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2021
December 2021
Dec 31st River Thames, Purfleet, Essex (observations from my window) Canada Goose (6), Wigeon (12), Teal (4), Feral Pigeon (2), Wood Pigeon (1), Avocet (44), Lapwing (231), Curlew (4), Black-tailed Godwit (31), Dunlin (1), Redshank (8), Black-headed Gull (1200+), Common Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull (ad), Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull (107), Cormorant (3), Little Egret (1), Sparrowhawk (f), Kestrel (1), Ring-necked Parakeet (7), Magpie (8), Carrion Crow (6), Starling (210), Redwing (5), Blackbird (1), Fieldfare (1), Pied Wagtail (1), Meadow Pipit (4), Rock Pipit (1).
Dec 13-14th Legoland Windsor, Berkshire: Firecrest, Red Kite (4), Goldcrest, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron, Mistle Thrush, Redwing (7), Fieldfare (4), Moorhen (4), Coot (2), Mallard (8), Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Song Thrush (2), Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull (26), Cormorant, Jackdaw (19), Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull (3), Common Gull, Pheasant, Magpie, Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail.
Dec 13th Train journey Essex to Slough: 17 species recorded: Siskin, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Wren, Herring Gull, Chaffinch, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Wigeon, Mute Swan, Lapwing, Feral Pigeon, Red Kite (3), Jackdaw.
Dec 6th-10th Cycle to work highlights Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Water Pipit, Little Egret, Barn Owl, Avocet, Rock Pipit, Fieldfare, Redwing, Pintail, Gadwall, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler.
November 2021
Nov 30th-Dec 3rd Cycle to work highlights Cattle Egret, Woodcock, Green Sandpiper, Barn Owl, Avocet, Rock Pipit, Fieldfare, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Pintail, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler.
Nov 22nd-26th Cycle to work highlights Cattle Egret, Avocet, Knot, Brent Goose, Water Pipit, Rock Pipit, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Raven, Pintail, Chiffchaff.
Nov 15th-19th Cycle to work highlights Long-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Holly Blue, Speckled Bush-cricket.
Nov 8-12th Center Parcs, Whinfell Forest, Cumbria [Trip Report]: Red Squirrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Tawny Owl, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Redwing, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, Raven, Brambling, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Crossbill.
Nov 8th Train journey Essex to Cumbria (and taxi Penrith-Center Parcs): 41 species recorded: Pied Wagtail, Robin, Magpie, Wren, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Coot, Mallard, Cattle Egret, Canada Goose, Shoveler, Teal, Feral Pigeon, Ring-necked Parakeet, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Jackdaw, Cormorant, Red Kite, Fieldfare, Wood Pigeon, Rook, Collared Dove, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Stock Dove, Pheasant, Mute Swan, Little Egret, Greylag Goose, Kestrel, Buzzard, Little Grebe, Meadow Pipit, Redwing, Goosander, Great Egret, Lapwing, Pink-footed Goose, Goldcrest, Wren.
October 2021
Oct 25th-19th Cycle to work highlights Dartford Warbler, Brambling, Cattle Egret, Little Egret.
Oct 25th Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 via Coldharbour Point 24 Speckled Bush-cricket heard after sunset.
Oct 22nd Cycle to work Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Water Pipit.
Oct 11th Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 35 Speckled Bush-cricket heard after sunset.
Oct 8th Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 55 Dark Bush-cricket heard after sunset.
September 2021 Sep 18th Wye NNR, Kent Sickle-bearing Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark Bush-cricket, Long-winged Conehead, Rufous Grasshopper, Meadow Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper.
Sep 15th Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 91 Speckled Bush-cricket heard with bat detector after sunset.
Sep 13th Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 93 Dark Bush-cricket heard at dusk.
