Vince Halley-Frame: Dagenham Chase Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 120 of 120 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,04/01/2021,,
2,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,04/01/2021,,
3,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,24/01/2021,Eastbrook School playing fields. ,2 Adult birds.
4,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,04/01/2021,,
5,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,04/01/2021,,
6,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,27/03/2021,The Slack. ,
7,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,04/01/2021,The Slack.,
8,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,04/01/2021,The Slack.,
9,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,04/01/2021,The Slack.,"A record count of 61+ on 17th January, on the slack."
10,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,04/01/2021,,
11,Pintail,Anas acuta,,13/02/2021,Chase Waters.,"A drake bird on Tom Thumb lake, found by Martin Buckley, then relocated by Sam Porter on Chase Waters."
12,Teal,Anas crecca,,04/01/2021,The Slack.,
13,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,19/03/2021,Chase Waters.,"A pair found by Alan Shearman mid morning from the green bridge. 2nd site record. Also a drake bird on the Slack in late May, found by Martin Buckley."
14,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,09/02/2021,Bardag Lake. ,4 female.
15,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,04/01/2021,Eastbrook Pond.,
16,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,24/01/2021,Beam River.,2 female/ imm type near concrete outfall.
17,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,29/08/2021,Between Bardag Lake & Tomthumb. ,"A superb find by Steve Bacon, whilst scanning through an active Tit flock."
18,Swift,Apus apus,,21/04/2021,The Slack. ,
19,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,08/05/2021,Crowfoot Marsh.,"One seen briefly in flight flying across the marsh, not calling.
Initially thought it was a Sparrowhawk. Heard and seen again on the 9th."
20,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,13/01/2021,,Feral birds.
21,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,04/01/2021,,
22,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,04/01/2021,,
23,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,04/01/2021,,
24,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,07/01/2021,The Slack.,"In the back of the reed bed, viewed from main bridle path."
25,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,04/01/2021,Eastbrook Pond.,
26,Coot,Fulica atra,,04/01/2021,Eastbrook Pond.,
27,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,04/01/2021,Beam River.,From the bridge closest to District Line / c2c railway viaduct.
28,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,04/01/2021,Chase Waters.,
29,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,17/05/2021,The Slack. ,
30,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,08/05/2021,The Slack. ,"Arrived on the Slack in heavy rain. Chased off after c15mins, probably by Little Ringed Plover. "
31,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,28/03/2021,Travellers Field ,"One heard to call, then seen flying over quite high at 7:47am."
32,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,04/01/2021,The Slack.,
33,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,01/03/2021,Beam Marshes. ,Single bird flushed with Sam Porter.
34,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,06/01/2021,Rom Valley.,Flush from under a small oak by main path close to the reed bed.
35,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,04/01/2021,Beam Valley marshes.,
36,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,04/05/2021,The Slack. ,2 or 3 birds around 8th & 9th May.
37,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,13/02/2021,"River Rom, towards YMCA.",
38,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,21/04/2021,The Slack. ,
39,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,17/04/2021,Chase Waters.,
40,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,04/01/2021,,
41,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,16/01/2021,Eastbrookend Discovery Centre car park.,An adult winter flew over in drizzly conditions at 11:24am.
42,Common Gull,Larus canus,,04/01/2021,,
43,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,04/01/2021,,
44,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,12/01/2021,Eastbrook School playing fields.,An adult bird with other large Gulls.
45,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,04/01/2021,,
46,White Stork,Ciconia ciconia,,04/04/2021,Rom Valley. ,"6 birds from the Knepp reintroduction  scheme circling for about 10mins, with Sam Porter. "
47,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,04/01/2021,,
48,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,05/01/2021,Eastminster School of riding Fields.,
49,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,14/02/2021,Beam River. ,"1 seen flying over hawthorn scrub from the direction of the Slack at c1:10pm, then landed by the Beam River.
2 then took off from the river, flew over hawthorn scrub towards the slack, and no further sign."
50,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,04/01/2021,,
51,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,29/03/2021,,"Also one seen for around 5 mins on ?? May. Flew over Chase Waters, observed from River Rom towards YMCA. Flew almost overhead and lost to view by Queen's Hospital."
52,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,04/01/2021,,
53,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,17/01/2021,Beam / Rom Valley.,"Along the Valley and Upper Rainham Road, drifting over the slack and travellers field, then mobbed by 3 Carrion Crows."
54,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,06/01/2021,Black Poplar Wood.,"Low down, then mobbed by Carrion Crows."
55,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,02/06/2021,,
56,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,02/06/2021,,
57,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,06/01/2021,Rom Valley.,"Flew upriver, at the end of the railway sleeper boardwalk."
58,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,04/01/2021,,
59,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,04/01/2021,,
60,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,04/01/2021,,
61,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,04/05/2021,Eastbrook Pond.,
62,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,17/01/2021,Fels Field.,Circling bird for about a minute.
63,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,04/01/2021,,Alexandrine Parakeet by the Slack on Friday 15th October 2021.
