June 2014

June 15th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB, 2 with 4 ducklings at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 13 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Little Ringed Plover, 2 at EIDB: Common Tern, 20+ at EIDB: Sand Martin: 1 pair breeding in a drainage pipe at Bow Creek  have 2 well grown chicks: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 5+ at Bow Creek including a juvenile and a singing male: Reed Warbler, 1 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP: Blackcap, 2 singing at BCEP: Common Whitethroat, 2 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP: Linnet a flock of 10+ males at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).




Shelduck at Bow Creek, 15/06/2014 (Nick Tanner)

 
June 9th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at Bow Creek: Egyptian Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 4 at EIDB: Kestrel, a female at Bow Creek: Little Ringed Plover, 2 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Tern, 20+ at EIDB: Stock Dove, a flock of 5 at EIDB flew of east: Sand Martin, 2+ at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek, 1 at Saffron Avenue Pond: Song Thrush, 1 singing at BCEP: Reed Warbler, 2 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at Bow Creek, 4+ singing at BCEP, 1 singing at Saffron Avenue Pond: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP: Common Whitethroat, 1 singing at Bow Creek, 1 singing at BCEP: Reed Bunting, a female gathering food at EIDB  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

June 7th 2014
Shelduck, a pair with several ducklings at Bow Creek (first confirmed breeding record for the Lower Lea): Little Ringed Plover, 1 at EIDB: Common Tern, 16 at EIDB: Sand Martin, several at EIDB  (Steven Harris, Steve Stride).
June 5th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 11 at EIDB: Common Tern, 4 at EIDB: Stock Dove, 2 at EIDB: Sand Martin, 4+ at EIDB: House Martin, 1 at EIDB: Reed warbler, 2 singing at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB:  Brown-banded Carder Bee, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer, Richard Harrison).

June 3rd 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 17 at EIDB: Common Tern, 21+ at EIDB: Sand Martin, 3+ at EIDB: Reed Warbler, 1 singing at Saffron Avenue Pond: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB: House Sparrow, 4 at Saffron Avenue Pond: Reed Bunting, 1 singing at EIDB: Common Blue, 2 males at EIDB: Burnet Companion, 2 at EIDB  (John Archer).




Burnet Companion at EIDB, June 3rd 2014 (John Archer)


June 2nd 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 13 at EIDB: Common Tern, 18 at EIDB: Stock Dove, 2 at Bow Creek: Swift, 30+ feeding over area and generaly drifting north-west: Reed Warbler, 1 singing at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP: House Sparrow, 2 carrying food at Saffron Avenue Pond  (John Archer).

Common Terns at EIDB, June 2nd 2014 (John Archer)

April 2014

April 30th 2014
Shelduck, 3 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 25 at EIDB: Oystercatcher, 2 flew down the Thames: Common Tern, 10 at EIDB: Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 at EIDB: Reed Warbler, 2 snging at EIDB: Blackcap, 2 singing at EIDB  (John Archer, Paul Hyland).

yearlist running total: 68

April 29th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 3 at EIDB: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB, 4 flew over EIDB: Tufted Duck, 13 at EIDB: Common Tern, 12 at EIDB: Reed Warbler, 2 singing at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB: Common Whitethroat, 1 singing at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 66

April 26th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Canada Goose, 3 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB, 4 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 20 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Black-headed Gull, 2 1st-summers at EIDB: Common Tern, 5 at EIDB: Reed Warbler, 2 singing at EIDB: Blackcap, 3 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP: Linnet, 1 at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 66

April 25th 2014
Greylag Goose, 2 at EIDB: Egyptian Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 1 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 10 at EIDB: Common Tern, 2 at EIDB: Reed Warbler, 1 singing at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 at EIDB: Reed Bunting, 1 at EIDB  (Paul Hyland).

yearlist running total: 66

April 24th 2014
Common Tern, 2 at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 65

April 23rd 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at Bow Creek: 2 at Bow Creek, 3 on the Thames: Egyptian Goose, 4 at EIDB: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 16 at EIDB: Common Tern, 2 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Lesser Whitethroat, 1 singing at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 65

