FEBRUARY 2004

29th February

• Warley: Northern Long-tailed Tit in Hampden Wood off Woodman Road
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Weald Park : pair Goosander (CRJ)
• Dagenham Chase: Jack Snipe, Little Egret (KB)
• Corbets Tey: Black-necked Grebe, 15 Lesser Redpoll, Goldcrest, 30 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, Kingfisher (Robert Morgan)
• Grange Waters: 73 Wigeon, 38 Pochard, 71 Tufted Duck, 12 Mute Swan, 3 Snipe, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 26 Fieldfare, 3 Yellowhammer, ad Yellow-legged Gull (DMo)
• South Ockenden : 117 Golden Plover (DMo)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: 5 Brambling, Stonechat (SRH)
• Seventy Acres Lake : Bittern, 62 Shoveler, 12 Smew, 3 Water Rail (SRH)

28th February

• Warley: Northern Long-tailed Tit in Hampden Wood off Woodman Road , 14 Siskin (CRJ) Firecrest (KB)
• Great Warley area: 2 Firecrest (CRJ)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Hornchurch CP: Little Egret (DMo)
• West Thurrock Marshes: 40 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 2 Woodcock, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker (Paul Baker, Neil Chambers, Graham Ryland)
• Rainham Marshes: Water Pipit (Paul Baker, Neil Chambers, Graham Ryland)
• Corbetts Tey: Woodcock (Paul Baker, Neil Chambers, Graham Ryland)
• Berwick Pond: Bittern (LH) see photo page

27th February

• Warley: Northern Long-tailed Tit in Hampden Wood off Woodman Road, 10 Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 20 Blackbird, Great Spot, Sparrowhawk, 4 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Bedfords Park : pair Bullfinch, 13 Meadow Pipit (R&DB)
• Harold Hill: Lesser Spot, 60 Chaffinch (CRJ)

26th February

• Warley: Northern Long-tailed Tit in Hampden Wood off Woodman Road (Reston Kilgour)
• Hainault Forest : Chiffchaff, 42 Redwing, 30 Chaffinch (HV) m Lesser Spot Woodpecker
• Eagle Pond: 53 Shoveler (CRJ)
• Ilford (private garden): m Blackcap (LV)
• Belhus Woods CP: 4rh 2m Smew

25th February

• Warley: Northern Long-tailed Tit in Hampden Wood off Woodman Road
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Rainham Marshes: 2 Curlew, 7 Rockit, 1 Water Pipit, 120 Goldfinch, 30 Skylark, Ruff, 22 Golden Plover, 17 Snipe, 70 Dunlin (RSPB)
• Rainham Marshes: Stone Barges: 8 Water Pipits, 4 Rockit. There has been a definite influx of the former since 18 th February. (Steve Connor, Paul Whiteman)
• Berwick Pond: Bitten, Bearded Tit, Cetti's Warbler (Robert Morgan)
• Walthamstow: Waxwing flew through in morning (Paul Whiteman)
• Ilford (private garden): m Blackcap (PV)
• Grays (private garden): m Blackcap (Brian Overland)
• Orsett Heath (private garden): m Blackcap (Clive Sadler)

24th February

• Warley: Northern Long-tailed Tit in Hampden Wood off Woodman Road (CRJ, HV, KB et al) 6 Siskin, pr Nuthatch, Firecrest (TB)
• Great Warley area: 2 Firecrest (CRJ, HV)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Ilford (private garden): pair of Blackcap, Goldcrest and first Goldfinch actually in the garden since 1985! (LV)
• Raephels Park, Romford: pair Egyptian Geese in morning (HV)
• Creekmouth: male Pintail (DMo)

23rd February

• Warley: Northern Long-tailed Tit in Hampden Wood off Woodman Road late afternoon (CRJ) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Ingrebourne Valley: Raven north up valley with Carrion Crow at 5.05pm over Dover Corner (HV)
• Ingrebourne Valley, Albion Pools: Green Sandpiper (HV)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• East India Dock Basin: imm m Scaup, Common Sandpiper
• Ilford (private garden): male Blackcap (LV)

