Category Archives: 2024

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

7th March 2024

1 Woodcock, 7 Mute Swan (including red ringed “4DVK”), 1 (male) Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 74+ Shoveler, 6 Pochard, 32 Tufted Duck, 22 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 5 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 2 Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 150 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 18 Stock Dove, 60+ Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Skylark, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 4 Song Thrush, 18 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 17 Magpie, 1 Jay, 4 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 5 Lesser Redpoll (flew N), 16 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 9 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting [Glenn Jones and Zach Pannifer]

6th March 2024

10 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 33 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 3 Lapwing, 7 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 3 Snipe, 6 Jack Snipe (permit only), 3 Common Gull, 100 Woodpigeon, 20 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, 3 Blackbird, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest (still), 10 Great Tit, 15 Blue Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Jay, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 16 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch [Jack Pettit and Julie Miller]

5th March 2024

2 Mute Swan, 2 (male and female) Shelduck, 1+ Egyptian Goose, 35+ Gadwall, 11 Pochard, 8 Cormorant, 1+ Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron (6 nests – new site record), 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Water Rail, 9 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 170 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 1 (adult) Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Stock Dove, 95 Woodpigeon, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Skylark, 1 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, 22 Dunnock, 22 Robin, 8 Song Thrush, 44 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 11 Blackbird, 1 (female) Blackcap, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 14 Wren, 16 Great Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Magpie, 1 Jay, 10 House Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting [Dave Warren, Graeme Howgate and Zach Pannifer]

3rd March 2024

2 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 3 Sparrowhawk, 6 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 10 Snipe, 9+ Jack Snipe (permit only), 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Water Pipit (permit only), 11 Meadow Pipit, 1 (female) Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Greenfinch, 15 Reed Bunting [Dave Warren and D Bulling]

1st March 2024

2 Greylag Goose, 3 Shelduck, 3 Egyptian Goose, 10 Pochard, 1 (summer plumage) Great Crested Grebe, 11 Cormorant, 11 Little Egret (roosting), 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 11 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 8 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 3 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Skylark, 6 Water Pipit (permit only), 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, 2 Blackbird, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Linnet, 18 Goldfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Graeme Howgate, Nick Gardner and Rangga Nagara]

26th February 2024

6 Mute Swan, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 (male and female) Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Goose, 10 Pochard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 (male) Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 14 Lapwing, 6 Snipe, 5 Jack Snipe (permit only), 800+ Black-headed Gull, 16 Common Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 (adult) Great Black-backed Gull (flew N), 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 18 Stock Dove, 100 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 15 Redwing, 1 Jay, c70 Starling, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch [Graeme Howgate, Jack Pettit, Roger Browne, Russ Walker and Zach Pannifer]