April 22nd 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 2 at BOW Creek, 1 on the Thames: Shelduck, 1 at EIDB: 27 at EIDB: Kestrel, a female at Bow Creek: Great Black-backed Gull: 7 at Bow Creek: Sand Martin, 5+ lingering at Bow Creek: Swallow 2 over at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB, 2 singing at BCEP: Common Whitethroat, 1 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 65

April 21st 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Greylag Goose, 2 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB, 2 at Bow creek: Tufted Duck, 21 at EIDB: Little Egret, 1 roosting on Limmos Peninsula: Kestrel, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Blackcap, 2 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at Bow Creek, 2 singing at BCEP: Lesser Whitethroat, 1 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 65

April 18th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Greylag Goose, 4 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 4 at EIDB, 2 flew north at EIDB, 7 at Bow Creek, 1 on the Thames: Shelduck, 1 at EIDB: Tufted Duck. 27 at EIDB: Little Ringed Plover, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 4 at Bow Creek: Common Tern, 4 at EIDB: Stock Dove, 2 at Bow Creek: Song Thrush, 1 singing at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB, 2 singing at Bow Creek, 2 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP: Reed Bunting, 1 singing at EIDB, a male at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 64

April 16th 2014
Mute Swan, 3 at Bow Creek: Canada Goose, 2 at Bow Creek, 1 on the Thames: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 29 at EIDB: Blackcap, 2 singing and 1 female at EIDB, 1 singing at Bow Creek, 1 singing at BCEP: Common Whitethroat, 1 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP: Linnet, 2  at Orchard Wharf  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 64

April 15th 2014
Shelduck, 1 at EIDB: Common Teal, 1 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 27 at EIDB: Blackcap, 2 singing at EIDB: Lesser Whitethroat, 1 singing at Orchard Wharf  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 64

April 14th 2014
Shelduck, 3 at EIDB, 2 at Orchard Wharf: Tufted Duck, 25 at EIDB: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 63

April 13th 2014
Canada Goose, 3 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 1 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 18 at EIDB: Kestrel, 1 at Bow Creek: Litle Ringed Plover, 1 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Tern, 1 at EIDB: Swallow, 1 flew north at Bow Creek: Blackcap, 3 singing and a female at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP: Willow Warbler, 1 singing at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 63

April 12th 2014
Canada Goose, 2 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, a female at BCEP: Tufted Duck, 16 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Stock Dove, 2 at Bow Creek: Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 in the copse at EIDB:  Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Blackcap, 3 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at Bow Creek, 2 singing at BCEP: Common Whitethroat, 1 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 62

April 11th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 5 at EIDB: Blackcap, 3 singing at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 1 at Bow Creek: Willow Warbler, 1 singing at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer, Stuart Fisher).

yearlist running total: 60

April 10th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 11 at EIDB: Little Ringed Plover, 2 at EIDB: Common Tern, 3 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 2 at EIDB: Blackcap, 2 at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 at EIDB: Willow Warbler, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer, Paul Hyland).

yearlist running total: 60

April 9th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB, 1 on the Thames, 1 at Bow Creek: Greylag Goose, 4 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 3 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB, 4 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 4 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 14 at EIDB: Common Tern, 4 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 59

April 8th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB, 1 on the Thames: Canada Goose, 1 on the Thames: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Common Teal, 4 at EIDB:  Tufted Duck, 26 at EIDB: Sand Martin, 2 flew north at Saffron Avenue: Speckled Wood, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 59

April 7th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 on the Thames: Canada Goose, 1 on the Thames: Egyptian Goose, a pair with at least 4 goslings on the Thames: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB, 3 on the Thames: Common Teal, 6 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 46 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 59

April 6th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 4 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 5 at EIDB: Common Teal, 4 at EIDB, 3 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 45 at EIDB: Kestrel, a female at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Great Black-backed Gull, 2 adults at Bow Creek: Sang Martin, 2 flew south at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Song Thrush, 1 singing at Bow Creek: Blackcap, 1 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at BCEP  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 59

