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February 2007

 

28th February
  • Ingrebourne Valley: White Fronted Goose, Sparrowhawk, 14 Yellowhammers, 7 singing Skylark, 52 Fieldfare, 9 calling Water Rail, Bullfinch, 2 Wigeon and 17 Redwing (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: Turnstone, Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, Ruff, 3 Curlew, Redshank, 1500 Lapwing, 75 Golden Plover, Snipe, 26 Pintail, 39 Fieldfare, 4 Linnet (HV et al)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: Bittern

 

27th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Egyptian Goose (Katy Smith, HV) 50 Golden Plover, 4 Curlew, Sparrowhawk, 35 Fieldfare (HV)
26th February
  • KGV Res: Red-breasted Merganser, Great Northern Diver, Chiffchaff, 40 Goldeneye (Tony Clancy)
  • Greenway, Stratford: 2 Chiffchaffs (1 singing), 3 Linnet, Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrushes (DC).
  • Crossness/Barking Bay: Grey Phalarope (Richard Leighton)

 

25th February
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Ruff, 48 Golden Plover, 19 Fieldfare, 3 Curlew, 2 Water Pipits, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Little Egret, m Peregrine, (RSPB) 3 Green Sandpipers together, 91 Redshank, Oystercatcher (DMo)
  • Crossness/ Barking Bay: Grey Phalarope (SHu)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 5 Oystercatchers, 417 Dunlin, 5 Curlew, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, 6 Snipe, 2 Rock Pipits 2 Grey Wagtails.
  • Ingrebourne Valley: White Fronted Goose, 70 Fieldfare. (DMo)
  • Woodford Green: Brambling (KM)
  • Hall Marsh; 2pr Pintail.  (MS)
  • Holyfield Lake; 2m1f Smew.  (MS)
  • Holyfield Hall Farm: 2 Buzzard.  (MS)
  • Amwell: Redshank, 3 Water Rail (John Coleman)

 

24th February
  • Walthamstow Marsh: Blackcap, Jackdaw, 6 Reed Buntings, pair Stonechat, 4 Mipits, Water Rail (DC).
  • Walthamstow Res: Yellow-legged Gull (no5), 10 Goldeneye (3 drakes), Egyptian Goose, Com Sand, 9 Stock Doves, 44 Gadwall (DC).
  • Rainham Marshes: 2ad Yellow-legged Gulls, 2 Ruff, 46 Fieldfare, Curlew, 2 Water Pipits, 3 Little Egret, m Peregrine (RSPB)

 

23rd February
  • Rainham Marshes: 5 Stonechat, 2 Ruff, 78 Snipe, 12 Linnet, 4 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, 29 Pintail, 530 Wigeon, 42 Fieldfare, Kingfisher, 12 Mistle Thrush (HV)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

22nd February
  • Walthamstow Res: ad Yellow-legged Gull, 8 Goldeneye, 6 Shelduck, 10 Linnet, singing Grey Wagtail, 2 prs. Collared Doves (DC).
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

21st February
  • Rainham Marshes: 8 Stonechat, 27 Pintail, 3 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Little Egret, 75 Snipe, 32 Fieldfare, 3000 Lapwing (RSPB)
20th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Penduline Tit, Jack Snipe, 55 Snipe, Ruff, 3 Little Egret (RB) 20 Golden Plover (JN)
  • Woodford Green: Brambling, Lesser Spot (KM - private garden)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

19th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Penduline Tit (DS) Brent Goose (HV)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

