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| Epping Forest (TQ420985) (website) | Habitat: Mature old woodland, with ponds. | Species: All year: Mandarin Duck and Marsh Tit. Summer: Woodcock, Tree Pipit, Nightingale, Redstart, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff, Willow Warbler, and the occasional Wood Warbler. Passage: the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Hobby, passerines including Wheater, Whinchat, and the occasional Pied Flyctahcer and Fireccrest. Winter: Thrushes and Finches. Rarities: have included Olive-backed Pipit, Naumann's Thrush and Short-toed Treecreeper. |
| Fishers Green (TL376044) | Habitat: Mature deep water gravel pit, with reeds bed, a water filled flash, scrub and trees | Species: Summer: Egyptian Goose, plus most common waterbirds can be found; Common Tern; Grasshopper, Sedge and Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler, and Nightingales. Passage: occasional Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; ducks such as Garganey, Scaup; the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Hobby; with the occasional Short-eared Owl; plus passerines, including Wheater, Whinchat, the occasional Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Firecrest. Winter: occasional records of Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; Bittern; sawbills such Goosander and Smew often reaching double figures, plus the odd Red-breasted Merganser, along with Scaup; Stonechat, Fieildfare and Redwing. |
| Grays (TQ610773) | Habitat: Tidal river foreshore | All year: Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover and Redshank. Passage: the occasional sea duck on the river; plus occasional Grey Plover, Knot, Sanderling, Little Stint, Godwits, Spotted Redshank,Wood Sandpiper and Turnstone; Gulls and Terns on the river, especially Arctic and Sandwich Tern; occasional skua, Great, Pomarine or Arctic. Winter: Divers sometimes turn up on the river, the occasional Brent Goose flying through, rarely other Geese, Pintail, sea duck occasionally on the river, waders including, Grey Plover, occasional Sanderling, Knot or Godwit; and Rock Pipits. |
| King George V Res (TQ374964) | Habitat:
Large concrete banked reservoir - north of the Walthamstow
reservoirs complex.
Access to King George V Res is by way of key and permit obtained from Thames Water at Walthamstow Reservoir, Ferry Lane, Walthamstow. E17.(tel. 0208 808 1527)
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Species: All year: Common waterbirds. Summer: the site can be quite, though anything could just turn up. Black Redstart are present in the area. Passage: Red-necked, Slavonian or Black-necked Grebes; Leaches Petrel (autumn - rare); Common Scoter, Scaup, and Red-breasted Merganser; the occasional Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Hobby; most common wader species pass through, plus occasional Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Knot, Sanderling, Little Stint, Godwits, Whimbrel and Turnstone; the occasional Pomarine or Arctic Skua; Kittiwake, Little Gulls, Sandwich, Arctic, Little, or Black Terns; occasional Little Auk (autumn - rare); plus passerines on the embankment, such as Larks, Pipits (including Rock), Wheatear, Whinchat and Black Redstart. Winter: (especially after easterlies or harsh conditions): Divers; Red-necked, Slavonian and Black-necked Grebes (often overwinter); Bewick Swans; Brent Geese; Scaup, Common Scoter, Goosander and Red-breasted Merganser: occasional Water Pipit. Wm Girling Res has a large Gull roost that can contain Mediterranean, Glaucous or Iceland Gulls, which can be seen at the adjacent King George V Res. Rarities: have included Sabine's Gull, White-winged Black Tern and Citrine Wagtail. |
| Nazing GPs (TQ385072) | Habitat: Mature deep water gravel pit, with reeds bed. | Species: Summer: most common waterbirds can be found; Common Tern; Sedge and Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler. Passage: occasional Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; ducks such as Garganey, Scaup; the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Hobby; plus passerines, including Wheater, and Whinchat. Winter: occasional records of Red-necked or Slavonian Grebes; Bittern; Mediterranean, Iceland or Glaucous Gull in the Gull pre-roost gathering at this site, occasional sea duck and Thrushes and finches. |
| Sewardstone Marsh (TQ379985) | Habitat:
marshy areas and woodland
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Species: Summer: Grasshopper, Sedge and Reed Warblers, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff and Willow Warbler, and Nightingales. Passage: the occasional raptor, such as Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Hobby; with the occasional Short-eared Owl; plus passerines, including Wheater, Whinchat, the occasional Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Firecrest. Winter: Stonechat, Fieldfare and Redwing, and finches. |
| Thorndon Country Park (TQ620916) (website) | Habitat:
Managed mixed Woodland, with areas of conifer plantations.
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Species: All year: Common Woodland species. Summer: Hobby; Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiff-chaff, Willow Warbler and Redpoll. Passage: occasional raptor, such as Buzzard; plus passerines, including the occasional Redstart, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher and Firecrest. Winter: Winter finches, such as Brambling and occasionally Crossbills. Rarities: have included Arctic Redpoll. |
| Other Sites | ||
| Belhus Woods Country Park (TQ565825) (website) | ||
| South Ockenden GPs (TQ610820) | ||
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