Aug 28th-Sep 8th Moth Trap, Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex Barred Grass-veneer, Bird's Wing, Bramble Shoot Moth, Bright-line Brown-eye, Brimstone Moth, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Brown House-moth, Burnished Brass, Cabbage Moth, Centre-barred Sallow, Chinese Character, Common Carpet, Common Wainscot, Common Wave, Common White Wave, Copper Underwing, Dingy Footman, Double-striped Pug, Dusky Thorn, Elbow-striped Grass-veneer, Elder Pearl, Flame Shoulder, Flounced Rustic, Garden Carpet, Greater Wax Moth, Green Carpet, Gypsy Moth, Iron Prominent, Jersey Tiger, Knot Grass, L-album Wainscot, Large Yellow Underwing, Latticed Heath, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Lesser Treble-bar, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Light Emerald, Lime-speck Pug, Long-horned Flat-body, Meal Moth, Mullein Wave, Oak Processionary, Orange Swift, Pale Mottled Willow, Red Underwing, Riband Wave, Rosy-striped Knot-horn, Ruddy Streak, Rush Veneer, Rustic (agg), Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shaded Broad-bar, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Small Blood-vein, Small Dusty Wave, Small Square-spot, Snout, Spectacle, Square-spot Rustic, Straw Underwing, Treble-bar, Tree-lichen Beauty, Turnip Moth, Vine's Rustic, White-bodied Conch, White-point, Willow Beauty, Yellow Shell, Yellow-barred Brindle, Yponomeuta sp.
Sep 3rd Rainham Landfill: Riverside car park-Aveley Bay path side 78 Speckled Bush-cricket heard with bat detector after sunset.
Rainham LNR 48 Speckled Bush-cricket heard with bat detector at dusk.
Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 2 Great Green Bush-cricket heard at dusk.
Sep 2nd Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 104 Dark Bush-cricket heard at dusk.
August 2021
Aug 28th & 30th Thames river path: Purfleet > West Thurrock Marshes > Grays: Long-winged Conehead, Short-winged Conehead, Southern Oak Bush-cricket, Speckled Bush-cricket, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Field Grasshopper, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker.
Aug 25th Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 46 Speckled Bush-cricket heard with bat detector at dusk.
Aug 23rd Rainham-Purfleet NCN Route 13 121 Dark Bush-cricket heard at dusk.
Aug 20th-26th Moth Trap, Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex Ash-bark Knot-horn, Beautiful Plume, Bramble Shoot Moth, Brimstone Moth, Brown House-moth, Burnished Moth, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Chequered Grass-veneer, Cloaked Minor, Common Carpet, Common Wainscot, Copper Underwing, Dusky Thorn, Flame Shoulder, Flounced Rustic, Greater Wax Moth, Gypsy Moth, Iron Prominent, Jersey Tiger, Knot Grass, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Light Emerald, Lime-speck Pug, Mother of Pearl, Nut-tree Tussock, Pale Mottled Willow, Purple Bar, Riband Wave, Rosy Minor, Rosy-striped Knot-horn, Ruddy Streak, Rush Veneer, Satin Wave, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shaded Broad-bar, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Small Ranunculus, Smoky Wainscot, Straw Underwing, Toadflax Brocade, Treble-bar, Turnip Moth, Tree-lichen Beauty, Vine's Rustic, White-bodied Conch, White-point, Willow Beauty, Yellow Shell, Yellow-barred Brindle.
Aug 5th Train journey from Essex to Ayrshire: 39 species recorded: Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coot, Little Egret, Canada Goose, Marsh Harrier, Feral Pigeon, Starling, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Red Kite, Herring Gull, Mallard, Moorhen, House Martin, Common Tern, Mute Swan, Buzzard, Stock Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kestrel, Goldfinch, Pheasant, Little Owl, Raven, House Sparrow, Greylag Goose, Grey Heron, Meadow Pipit, Swallow, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Swift.