April 4th 2014
Mute Swan, 3 at EIDB: Greylag Goose, 3 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 6 at EIDB: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB: Common Teal, 16 at EIDB, 5 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 42 at EIDB: Kestrel, a male hunting over Limmo's Peninsula: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Tern, 1 briefly at EIDB: Blackcap, 2 singing at EIDB, 1 singing at BCEP: Chiffchaff, 2 at BCEP: Long-tailed Tit, 1 pair breeding at BCEP: Jay, 2 at Bow Creek  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 59

April 1st 2014
Greylag Goose, 4 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 5 at EIDB: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Little Ringed Plover, 1 at Bow Creek: Blackcap, a male at EIDB: Chiffchaff, 1 at Bow Creek: Reed Bunting, 2 at EIDB  (Paul Hyland).

yearlist running total: 58

March 2014

March 31st 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB, 2 at Limmo's Peninsula: Common Teal, 31 at EIDB, 6 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, at least 1 at Bow Creek: Collared Dove, 1 at Bow Creek: Sand Martin, 1 at Bow Creek: Song Thrush, at least 2 in the copse at EIDB: Black Redstart, 1 singing at Saffron Avenue: Jay, 1 at Bow Creek: Reed Bunting, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 57
March 28th 2014
Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB, 4 at Orchard Wharf: Common Teal, 57 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 14 at EIDB: Kestrel, 1 at BCEP: Peregrine Falcon, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 3 at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay 2 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 55

March 27th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 3 at EIDB: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Common Teal, 83 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 14 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 55

March 24th 2014
Canada Goose, 2 on the Thames: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Common Teal, 45 at EIDB, 8 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 19 at EIDB: Kestrel, a female at Bow Creek: Little Ringed Plover, 1 at EIDB: Collared Dove, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 2 at EIDB: Reed Bunting, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer, Paul Hyland).

yearlist running total: 55

March 22nd 2014
Greylag Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Little Ringed Plover, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Northern Wheatear, a male on Limmo's Peninsula: Chiffchaff, 1 singing at EIDB  (Charlie Farrell, Gary A James).

yearlist running total: 55

March 21st 2014
Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Common Teal, 21 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 20 at EIDB: Red Kite, 1 flew west at EIDB: Sparrowhawk, a male at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 2 singing at EIDB: Linnet, 2 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 54

March 20th 2014
Shelduck, 4 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 77 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 19 at EIDB: Little Ringed Plover, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 2 at EIDB  (John Archer, Paul Hyland).

yearlist running total: 53

March 19th 2014
Shelduck, 4 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 46 at EIDB, 17 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 23 at EIDB: Kestrel, a male at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Linnet, 3 at Bow Creek: Small Tortoiseshell, 1 at Orchard Wharf  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 52

March 18th 2014
Shelduck, 2 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 53 at EIDB, 34 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 18 at EIDB: Redshank, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Linnet, 2 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 52

March 17th 2014
Shelduck, 2 flew south at EIDB: Common Teal, 72 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 21 at EIDB: Kestrel, a pair at EIDB: Peregrine Falcon, 1 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Linnet, 2 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 52

March 16th 2014
Greylag Goose, 4 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 2 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 1 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 42 at EIDB, 22 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 11 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Stock Dove, 1 at Bow Creek: Collared Dove 2 flew south-west at Bow Creek: Kingfisher, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay, 1 at Bow Creek: Reed Bunting, 1 at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist runnimg total: 52

March 13th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 on the Thames: Shelduck, 1 flew over Bow Creek: Common Teal, 10 at EIDB, 15 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 15 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Kestrel, an immature male at Bow Creek: Redshank, 3 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Kingfisher, 1 heard at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay, 2 at EIDB: Reed Bunting, a male at BCEP: Small Tortoiseshell, 2 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 51


Kestrel at Bow Creek, 13/03/2014 (John Archer)


March 11th 2014
Mute Swan, 2 at Bow Creek: Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB, 2 at Saffron Avenue Pond: Common Teal, 100 at EIDB, 15 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 12 at EIDB: Redshank, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 50

March 10th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at Bow Creek: Greylag Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Common Teal, 132 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 25 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Linnet, 5 at EIDB  (John Archer, James Palmer).

