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Sightings 2003/2004

Little Egret
Brian Edwards Thursday 18 March 2004

You may be interested to hear of our recent sightings of Little Egrets.

On several occasions we have seen a Little Egret feeding in the River Shuttle at Willersley Park near Willersley Avenue, Blackfen. We have also seen one feeding in the River Cray at Footscray Meadows, where incidentally we have recently seen Gadwall Ducks.

This week whilst in Shoreham, Kent we saw another Little Egret feeding in a tributary of the River Darenth. These little chaps do appear to be spreading out away from the Marshes.

Shellness
Jean Mayes Wednesday 3 March 2004

Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Godwit
Brent Goose
Common Gull
Coot
Cormorant
Crow
Curlew
Dunlin
Fieldfare
Golden Plover
Great Crested Grebe
Grey Plover

Greylag Geese
Heron
Herring Gull
Kestrel
Knot
Lapwing
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Magpie
Mallard
Marsh Harrier
Meadow Pipit
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher

Pheasant
Red-legged Partridge
Redshank
Reed Bunting
Ringed Plover
Shellduck
Shoveler
Skylark
Snipe
Starling
Stock Dove
Stonechat
Woodpigeon

Crayford Marshes
Eric Brown Tuesday 3 February 2004

Blackbird, Chaffinch, Crow, Coot, Cormorant, Collared dove, Stock dove, Dunlin, Little egret, Fieldfare, 6 Gadwall 200 Black-tailed godwit, 25 Redshank, Black headed gull, Lesser black-backed gull, Common gull, Great black-backed gull, Heron, Jay, Kestrel, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Green and Greater spotted woodpecker, House sparrow, Sparrowhawk (3 separate sightings, same bird?), Parakeet, Meadow pipit, 30+ Redwing, Robin, Shelduck, 6 Skylark, Starling (approx 1000 in 2 flocks), Stonechat pair, Mute swan, Mistle thrush, Great tit, Pied wagtail.
Click Here for more information on Crayford Marshes

Danson Park
Ralph Todd Tuesday 6 January 2004

Circa 70 Redwings on the grass behind the Stable Block Restaurant.

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Rainham Marshes (Aveley)
17 December 2003

Shoveler, Great Black Back Gull, Pintail (several pairs), Teal (good numbers), Moorhen, Lapwings (100’s), Pied Wag, Gadwall (several pairs), Wigeon (good numbers), Coot, Herring Gull, Heron, Stonechat, Greenfinch, Meadow Pipit, Cormorant, 2 Peregrines (chasing cormorant), Black Tail Godwit (30 on shoreline), Shelduck, Ringed Plover, Redshank, Dunlin, Curlew, Rock Pipit (quite a few spread out along sea wall). Also Fieldfare (1), Redwing (20+), Sparrowhawk and Bullfinch (1).

Various Sightings
Ralph Todd December 2003

Little Egret between River Shuttle Bexley and River Cray Footscray Meadows between Friday 19th - Wednesday 24th December. Also Stonechat Upper College Farm area on 19th December 2003

From 26th December there have been up to 3 Little Egrets along the Shuttle between Days Lane, Marlborough Park and the golf course.


Photos copyright © 2003 R Todd

Also, apparently a large flock of Golden Plover with Lapwing in fields adjacent M2/M25 interchange although they seem to be more regularly seen around the Horton Kirby area.

A visit Danson Park Lake and Five Arches Foots Cray Meadows for unusual wildfowl species might be worthwhile. In December there were some 3 shoveler (10th) and 40 shoveler (11th) suggesting weather movements of wildfowl. Also quite a lot of Long-tailed tits and Goldcrests around in gardens now.

If you would like to report any rare or unusual sightings then please email Eric Brown