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| 31st December |
- Belhus Woods CP: 2pr Smew, 50 Shoveler, 20 Gadwall (G&LHull)
- Rainham Marshes: 1st yr Caspian Gull (SLA)
2 Kingfisher, 8 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 11 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, 9 Stonechat, Little Egret, 2 male Ruff, 2 Curlew, 9 Pintail, 3 Yellow Legged Gulls and a calling Bearded Tit. (DMo)
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| 30th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 8 Yellow-legged Gulls, 1st & 4th winter Caspian Gulls, 8 Pintail, 500 Wigeon, 19 Blackwit, 3 Ruff, 4 Redshank, 16 Snipe, 30 Dunlin, Ringed Plover (HV, SLA)
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| 29th December |
- Creekmouth: 274 Tufted, 118 Shoveler, 330 Teal, 88 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Rock Pipit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Oystercatchers (DMo)
- Holyfield Lake area: m Smew; 2m1f Goosander, 50 Siskin, f Bullfinch, Bittern, 3 Fieldfare (Nigel May)
- Dagenham Chase: 4 Ruff & 238 Golden Plover, Little Egret & Little Owl (VH-F)
- Seventy Acres Lake: Water Rail, 3 Black Swans, 600+ Starlings (BJ)
- Berwick Pond: 3 Bittern, 2 Cetti's Warblers (SBa)
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| 28th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 2f Penduline Tits, 13ad 6juv Bewick's Swans, m Merlin, 2 Water Pipit, Black Redstart, Dartford Warbler, 14 Stonechat, 3 Short-eared Owls, 8 Blackwit, 500 Dunlin, Grey Wagtail, ad & 1st yr Caspian Gull, 2ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 11 Pintail, 2 Bullfinch (RSPB)
- Ingrebourne Valley: 133 Golden Plover (DMo) Ring-necked Parakeet (LH) Short-eared Owl (MB)
- Walthamstow: 2 Ring-necked Parakeets since early December coming to a bird table (Jane Neville)
- Roding Valley Meadows: 10 Wigeon (PV)
- Roding Valley NR: Sparrowhawk, Black-headed Gull (in summer plumage) , 5 Pochard (BJ)
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| 27th December |
- Grange Waters: 4 Smew (DMo)
- Barking Park: 6 Shoveler (PV)
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| 26th December |
- Fairlop: 5 Long tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Robin, 20 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 4 Mallard (Sue Cowie)
- Ingrebourne Valley: Firecrest with Tit flock ( Berwick Ponds ), 5 Bullfinch, 50 Golden Plover, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Wigeon and 4 Lesser Redpoll. (DMo) Chiffchaff, 32 Yellowhammer (Martin Jordan)
- Rainham Marshes: Silt Lagoons 3.45-4.10pm, 4 Short-eared Owls (DMo) Reserve: 8 Pintail, 600 Wigeon, ad Caspian Gull (HV)
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| 24th December |
- Cely Woods: 6 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Gt Spotted Woodpecker. (Paul Morris)
- Roding Valley NR: 5 Pochard (BJ)
- Barking Park: Kingfisher, 6 Shoveler, 2 Redwing, Goldcrest. (JB)
- Rainham Marshes: 14 Snipe, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 200 Dunlin, 4 Curlew, 10 Stonechat, female Dartford Warbler, 3 Water Rail and Kingfisher. (DMo)
- Creekmouth: Common Sandpiper, Black Tailed Godwit, 79 Shoveler, Rock Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail and 46 Tufted.