18th February
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 2 Little Egrets, 3 Jack Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 3 Oystercatcher, 9 Avocet, c85 Black-tailed Godwits all flew down river high!, c400 Dunlin, c50 Redshank, c100 Lapwing & 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Canada Geese, Mute Swan (DD-L)
  • Rainham Marshes: Water Pipit, Oystercatcher, Buzzard, 20 Black-tailed Godwits (DD-L) 2f Bearded Tit (Phil Street) Black redstart, 2 Little Egret, 2 Dunlin, 3 Curlew, 4 Golden plover, Cetti's Warbler (SHa)
  • Rainham Marshes:Stone Barges: 2+ Tree Sparrows (PS)
  • Creekmouth: 2 Oystercatchers, 41 Redshank, Rock Pipit, 37 Shoveler and 88 Shelduck (DMo)
  • Galley Hill Wood: 2 Buzzard (ELBF)
  • Holyfield Hall farm: 3 Egyptian Geese (ELBF)
  • Holyfield Lake: 2pr Smew, 5 Goosander (ELBF)
  • Met Pit: 3m2f Smew (ELBF)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: Buzzrad, 3 Kingfishers, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Water Rail, 160 Lapwing, 8 Snipe (ELBF) Bittern (Malcolm Brown)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Little Egret, female Sparrowhawk, Stonechat, White Fronted Goose 67 Greylags, 2 water Rail, Common Buzzard (DMo) 21 singing Cetti's Warbler (TK)
  • Belhus Woods CP: 76 Wigeon, 34 Teal, 36 Shoveler, 48 Tufted Duck, 33 Pochard, 23 Gadwall, 13 Ruddy Duck, 35 Mallard, 4 Little Grebe, 64 Coot, 18 Moorhen, 73 Greylags, 65 Canada Goose, 12 Lapwing, 3m Reed Bunting, Skylark, 6 Redwing, 54 Fieldfare, 5 Song Thrush, 6 Green Woodpecker (RB)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

17th February
  • Connaught Water: pr Ringed Teal (Neil Rawlings, David Preston)
  • Valentines Park: Med Gull (PHo)
  • Galley Hill Wood: 10 Buzzard (ELBF)
  • Holyfield Hall farm: 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Red-legged Partridges (ELBF)
  • Holyfield Lake: 2pr Smew, 7 Goosander (Rita, Mike and Angie Merrick)
  • Seventy Acres Lake: 2 Kingfishers, Bittern Cetti's Warbler, 2 Water Rail (ELBF)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

16th February
  • West Thurrock Marshes: 86 Shelduck, Peregrine, 2 Oysters, 2 Little Egret, 33 Curlew, 4 Avocet, Rock Pipit, 300 Redshank, 400 Dunlin and a Grey Wagtail (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: Stone Barges - 2 Oystercatchers (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: Peregrine, pr Kestrel, Song Thrush, 43 Fieldfare, 6 Reed Bunting, 5 Stonechat, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 12 Skylark, 27 Goldfinch, Kingfisher, 155 Black Tailed Godwit, 43 Snipe, Ruff, Ringed Plover, Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, 2500 Lapwing, 34 Shelduck, 70 Shoveler, 11 Pochard, 11 Gadwall, 28 Pintail, Grey Wagtail (RB)
  • Dagenham Riverside - 3 Oystercatchers (DMo)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

15th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Penduline Tit (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Res: 2 Yellow-legged Gulls, Green Sandpiper, pair Goosander, 7 Shelducks, 3 Goldeneye (inc. 2 drakes), Chiffchaff (DC).
  • Amwell: Little Bunting

 

14th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Water Pipit, 6 Rock Pipit, 13 Reed Bunting, Avocet, 2500 Lapwing, 300 Blackwit, 150 Snipe, 2 Ruff, 15 Curlew, 6 Redshank, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, 33 Pintail, Peregrine, 18 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing (RSPB)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting, 6 Water Rail, 2 Goldeneye, 4 Little Grebe (RL)
  • Weald Park: 1st yr Med Gull, 170 Black-headed Gulls, 50 Common Gulls, 9 Goosander (CRJ)
  • Brentwood, Nags Head Lane Fishery: 2 Green Sands (CRJ)

 

13th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Water Pipit, 8 Reed Bunting, 2000 Lapwing, Green Woodpecker (HV)
  • Woodford Green: Hawfinch (KM)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting, 4 Water Rail, Bittern, 2 Goldeneye (RL)

 

12th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Cetti's Warbler, 47 Snipe, 34 Pintail (HV)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: White-fronted Goose with greylags in the horse paddock area 65 Stock Dove, Grey Wagtail, 168 Teal, 2 Jackdaw, 16 Gadwall and 24 Yellowhammer (DMo)

 

