RSPB Rainham Marshes is now open from 0930 to 1700 every day.

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• Rainham Marshes: 4 White-fronted Geese, m Peregrine, 3 Tree Sparrows, Chiffchaff, 2ad Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Golden Plover, 2 Ruff (RSPB)
• South Woodford: m Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (KM)

• Rainham Marshes: 3 White-fronted Geese, 29 Pintail, 7 Stonechat, Green Sand, 2 Ruff, 2 Golden Plover, 20 Curlew (RSPB) Chiffchaff (P&VM) Stone Barges: Chiffchaff, Green Sand, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit, 5 Stonechat (VW, PS, PHa)
• Connaught Water: m Smew, Red-crested POchard, 20 Teal, 10 Mandarin, Great Crested Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Frankie Macrow)

• Rainham Marshes: different Penduline Tit, 3 White-fronted Geese, f Hen Harrier, m Peregrine, Water Pipit, 9 Stonechat, 22 Fieldfare, 2 Little Egret (RSPB)

• Corbets Tey area: 52 Tufted, 96 Pochard, 14 Redwing, 237 Fieldfare and 9 Yellowhammers (DMo)
• Rainham Marshes: Penduline Tit, 3 White-fronted Geese (Barry Jackson) Hen Harrier, Peregrine, 7 Golden Plover, 2 Ruff, 5 Blackwit, 2 Green Sand, Curlew, Little Egret, Kingfisher, 11 Stonechat (PHa) 3 Tree Sparrows (DS) 7 Pintail (MB)
• Walthamstow Res: 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Shelduck, 19 Gadwall, 142+ Teal, 18 Goldeneye (inc. 5x ad drakes & 2x 1st win drakes), 68 Ruddies, 30 Little Grebes, Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sands, Kingfisher, 2 Mipits, fem Stonechat, 2 Goldcrests, 15 Goldfinches (David Callahan & Mark Pearson).

• Banbury Res: Slavonian Grebe (Peter Lambert).
• Walthamstow Marshes: Lapwing, 2 Stonechats, 3 Mipits, 43 Greylags (S & W), 96 Cormorants (S), 5 Stock Doves (N), 13 Goldfinches (DC).
• KGV Res: 3 Great Northern Divers
• Rainham Marshes: Penduline Tit (female type) Tim Anderson, Ian Curran, keith Raymeot, RSPB) ringtail Hen Harrier (John Archer, DMi) 2ad White-fronted Geese, 29 Pintail, 2 Ruff, f Marsh Harrier (new bird), pr Peregrine, 5 Water Pipit, 9 Rock Pipit, Cetti's Warbler, 11 Stonechat, 12 Water Rail, 14 Fieldfare, 70 Goldfinch, 30 Dunlin, 4 Golden Plover, 250 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Curlew (RSPB) Brent Goose (TK, HV)
• Roding Valley Meadows NR: 12 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing (PV)
• Holyfield Lake: 2m1f Goosander (Craig Messenger)
• Fairlop: Great Spotted Woodpecker ,Green Woodpecker,150+ Lapwings, 43 Fieldfare (Brendan Spooner)
• Warren Gorge: 5 Pochard, 8 Teal, 17 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 32 Tufted Duck, 25 Mallard, 4 Greylags, 4 Canada Goose, 18 Moorhen, 41 Coot, 7 Cormorant, 2 G C Grebe, Kingfisher, Water Rail, Cetti`s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, Meadow Pipit, Lesser Redpoll, 6 Goldfinch, 26 Chaffinch, 2 Green Woodpecker, G S Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, 2 Song Thrush, 6 Redwing, Fieldfare, 11 Blackbird, m Sparrowhawk, 108 House Sparrow (Drake Rd) (RB)
• Lion Gorge: 18 Tufted Duck, f Blackcap, Firecrest, Grey Wagtail (RB)

• Rainham Marshes: ringtail Hen Harrer, 2ad White-fronted Geese, 30 Pintail, 2 Ruff (PHa, RHa)
• Fairlop: 2 Green Sandpipers, m Goldeneye, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 24 Moorhens, Kingfisher, m Sparrowhawk,13+ Fieldfares (Brendan Spooner, Barry Jones)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 100 Reed Bunting, 50 + Yellowhammers, Peregrine, 3 Ring Necked Parakeets, 4 Water Rail, 3 Goldcrests, 7 Lesser Redpolls, Goldeneye,10 Redwing and 8 Fieldfare. (DMo)