22nd February

• Corbets Tey: Black-necked Grebe, 54 Fieldfare, 43 Redwing (DMo)
• Harrow Lodge Park: 2 Egyptian Geese (DMo)
• Crystal Waters: 24 Yellowhammer (DMo)
• Rainham Marshes: 14 Pintail, 406 Wigeon, 1019 Teal, 41 Gadwall, ad Yellow-legged Gull, Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 3 Ruff, 3 Stonechat, 2 Bearded Tit, Yellowhammer, 100 Linnet, 61 Goldfinch (RSPB)
• Rainham Marshes: Stone Barges: 4+ Water Pipit, 4 Rockit. At least two of each coming into summer plumage (HV, DMo)
• Rainham GP: Green Sandpiper (DMo)
• Nazeing GP: 79 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye, Kingfisher (SRH)
• Netherhall GP: Little Egret, 120 Wigeon (SRH)
• Rye House: Green Sandpiper (SRH)
• Weald Park: 2 Firecrest, 2 pair Goosander, 4 Great Crested Grebe (CRJ)
• South Weald (private area) pr Hawfinch, 100 Chaffinch, Brambling, 30 Greenfinch, male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 69 Redwing (CRJ)
• Purfleet-Grays: 1800 Dunlin, 260 Redshank, 6 Turnstone (David Jobbins)
• Connaught Water: male Smew, 44 Mandarin, 128 Teal, 36 Tufted Duck (IW)
• Theydon Bois: 60 Linnet (IW)
• Barking Bay: 903 Teal, 3 Oystercatcher, 17 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 3 Blackwit (SH)

21st February

• Dagenham Chase: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Gadwall, 112 Lapwing, 64 Shoveler, 11 Cormorant, 16 Teal (GPi)
• Ongar Park Wood: pair Hawfinch, pair Buzzard
• Belhus Woods CP: 6rh 4m Smew, ad summer Med Gull, 81 Shoveler, 72 Wigeon, Snipe (SBa)
• Kennington Park: ad Yellow-legged Gull (SBa)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Walthamstow Reservoir: m Merlin, 3 Common Sandpipers, ad Med Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat (SRH)
• Nags Head Lane, Brentwood: Buzzard, 40 Stock Dove (CRJ)
• Pages Farm: 16 Stock Dove, 70 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 80 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting, 20 Yellowhammer (CRJ)
• Harold Wood Park: 180 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare (CRJ)

20th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Dagenham Chase: Ring-necked Parakeet, 12 Fieldfare (HV)
• Rainham Marshes: 3 Water Pipit, Rock Pipit (RB)
• Bedfords Park: all 3 Woodpeckers, 11 Fieldfare, 130 Redwing, 10 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest, 80 Rook SSE at 3.45pm, 40 Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)

19th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• M25 / A127 junction: Buzzard (Tim Hodge)
• Noak Hill: 5 Red-legged Partridges, 140 Redwing, Yellowhammer (CRJ)
• Bedfords Park: f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 138 Redwing, 40 Chaffinch, Bullfinch, f Sparrowhawk (CRJ)

18th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Rainham Marshes: 26 Pintail, 112 Blackwit, 5 Dunlin, 8 Rock Pipit, Water Pipit, Snipe, 120 Goldfinch, pair Stonechat, male Peregrine (RSPB)
• West Thurrock Marshes foreshore: 5 Jack Snipe, Woodcock (R&DB)
• Dagenham Chase: 2 Egyptian Geese, 6 Gadwall, 11 Linnet, 54 Fieldfare (KB)
• South Weald (private site): Hawfinch, 100 Chaffinch (CRJ)
• Great Warley area: 4 Firecrest, Little Owl, 75 Redwing (CRJ)
• Warley Gap: 2 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest (CRJ)

17th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler

16th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Harold Hill: Hawfinch, 100 Redwing (PG, CRJ)
• Nags Head Lane, Brentwood: Buzzard, 150 Fieldfare (CRJ)

