Please e-mail your sightings to Howard Vaughan.

 

July 2007

31st July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, 10 Little Egrets, juv Cuckoo, 2 Hobbies, 5 Whimbrel (HV et al) 2 Water Rail (RB)
  • Dagenham Chase: Redstart (VH-F)
  • Ingrebourne Valley:- 5 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, Dunlin, 2 LLRP, Hobby , 62 Lapwing, 2 Common Terns, 150 House Martins. (DMo)
  • Wanstead Flats: Little Egret (Eve Wee)

 

30th July
  • Dagenham Chase: Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher. 5 Common Whitethroat. 2 Lesser Whitethroat. 3 Reed Warbler.2 Willow Warbler. 9 Common Tern, 4 Green Sandpipers. (VH-F)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, 9 Little Egrets, 3 Dunlin, Greenshank, Whimbrel, 4 Common Sand, 180 House Martin, 30 Sand Martin, 16 Swift, 4 Swallow (RSPB)

 

29th July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, 10 Little Egrets, 4 Avocets, 3 0ystercatcher, 4 Dunlin, Greenshank, 3 Redshank, Whimbrel, Common Sand, 3 Common Terns, 5 Teal. (SHa, PHa)

 

28th July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill (RSPB)
27th July
  • Russel Road, Chingford: Footpath by Girling Reservoir: 6 Green Sandpipers, Kingfisher, 4 Sand Martins. (Alan Hobson)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, 13 Little Egret, 16 Common Sand, Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plover (DS, HV, TK)
  • KGV Res: 29 Common Sandpiper, Lapwing, ad Little Egret, Hobby, 100 Sand Martins, 40 Swift (DBr)
26th July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, 16 Little Egret, 5 Common Sand, 2 Hobbies (HV) Garganey (DS)
  • Russel Road, Chingford: Footpath by Girling Reservoir: 2 common sandpipers, green sandpiper, 7 little egrets, 70 goldfinches, 300 starlings. 8 Sand Martins (BJ)

 

25th July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel, 12 Little Egret, 4 Common Sand, 10 Sand Martin, 40 House Martin, 6 Yellow-legged Gull (HV, SS, JS)
  • Russel Road, Chingford: Footpath by Girling Reservoir: Quail singing10 Little Egrets, 16 Green Sandpipers and 2 Common Sandpipers (RW)

 

24th July
  • Russel Road, Chingford: Footpath by Girling Reservoir: Quail singing (David Hutley)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, 2 Greenshank, 5 Common Sands, Green sand, Whimbrel,
    2 Hobby, Yellow wag, 10 Little Egret (PHa)
  • Dagenham Chase: 4 Green Sands, 6 ad Common Terns, Lesser Whitethroat (PHa)
23rd July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, Whimbrel, Greenshank (RSPB)
22nd July
  • South Park, Ilford: f Mandarin (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill from 4pm only (Martin Smith, NB-W), 12 Little Egret, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sand, 5 Whimbrel, Hobby, 2ad 2 2ndyr Yellow-legged Gull, 9 Common Sand, 25 Sand Martin, Sandwich Tern , Bullfinch (SHa, DMo, HV)
  • Fishers Green Goosefield:2 Green Sand
    130+ Jackdaw (DBr)
  • Hall Marsh Scrape: 5 Green Sand, LRP, Dunlin
    100 Lapwing, 2 Kingfishers (DBr)
  • Cornmill Meadows: female Gadwall with brood of 6 (DBr)
  • KGV Res: Black-necked Grebe, ad Black Tern, 16 Common Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, Dunlin, Hobby, juv Green Woodpecker, 240 Tufted Duck, 43 GC Grebe. (DBr)
  • West Thurrock Marshes- 100+ Swift, Grey Wagtail, 8 Oystercatchers, 33 Common Terns, Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 7 Common Sands, adult Common Gull, 3 Dunlin and Yellow Legged Gull. (DMo)

 

21st July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill, 16 Little Egret, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sand, 3 Whimbrel, Curlew, juv Med Gull, Hobby, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Common Sand, juv Wheatear, 30 Sand Martin, Peregrine (HV, DMi, DBr, SHa, LH)
  • Dagenham Chase: 3 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, 4 Common Terns, Grey Wag (VH-F)