• Roding Valley NR: 82 Common Gull, 48 Gadwall, 12 Wigeon (BJ)

• Fairlop: Green Sandpiper, m Wigeon, 20+ Redwings & 9 Linnets (Brendan Spooner)
• Thames Barrier Park: 30+ Teal, 6 Shelduck, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 100 Black-headed Gull, pr Mallard (Richard Leighton, Mike Redwin)
• Creekmouth: Goldcrest, Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe, 93 Tufteds, 82 Shelduck, Rock Pipit, 29 Redshank, 310 Teal and 38 Shoveler. (DMo)
• Rainham Marshes: 250 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Pintail, 950 Dunlin, Barn Owl, Hen Harrier, Green Sandpiper (RSPB) Peregrine (DMo)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Knot, 19 Curlew, Snipe, Rock Pipit, 187 Dunlin, 42 Redshank, 52 Shelduck and 2 Black Tailed Godwits. (DMo)
• Loughton Brook: Sparrowhawk (BJ)
• Holyfield Weir: Goldeneye, Sparrowhawk (BJ)
• North Metropolitan Pit: 2 Black Swans (BJ)
• Seventy Acres Lake: 400+ Starlings to roost (BJ)

• Grange Hill: Blackcap (Ian Shaw)
• Pole Hill, Chingford: Short-eared Owl (Richard Cope)
• Robin Hood Pub-Loughton Brook: c300 Chaffinch (Richard Cope)
• Connaught Waters: Danish ringed Black headed Gull (white darvic KUJ) now in its 4th winter in Chingford Plains/ Connaught waters area. 3 Shoveler.(Richard Cope)
• Grange Waters Complex: m Smew, male Blackcap, 2 Stonechat, 18 House Sparrows, 9 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, Goldcrest, 161 Tufted, Kingfisher and 18 Red Legged Partridge. (DMo)
• Rainham Marshes: 300 Dunlin, 39 Redshank, 5 Rock Pipit, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Water Rail, Kingfisher , 3 Stonechat and 19 Pintail. (DMo) Siskin, 250 Black Tailed Godwits, 80 Goldfinch, 32 Linnet, 22 Chaffinch, 60 Greenfinch (RSPB)
• Gunpowder Park: 35 Skylark, 3 Stonechat, 3 Goosander, 21 Teal, 100 Goldfinch, 80 Linnet (Brian Dawton)
• Fishers Green Goosefield: Grey Plover, 68 Wigeon (Paul Roper)
• Holyfield Lake: Smew (Paul Roper)

• Connaught Water: 6 Mandarins, Red-crested Pochard (BJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 6 Curlew, 5 Stonechat, 7 Skylark, 75 Goldfinch (RSPB) Penduline Tit (Sue Cowie)

• Hall Marsh Scrape: 73 Wigeon, 16 Teal, 22 Shoveler, 120 Lapwings, 8 Snipe, 6 Fieldfares (BJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 14 Curlew, 6 Grey Plover (JN)

• Rainham Marshes: f Black Redstart, m Blackcap, Siskin, 50 Goldfinch, 4 Golden Plover (RSPB)

• Barking Park: Little Egret, 8 Shoveler (HV, PV)
• KGV Res.  1st winter Great Northern Diver, Slavonian Grebe, Black-necked Grebe, 2 Goosander.(RW)
• Holyfield Lake: 4 Bewicks Swans, 3 Goldeneye, 7 Ruddy Duck, pr Bullfinch, Fieldfare (BJ, Brendan Spooner)
• Friday Lake: m Goldeneye, 85 Wigeon (Brendan Spooner)

• Cely Woods: 5 Song Thrush. Goldfinch, 5 Mipit, 4 Fieldfare, f Reed Bunting (Paul Morris)
• William Girling Res:  1st winter Red-throated Diver, 2m 2f Common Scoter, 25 Black-necked Grebes, 3 Goosander. (RW)
• Rainham Marshes: f Marsh Harrier, f Merlin, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 38 Greenfinch, 75 Goldfinch, 28 Chaffinch, 16 Pied Wagtail, 42 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipits, Water Pipit, pr Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, , 14 Stonechat, 21 Reed Bunting, 77 Canada Goose, 175 Greylags, 7 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck, 51 Shoveler, 107 Teal, 13 Pintail, 500 Wigeon, 450 Lapwing, 4 Curlew, 270 Blackwit, 2 Kingfisher, 50 Redshank, 4 Water Rail, Little Egret, 19 Grey Heron, 2m Cetti`s Warbler (HV, RB, Steve Hall, Sarah Flight)