yearlist running total: 50

March 7th 2014
Mute Swam, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB, 2 at Saffron Avenue Pond: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Common Teal, 83 at EIDB, 31 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 30 at EIDB: Redshank, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Chaffinch, 2 singing at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running toal: 49

March 5th 2014
Common Teal, 21 at EIDB, 9 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 21 at EIDB: Peregrine Falcon, 1 flew over Bow Creek: Redshank, 3 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

March 4th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 3 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 21 at EIDB, 37 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 24 at EIDB: Redshank, 3 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

March 3rd 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 4 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Common Teal, 48 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 26 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 2014

February 28th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 2 at EIDB: Common Teal, 125 at EIDB, 21 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 22 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Redshank, 16 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek  Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Linnet, 3 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 27th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Common Teal, 96 at EIDB, 35 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 24 at EIDB: Redshank, 16 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 25th 2014
Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Common Teal, 33 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 24 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 24th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 4 at EIDB: Common Teal, 21 at EIDB, 38 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 21 at EIDB: Redshank, 4 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 21st 2014
Canada Goose, 9 at EIDB: Shelduck, 1 flew south at EIDB: Common Teal, 7 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 22 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 20th 2014
Shelduck, 11 at EIDB: Common Teal, 1 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 21 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 13th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 8 at EIDB: Common Teal, 103 at EIDB, 89 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 17 at EIDB: Redshank, 20 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 11th 2014
Shelduck, 3 at EIDB: Common Teal, 9 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 13 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird at EIDB jetty  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 10th 2014
Shelduck, 6 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 7 at EIDB, 52 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 30 at EIDB: Redshank, 9 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek  (john Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 6th 2014
Canada Goose, 2 at EIDB: Shelduck, 18 at EIDB, 2 on the Thames: Common Teal, 20 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 35 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 5th 2014
Shelduck, 21 at EIDB: Common Teal, 12 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 39 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

February 3rd 2014
Shelduck, 13 at EIDB: Common Teal, 11 at EIDB, 45 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 29 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Redshank, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Black-headed Gull, 220 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 singing at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

January 2014

January 30th 2014
Shelduck, 21 at EIDB: Common Teal, 70 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 19 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

January 28th 2014
Common Teal, 20 at EIDB, 57 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 13 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 3 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 2 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running toal: 49

January 27th 2014
Common Teal, 18 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 12 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

January 24th 2014
Shelduck, 18 at EIDB: Common Teal, 6 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 18 at EIDB: Peregrine Falcon, 1 on the  Millennium Dome:  Pied Wagtail,  1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: (Canary, 1 in the copse at EIDB): Reed Bunting, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

January 23rd 2014
Mute Swan, an adult on the Thames off EIDB: Shelduck, 1 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 5 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 37 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

January 22nd 2014
Shelduck, 21 at EIDB: Common Teal, 10 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 29 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 4+ at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 singing at Virginia Quay: Linnet, circa 25 at Limmos Peninsula  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

January 20th 2014
Shelduck, 23 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 6 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 27 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 2 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 singing at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 2 at EIDB: Chaffinch, 7 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Linnet, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 49

January 19th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 3 at EIDB: Shelduck, 15 at EIDB: Common Teal, 3 at EIDB, 113 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 29 at EIDB: Sparrowhawk, 1 at Bow Creek: Peregrine Falcon, 1 flew west at Bow Creek: Redshank, 26 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 singing at Bow Creek: Chiffchaff, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay, 1 at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 49

Shelduck at EIDB, 19/01/2014  (Nick Tanner)

January 18th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Canada Goose, 3 at EIDB: Egyptian Goose, 2 flew south at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 12 at EIDB, 2 flew south-east at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 2 at EIDB, 136 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 37 at EIDB, a male at Bow Creek: Kestrel, 1 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 27 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 2 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 48

January 17th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Shelduck, 28 at EIDB: Common Teal, 8 at EIDB, 90 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 19 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 25 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 4 near Saffron Avenue flew towards Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 48

January 15th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at EIDB: Shelduck, 14 at EIDB: Common Teal, 68 at EIDB, 57 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 20 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Redshank, 26 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Jay, 1 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 48