 

20th July
  • Rainham Marshes: pr Common Scoter , 17 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Curlew, 4 Oystercatcher, Hobby, Greenshank, 80+ Sand Martin, 47 Lapwing (HV, Pat Hart, DS)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Green Sands, 2 Common Sands, Little Egret, 2ad Common Terns, 14 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Swifts
  • Dagenham Chase: Greenshank, 2 Common Terns, Kingfisher, ad Med Gull (VH-F)

 

19th July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill , 22 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper, juv Marsh Harrier, 19 Grey Heron, f Peregrine, (HV, Pat Hart, Rob Andrew)
18th July
  • Walthamstow Res: 7 Common Sandpipers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 broods Shelduck (15 & 4 chicks respectively), 100+ Swifts (David Callahan).
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill , 14 Little Egret, Whimbrel, Curlew, 2 Blackwit, 23 Grey Heron, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Oystercatcher (RSPB)
  • Rapheals park: Common Tern (Neil Phillips)
  • Mayesbrook Park: Whitethroat, 100 Swift, 20 Sand Martin, 2 Cormorant (PHa)

 

17th July
  • Dagenham Chase: Hobby 3 Common Terns (PHa)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill , 12 Little Egret, Whimbrel, 21 Grey Heron, 2 Yellow Wagtail (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Res: 10 Common Sandpipers, 2 broods Shelduck (14 & 4 chicks respectively) (David Callahan).
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 11 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 68 Lapwing, Teal, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Common Tern, 5 Stocks, male Sparrowhawk, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 broods of Tufties  (DMo)
16th July
  • Dagenham Chase: 2 Med Gulls Ad and Juv, 2 Common Terns, Yellow wag, Grey Wag (VH-F)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 9 Whimbrel, 7 Green Sand, Common Sand (LH)
  • Rapheals Park: pr Great Crested Grebe, pr Muite Swan (both with broods) (Neil Phillips)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill , 12 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Common Tern (HV) 5 Greenshank (SHu) 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Black-tailed Godwit

 

15th July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill Whimbrel (Chris Slade)
  • Belhus Woods: 101 Canada Goose, 149 Greylag Goose, 19 Mallard, 19 ( 5 juv) Tufted Duck, 3m 3f Ruddy Duck, 3(1 juv) Gadwall, Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 74 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 11(4 juv) Little Grebe, 3 (1juv) G C Grebe, 13(6 juv) Common Tern, 41(6 juv) Lapwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Warbler, 2m Reed Bunting, 4 Swallow, 5 Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, Tawny Owl (RB)

 

14th July
  • Warren Gorge: Common Buzzard, M Kestrel,m Sparrowhawk, 36 Sand Martin, 20 Mallard, 20 Swift, 39 Hse Martin, 36 Greylags, 14 Canada Goose, 16 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 3(1 juv) G C Grebe, 6(4juv) Mute Swan, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Blackcap, 8 Reed Warbler, Song Thrush, 5 Grey Heron, Common Tern, f G S Woodpecker, 15 House Sparrow (RB)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill 4 Common Sand (PHa)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Common Sand, Green Sand, Little Egret,Garden Warbler, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Common Terns , Sparrow Hawk, Kestrel. (SHa)

 

13th July
  • Rainham Marshes: 13 Little Egret, Whimbrel, Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Dunlin, 5 LRP, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Hobby (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Res: Walthamstow Res: Greenshank (Lockwood), Little Egret, 5 Common Sandpipers, 117 Common Terns (inc. 21 offspring of various ages), 2 Shelduck (1 juv), 76 Pochard, 14 each of fledged Herring and LBB Gulls, Black Swan (David Callahan).

 

12th July
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Green Sandpipers, Little Egret,Common Sandpiper, 2 Sparrowhawks, 6 Common Terns, 6 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat and 41 Lapwing (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill 3 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Oystercatcher (RSPB)
  • Walthamstow Res: Curlew south, Common Gull (W), Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, pair Sparrowhawks, Kingfisher, 3 juv. Reed Buntings (David Callahan).

