October 2013

October 31st 2013

Mute Swan, 3 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 1 at EIDB (first of the autumn, very late this year): Common Teal, 41 at EIDB, 28 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, a male at Bow Creek: Cormorant, 24 on EIDB jetty including the Estonian ringed bird: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 12 roosting on Limmo Peninsula: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 1 at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

October 30th 2013

Common Teal, 55 at EIDB, 32 at Bow Creek: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Common Sandpiper, 3 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 6 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

October 29th 2013

Common Teal, 84 at EIDB, 14 at Bow Creek: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 12 at Bow Creek: Woodpigeon, 20 flew west at EIDB: Meadow Pipit, 1 over Bow Creek:  Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

October 28th 2013

Greylag Goose x Canada Goose hybrid, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 1 at EIDB: Common Teal, 83 at EIDB, 3 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, a male at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 6 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 2 at EIDB: Linnet, 4 at Bow Creek  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

Common Sandpiper at Bow Creek, 28/10/2013 (Nick Tanner)

October 26th 2013

Common Teal, 30 at EIDB, 104 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay, 1 at EIDB: Red Admiral, 1 at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

October 25th 2013

Common Teal, 50 at EIDB: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Reed Bunting, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

October 23rd 2013

Common Teal, 52 at EIDB: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 10 at Bow Creek: Red Admiral, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer, James Palmer).

October 22nd 2013

Common Teal, 37 at EIDB: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Chaffinch, 8 flew west at EIDB  (John Archer). 

October 20th 2013

Common Teal, 45 at EIDB, 86 at Bow Creek: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Redshank, 8 roosting on the western side of BCEP  (Nick Tanner).

Little Egret at EIDB, 20/10/2013 (Nick Tanner)

October 19th 2013
Common Teal, 47 at EIDB, 99 at Bow Creek: Mallard, 139 at Bow Creek: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 10 roosting on western side of BCEP: Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek, Chiffchaff, 1 at EIDB: Greenfinch, a flock of 13 flew south at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

October 18th 2013
Common Teal, 92 at EIDB, 39 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, a male at Bow Creek: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Sparrowhawk, a male at EIDB: Redshank, 4 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 2 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek, Chiffchaff, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

October 17th 2013
Common Teal, 113 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Small White, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

October 16th 2013
Common Teal, 20 at EIDB, 25 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, a male at Bow Creek: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird at EIDB jetty: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Common Gull, 3 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Linnet, 3 flew south at EIDB  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

October 15th 2013
Common Teal, 30 at EIDB, 79 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, a male at Bow Creek: Little Egret, 1 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 1 flew west at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 2 at EIDB including 1 singing: Reed Bunting, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

Little Egret at EIDB, 15/10/2013  (John Archer)

October 13th 2013
Common Teal, 47 at EIDB, 13 at Bow Creek: Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

October 12th 2013
Common Teal, 113 at EIDB, 5 at Bow Creek: Sparrowhawk, 1 at EIDB: Merlin, a female or immature at EIDB briefly before flying off north (4th EIDB record following singles on January 15th 2001, January 28th 2007 and December 5th 2010): Common Sandpiper, 4 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

October 8th 2013
Common Teal, 70 at EIDB: Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

October 5th 2013
Common Teal, 25 at EIDB, 64 at Bow Creek: Peregrine Falcon, 1 roosting on the Millennium Dome: Common Sandpiper, 2 roosting on Limmos Peninsula: Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Long-tailed Tit, 6 at EIDB: Jay, 1 at EIDB: House Sparrow, 1 at EIDB  (Paul Hyland, Nick Tanner).

October 4th 2013
Common Teal, 70 at EIDB: Cormorant, 35 on EIDB jetty including the Estonian ringed bird: Sparrowhawk, 1 at EIDB: Meadow Pipit, 1 flew south at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at EIDB  (John Archer).

October 3rd 3013
Common Teal, 50 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Jay, 2 at EIDB: Linnet, 1 flew south at EIDB  (John Archer).

October 2nd 2013
hybrid Greylag Goose x Canada Goose, 1 at EIDB: Common Teal, 22 at EIDB, 78 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 1 flew west up the Thames off EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Sparrowhawk, 1 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 1 at Bow Creek (first of autumn): Kingfisher, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

hybrid Greylag Goose x Canada Goose, EIDB, 02/10/2013 (John Archer)

October 1st 2013
Common Teal, 28 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty  (John Archer).