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