15th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Seventy Acres Lake: 8m 6rh Smew, 6 Goldeneye, brood of well grown Great Crested Grebes, Bittern, Kingfisher, Water Rail (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Fishers Green Goose Field: 2 Shelduck, 66 Wigeon (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Hayes Hill Farm: 100 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare, 2 Little Owl, Brambling, Buzzard (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Holyfield Lake: pr Goosander (SRH)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: m Stonechat, 200 Fieldfare, 8 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Tree Sparrows, c.10 Brambling, 24 Yellowhammer, 12 Linnet (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Ilford, private garden: male Blackcap (P & LV)
• Ingrebourne Valley: 7 Bullfinch, 14 Yellowhammer, 35 Meadow Pipit, Green Sandpiper, 14 Golden Plover, 4 Water Rail, Siskin (DMo)
• Harold Hill: Hawfinch, 2 Tawny Owl (CRJ, AAB, AMi)
• West Thurrock Marshes foreshore: 25 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe, Woodcock, 112 Shelduck, 50 Teal, 25 Redshank, 12 Curlew, 1500 Dunlin, 50 Lapwing (SBa)
• Berwick Pond: Cetti's Warbler, 29 Lapwing (TK)

14th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Rainham Marshes: 10 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 1500 Lapwing, 80 Golden Plover, 20 Snipe, Little Egret, Great Crested Grebe, 3 Stonechat, 5 Rock Pipit, Long-eared Owl, Weasel moving 8 young to new den on foreshore! (Ray Kilminster, Andy Simpson)
• Weald Park: Curlew 1 st site record, 210 Black-headed Gulls including a dyed Gerrards Cross bird, Little Owl, 165 Redwing, 2 Firecrest (CRJ)
• Seventy Acres Lake: Firecrest, Egyptian Goose, 4pr Smew, brood of well grown Great Crested Grebes, Bittern, Kingfisher, Water Rail, Treecreeper, Coal Tit (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Fishers Green Goose Field: 2 Barnacle Geese, 2 Shelduck, 52 Wigeon (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Hayes Hill Farm: 150 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare, 2 Little Owl, Brambling, Firecrest (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: 200 Fieldfare, m Stonechat, 3 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Tree Sparrows, c.10 Brambling, Woodlark (Lee Valley Birdwatching Fair)
• Berwick Pond: Cetti's Warbler, Bittern (Les Harrison)
• Harold Hill: female Hawfinch (CRJ)
• Nags Head Lane, Brentwood: Buzzard (CRJ)
• Harold Court: 2 Snipe (CRJ)

13th February

• Ilford, private garden: male Blackcap (LV)
• Hayes Hill Farm: m Stonechat, 8+ Brambling, Buzzard, 5 Barnacle Geese (HV, MDD, JM)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: 8 Brambling, 2 Yellowhammer, Buzzard, 42 Fieldfare, male Stonechat, 43 Wigeon, 5 Barnacle Geese, Emperor x Barnie hybrid (HV, MDD, JM, RW)
• Hayes Hill Farm: Little Owl, 25 Fieldfare, 150 Redwing (HV, MDD, JM, RW)
• West Thurrock Marshes foreshore: 22 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 163 Shelduck, 245 Teal, 236 Redshank, 6 Oystercatcher, 16 Curlew, 1650 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, 53 Lapwing
• Bedfords Park: 2pr Mandarin, 19 Meadow Pipit, 5 Song Thrush singing (CRJ)
• South Weald (private site): pair Hawfinch (CRJ)

12th February

• Weald Park: pr Firecrest, pr Goosander, 6 Pochard, yellow marked Black-headed Gull from Gerrards Cross (CRJ)
• South Weald (private area): 2 Hawfinch, 70 Chaffinch, 30 Greenfinch, 20 Siskin, Grey Wagtail, f Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (CRJ)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Tree Sparrows, 3 Bramblings, m Stonechat (Tim Hill, Jeff Butcher)

11th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Rainham Marshes: 16 Pintail, 120 Golden Plover, 2 Greylag x Canada hybrids
• Beckton SW (no public access): 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Rock Pipits, Green Sand (DMo)
• Great Warley: 2 Firecrest, 5 Goldcrest, 4 Bullfinch (CRJ)
• Weald Park: pr Firecrest, pr Goosander (CRJ, PG)

10th February

• Belhus Woods CP: 2m 4rh Smew
• Hornchurch High Street: 20 Waxwing
• KGV Res: imm m & f Scaup, 1 st yr Yellow-legged Gull (Phil Vines)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler

9th February

• Chingford (private garden): female Blackcap (IW)
• Galley Hill Wood: 2 Buzzard (Terry Smith)
• Lambourne End: 2 Grey Partridge
• Harold Hill: 3 Nuthatches (CRJ)
• South Weald: no sign of Hawfinch, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 70 Chaffinches, 20 Greenfinches (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 160 Mallard, Shoveler, 3 Pochard, pr Firecrest (CRJ)
• Warley Place EWT: f Firecrest (CRJ)
• Dagenham Chase: House Martin (Tom Clarke)

