Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve, Havering, UK, 7-Sep-2011

1:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: A final pre-emigration visit to a productive place close by my London home. On the trip home the satnav took me the wrong way via the centre of London past the Houses of Parliament! It wasn't a particularly productive visit either.
Weather: overcast, windy (W), cool.
34 species

Mute Swan X
Gadwall X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Eurasian Teal X
Common Pochard 2 males.
Tufted Duck X
Common Pheasant X
Little Grebe X
Great Cormorant X
Grey Heron X
Little Egret X
Common Kestrel X
Common Moorhen X
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing X
Green Sandpiper 1 from Ken Barratt hide.
Black-tailed Godwit X
Black-headed Gull X
Herring Gull 2 over.
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 1 immature over.
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Eurasian Collared-Dove 6
Common Magpie 2
Carrion Crow X
Sand Martin X
Common House-Martin X
Great Tit 5 approx., together.
European Starling X
Meadow Pipit X
European Greenfinch X
European Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X

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Titchwell Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK, 4-Sep-2011

8:10 AM - 12:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Another lengthy outing & some good time spent seawatching.
Weather: bright but cloud increasing from the west; cool.
65 species (+1 other taxa)

Greylag Goose X
Mute Swan X
Common Shelduck X
Gadwall X
Mallard X
Northern Shoveler X
Eurasian Teal X
Common Scoter X
Long-tailed Duck 1 female on the sea.
Diver sp. 1 flying at sea. Most likely a red-necked.
Great Crested Grebe X
Northern Gannet 6 + distantly at sea.
Great Cormorant X
Little Egret X - on Thornham Marsh.
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 1 male.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk X
Common Moorhen X
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing X
Grey Plover X
European Golden-Plover X
Common Ringed Plover X
Eurasian Oystercatcher 20 +
Pied Avocet X
Spotted Redshank 5 from the Parrinder Hide, with red lower mandible.
Common Greenshank X
Common Redshank X
Eurasian Curlew X
Black-tailed Godwit X
Bar-tailed Godwit 10 approx. flying west.
Ruddy Turnstone X - on saltmarsh.
Sanderling X
Dunlin X

Curlew Sandpiper 4 from Island Hide including one right in front of the hide; later 3 or 4 from the Parrinder Hide.

Common Snipe 1 up from the saltmarsh with a squawk!
Black-headed Gull X

Mediterranean Gull 1 from Parrinder Hide. An excellent spot swimming amongst black-headed my another birder in the hide.

Common Gull X
Herring Gull 2
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Tern X - 2 to 6 at rest on the beach with sandwiches & oystercatchers.
Sandwich Tern X - from the beach.

Arctic Skua 3 at sea mobbing other gulls & terns. Dark with a direct swift flight, sometimes they came quite close (for the scope). Life-tick.

Common Wood-Pigeon X
Eurasian Collared-Dove 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker X
Bearded Tit X - heard.
Barn Swallow 6 + along the beach.
Common House-Martin X - over the car-park as I ate my sandwich after the walk.
Great Tit X
Blue Tit X
Long-tailed Tit X - feeding party.
Eurasian Wren X - heard.
Cetti's Warbler X - heard.
Common Chiffchaff X
European Robin X
Eurasian Blackbird X
European Starling X
Dunnock X

Western Yellow Wagtail 2 on saltmarsh, close to the path; one apparently a female & the other a juvenile. Yellow under, pale head & supercilum & one very pale all over.

Pied Wagtail 2 juveniles.
Meadow Pipit 120 in total, first c20 over inland, then c100 up from bank by the Parrinder; a nice bit of 'vis-migging'.
Common Chaffinch X
European Greenfinch X
European Goldfinch X

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Titchwell Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK, 15-Aug-2011

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: Nice half-day & a nice relaxed search around the reserve.
Weather: bright & sunny, wind (W).
55 species

Greylag Goose X
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Common Shelduck X
Gadwall 2 , a pair.
Mallard X
Common Pochard 1
Common Pheasant 2
Great Crested Grebe X
Great Cormorant X
Grey Heron X
Little Egret X
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 2 , one juvenile initially, then a male later over the freshmarsh.
Common Kestrel 1 out over the beach.
Common Moorhen X
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing 20 + from Island Hide.
Grey Plover 1 on the beach.
Common Ringed Plover 6 approx.
Eurasian Oystercatcher 2
Pied Avocet X
Spotted Redshank 1 on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide.
Common Redshank X
Eurasian Curlew X
Black-tailed Godwit X
Bar-tailed Godwit 6 approx. on the beach.
Ruddy Turnstone 5 approx. on the beach.
Red Knot 50 to 30 on the beach.
Dunlin X

Curlew Sandpiper 3 on freshmarsh from Parrinder Hide.

