Tag Archives: Rainham Marshes

Jack Twite: The Year’s End

Posted on January 3, 2017 by hootbot

I was planning to update before the festive season, but knowing that I was going to put some effort into the final few weeks of the year it made more sense to finish off the year’s birding first and put … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, Barn Owl, beachy head, birling gap, blue tit, buzzard, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, corn bunting, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, eastbourne, Essex, Fairlop Waters, Goldcrest, Golden Plover, great tit, Greater Scaup, Grey Wagtail, Hen Harrier, jack snipe, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Little Egret, Little Owl, london, London Wetland Centre, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, nuthatch, old lodge, peregrine, Rainham Marshes, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Reed Bunting, rock pipit, RSPB, rye harbour, Scaup, short-eared owl, Snipe, south downs, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, Stonechat, Sussex, tottenham marshes, Treecreeper, twite, Wallasea Island, Walthamstow, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Water Pipit, Wheatear, woodlark | Leave a comment

Spring Update

Posted on June 4, 2016 by hootbot

Spring has been very rewarding this year. After we returned from Wales the birds started to arrive, and we’ve even got ourselves a life tick – and one from this year’s list of five targets, no less. Firstly, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arctic Tern, Birding, birds, Blackcap, Bramfield, buzzard, Chiffchaff, claybury, common sandpiper, Common Tern, common whitethroat, fairlop, Fox, garganey, Green Woodpecker, Hobby, lesser whitethroat, little gull, Little Ringed Plover, lockwood reservoir, Marsh Harrier, ornithology, owls, peregrine, photo, photography, Pied Flycatcher, Rainham Marshes, red fox, red-crested pochard, Redshank, redstart, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, regents park, RSPB, russia dock, Sanderling, Sedge Warbler, short-eared owl, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, stave hill, Stock Dove, stocker's lake, Stonechat, tottenham, tottenham marshes, Waders, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wheatear, whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Wren | Leave a comment

A Whole New Year…

Posted on April 3, 2016 by hootbot

Only a few months late with this, but I’ve been busy… So, how has 2016 begun? Not too bad so far, despite the slightly odd weather. As the year has progressed it’s actually become colder, but we still seem to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, avocet, Barn Owl, Birding, birds, bittern, Black-tailed Godwit, buzzard, Dartford Warbler, firecrest, frensham common, Goldcrest, goldeneye, great grey shrike, Green Woodpecker, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Little Owl, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Muntjac, nuthatch, ornithology, owls, Oystercatcher, photography, Rainham Marshes, Red-legged Partridge, Redshank, Reed Bunting, RSPB, Rye Meads, Scaup, short-eared owl, siskin, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, strumpshaw fen, thursley common, tower hamlets cemetery, vange marsh, Walthamstow Reservoirs, wat tyler country park, woking | Leave a comment

Review of the Year – 2015

Posted on January 11, 2016 by hootbot

2014 hadn’t been a great birding year for me, certainly as far as seeing new species goes, with only twelve species being added to the lifelist, and many of our trips were affected by either bad weather or illness. Before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, bird, Birdfinders, birds of prey, Bramfield, bunting, cairngorms, Dungeness, Eagles, Fairlop Waters, falcons, Finland, Finnature, greece, Harriers, hawfinch, heatherlea, kuusamo, lesbos, lesvos, london, ornithology, Oulu, owls, Rainham Marshes, raptors, RSPB Rye Meads, scotland, shrikes, Smew, staines moor, thursley common, Waders, Wallasea Island, Warbler, woodpeckers | Leave a comment

Owls. Owls Everywhere…

Posted on November 15, 2015 by hootbot

We’ve had a very mild autumn so far, and after the passing-through of the Redstarts, Whinchats, Wrynecks, etc, the next step has been the influx of species that might want to hang around for the winter. The first day out … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birding, birds, Black-necked Grebe, Curlew, Golden Plover, goosander, kestrel, owls, Pintail, Rainham Marshes, Redshank, RSPB, short-eared owl, Snipe, Stonechat, Walthamstow Reservoirs | Leave a comment