January 14th 2014
Shelduck, 14 at EIDB: Common Teal, 3 at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 17 at EIDB: Black-headed Gull, an aberrant plumaged 1st-winter with white primaries on the Thames off EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 48

January 13th 2014
Shelduck, 5 at EIDB: Common Teal, 58 at EIDB, 100+ at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 19 at EIDB: Cormorant, the Estonian ringed bird on EIDB jetty: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 32 at Bow Creek: Jay, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 48

January 12th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at Bow Creek: Greylag x Canada Goose, 1 at Bow Creek with a Canada Goose: Egyptian Goose, 2 flew west at EIDB: Shelduck, 3 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 8 at EIDB, 235 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 7 at EIDB: Sparrowhawk, 1 at Bow Creek: Peregrine Falcon, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 3 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 17 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 1 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 2 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Mistle Thrush, 1 singing at Bow Creek: Chaffinch, 4 at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 48

January 11th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 9 at EIDB: Common Teal, 11 at EIDB, 81 at Bow Creek: Shoveler, a male at EIDB: Tufted Duck, 10 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 4 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 21 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 1 flew south at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Jay, 1 at EIDB: Chaffinch, 5 at EIDB: Reed Bunting, 2 in the pylon reedbed at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 45

January 10th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 7 at EIDB: Common Teal, 33 at EIDB: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB: Black Redstart, a female type flew from the copse at EIDB onto Orchard Wharf  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 43




Black Redstart at EIDB, 10/01/2014  (John Archer)


January 9th 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 1 at EIDB: Common Teal, 6 at EIDB: Redshank, 4 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 1 near Saffron Avenue: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 42

January 8th 2014
Tufted Duck, 3 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail: 1 on the Millennnium Dome flats  (John Archer).

yearlist running total: 42

January 7th 2014
Shelduck, 3 at EIDB: Common Teal, 54 at Bow Creek: Mallard, 68 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 10 at EIDB: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 2 at Bow Creek  (Ian Stewart).

yearlist running total: 42

January 5th 2014
Shelduck, 3 over EIDB: Common Teal, 9 at EIDB, 76 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 14 at EIDB, 2 males at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 3 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 13 at Bow Creek: Black-headed Gull, circa 180 at EIDB: Great Black-backed Gull, an adult and a food-begging juvenile at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 42

January 4th 2014
Shelduck, 16 at EIDB, 6 roosting on the Millennium Dome flats: Common Teal, 1 at EIDB, 58 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 15 at EIDB, a male at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 16 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek, Pied Wagtail, 1 at Bow Creek  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 42

January 3rd 2014
Shelduck, 10 at EIDB: Common Teal, 69 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 34 at EIDB, a male at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 19 at Bow Creek: Meadow Pipit, 1 flew west at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 1 at EIDB  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 42

January 2nd 2014
Mute Swan, 1 at Bow Creek: Canada Goose, 2 flew south and 3 flew north at Bow Creek: Shelduck, 19 at EIDB: Common Teal, 21 at EIDB, 6 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 29 at EIDB: Grey Heron, a flock of 10 flew in from the south-east and roosted on Limmo's Peninsula: Sparrowhawk, 1 at EIDB: Kestrel, 2 at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 2 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 24 at  Bow Creek: Stock Dove, 1 at Limmo's Peninsula: Grey Wagtail, 2 at EIDB, 1 at Bow Creek: Pied Wagtail, 2 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Fieldfare, 1 flew west at EIDB: Jay, 1 at EIDB: Chaffinch, 5 at EIDB: Linnet, 2 flew south at Bow Creek  (John Archer, Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 41

January 1st 2014
Shelduck, 15 at EIDB, 2  at Bow Creek: Common Teal, 4 at EIDB, 56 at Bow Creek: Tufted Duck, 24 at EIDB, a male at Bow Creek: Common Sandpiper, 1 at Bow Creek: Redshank, 17 at Bow Creek: Grey Wagtail, 2 at EIDB: Pied Wagtail, 1 at EIDB, 2 at Bow Creek: Chaffinch, 5 at EIDB  (Nick Tanner).

yearlist running total: 28