- Warren Gorge: m Blackcap, Chiffchaff (Paul Boyce)
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| 23rd December |
- Walthamstow Res: m Red-crested Pochard, 1m 7imm/fem Goldeneye, 2 Common Sands (DC)
- Rainham Marshes: Blackredstart, 11 Stonechat, 8 Pintail, 2 curlew, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 5 snipe, Skylark, 3 Rock Pipit, 7 Mipit, 5 Ggoldfinch, 7 Greenfinch, 3 Chafffinch (SHa)
- Broadfields Farm, Thames Chase: 3m Bullfinch, 3m Yellowhammer, 5 Siskin, 32 Fieldfare (RB)
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| 21st December |
- Rainham Marshes: Dartford Warbler number two, no sign of Sociable Plover all day, m Black Redstart, 1st yr Caspian Gull, 2 1st yr Yellow-legged Gulls, 19 Pintail (RSPB)
- Ingrebourne Valley: Berwick: Ring-necked Parakeet, Bittern, 20 Golden Plover 3 cetti's Warblers (PH)
Albyns Tip end: Dartford Warbler, 5 Stonechat (2m), 150 Linnet, 19 Gadwall (KB)
- Grays: 3 Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, Mealy Redpoll (RB)
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| 20th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, Dartford Warbler number one, (RSPB)
- Grays: Dartford Warbler alongside A1202 (RB)
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| 19th December |
- Rainham Marshes: possibly as many as six Penduline Tits, 1st winter Sociable Plover, 2m Black Redstarts, Dartford Warbler, 1st winter Caspian Gull, imm f Peregrine (RSPB)
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| 18th December |
- Rainham Marshes: three Penduline Tits, 1st winter Sociable Plover at dusk, 2 Dartford Warblers, Peregrine, Merlin, Goldeneye, 18 Pintail (RSPB)
- Ingrebourne Valley: Hawfinch (TK)
Dartford Warbler, Stonechat, 100 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll and 50 Skylark (DMo)
- South Essex Cremetorium: 2 Ring Necked Parakeets (DMo)
- Cornmill Meadows: f Stonechat, 6 Snipe, Goldcrest, Bullfinch. (MS)
- Holyfield Lake and weir: 3m Smew, 6+ Goosander, 50+ Fieldfares, 30+ Siskin, 4 Bullfinches.
(Simon Papps)
- Wm Girling Res (from Mansfield Park): 4 Black-necked Grebes, Redshank (Simon Papps)
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| 17th December |
- Ingrebourne Valley: Short-eared Owl (LH) Merlin (DMo)
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover (RSPB) 1st win Med Gull (AAB)
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| 16th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover (RSPB)
- Grays: 3 Blackcap (RB)
- Hornchurch CP: Short-eared Owl, Stonechat, 50 Linnet, Lesser Redpoll (SHa)
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| 15th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover (David Smith)
- Warren Gorge: 2 Chiffchaff, Water Rail, 33 Siskin, 17 Shoveler, 3 Tea, Song Thrush (RB)
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| 14th December |
- Walthamstow Res: Redshank, 2 Common Sand, Chiffchaff, Fieldfare, 5 Grey Wag, 2 Black Swan, m 1f 3 imm Goldeneye, 51 Gadwall (DC)
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, Black Redstart, 2 Water Pipit, Avocet, Turnstone (RSPB)
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| 13th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover (RSPB)
- Walthamstow Res: 3 Green Sand, Com Sand, m Goldeneye, 70 Lapwing, Fieldfare, 69 Teal, Kingfisher (DC)
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| 12th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, male Black Redstart, 2 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, 200 Blackwit, 9 Pintail (RSPB)
- Ingrebourne Valley: Dartford Warbler, 2 Stonechat (SH)
Brambling, Cetti's Warbler, 34 Golden Plover, 212 Greylag, 26 Yellowhammer, 45 Chaffinch, 12 Reed Bunting, 76 Lapwing, 14 Fieldfare (KB)
- Sewardstone Marsh & Gunpowder Park: Water Rail, fem Goosander, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, 148+ Jackdaw, 32 Teal, 23 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Green wood, 5 Great spot, 5 goldcrest (DC)
- Woodford Bridge: 44 Common Gulls, 3 Fieldfares (Alan Hobson)
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| 11th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, Dartford Warbler second bird, male Black Redstart, 2 Water Pipits, 2 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, 2 Grey Plover, 1st yr Med Gull (RSPB)
- Ingrebourne Valley: Dartford Warbler, Mealy Redpoll, 50 Fieldfare, 20 Yellowhammer, 20 Reed Bunting, 2 sparrowhawk, 1 snipe, 1 Cettis Warbler (LH, MB). 5 Stonechat, 65 Skylark, 35 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon. (KB) 140 Golden Plover. (DMo)
Kestrel (f), Sparrowhawk (m), Bullfinch, Lesser Redpoll, 10 Reed Bunting, 25 Yellowhammer, Fieldfare, Harris Hawk (Julian Bennett)