Summer Birding (post-Norfolk)

Posted on October 4, 2015 by hootbot

I recently bought myself a new Macro lens: a Sigma 150mm f/2.8, and a monopod to help stabilise it. So far I’ve tested it on the Banded Demoiselles around the close, and also on invertebrates at Fairlop Waters (Gatekeeper, Ruddy … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Banded Demoiselle, barred warbler, Birding, birds, brown argus, butterflies, buzzard, common redstart, Common Scoter, Common Seal, David Lindo, docklands, fairlop, Golden Plover, Goldfinch, Grey Heron, harbour seal, heron wharf, holly blue, insects, kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, Lea Valley, Lee Valley, Little Owl, lockwood reservoir, Marsh Harrier, Meadow Pipit, nuthatch, Rainham Marshes, Redshank, redstart, river lea, river lee, Ruddy Darter, Scoter, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, staines moor, starling, Stonechat, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wanstead Flats, Wheatear, whinchat, woodcock, Wormwood Scrubs | Leave a comment

Spring and Summer Catchup

Posted on August 30, 2015 by hootbot

In between holidays we’ve done a reasonable amount of local birding, but I’m only going to go through the not-necessarily-chronological highlights, rather than spend loads of time trying to remember everything… It started with a day out at Bramfield before … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bearded tit, Birding, Bramfield, Common Tern, Goldfinch, Hertfordshire, kensington gardens, kestrel, Kingfisher, Lapwing, lesser black-backed gull, Little Owl, London Wetland Centre, long-tailed tit, Meadow Pipit, Rainham Marshes, Redshank, Reed Warbler, RSPB, Rye Meads, Sedge Warbler, staines moor, Walthamstow Reservoirs, whitethroat, WWT | Leave a comment

Pre-Lesbos Catch-up

Posted on May 9, 2015 by hootbot

After the fun we had in the Cairngorms back in early February, we’ve managed a number of days out-and-about since to see what’s around and to add to our UK yearlist. It began with a damp Saturday morning in Kensington … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barn Owl, Birding, Birdwatching, Black-necked Grebe, Black-tailed Godwit, Blackcap, chaffinch, common lizard, cuckoo, Dungeness, Essex, firecrest, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Great Northern Diver, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great White Egret, Greater Scaup, Green Woodpecker, Greenshank, Hertfordshire, kensington gardens, kestrel, Lapwing, Lea Valley, lesser spotted woodpecker, Linnet, Little Ringed Plover, London Wetland Centre, marsh frog, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Rainham Marshes, red fox, Redshank, rickmansworth, RSPB, Sparrowhawk, staines reservoirs, stocker's lake, tawny owl, tower hamlets cemetery, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Water Vole, Wheatear, WWT | Leave a comment

Review of the Year – 2014

Posted on January 7, 2015 by hootbot

A few days late, but it’s time for my review of 2014. During the year there was one trip abroad – finally getting to Finland after several years of trying to get out there – and three in the UK: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amwell, ashdown forest, Birding, birds, Bramfield, Broxbourne, Devon, Dungeness, Finland, London Wetland Centre, Norfolk, Pagham Harbour, Rainham Marshes, richmond park, Rye Meads, staines moor, Thurrock Thameside, Tices Meadow, Walthamstow Marshes, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Wanstead Flats, Waterworks Reserve, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

December’s Festive Birding

Posted on December 31, 2014 by hootbot

I was planning to do what I did last year and just add December’s highlights in my review of the year, but we’ve had some pretty good outings this month and I feel it needs its own post in order … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Birding, birds, blue tit, buzzard, Coal Tit, Dartford Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, great tit, Greater Scaup, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, gulls, kestrel, Kingfisher, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Middlesex Filter Beds, Mistle Thrush, nuthatch, ornithology, owls, oxted, peregrine, photo, photography, Rainham Marshes, RSPB, short-eared owl, Snipe, staines moor, Stonechat, Walthamstow Reservoirs, Waterworks Reserve | Leave a comment