• Rainham Marshes: Short Eared Owl @ 7.35, imm f Peregrine, 4 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, 3 Tree Sparrows, 226 Black Tailed Godwit, 10 Rock Pipits, 3 Water Pipits, 2 Grey Wagtails, m Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 3 Curlew and 2 Lesser Redpoll (DMo) 8 Rooks (HV, CBa) 30 Pintail (MDD) Hen Harrier (LH)
• Walthamstow Res: Great Northern Diver and large falcon sp (PL) Goosander (DBr) f Stonechat, 2 f/imm Goldeneye, Mipit, Common Sand (DC)
• Fairlop: Stonechat, 8 Fieldfare, Redwing, 2 Kingfishers, Chiffchaff (Brendan Spooner)
• Belhus Woods CP: 85 Canada Goose, 2 Greylags, 4 Mute Swan, 14 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 59 Coot, 17 Moorhen, 5 Little Grebe, 33 B.H.Gull, 2 L B,B,Gull, 12 Ruddy Duck, 19 Shoveler, 35 Gadwall, 61 Mallard, 23 Tufted Duck, 63 Pochard, 55 Wigeon, 52 Teal, 55 Redwing, 111 Fieldfare. (RB)
  

• Seventy Acres Lake (Bittern Watchpoint): Cetti's Warbler (present since Oct), 2 Water Rails (RW)
• Rainham Marshes: Chiffchaff (RSPB)

• Rainham Marshes: Ad, Caspian Gull, f Peregrine, ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Corn Bunting, 30 Linnet, 2 Grey Wagtail, 44 Pintail, 103 Greylag, 48 Canada Goose, 200 Blackwit, Ruff, 2 Fieldfare, Blackcap, 2 LIttle Egret (HV, DS)
• Walthamstow Res: 58 Greylags, 2 Egyptian Geese, 20 Gadwall, 44 Teal, 44 Shoveler, 96 Pochard, 3f/2imm. Goldeneye, pair Goosander, 40 Ruddies, 14 Little Grebes, 51 GCGrebes, m & f Sparrowhawk, imm. Peregrine south (prob. male), 2 Water Rails calling, 3 Com Sands, 1000+ BhGulls, 5 Stock Doves, 440+ Woodpigeons, 2 Kingfishers, 2 Mipits, Rock Pipit, 4 Grey Wags, 23 Pied Wags, fem Stonechat, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Chiffchaffs, Reed Bunting (David Callahan).
• Warren Gorge: 41 Coot, 18 Moorhen, 17 Shoveler, 32 Tufted Duck, 3 m 2f Pochard, 25 Mallard,8 Teal, 14 Gadwall, Kingfisher, Water Rail, 4 Cormorant, 2 Song Thrush, 11 Blackbird, 6 Redwing, Fieldfare, Cetti`s Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 53 Wood Pigeon, 7 Stock Dove, Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, pr Bullfinch, pr Green Woodpecker, G S Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk (RB)
• Lion Gorge: 13 Coot, 3 Tufted Duck, f Blackcap, G.S Woodpecker (RB)

• Walthamstow Res: 2 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 5f/imm Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck, 2 Meadow Pipits, Canada/Greylag hybrid (DC).
• Rainham Marshes: f Peregrine, Avocet (RSPB)

• South Woodford: f Merlin (KM)
• Rainham Marshes: f Peregrine, m Blackcap, 16 Pintail, Ruff, 1000 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 4 Yellow-legged Gulls (RSPB)
• Walthamstow Res: Green Sand, 3 Com Sands, 2f/1imm Goldeneye, Chiffchaff, 7 Stock Doves, 29+ Pied Wags, 2 Mipits, 16 Ruddies, 12 Little Grebes, 28 Teal, 18 Shoveler, ad GbbGull (David Callahan).