- Creekmouth: 3 Oystercatchers, Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Common Sands, Yellow Legged Gull (DMo)
- Rainham Marshes: Stone Barges High Tide: 2 Water Pipit, 100 Dunlin, 200 Redshank, 87 Black Tailed Godwit and 52 House Sparrows. (DMo)
- West Thurrock Marshes: 31 Curlew, 300 Redshank, 1400 Dunlin, 3 Grey Plover, 2 Rock Pipit, 120 Black-tailed Godwit, 27 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Little Egret and 2 Stonechat. (DMo)
- Woodford Bridge: 2 Fieldfares, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk (Alan Hobson)
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| 10th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, Dartford Warbler second bird, male Black Redstart (RSPB) 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipits, 2 Stonechat, 25 House Sparrows (CL)
- Daghenham Chase: Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Sparrowhawk, 250 Lapwing, 46 Teal. 33 Shoveler, 12 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, Snipe. (DC)
- Orsett: Long-eared Owl hunting near A13 junction (PH)
- West Thurrock Marshes: Little Egret, 3 Grey Plover, 30 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Curlew, 100 Redshank, 1000 Dunlin, 7 Siskin, Chiffchaff (CL)
- Ingrebourne Valley: 28 calling Water Rails! 54 Fieldfare, 5 Cetti's, 60 Yellowhammer, 2 Brambling, Ring-necked Parakeet and a Chiffchaff. (DMo)
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| 9th December |
- Rainham Marshes: appalling fog nearly all day.1st winter Sociable Plover eventually seen at 1355 heading to the Kent side on the low tide. ringtail Hen Harrier, ad Brent Goose, 4 Avocet, 4 Grey Plover, 3 Curlew, 800 Dunlin (RSPB)
- Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Goosanders and 3 Water Rails (MS).
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| 8th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover (RSPB)
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| 7th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, f Merlin, 9 Pintail, 1000 Lapwing, 2 Ruff (RSPB) 3 Blackwit, 25 Dunlin (PH)
- Warren Gorge: 2 Water Rail, 10 Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 2 Chiffchaff, 37 Siskin,5 Fieldfare, 2 Song Thrush (RB)
- Grays Chalk Pit: pr Bullfinch, f Reed Bunting, m Blackcap (RB)
- Lion Gorge: 20 Linnet, Chiffchaff (RB)
- Berwick Woods: 4 Kestrel, 25 Yellowhammer, 22 Goldfinch, 10 Meadow Pipit, 10 Reed Bunting,
3 Green Woodpeckers, 15 Fieldfare, 10 Greenfinch, 5 Chaffinch (Paul Morris)
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| 6th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, Snow Bunting (Alan Shearman) Peregrine (CL)
- Walthamstow Res: Com Sand, fem Stonechat, chiffchaff, Mipit, 56 ruddy, 27 com gull, 56 Goldfinch 5 fieldfare, Grey Wag. (DC)
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| 5th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover, ad Caspian Gull, ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1st winter Med Gull, Dartford Warbler, 2 Avocet (RSPB)
- Connaught Water: Smew, Shelduck (IW)
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| 4th December |
- Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Sociable Plover (HV, MDD, CB)
Little Egret, 100 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 5 Stonechat, Dartford Warbler, Ringed Plover, 5 Rock Pipit and a Water Pipit
(DMo) Short-eared Owl (PH, RW)
- Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Bitterns (SH, MB, LH)
- Stubbers OPC: 89 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 83 Wigeon, 28 Golden Plover and 6 Siskin
- Grange Waters Complex: imm male and redhead Smew, Chiffchaff, 92 Gadwall, 24 House Sparrow, 164 Tufted, 65 Pochard, Green Sandpiper and 3 Red Legged Partridge. Park in Mollands lane and walk down the track between pools. Do not drive down this path! (DMo)
- Warren Gorge: 12 fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 12 Blackbird, 6 Siskin, 2 Greenfinch, 5 G.Tit, 4 B.Tit, 3 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 G.Wood, 2 Wren, 5 Magpie, 2 Crow, 12 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove (Paul Boyce)
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| 3rd December |
- Holyfield Lake: imm m & f Smew, m Goosander and 3 Goldeneye, ad male Peregrine on pylon (DBr)
- Weald Park: Goosander (Alan Hamilton)
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| 2nd December |
- Walthamstow Res: Common Sand, 39 Lapwing, 1m 2f Wigeon, 2 Grey Wagtail, 36 Gadwall, 60 Ruddy Duck (DC)
- Rainham Marshes: 300 Wigeon, 10 Pintail (HV)
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| 1st December |
- Dagenham Chase: 2 Little Egret, 45 Teal, 34 Shoveler, 18 Pochard, 120 Golden Plover (KB)
- Lion Gorge: 3 Bullfinch, 4 Linnet. (RB)
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