Jul 21st-Aug 4th Moth Trap, Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex Ash-bark Knot-horn, Beautiful Hook-tip, Bee Moth, Blood-vein, Box-tree Moth, Brimstone Moth, Brown-spot Flat-body, Chinese Character, Cloaked Minor, Clouded Border, Common Footman, Common Plume, Common Wainscot, Common Yellow Conch, Dewick's Plusia, Dingy Footman, Dun-bar, Dusky Sallow, Dusky Thorn, Dwarf Cream Wave, Elder Pearl, European Corn-borer, Fen Wainscot, Garden Grass-veneer, Gold Triangle, Golden-brown Tubic, Grey Knot-horn, Gypsy Moth, Heart and Club, Heart and Dart, Iron Prominent, Jersey Tiger, Knot Grass, Large Yellow Underwing, Least Carpet, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lime-speck Pug, Long-legged Tabby, Marbled Green, Meal Moth, Mother of Pearl, Nut-tree Tussock, Oak Eggar, Peppered Moth, Privet Hawk-moth, Purple Thorn, Riband Wave, Rosy Tabby, Rosy-striped Knot-horn, Ruby Tiger, Ruddy Streak, Rusty Dot Pearl, Scalloped Oak, Scarce Footman, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Silver Y, Small Fan-footed Wave, Small Phoenix, Smoky Wainscot, Swallow Prominent, Swallow-tailed Moth, Sycamore, The Lackey, The Uncertain, Thicket Knot-horn, Treble-bar, Tree-lichen Beauty, Turnip Moth, Vapourer, Wax Moth, Willow Beauty, Willow Ermine, Yellow-barred Brindle.
July 2021 Jul 10th-20th Moth Trap, Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex Bedstraw Hawk-moth, Bird-cherry Ermine, Box-tree Moth, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Brown-tail, Buff-tip, Chinese Character, Cloaked Minor, Common Footman, Common Wainscot, Common Yellow Conch, Dewick's Plusia, Dun-bar, Dusky Sallow, Dusky Thorn, Dwarf Cream Wave, Elder Pearl, Flame, Garden Grass-veneer, Giant Water-veneer, Gold Triangle, Grey/Dark Dagger, Heart and Club, Heart and Dart, Jersey Tiger, Knot Grass, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix, Large Yellow Underwing, Latticed Heath, Least Carpet, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Lime-speck Pug, Little Grey, Long-horned Flat-body, Long-legged Tabby, Marbled Green, Mottled Rustic, Nut-tree Tussock, Pearl Grass-veneer, Peppered Moth, Plain Wave, Riband Wave, Rosy Tabby, Rosy-striped Knot-horn, Ruby Tiger, Ruddy Streak, Rustic, Rusty Dot Pearl, Scalloped Oak, Scarce Footman, Silver Y, Small Emerald, Small Magpie, Small Phoenix, Smoky Wainscot, Swallow-tailed Moth, The Coronet, The Lackey, The Shark, The Uncertain, Toadflax Brocade, Treble Brown Spot, Tree-lichen Beauty, Turnip Moth, Twin-barred Knot-horn, Vapourer, White-bodied Conch, Willow Beauty.
Jul 4th Wennington/Rainham Marshes Spoonbill, White Stork, Great Egret, Little Egret, Avocet, Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Small Skipper, Short/Long-winged Conehead (nymphs), Roesel's Bush-cricket (nymphs), Field Grasshopper (nymphs), Meadow Grasshopper (nymphs), Water Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, Ruddy Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Flatworm (Dugesia sp.), Water Mite (Hydrachna sp.), Water Slater (Asellus sp.), Great Pond Snail.
Jul 1st-4th Moth Trap, Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex Garden Carpet, Garden Grass-veneer, Heart and Club, Heart and Dart, Lime-speck Pug, The Uncertain, Willow Beauty, Box-tree Moth, Buff-tip, Common Footman, Common Wainscot, Dark Arches, Elephant Hawk-moth, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Peppered Moth, Plume sp., Treble Brown Spot, Vine's Rustic, White Ermine, Dwarf Cream Wave, Least Carpet, Scarce Footman, Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Bee Moth, Dwarf Cream Wave, Large Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave, Yponomeuta sp., Orange Pine Tortrix (Lozotaeniodes formosana), Double-striped Tabby (Hypsopygia glaucinalis).