64,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,04/01/2021,,
65,Magpie,Pica pica,,04/01/2021,,
66,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,04/01/2021,,
67,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,12/01/2021,Eastbrook School playing fields.,"A single bird picked up on call flying over, and seen. Shortly after finding Great Black-backed Gull."
68,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,04/01/2021,,
69,Raven,Corvus corax,,11/08/2021,Old Allotments. ,"2 flew over at 11:10am, initially picked up on call. "
70,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,13/01/2021,Rom Valley by back gardens.,Single non calling bird in a small Tit flock.
71,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,04/01/2021,,
72,Great Tit,Parus major,,04/01/2021,,
73,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,29/01/2021,The Slack.,One heard and then seen mid afternoon.
74,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,20/03/2021,The Slack. ,A single bird late afternoon. 
75,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,29/03/2021,,
76,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,03/04/2021,Eastbrook Pond / Chase Waters. ,
77,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,07/01/2021,,Initially heard on the 4th January.
78,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,04/01/2021,,
79,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,30/03/2021,Trees by Bardag Lake.,Male singing. A ggod year with up to 6 birds singing on one particular date.
80,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,05/01/2021,Tomthumb Lake / Eastbrook Grove.,2 birds feeding low down in woods between the two main footpaths.
81,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,04/04/2021,Tom Thumb Lake ..,"Found  by Sam Porter, also 1 or 2 Eastbrrok Pond and 2 Hooks Hall Pond."
82,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,13/04/2021,Hooks Hall Pond.,
83,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,07/05/2021,Travellers Field .,"2 reeling same area on 8th May, Sam Porter. First multiple hearing of the species."
84,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,13/01/2021,Footpath near Chase Waters.,"A male bird in scrub, in the corner nearest Dagenham Road."
85,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,10/08/2021,SE Corner of the Slack.,
86,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,24/04/2021,Fels Field.,"2 birds, 2nd bird by Travellers site."
87,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,01/04/2021,"Fox Lane footpath, near turning towards Tom Thumb lake.","The earliest record, previous was 3rd April. "
88,Dartford Warbler,Curruca undata,,20/02/2021,Fels Field.,"One with a pair of Stonechat, 2nd site record, the 1st was in Oct / Nov 1999. Found by the late Ken Barrett."
89,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,04/01/2021,,
90,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,04/01/2021,,
91,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,04/01/2021,Eastbrook Grove.,"In the far corner, by crossroad to Wheelers Pond."
92,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,04/01/2021,,
93,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,04/01/2021,,
94,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,05/01/2021,Eastbrookend Cemetery.,"A single bird initially in the cemetery, then flew and landed on the paddock fence between the stables footpath and Hooks Hall Pond."
95,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,04/01/2021,,
96,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,04/01/2021,,
97,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,04/01/2021,,
98,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,29/03/2021,Fels Field.,"A male flying over but silent, seen for a minute or so. Another male on 4th May on Crowfoot Marsh. Steve Bacon also saw one in between these 2 dates."
99,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,03/09/2021,Eastbrookend Cemetery. ,
100,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,04/01/2021,,
101,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,03/09/2021,Eastbrookend Cemetery. ,
102,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,27/03/2021,Between the Slack & Black Poplar Wood.,A fine male found by Sam Porter. My personal earliest i can find is 7th April. 
103,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,08/05/2021,Travellers Field .,"Female on brambles. Male same area on 9th May, Steve Bacon."
104,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,05/01/2021,Traveller's Field.,A female bird from 4th to at least 17th January.
105,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,30/03/2021,Travellers Field ,A female on a hay bale. Another female on Crowfoot Marsh on 4th May.
106,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,04/01/2021,,
107,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,04/01/2021,,
108,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,06/04/2021,The Slack. ,"Male showed well eventually,  found by Steve Bacon. Quite a few other sightings on the Slack and Crowfoot Marsh up to 8th May."
109,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,13/01/2021,Rom Valley.,"On the rivers edge  by concrete sluice, upstream of railway sleeper boardwalk."
110,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,07/01/2021,Crowfoot Scrub.,Walking around the open area between the scrub / main path between Crowfoot Marsh & Bardag Lake.
111,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,04/01/2021,Traveller's Field.,
112,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,04/01/2021,,
113,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,06/01/2021,Black Poplar Wood.,"A female bird, with a pair seen on Saturday 16th at the same location. Also possibly heard on Fels Field, in trees near Central Park on 17th January."
114,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,04/01/2021,,
115,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,07/01/2021,Traveller's Field.,On bramble scrub pre roosting .
116,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,19/02/2021,Near Tom thumb Lake. ,"1 Heard calling, then seen circling the old allotments. "
117,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,04/01/2021,,
118,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,04/04/2021,Traveller's Field.,One calling and seen by the visitor centre wind turbine.
119,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,17/01/2021,Traveller's Field.,"A male flushed from near bramble clump, refound at the same spot the following morning by Sam Porter."
120,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,05/01/2021,Traveller's Field.,"Several birds on various dates,  in the same place, near the bramble clumps."