27/07/2014 Rainham Marshes RSPB with the East Grinstead Local Group

Sunday 27th July 2014
Rainham Marshes RSPB Site
East Grinstead Local Group


10 of us turned out on a much cooler and overcast morning at Rainham Marshes RSPB, Essex just west of the Dartford Tunnel.  Thankfully the weather remained dry and cool until near the end when the conditions got warmer and more sultry.

We managed  to log a species list of 50 birds which was quite creditable for July.  There was nothing really scare or rare to be seen. The highlights including a couple of Hobbies, a Snipe, 5 Green Sandpipers that dropped in near the end of our visit and a fleeting view of a Cetti's Warbler. 
 


Today's Species List:
Mute Swan
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Mallard
Shoveler
Teal
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Little Grebe   (10)
Cormorant
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Buzzard
Kestrel
Hobby
Moorhen 
Coot
Oystercatcher
Lapwing   (20)
Snipe
Black-tailed Godwit
Whimbrel
Curlew
Redshank
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull   (30)
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Woodpigeon
Swift
Swallow
Dunnock
Blackbird
Cetti's Warbler
Reed Warbler
Whitethroat   (40)
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet   (50)



Today's species count = 50



A really good day out with friends with lots of birds, several butterflies and a marsh frog thrown in for good measure.