 

11th July
  • Rainham Marshes: imm Spoonbill (same as Lee Valley), 3 Greenshank, 44 Lapwing, 2 Green Sand, 5 Blackwit, 4 Barwit, 3 LRP. 3 Greenshank, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, 40 Sand Martin, 50 House Martin, 80 Swift, 2 Swallow, Common Gull (P&VM, HV, DS)

 

10th July
  • Rainham Marshes: 4 Greenshank, 42 Lapwing, 26 Little Grebe, adf Peregrine, Hobby (HV, KS, Jim Smith) Green Sand, 12 Blackwit, 10 LRP.(PHa)
  • Cornmill Meadows: imm Spoonbill (Peter Gurr) 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 LR plovers (David Spratt)

 

9th July
  • Rainham Marshes: 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, Avocet (George Hull, Nick Bruce-White) 40 Swift (HV)
8th July
  • Rainham Marshes: 3 Greenshank (DMo) m Bearded Tit (Marsh Stitchman) new brood Mute Swan (Malcolm Rush) 6 Little Egret, 2w Med Gull, ad Yellow Legged Gull, 2 Garden Warbler (RS)
  • Dagenham Riverside - Mute Swan+7 Cygnets, Tufted brood of 6, 6 Oystercatchers, 4 Common Terns, 24 Shelduck and 14 juvenile Black Headed Gulls. (DMo)
  • Barking Outfall- 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Oystercatchers and 47 juvenile Black Headed Gulls (DMo)
  • Ingrebourne Valley: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 2 LRP, 30+ Lapwing, 5 Singing Cetti's, 4 Garden Warbler (TK)

 

7th July
  • Ingrebourne Valley: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpipers, pair Common Tern with 3 fledged juveniles, 86 Lapwing, 9 Great Crested Grebes and 40 Swift. (DMo).
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Greenshank, Med Gull (RSPB)

 

6th July
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Greenshank, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, Kingfisher (HV, PP)
5th July
  • Rainham Marshes: 2 Greenshank (Barry Bradnum) 2 LRP, 8 Sand Martin (PMe) Hobby (Gill Page, Julia Maynard) 12 Bar-tailed Godwits, 11 LRP (DS)
4th July
  • Rainham Marshes: Greenshank, 3 LRP (PHa) 7 Little Egret, Sand Martin (HV) Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, brood of 3 Blackcap (SS)
3rd July
  • Mayesbrook Park: brood Pochard, 3 Common Sands, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Green Woodpecker.(PHa)
  • KGV Res: 2 Common Sands, 2 Lapwings, 100+ Swift
    35 GC Grebe (DBr)
  • Waterworks NR: 2 broods Pochard (Paul Whiteman)
  • Walthamstow Res: 3 Little Egrets, 4 Common Sandpipers, brood Pochard (3 chicks) (David Callahan).

 

2nd July
  • Rainham Marshes: Blackcap, Chiffchaff, f Green Woodpecker, 4 Goldfinch, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Whitethroat, 7 Collared Dove, 2 MPipit, 3 Skylark, f Kestrel, Barn Owl, 15 Lapwing, 4 Redshank, 2 R Plover, 2 L R Plover, 5 Reed Bunting, Song Thrush, 25 Little Grebe, 52 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 9 Grey Heron, 10 Little Egret, 24 Cormorant. (RB) Quail (Liz Hull) 8 Yellow-legged Gulls, Sand Martin (HV)

 

1st July
  • Roding Valley Meadows NR: Little Egret, 4 Great Black-backed Gulls (BJ)
  • Orsett- 6 Red Legged Partridge, 2 Yellowhammers and 2 Corn Buntings. (DMo)
  • West Thurrock Marshes- 44 Shelduck, Common Tern, 2 pr Oysters, Curlew, Grey Plover, Little Egret and 1st returning juv Black Headed Gull. (DMo)
  • Grange Waters - Hobby, Cuckoo, 26 Pochard, 43 Lapwing, 5 Sand Martins, 2 Yellowhammers, Red Legged Partridge (DMo)
  • Rainham Marshes: 6 LRP, Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit (DBr)

 

 


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