June 2021 Cycle to work highlights: Jun 30th White Stork over Rainham Marshes landfill.
Jun 20-30th Moth Trap, Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex The Spectacle, Treble Brown Spot, Yellow Shell, Green Pug, Maple Prominent, Privet Hawk-moth, Barred Yellow, Lime-speck Pug, Marbled Knot-horn, Blotched Emerald, Buff Ermine, Cream-spot Tiger, Setaceous Hebrew Character, The Lackey, Greater Wax Moth, Middle-barred Minor, Riband Wave, Short-cloaked Moth, Straw-barred Pearl, The Flame, Turnip Moth, White Ermine, Common Footman, Common Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, Garden Carpet, Grey Pug, Heart & Club, Heart & Dart, Least Carpet, Pale Mottled Willow, Peppered Moth, The Clay, The Rustic, Treble Lines, Vine's Rustic, White-point, Willow Beauty.
Jun 20th-21st Purfleet-on-Thames, Essex Four-spotted Nephus, Round-keeled Rhyzobius, Pine Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird (larvae), Common Issid Planthopper, Southern Oak Bush-cricket (nymph), Summer Chafer, Bee Orchid.
Jun 12-19th Blencathra FSC, Cumbria Ring Ouzel, Dipper, Redstart, Tree Pipit, Crossbill, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, Yellowhammer, Goosander, Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Common Green Grasshopper, Common Groundhopper.
Jun 12 & 19th Train journey from Essex to Cumbria (and return): 46 species recorded: Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Blackcap, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Coot, Canada Goose, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Carrion Crow, Starling, Feral Pigeon, Swift, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, Red Kite, Kestrel, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Buzzard, Stock Dove, Mallard, Grey Partridge, Rook, Moorhen, Swallow, Sand Martin, Grey Heron, Pheasant, Whitethroat, Greylag Goose, Herring Gull, Lapwing, House Martin, Great Tit, Oystercatcher, Goldfinch, Curlew, Little Grebe, Red-legged Partridge, Ring-necked Parakeet, Hobby.
Cycle to work highlights: Jun 8th-11th Emperor Dragonfly, Painted Lady, Spoonbill, Red Kite, Hobby, Marsh Harrier, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Cuckoo, Little Egret, Avocet.
Jun 7th Epping Forest Downy Emerald, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfy, Large Red Damselfy, Rhinoceros Beetle, Black-headed Cardinal Beetle, Mandarin Duck, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, Sparrowhawk.
Jun 5th Rainham Marshes Hairy Dragonfly.
May 2021
May 26th London Black Redstart singing (EC3).
Cycle to work highlights: May 4th-7th Short-eared Owl, Grasshopper Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Avocet, Little Egret, Cuckoo.
April 2021 Apr 20th Rainham Marshes, Essex Black-winged Stilt (1), Little Gull (4).
Apr 6th Rainham Marshes, Essex Mediterranean Gull (flock of 6 ads over).
Apr 4th Rainham Marshes, Essex Common Scoter (6) on River Thames; singing Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Cetti's Warbler.
March 2021
Cycle to work highlights: Mar 28th Wheatear and Sedge Warbler, Rainham Marshes. Also 32 Peacock, Brimstone & Small White.
Mar 25th Great Egret over Rainham Marshes.
Mar 3rd Chiffchaff, 2 singing mm, Rainham Marshes river wall.
Mar 1st Chiffchaff singing, Rainham Marshes river wall. Water Rails vocal in the evening.
February 2021
Cycle to work highlights: Feb 8th Woodcock flushed at 21:10, NCN Route 13/Rainham Marshes.
January 2021
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