November 2021

30th - Great Black-backed Gull, 60 Siskin, 4 Goldeneye (1 male, 3 females)

26th - Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Goldeneye (1 male, 2 females)

24th - 2 Goldeneye, 5 Wigeon, 3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Kingfisher, Red-crested Pochard, Water Rail, 6 Siskin

19th - Goosander (female from the viewpoint just down from Shoveler hide), Goldeneye (male), 2 Water Rail (heard squealing from cover on the causeway), 3 Cetti's Warbler

17th - Chiffchaff, 4 Goldeneye, Goosander (redhead), 8 Red-crested Pochard

16th - 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 Goosander (male in flight plus female showing well on lake), 2 Kingfisher, Wood Duck (male), 12 Siskin, 2 Wigeon

5th - 4 Wigeon, Goldeneye (female), Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail

3rd - 4 Wigeon, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail (heard squealing in NE corner), 3 Siskin (heard), Kingfisher (flying along Colne)

October 2021

27th - 1+ Cetti's Warbler (calling)

16th - 2 Brambling (calling from willows and seen in flight on North side), 3 Cetti's Warbler

13th - Grey Wagtail (near the river)

September 2021

23rd - Kingfisher, 5 Cetti's Warbler

8th - White Stork (present until at least 0633 hours. Unringed adult and presumably same bird as has been frequenting Cheshunt and Rainham areas all year with much glazed white in regrown primaries)

1st - 46 Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sand Martin

August 2021

19th - 2 Hobby (over Stocker's Farm, chasing Hirundines)

15th - Hobby (flying over Stocker's Farm catching a Swallow in flight)

7th - 2 Hobby (flew over "flooded field" at Stocker's Farm at approx midday)

2nd - 2 Little Egret, 12 Egyptian Goose, 7 Common Tern (inc 1 juvenile)

July 2021

13th - 6 Common Tern, Common Sandpiper (on Tern raft), Oystercatcher

7th - circa 2 Oystercatcher (heard calling from islands), Grasshopper Warbler (possible, heard reeling briefly), Cuckoo (heard from trees towards Inns Lake), 2 Red-crested Pochard

5th - 3 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Egyptian Goose, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Common Tern

2nd - Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Egyptian Goose, 3 Common Tern, 6+ Whitethroat (in Causeway area), Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Reed Warbler

June 2021

24th - Cuckoo (heard singing)
22nd - 5 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Common Tern, 10 Egyptian Goose
16th - 9 Little Egret, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 24 Common Tern
8th - 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Cuckoo (n flight over W end of lake and heard calling from islands), Kingfisher
6th - Kingfisher (on River Colne)
1st - Cuckoo (female bubbling), 2 Red-crested Pochard (males)

May 2021

29th - 4 Whitethroat, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Red-crested Pochard (male), 5 Egyptian Goose, 14 Little Egret, 25 Swallow, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler

28th - Cuckoo (Causeway), 4 Reed Warbler (Causeway)

26th - Oystercatcher, 20 Common Tern, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Cuckoo (pair again on north side and in scrubby area across the river), 8 Reed Warbler

24th - 16 Common Tern, 3 Whitethroat (singing males), 6 Cetti's Warbler (singing, mostly from Colne vegetation), 2 Garden Warbler (singing males), Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 30 Swift, 9 Little Egret, Kingfisher, Oystercatcher (Steve Carter)

22nd - Kingfisher (flying up river), 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, Cuckoo (heard Colne side regularly all morning), 8 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 15 Common Tern, Red-crested Pochard, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Garden Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, c 100 Swift, c 25 Swallow, c 30 House Martin

19th - White-fronted Goose (on Stocker's Farm in the flooded), 14 Common Tern, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler (including 1 scolding a grass snake in the reeds along the causeway), 3 Whitethroat, 4 Garden Warbler (two pairs), c 50 Swift, 12 Swallow, 2 Egyptian Goose

13th - 100+ Swift, 2 Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler

12th - Kingfisher, 2 Oystercatcher, Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, c30 Swift, 12 House Martin, 4 Sand Martin, c50 Swallow, c15 Little Egret

10th - Willow Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Sedge Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Sand Martin, c25 House Martin, c50 Swallow, c50 Swift, Raven, 4 Egyptian Goose, 4 Red-crested Pochard, 3 Common Tern

5th - Pied Flycatcher, Hobby, Oystercatcher, 6 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Common Tern, 4 Sand Martin, 12 House Martin, c50 Swallow

1st - 2 Common Tern, Cuckoo (heard calling from area west of River Colne), c6 Sand Martin, 3 Swift , 4 House Martin, c6 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler

April 2021

30th - Common Tern, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, 8 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, c25 Swallow, c30 Swift, 2 Egyptian Goose, 8 Red-crested Pochard

29th - 8 Common Tern, 3 Garden Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Whitethroat, 4 Swift