11th February
  • Rainham Marshes:Stone Barges: 2+ Tree Sparrows (PS)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: White-fronted Goose with greylags in the horse paddock area (SHa)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting, Water Rail, 2 Smew, 2 Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Bullfinch, Redwing (BJ)
  • Dagenham Chase: ad Med Gull (not Mayesbrook bird), f Mandarin (VH-F) Firecrest (PHa)

 

10th February
  • Dagenham Chase: Firecrest, 45 Golden Plover (VH-F)
  • Woodford Green: Brambling, 80 Chaffinches (KM)
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Jack Snipe (SHa) 20 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, Water Pipit, Common Sand
    (PHa) Penduline Tit (RSPB) 70 Fieldfare, 2 Water Rail, 27 Pintail, 2 Stonechat, ad m Black Redstart, 3 Yellow Legged Gulls, 4 Curlew, 2 Black Tailed Godwit, 2 Little Egret,Dunlin, 6 Rock Pipit and Grey Wagtail. (DMo)
  • West Thurrock Marshes: Grey Wagtail , 19 Curlew, 6 Brent Geese, 2 Oystercatchers, Jack Snipe, 1000 Dunlin and 430 Redshank.(DMo)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: White-fronted Goose with greylags in the horse paddock area, 70 Stock Dove (LH, DMo)
  • Cely Woods: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (SHa)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
  • Mayesbrook Park: ad sum Med Gull, 2 Gadwall , 6 Shoveler, Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron nests (PHa)

 

9th February
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
8th February
  • Rainham Marshes:Stone Barges: 2+ Tree Sparrows (PS)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
7th February
  • Walthamstow Res: 3m2f Goosander, 2m12f Goldeneye, Com Sand, 2 f Stonechats (DC).
  • Valentines Park: Med Gull (PHo)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
  • Rainham Marshes: 14 Curlew, 30 Blackwit, 26 Popchard, 25 Tufted Duck, 58 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, pr + imm m Peregrine (HV) Penduline Tit (Mick Mills, Ron Woods)

 

6th February
  • Cely Woods: 18 Mipit, Green Wood, GS Wood, 8 Goldfinch, c 20 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, Kestrel (PMo)
  • Valentines Park: Med Gull (PHo)
  • Friday Lake: pr Smew, 2 f Goldeneye (Brendan Spooner)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
  • Cheshunt Lake: 5 Goldeneye (Brendan Spooner)
  • Rainham Marshes: 14 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 200 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, Cetti's Warbler, Penduline Tit (HV)

5th February
  • Rainham Marshes: Avocet, 32 Pintail, pr Peregrine, m Blackcap, 4 Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler (HV)
  • Walthamstow Res: Common Buzzard north (0740), fem Goosander, 2 Green Sands, Egyptian Goose, 5 Shelduck, 8 fem-type Goldeneye, 5 Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, 6 Linnet (DC).
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
  • Fairlop: 5 Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, 120 Lapwing, 40+ Fieldfare, Stonechat, Kingfisher Skylark (Griff Holliday)
  • Valentines Park: Med Gull (PHo)

 

4th February
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
  • Rainham Marshes: Grey Phalarope (PHa etal) Avocet, 3 Ruff (HV)
3rd February
  • Copped Hall: 2 Buzzards (NM)
  • Amwell: Little Bunting (ELBF)
  • Rainham Marshes: Penduline Tit, f Marsh Harrier, AVocet, ad Med Gull, 36 Pintail, 2 Ruff (HV) Merlin (RSPB)
  • Royal Docks: ad Caspian Gull, Brambling (PDa)

 

2nd February
  • Roding Valley Meadows NR: Tawny Owl (BJ)
  • Fairlop: 10 Yellowhammer (Griff Holliday)
  • Rainham Marshes: Chiffchaff, 2 Ruff, 200 Fieldfare, 140 Redwing, 21 Rock Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 34 Pintail, Avocet, Curlew, 170 Blackwit, 24 Pochard, 27 Tufted Duck, 10 Stonechat, 45 Chaffinch, 52 Greenfinch, 70 Goldfinch (HV)

 

 

 

 


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