• Fairlop: m Goldeneye, Kingfisher (Brendan Spooner)
• Walthamstow Res: 2f/2imm Goldeneye, f Stonechat, Green Sand, Common Sand, 5 Song Thrushes (DC).
• Rainham Marshes: ringtail Hen Harrier, (RB, DS) 60 Greylag Geese, 17 Pintail, Little Egret, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 1,000+ Lapwing, Curlew, 1/2 Ruff, Common Snipe, 2 ad + 1w Yellow-legged Gulls, 85 Stock Doves, Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat (DMi) f Merlin (Tim Harris)
  

• Seventy Acres Lake (Bittern Watchpoint): Bittern
• Friday Lake: m Smew (Brendan Spooner)
• Rainham Marshes: ringtail Hen Harrier, Peregrine, 400 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 10 Redwing, 3 Little Grebe (RSPB)
• Walthamstow Res: Rock Pipit, drake Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck, Green Sand, Common Sand (DC).

• Connaught Water: m Smew (Malcolm Brown)
• Rainham Marshes: ringtail Hen Harrier, Black Redstart (Bob Watts, SHa) 4 Bearded Tit (Bob Watts, John Archer) f Merlin (SS) f Peregrine, 12 Pintail (MDD)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Redwing, 6 Yellow-legged Gulls (5 adults and 1 1st winter), Little Egret (DD-L)
• Harrow Lodge Park: 120 Mute Swan, 50 Greylag, Cormrant, Heron (Rita Bloys)

• Grange Waters: 12 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 4 singing Song Thrush, 240 Tufted, 28 Wigeon, 4 Snipe, 3 Redhead Smew, Stonechat and 2 Yellowhammers.
• Tylers Common: 2 Woodcock, 4 Yellowhammer, 4 Bullfinch, 7 Redwing, 25 Meadow Pipit (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Glaucous Gull (Linda Hammond etal) 14 Curlew, 32 Golden Plover, Ruff, 247 Blackwit, f Black Redstart, 2 Bearded Tits, 2 Water Pipit, 11 Stonechat, m Blackcap, 3 Pintail, Peregrine, 2f Sparrowhawk, 1000 Lapwing (RSPB)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 1st winter Grey Phalarope, 22 Curlew, 50 Redshank, 60 Dunlin 20 Shelduck, 4 Brent Geese (Richard Leighton) Kittiwake (DD-L)

• Rainham Marshes: 1st winter Glaucous Gull (P&VM, HV) 3 Kingfisher, 21 Curlew, Ruff, 20 Pintail, 520 Wigeon, 32 Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpipers, 290 Blackwit, 50 Redshank, 1200 Lapwing, 400 Dunlin, Grey Plover, 20 Golden Plover, 9 Snipe, 2 Water Pipit, 9 Rock Pipit, 46 Meadow Pipit, 35 Blackbird, 8 Song Thrush, 35 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 5 Mistle Thrush, 52 Canada Geese, 89 Greylag, 7 Stonechat (Alan Beresford, Priscille Preston, Ian Shaw, HV)
• Walthamstow Res: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck, 12 Gadwall, 63 Teal, 28 Shoveler, 63 Pochard, fem & imm Goldeneye, drake Goosander, 37 Ruddies, 20 Little Grebes, 58 GCGrebes, imm Peregrine, Kestrel, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Mipit, 5 Grey Wags, 2 Stonechats, 3 Song Thrushes, Mistle Thrush, 2 Goldcrests (DC).
• West Thurrock Marshes: 1st winter Grey Phalarope (Chris Gibbard) Peregrine, Curlew, 35 Dunlin, 50 Redshank, 20+ Lapwing, 20 Teal, 10 Mallard, 3 Brent Geese. (SS)
  

• Rainham Marshes: Leach's Petrel at 1530, 1st winter Kittiwake (DMo)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 2 1st winter Grey Phalaropes, Leach`s Petrel up river 11.55am 14 Lapwing, 18 Curlew, 118 Redshank, 10 Dunlin, 20 Shelduck, 76 Teal. 2 Rock Pipits, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Kestrel (RB) 2 Jack Snipe, 16 Snipe (Pete Merchant)
• Walthamstow Res: Imm. Goldeneye, 2 Common Sands, 2 Shelduck (DC).