26th - 8 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 5 Sedge Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Swift, 2 Oystercatcher

23rd - 2 Swift, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Sand Martin, Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat

22nd - circa 8 Sand Martin, 12 House Martin, c 25 Swallow, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Kingfisher, Common Tern, Oystercatcher

20th - 2 Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, 5 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 2 Kingfisher, 2 Common Tern

19th - Whitethroat, 6 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, 6 Swallow, 4 Kingfisher, 4 Red-crested Pochard, Willow Warbler, 11 Blackcap, Redwing

16th - Wood Duck (drake), 28 Egyptian Goose, 2 Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 15 Blackcap, 14 Chiffchaff, 7 Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, c 15 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 2 Sand Martin, Oystercatcher

13th - 6 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 12 Swallow, 4 Sand Martin, 3 House Martin, 3 Kingfisher, Willow Warbler, 8 Egyptian Goose

10th - 7 Blackcap, 14 Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 8 Swallow, 5 House Martin, Kingfisher (with food for juveniles)

7th - 5 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Kingfisher, 4 Egyptian Goose

6th - Red-crested Pochard (male), 4 Egyptian Goose, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Swallow, 6 Sand Martin, 12 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 6 Cetti's Warbler

5th - 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Egyptian Goose, 12 Swallow, c.4 Sand Martin, Kingfisher

3rd - Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, c 30 Swallow, 6 House Martin, c 12 Sand Martin, Kingfisher, 3 Egyptian Goose, Goldeneye (male displaying), Red-Crested Pochard

1st - Sedge Warbler, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff (2 seen), Willow Warbler, 5 Swallow, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Egyptian Goose, Red-crested Pochard

March 2021

31st - circa 12 Blackcap (several singing plus one female seen), 3 Cetti's Warbler, Willow Warbler, 2 Kingfisher

30th - Willow Warbler, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Cetti's Warbler

28th - 4 Egyptian Goose, 8 Chiffchaff (all singing), 4 Blackcap (singing), 5 Cetti's Warbler (4 calling), Yellow-legged Gull, Red-crested Pochard (male)

27th - 20 Sand Martin

26th - 12 Swallow, c.100 Sand Martin

25th - Water Rail, Kingfisher, Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Cetti's Warbler

20th - 2 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Goldeneye (pair), 6 Little Egret (inc four birds in heronry), 7 Cetti's Warbler (calling from different locations; one bird sighted on causeway)

17th - 6 Wigeon, Kingfisher, Egyptian Goose, 12 Little Egret

15th - Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Goldeneye

14th - 3 Red-crested Pochard, 10 Wigeon, 6 Egyptian Goose, 3 Goldeneye, 4 Cetti's Warbler (heard)

13th - 5 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldeneye (2 males)

6th - Cetti's Warbler, 4 Egyptian Goose, 3 Goldeneye

3rd - 4 Egyptian Goose (pair with 2 young near boatyard), 2 Redshank (on small island), 4 Goldeneye

February 2021

26th - 2 Goldeneye, 2 Kingfisher (one on lake one on Colne), 6 Wigeon, Cetti's Warbler

23rd - Chiffchaff (heard), Oystercatcher (on islands), 4 Egyptian Goose, 5 Goldeneye (males displaying), 2 Kingfisher, 6 Wigeon, Cetti's Warbler (heard)

20th - 2 Oystercatcher (flew over mid morning), 8 Goldeneye (2 males)

14th - 24 Egyptian Goose, 12 Goldeneye, 8 Siskin (in trees on causeway)

13th - Water Rail (heard calling along the Colne), circa 50 Redwing, circa 20 Fieldfare, 7 Goldeneye, 8 Wigeon

11th - 8 Goldeneye (4 males), 20+ Wigeon

1st - 4 Little Egret, 4 Goldeneye (1 displaying male), 6 Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 2 Lesser Redpoll (in alders)

January 2021

25th - 8 Goldeneye, 4 Egyptian Goose, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 12 Redwing, 9 Wigeon, c.70 Fieldfare

22nd - 7 Goldeneye (3 drakes), 4 Red-crested Pochard (3 drakes) circa 150 Jackdaw coming in to roost at 4.45pm

21st -   4 Goldeneye, Kingfisher, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 12 Siskin, 14 Wigeon, 6 Redwing, 2 Cetti's Warbler,

18th - 3 Goldeneye (2 drakes), 10+ Siskin (feeding in Alders)

11th - 2 Kingfisher, 4 Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, c20 Redwing

6th - Kingfisher (perched briefly close to SE end of causeway then flew over the lake), Goldeneye (male), 2 Egyptian Goose (pair)

4th - Goldeneye (female), Buzzard (soaring over lake and being mobbed by black-headed gulls)

1st - Kingfisher (in "wet woodland" area W end of lake), 5 Siskin, 20 Wigeon (11 drakes), 6 Goldeneye (4 drakes), Little Egret