8th February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Grange Waters: 64 Wigeon, 75 Tufted Duck, 38 Pochard, 46 Golden Plover, 250 Lapwing, Little Owl, 2f Sparrowhawk, 157 Fieldfare, 42 Redwing, Chiffchaff (DMo)
• Mascalls Lane, Brentwood: Buzzard, 2 Teal, 70 Stock Dove, 150 Fieldfare, 20 Linnet (CRJ)

7th February

• Weald Park: pair Firecrest (CRJ)
• Nags Head Lane, Brentwood: Buzzard, Yellowhammer (CRJ)
• Rainham Marshes: f Peregrine, 4 Curlew, 180 Golden Plover, 3000 Lapwing, Ruff, 14 Pintail, 111 Gadwall, 600 Wigeon, 167 Shoveler, 22 Mute Swan, 112 Shelduck, 141 Greylag, Water Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 150 Linnet (DMo)
• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Connaught Water: male Smew, 95 Mandarin, 120 Teal (Malcolm Brown)
• Holyfield Lake: 2m Pintail (Alan Griffiths)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Tree Sparrows (John Picton)
• Walthamstow Reservoir: imm f Scaup, 19 Goldeneye, 2 Common Sandpiper, Chiffchaff
• Mascalls Lane, Brentwood: Yellowhammer (CRJ)

6th February

• Hogg Lane, Grays: Waxwing
• Eagle Pond: rh Smew (since December 2003) (SRH)
• Sewardstone Marsh: 3 Woodcock (MS)
• Belhus Woods CP: 2 pr Smew
• Bedfords Park: 2m 1f Mandarin, 25 Mipit, 9 singing Song Thrush (CRJ)
• Hornchurch (private garden): 48 Greenfinch (DMo)

5th February

• South Weald: Hawfinch (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 2 Firecrest, 15 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin, 12 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)

4th February

• Holyfield Hall Farm: 3 Brambling, 2 Egyptian Geese (Peter Gurr)
• Bedfords Park: 3 pair Mandarin, 7 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)
• Harrow Lodge Park: Pr Egyptian Geese, Kingfisher (Gerry Pittaway)
• Fishers Green Goose Field: Barnacle Goose (Alan Griffiths)
• Connaught Water: 52 Mandarin, Barnacle Goose (John Picton)
• Dagenham Chase: male Wheatear (Mike Charnick)

3rd February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• South Weald: Hawfinch (CRJ)
• Weald Park: 60 Redwing, 21 Greenfinch, 10 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin (CRJ)
• West Thurrock: 3 Jack Snipe, 5 Curlew, 10 Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 260 Teal, Dunlin, 47 Redshank (SRH)
• Grays: 3 Curlew (SRH)

2nd February

• Fairlop: Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler
• Weald Park : Little Owl, Firecrest, 10 Goldfinch, 5 Siskin, 5 Lesser Redpoll (CRJ)

1st February

• Hooks Marsh Lake : Male Mandarin, male Smew (SRH)
• Seventy Acres Lake : 1 Bittern, 16 Smew (7 males), 1 Water Rail, 1 Chiffchaff (SRH, SBa)
• Holyfield Hall Farm: 68 Wigeon, female-type Merlin, 1 Stonechat, 10 Brambling (SRH) 2 Tree Sparrows (SBa)
• Weald Park : female ringed Firecrest (CRJ) Hawfinch (Tina Holman)
• Rainham Marshes: 8 Pintail, Water Rail, 5 Blackwit, Snipe, 2 Rock Pipit (DMo)
• Purfleet Chalk Pit: 37 Little Grebe (DMo)
• Rainham GP: 18 Golden Plover, 61 Greylag, 46 Fieldfare (DMo)
• Corbets Tey: Black-necked Grebe, 80 Fieldfare (DMo)
• Belhus Woods CP: 3m 7f Smew, 38 Gadwall, 26 Pochard, 26 Shoveler, 23 Wigeon (DMo)
• Fishers Green Goose Field: 5 Barnacle Geese (Alan Griffiths)