• Rainham Marshes: Leach's Petrel (TK) Hen Harrier, Kingfisher, f Blackcap (SS) Ruff, 4 Curlew, 250 Blackwit, 18 Pintail, 420 Wigeon, 42 Canada Goose, 82 Greylag, m Peregrine, 3 Green Sandpiper, Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 11 Stonechat, Shag, Black Redstart (RSPB, Rosemary Green, Dilys Jones)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 1st winter Grey Phalarope at high tide, 218 Redshank, 50 Dunlin, 58 Lapwing, 8 Teal, Rock Pipit, Peregrine (RB)
• Cely Woods: 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 16 Goldfinch, 3 Mipit, Goldcrest, 6 LTT, Song Thrush, 20 Fieldfare (Paul Morris)
• Walthamstow Res: Green Sandpiper, 4 fem/imm Goldeneye, fem Stonechat, 40 GCGrebes (DC)

• West Thurrock Marshes: a new 1st winter Grey Phalarope at high tide with 18 Curlews (DMo) 2 Shags (Pete Merchant)
• Rainham Marshes: 34 Goldfinch, 17 Greenfinch, 131 Black Tailed Godwit, 10 Little Egret, 8 Snipe, 14 Pintail, 58 Shoveler, 300 Wigeon, 250 Teal, 18 Shelduck, 40 Canada Goose, 70 Greylags, 6 Stonechat, f Sparrowhawk, Peregrine, 3 Kestrel, 3000 Starlings (RB) Hen Harrier (NB-W)
• KGV Res: Black-necked Grebe, 25 Ruddy Duck, 15 Goldeneye, m Peregrine, 3 Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail (Pat Hart)

• Rainham Marshes: 9 Pintail, pr Peregrine, 2f Sparrowhawk, 1st yr Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Stonechat (RSPB)
• Harrow Lodge Park: 4 Little Egrets (Val Pittaway)

• Dagenham Riverside: 136 Redshank, 53 Dunlin, 2 Turnstone, 5 Curlew and Little Egret (DMo)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: Barn Owl (Phil Attwood)
• Grange Waters Complex: 3rh Smew, 28 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, 3 Goldcrest, 181 Tufted, Water Rail, 7 Snipe, Grey Wagtail and 8 Wigeon. (DMo)
• Hornchurch CP: 60 Linnet, 3 Stonechat, Snipe, Kestrel (SHa)
• Rainham Marshes: Hen Harrier (Ringtail) (Phil Street, Gary Polain et al), ad Kittiwake (SS, HV) Grey Plover, 15 Golden Plover, 200 Blackwit, 8 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 1200 Lapwing, Ruff, 10 Snipe, 14 Pintail, 400 Wigeon, 21 Shelduck, 71 Greylag, f Peregrine, 2 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 7000 Starling, (RSPB) 1st yr Yellow-legged Gull (Sean Nixon, Jonathan Dean) f Merlin (DMo)

• Mayesbrook Park: 2 Little Egret (PHa)
• Rainham Marshes: Hen Harrier (Ringtail), 200 Blackwit , 120 Redshank, 1 Common Sand, 1 Green Sand, 5 Corn Bunt, 10 Stonechat, 11 Yellow-legged Gulls, ad Med Gull, 250 Linnet, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit,20 Skylark, Curlew, 3 Pintail, 3 Sparrowhawk (PHa, SHa) f Black Redstart, Bearded Tit, Brent Goose (RSPB) Merlin, 24 Pintail (SBa) Jack Snipe (DMi)

• Rainham Marshes: 15 Avocet, 17 Pintail, 2 Great Crested Grebes, Brent Goose, 34 Greylags, 500 Wigeon, 57 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, Water Pipit, 8 Rock Pipit, 1000 Lapwing (RSPB)
• Lion Gorge: Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Robin, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Blackbird, 6 Redwing, 15 House Sparrow, 6 Tufted Duck, Great Spotted Woodpecker (RB)
• Grays Chalk Pit: Song Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, 6 Robin (RB)
• Warren Gorge: 3 Kingfisher,Water rail, 36 Mallard, 21 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 8 Gadwall, 28 Tufted Duck, 2 G C Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 28 Coot, 16 Moorhen, Meadow Pipit, m Bullfinch, 6 Chaffinch, 12 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Redwing, 5 Song Thrush, 11 Blackbird, 2 Stock Dove, G S Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Cetti`s Warbler (RB)