Ruff 12 + from the Island Hide.
Common Snipe 1
Black-headed Gull X
Common Gull X
Herring Gull X
Common Tern X
Sandwich Tern X

Common Guillemot 1 spotted from the viewpoint on the beach out towards Thornham Harbour. I walked out along the beach to confirm the identity & get views as it was close-in to the shore. An unexpected site-tick for Titchwell.

Common Wood-Pigeon X
Eurasian Collared-Dove X - on the feeders.
Carrion Crow X
Bearded Tit X - heard.
Great Tit X
Blue Tit X
Long-tailed Tit X
Eurasian Wren X
Common Chiffchaff X - heard.
European Starling 2
Pied Wagtail 6 approx.
Meadow Pipit X
Reed Bunting X
Common Chaffinch X
European Greenfinch X
European Goldfinch X
Common Linnet X

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Titchwell Marsh RSPB Nature Reserve, Norfolk, UK, 31-Jul-2011

12:25 PM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: With Kim, mum, Emma & the boys, mainly for the beach.
Weather: bright, sunny, t-shirt weather.
37 species

Greylag Goose X
Canada Goose X
Mute Swan X
Common Shelduck 3 including 2 juveniles.
Gadwall X
Mallard X
Great Crested Grebe X
Great Cormorant X
Grey Heron X
Little Egret X

Eurasian Spoonbill 1 flew over from Thornham Marshes & headed right over the reserve & up the coast. First in a long time at Titchwell.

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 3 - one early on, then later two flew out over the beach.
Common Kestrel 1 over freshmarsh.
Eurasian Coot X
Northern Lapwing X
European Golden-Plover X - a small flock flew in onto the freshwater marshes as we walked back to the car.
Eurasian Oystercatcher 5 approx. on the beach.
Pied Avocet X
Eurasian Curlew 6 approx. on the beach.
Black-tailed Godwit X
Ruddy Turnstone 1
Sanderling 6 +
Ruff 4 approx.
Black-headed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Lesser Black-backed Gull X
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Common Magpie X
Barn Swallow X - over.
Great Tit X
Eurasian Reed-Warbler 3 - 1 adult feeding 2 juveniles.
Pied Wagtail X
Reed Bunting 2 , a pair.
Common Chaffinch 1 female on feeders.
European Greenfinch X - over.
European Goldfinch X
Common Linnet X

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Hampstead Cemetery & UCL Sports Ground, Enfield, UK, 24-Jul-2011

2:20 PM - 3:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Post-emigration visit to the soon-to-be-old patch with mum.
Weather: hot, bright & sunny, for a change.
11 species

Black-headed Gull X - big flock overhead.
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 on the field.
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Common Swift X
Great Spotted Woodpecker X
Common Magpie X
Carrion Crow X
Blackcap X
European Robin X
Eurasian Blackbird X
European Starling X

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Hampstead Cemetery & UCL Sports Ground, Enfield, UK, 17-Jul-2011

3:35 PM - 4:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Summer patch visit.
Weather: overcast, rainy, breeze (W). Cool, miserable, but some breaks in the cloud leading to some brightness.
19 species

Black-headed Gull 2 on UCL fields.
Herring Gull 1 over south.
Common Wood-Pigeon X
Ring-necked Parakeet X - heard.
Common Swift X - distant.
Green Woodpecker 1 juvenile over.
Common Magpie 3 on UCL fields.
Carrion Crow X - including 5 together in some sort of display flight.
Great Tit X
Blue Tit X
Eurasian Wren X - heard.
European Robin X
Eurasian Blackbird X
Song Thrush 4 singing loudly, & clearly visible in top half of tall pine. Later three chasing after each other.
European Starling X - approx, half a dozen, including two juveniles.
Dunnock X
Common Chaffinch X
European Greenfinch 4 including juveniles.
European Goldfinch 2

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