22nd March 2024

1 Redshank (permit only), 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 40 Canada Goose, 5 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 40 Teal, 13 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Cormorant, 7 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 9 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 11 Snipe, 7 Jack Snipe (permit only), 1 Common Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Stock Dove, 40 Woodpigeon, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 (male) Wheatear (permit only), 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 3 Blackcap, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Magpie, 1 Jay, 1 House Sparrow, 8 Linnet, 6 Greenfinch, 1 (singing male) Reed Bunting [Ian Jones, Nick Gardner and Roger Browne]

21st March 2024

1 Avocet (permit only), 1 Little Owl, 5 Mute Swan (1 nest Nature Lake), 3 Greylag Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 22 Mallard, 44 Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 30 Tufted Duck, 9 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 1 (female) Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 3 Grey Wagtail, 8 Dunnock, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Blackbird, 1 Blackcap, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 Wren, 10 Great Tit, 4 Jay, 10 Linnet, 2 Greenfinch [Catharine Strudwick, Dave Warren and Graeme Howgate]

20th March 2024

2 (male and female) Wheatear, 12 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 1 Egpytian Goose, 3 Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebe (displaying), 5 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Skylark, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stonechat, 15 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Linnet [Dave Warren and Steve Thomas]

19th March 2024

3 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Pochard, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 6 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 2 Common Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Dunnock, 15 Robin, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 10 Blackbird, 2 Blackcap, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 15 Great Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Magpie, 2 Jay, 50 Starling, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 10 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Jack Pettit and Mark Bravery]

18th March 2024

2 Sand Martin (flew N), 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 18 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 9 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 5 Water Pipit (permit only), 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Stonechat, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Linnet [Russ Walker]

Butterflies: 1 Brimstone [Russ Walker]

17th March 2024

1 White Wagtail, 1 (male) Brambling, 5 Mute Swan, 5 Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, 7 Pochard, 10 Little Grebe, 21 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron (6 nests), 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 7 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 9 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 3 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 1 (singing male) Blackcap, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Magpie, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 13 Linnet, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Greenfinch, 6 Siskin, 1 (singing male) Reed Bunting [Catharine Strudwick, Ian Jones, Matthew Rowell and Nick Gardner]

16th March 2024

1 Grey Plover (flew NE), 4 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 25 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 17 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 10 Common Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Stock Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 5 Water Pipit (permit only), 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare (flew NW), 3 Blackbird, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Great Tit, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 20 Magpie, 150 Carrion Crow, 100 Starling, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 16 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 40 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin, 2 Reed Bunting [Glenn Jones, Graeme Howgate, Ian Jones and Jack Pettit]

15th March 2024

1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank (permit only), 5 Mute Swan, 3 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Pochard, 20 Cormorant, 8 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 4 Lapwing, 7 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 5 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 6 Common Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 12 Stock Dovce, 50 Woodpigeon, 15 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 25 Magpie, 1 Jay, 50 Starling, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Siskin [Andy Harding, Ian Jones, Jack Pettit and Russ Walker]

Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover by Ian Jones

14th March 2024

2 (adult) Mediterranean Gull, 1 (2cy) Caspian Gull, 4 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Pochard, 20 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 23 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 2 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 8 Lapwing, 11 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 8 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 14 Common Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 60 Feral Pigeon, 8 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Skylark (5+ singing), 5 Water Pipit (permit only), 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Magpie, 1 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 (singing male) Reed Bunting [D Bulling, Ian Jones and Jack Pettit]

13th March 2024

1 (2cy) Caspian Gull (same bird seen 03/03/24 at Thamesmead), 1 Little Gull (flew NW), 5 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 65 Canada Goose, 2 Shelduck, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 (male) Wigeon, 6 Pochard, 18 Tufted Duck, 17 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 60 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 11 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 3 Snipe, 900 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 6 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 8 Dunnock, 7 Stonechat, 5 Song Thrush, 42 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 9 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 11 Magpie, 1 Jay, 50 Jackdaw, 4 House Sparrow, 8 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting [Glenn Jones, Graeme Howgate, Jack Pettit and Russ Walker]

  • 2cy Caspian Gull
  • 2cy Caspian Gull
  • 2cy Caspian Gull
  • 2cy Caspian Gull
  • 2cy Caspian Gull

12th March 2024

6 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Shelduck, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 (male and female) Wigeon, 14 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 7 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper, 18 Snipe, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Stock Dove, 4 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 1 Blackbird, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Magpie, 50 Starling, 1 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 10 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting [Ian Jones]

10th March 2024

6 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 4 Pochard, 12 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 1 Snipe, 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 10 Magpie, 1 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, 1 Linnet, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting [Avery Chan, Dave Warren, Graeme Howgate and Ian Jones]

9th March 2024

1 Raven (flew W), 7 Mute Swan, 5 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Goose, 24 Mallard, 40 Gadwall, 69 Shoveler, 40 Teal, 10 Pochard, 23 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Grebe, 20 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 8 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 4 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 200 Black-headed Gull, 19 Common Gull, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 50 Feral Pigeon, 7 Stock Dove, 100 Woodpigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Skylark, 4 Water Pipit (permit only), 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 30 Robin, 7 Song Thrush, 20 Redwing, 4 Blackbird, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 20 Great Tit, 12 Blue Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Magpie, 2 Jay, 50 Jackdaw, 80 Carrion Crow, 40 Starling, 10 House Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 25 Linnet, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Goldfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting [Anand Ramesh, Catharine Strudwick, Glenn Jones, Ian Jones, Jack Pettit and Jiahua Xing, Zichen Zhou + anonymous eBirder]

8th March 2024

1 Avocet (permit only), 4 Dunlin (permit only), 1 Redshank, 1 Little Owl, 3 Greylag Goose, 7 Mute Swan, 1 (male) Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 12 Pochard, 1 (male) Pheasant, 6 Little Grebe, 21 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite (flew SE), 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Kestrel, 10 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper (permit only). 4 Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe (permit only), 150 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Feral Pigeon, 12 Stock Dove, 50 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 6 Water Pipit (permit only), 6 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stonechat, 5 Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 13 Magpie, 3 Jay, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 7 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 6 Reed Bunting [D Bulling, Glenn Jones, Ian Jones, Jack Pettit, Michael Keenan, Nick Gardner and Zach Pannifer]

  • Avocet
  • Avocet
  • Dunlins