sand, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Whimbrel, Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 62 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 29 Little Grebe, 110 Coot, 57 Moorhen, 8 Little Egret, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls, Hobby, 5 Kestrel, 6 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 45 House Martin (RSPB)
  • Sewardstone Marsh: 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler (MS)

 

7th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 3 Greenshank, 5 Sand Martin, 6 Swallow, 2 Hobby, 2 Wheatear, 2 Green Sand, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sand, Whimbrel 14 Little Egret, 41 Teal, 41 Canada Geese (HV) juv Marsh Harrier (RSPB)
  • Amwell: Redstart (Craig Messenger)
  • Walthamstow Filter Beds: Wheatear (Dan Barrett)

 

6th August
  • Rainham Marshes: 7 Greenshank, 2 Sand Martin, Hobby (HV) Whinchat, 3 Green Sand (PHa)
  • Dagenham Chase: m Redstart (PHa)
5th August
  • Dagenham Chase: Greenshank, Green Sand , Hobby, 4 Common Tern. (PHa)
  • Barking: 12 Common Sandpipers, 6 Oystercatchers, 40 Swifts south, 2 Teal, Grey Wagtail, 3 Common Terns. (DMo)
  • Dagenham Riverside- Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, 2 Common Terns and 2 Oystercatchers. (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: 8 Greenshank, 9 Whimbrel, Common Tern, Curlew, 2 Common Sands, Wheatear, 27 Teal, 14 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 14 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull (DMo)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Green Sand, Grey Wagtail, 12 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Stock Dove (TK)
4th August
  • Banbury Res: ad Peregrine (DC).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 5 Green Sand, 2 Cetti's Warblers, Grey Wagtail, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Tern, Yellowhammer (TK)3
  • Amwell:. 2 Hobby, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 1 Black-t Godwit, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Juv Redstart, Garden Warbler, juv Yellow Wagtail, 5 Grey Wagtail, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker heard. (RW)

 

2nd August
  • Rainham Marshes: juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobbies, Crossbill east, 11 Little Egrets, 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Wheatear (HV)
  • Dagenham Chase: Redstart, 4 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Grey Wagtail. (VH-F)

 

1st August
  • Dagenham Chase: Redstart (VH-F)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2juv Marsh Harriers, 2 Hobbies, 10 Little Egrets, 2 Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sand, 200 House Martin, 20 Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Water Rail, Wheatear (RSPB)

 

 


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